Third time is a charm

:)

Paula, dear Paula. I am so glad you are ok. Enjoy the water jogging and mini bike rides. I hope to see you and Scott here soon. The cats have heard all about you and look forward to cuddling (Ro)/biting (Ubi) you.

For those of you waiting for my posts, sorry. I am moving, again. I am moving in with Alan. I'll be busy with packing, selling, packing, and then unpacking. 348 days until the wedding!

Yippee!

By the way, if anyone knows how to get the login/nav bar for blogger back on my blog, please tell me!

Another year

Thanks to everyone for the birthday gifts and wishes. Another year has flown by and it has been highly entertaining.

I expect big changes in the next year. I will be moving again, this time to a more permanent location. Alan and I will not only be moving in together but we are getting married!

363 days until the wedding.

Off to breakfast at Brail's and then some yard work.

I leave you with this...

Birthdays are good for us. It has been scientifically proven that the more birthdays you have the longer you live/the older you are...

THANKS RICH!

It is quite a treat to wake up every morning and before I check my email, I look to A Photo a Day from Planet Earth (and Astronomy Picture of the Day) to see what our lovely universe has to show us and I am always blown away.

It is even more fun to wake up and see something I captured.

:)

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments. You make it easy to share such fun moments in time.

Pit Stop

The road has been rainy. Yep, we (KH, LK, Alan and me) are headed to San Francisco. We stopped in Mt. Shasta City last night and stayed at a B&B called the Dream Inn. Nice host and I finally ate eggs benedict for breakfast. It was pretty good but you cannot beat a good waffle. ;)

On the road again we stopped in Corning, CA and tasted some serious olives at the Olive Pit. We picked up some lemon citrus olives, pickled asparagus, butter toffee almonds, and a few other treats. We drove a bit into town and stopped at a tiny Mexican place called La Plaza. Vegetarian burrito won out the taste test, all washed down with some Jaritos.

I am in the car typing this as we drive. We are focused now on not missing the turn off to 505 to head to San Francisco. I will be blogging at our travel blog for the rest of the weekend. Later taters!

kitties

Just a quick note that I am still alive...

While you wait for an update, enjoy a couple of short films...

First, a recording of Ro's purr. She had her nose job on Tuesday so she is no longer Ro Piglet... She might survive in the wild now. Second, the cats will get along if there is canned food involved but Ubi hates the camera... :)

And then there were two...

I am writing to you from lovely St. George, Utah. It is sunny and warm here.

It has been a crazy, exciting year. The best thing yet has been that one week ago today, Alan asked me to marry him. I said yes!

No plans yet but we will let you all know. I know I have not called every single family member yet but you will hear from me soon.

What is with the horns?

I am in Washington, D.C. and it is interesting but I miss the quiet of the 'country' so to speak. I miss being able to drive 10 minutes and get to a parking space within 10 seconds of my destination. That being said... I have seen and learned so much since we arrived.

The conference (DrupalCon), the museums, and the sites have been overwhelming.

We have posts and pictures connected to the travel blog but one photo in particular that I like was featured today on A Photo a Day from Planet Earth. Thanks Rich!

More later... I must find food!

travels

I am heading out again. I am behind on Facebook and email so just know that I am thinking of all of you. Especially Jen L in Salem... We have a plan to check out the wineries and maybe some flower farms so we will set some dates and swing by to get you!

Ubi and Ro say hi.

Oh, stay current with the travels here and see pictures here.

Happy Birthday dear brother!

My little brother turns 21 today. I have not talked to him in a while. We do not talk much anymore. Time and distance change things.

No matter where you are or what you are doing, you are still my brother and I love you. Take care and please call me.

AH! So behind!

I am behind on my blog, Facebook, and email.

Tucson was great. Scott and Paula are fun to hang with and I love sunshine. I love birds and butterflies. Cactus I am neither here nor there about. I dislike old men who laugh at people when the swing their arm into a cactus and cut themselves, all the while saying 'keep your arms in at all times.' Dude, not funny. Do not laugh at other people's pain.

Here are a couple of my favorite shots, both taken by my sweetie Alan. The blue butterfly stayed on my bag for quite a while. The green butterfly was interested in my shoes. I was pretty colorful that day.

In Tucson? Go to Bobo's. Just go. Eat pretty much any breakfast item, especially the apple pancake.

For a more extensive bunch of photos (over 400), check my flickr page.