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| Steve and I at the Vineyard |
Hello All!
Sorry for another hiatus I took from my blog! I really do need to be better about blogging at least once a week! I think my track record is about once a month! Steve has been bugging me to blog....I think to just show off his beautiful new pictures though! hehe... Anyways this past few weeks we went on a couple of trips. We went down to San Antonio for a few days to spend time with my mom and see her new place, and then we went camping at Rim Rock Lake which is just east of Mount Rainier..it was gorgeous!! In Texas we were able to spend lots of time with my mom catching up. Her new house is on 4 acres and is a nice eclectic, unique house. We finally got to meet her puppy Rose who she got right after we moved last June...can you believe we've been in Seattle for over a year now?? We went out to eat lots of yummy food as well in San Antonio. We ate BBQ, mexican, and my mom's home cooking! Yummy!! We also got to walk around the Riverwalk for a night, and we visitied the Vineyard where Steve and I got married. It was nice to revisit the place, it had barely changed at all. It is now one of the top hot spots to get married!! During our trip I also got addicted to the Hunger Games Series....just my luck hooked madly to another set of books ( I finished the whole series in about a week). We went home sad, but excited for our camping extravaganza.
After a couple of days from returning from Texas, we went to a Mariners game thanks to one of my classrooom parents Caroline!! At the end of the year along with my shower of presents, I had a mom give me 2 tickets to a game..they were her brother's season tickets! We had the best seats! We were right behind the Mariners dugout, and could hear and see everything! Besides the Mariners losing (what else is new??) we had a great night.
Later that week we went camping with the Brousseau's! We drove about an hour and a half south and went camping on Rim Rock Lake. Another beautiful destination. (I was just realizing how all of the lakes in Washington are blue/green, and in Texas they are all brown...it is kind of funny). We took the dogs with us and they loved getting dirty and playing with their friend Sadie (Jim and Abby's dog). The first day it was really cold..like in the 40's...then it started warming up to the 70's the next few days. We went on lots of hikes, and sun bathed by the lake. We even celebrated Steve's 31st birthday! Steve's sister Koriann made him his favorite yellow cake with chocolate frosting, and I made him a S'more pie (to go along with the camping theme). We had a great time being "unplugged" from life for 6 days and loved spending time with family. Too bad Maggie wasn't there...but she probably had fun in Oak Harbor with her friend.
For the rest of July I am really concentrating on my classes for my master's. I am in a Reading Foundations, Theory and Research class that is very intensive. There is a lot of reading to do, and I have a big Action Researach Project due at the end of the course I am working on. I am also keeping myself busy exercising at the gym, and running along the lake, and I am also reading lots of books. Steve is keeping busy with work still, and is continuing to test and interview with several fire departments. We don't have any promises yet with a job...but keep your fingers crossed that something will happen soon for him!! It is a very competitive process that can be very daunting at times, but I feel that the waiting will pay off greatly in the end. The typical wait time for people to get hired is in between 2-5 years. His first year has come and gone...hopefully it's not much longer.
Up Next for us this summer....
23 days until....Aug 4-7 My Dad and Toni come to visit!!27 days until Aug 8-20.....HAWAII!!! We're excited!!!!
48 days until Aug 22.....I go back to work :(, then school starts Aug. 30th!
I also wanted to say Congratulations to my best friend Cristina who is getting married July 30th, and I am sad to not be there in Destin, Florida for her!! Miss and love you friend!
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| The Riverwalk |
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| Rosie eating sticks |
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| Waterfall while on a hike |
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| Ichiro up to bat |
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| Mount Rainier coming home from camping |
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| Riley Bear enjoying the sun |
I hope you are all enjoying your summers!
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| Steve, me, mom, and Mike at the Vineyard |
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| Sun Setting at Camp Site |
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| Texas Cactus |
