Post-Easter Fun

My Easter was very calm and I enjoyed it very much. The Easter Bunny still brings presents and this year I got the most awesome pen, some chocolate, a shirt...Little nice things :) I mowed the lawn and it was a real workout because the thing on the lawnmower that makes it go automatically is busted. I was sweaty and out of breath but totally digging the idea that this was my workout for the day. It's got me pumped to go to the local gym later! We just had Garden Delight (I highly recommend this as an alternative to normal pasta) pasta with homemade sauce and meatballs, but that was good enough for me. I also had a piece of cake. It was supposed to be a lamb cake, but it got all jacked up taking it out of the mold, so we just had a plate of lumps of cake. Regardless...That was amazing cake.

I must say that people have gotten pretty creative with Easter this year.

Particularly egg decorating. It's not just for kids!

Illuminated Easter eggs you can make with plastic eggs. Just put glowsticks inside!

And the cutest of all...

Remembering to put this up in the Easter blog has me wanting to talk about "Dogs Decoded". It's a NOVA special which blew my mind. I'm an animal lover so I've seen a LOT of documentaries, and shows about dogs. But this goes so much deeper than you've ever seen or heard. It has me wanting to watch it again so that I could remember every little fact! The most interesting part (to me) was about the connection between dogs and their owners and the connection with levels of oxytocin. It's the chemical in women that has us immediately connected with our babies to take care of them. An experiment was run with blood samples taken from dogs and their owners before a petting session. After the petting session blood samples were taken again and levels of oxytocin were drastically elevated. How amazing. I think what really makes this stand out is a personal reason. My soul mate dog and I don't live together, but I've known him the majority of his life and dog sat a TON. Even when we first met it was commented how much he loved me, and the bond between us is tighter than I have with many humans. Our oxytocin levels must be THROUGH THE ROOF!

Happy Belated Easter to everyone out there!