The best things in life are free: Dogsitting

Rio came to stay with us for 5 days while his owner was out of town. How much fun is a temporary dog?! All of the awesome pluses of having a pet - playing, walking, snuggling -  without the long-term commitment. There is something so comforting about having a dog greet you at the door when you get home. I also loved how the need to walk him twice a day got us out of the house at least twice a day - kind of a feat in this non-work time period...

We miss you Rio! Come back sometime!

The best things in life are free: Having my boyfriend back in town

... which is the main reason I've been neglecting my blog, friends, running regime and just about everything else. 

But oh wow, so amazing for us to be in the same country without a deadline! So much fun, going for long walks, watching movies, laughing hysterically, going on fun adventures, waking up next to each other every day. I am so filled with happiness at the freedom of us being together and neither of us  having to leave soon. :)

Love. The ultimate free fun <3

The best things in life are free: having friends stay

I love my alone time, but there's something so wonderful about having friends come to stay. It's built-in entertainment, especially if they're good friends and you haven't seen them for a while.

Cynthia came to stay for 2 nights on her way through LA from one exciting adventure to the next. We sat up late talking about her travels, my travels, our plans for the future, our ideas about life and love and what it all means. We spent the majority of her one full day here walking for hours on end with pretty tenuous goals. We shopped for a dress for her at Crossroads and Goodwill (it's super fun and free to shop for someone else at one of these places, as you get all the fun of looking and satisfaction of finding without the regret of spending!). We went to a salon and got mani-pedis with Erin for under $20.  We took fun birthday photos for another far away friend.

It's so easy to have no-money fun with another person around!