Sunset

Sunset made the clouds gorgeous.

My gladiolas have bloomed!

My vacation journal

I guess I should add to my vacation by at least writing down how it went.  I got to Leavenworth by way of train on Monday.  This was way better than taking the bus like I did in December. :)  We did some kayaking the next day on the Icicle, it was a beautiful trip but a little cold as we went really early in the morning. We saw a little bit of wildlife on the river: ducks, eagle's nest, beaver damage, bear tracks (although, I was hoping to actually see a real one). We took Sawyer to the river to play and swim - there were a lot of people there but it was a good swimming hole with nice sand for laying out.  As you can see from the picture we also did some mini golfing.  On Wednesday we went to a play called Crazy For You, my sister's favorite.  It had a lot of songs I knew from high school choir and watching musicals.  Thursday, we left for Amy's and took our time getting there, stopping along the way for lunch.  Of course, we got to hang out with The Meyers and see and hold little Addie, see how the other kids have grown and see my aunt Donna and uncle Cleve!  Then we drove to Vancouver to visit my house for a bit.  We stopped at beautiful Multnomah Falls on the way back.  You look at those falls and it's like a "wow" moment.  One is just in awe at how powerful and beautiful it is.  We arrive at my house and Sawyer is immediately drawn to the basement and backyard and asked a million and one questions about the house (apparently he doesn't see basements in California).  That kid loved Jesse and asked "Where's Jesse?" all the time and were the first words out of his mouth when he woke up.  We went to our local farmer's market which was the first time going for me since living in Vancouver and we got some fresh vegetables and fruit.  The time ended too fast and sis had to fly back to Cali.  Mom and dad dropped her off at the airport on their way home.

My Vacation

kayaking on the river

swimming at the river

On the way to Amy's

Multnomah Falls

the last day

spa day & nordstrom

How can I get so lucky?  I am having a spa day and going to the Nordstrom Pre-Sale all in one weekend!  THIS is going to be a GREAT weekend!  I'm getting a massage and a facial which I have never gotten before. Actually, I've gotten a massage once from a pro but not at a facility like this one.  And the pre-sale event?  I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am about that.  Stay tuned.

This weekend was insightful for me.  I got so irritated with Jesse, I seriously felt like I was going to lose it and would just snap.  I know he works hard and he works his butt off and when he does get time off, he just wants to sleep.  But I wanted to get stuff done and we had errands to do together, but he was so tired that he slept until like 2:00 in the afternoon.  Needless to say, I was mad.  I felt like I wasted the majority of my day waiting around for him to get up so we could go out and get stuff done.  I also felt like if I had known it was going to take that long for him to get going, I would not have waited around for him and gotten stuff done myself.  Because I was mad, I snapped at him in the car and that just caused the rest of my day to go downhill.  Jesse and I don't have "fights" too often and we always make up after wards. At the end of the day, he is my best friend and the one who is always the bigger person.  Despite that I was mad, he forgave me, I forgave him.  I love that God has given us so much love for each other that we can put our differences aside.  I also know that there are things that I need to work on myself and that will always be a process for me.  


It's been a long time since I've posted.  I just don't have a lot going on in my life. Sometimes I wish I had kids so that I had stories to talk about. :)

I really don't have anything exciting to post.  I rarely ever do.  But it's been a while since my last post, so I thought I'd update.  Not much new going on with me.  I am in my friend's wedding coming up on May 15th, so been helping out with lots of wedding prep. 

Jesse has been working hard at his job.  And of course, I don't see or talk to him much because of his schedule but it makes me love him that much more. 

I have been getting my flower beds ready for warm weather.  I just planted some bulbs and will be planting some more in the back yard tomorrow.  I love working outside and how therapeutic it is for me and how good it makes me feel, how I feel like I've accomplished so much when I am done.