Update

I know this is really amazing that I'm actually posting something! Theres not too much going on around here. Ryan just got his re-enlistment package approved and has sent it in, so within 3-4 weeks we'll know what he'll be doing and from there we'll get orders to where we'll go. We requested either Cherry Point, NC or San Diego, CA. It would be nice to go to North Carolina because I've never been to the East Coast and there's a lot we can go see.

Here are a bunch of pictures since August, my last post.

In August Ryan and I went to Las Vegas for our 4year Anniversary. We stayed at the Venetian, it was really great to get away and to somewhere HOT!! It was really hot but great since Washington didn't get that great of a summer.

Us on a gondola ride through the Venetian before dinner.

We also decided to rent a car and drive to the Hover Dam. I think it was even more hot out there and a little scary to look down. But it was fun, we go to go inside and down the side of the dam through some tunnels. It's really amazing and beautiful out there.

Next in November was the Marine Corps Ball. Happy 232nd Birthday to the Marine Corps!
Then for Ryan's 25th birthday, Dec. 2nd we were going down to Seaside, OR and us Jarom and Chelsea's Timeshare there and stopped in Beaverton to see Ryans brother Wes, his wife Kristy and their daughter Jazlyn. That weekend we found out when we got there, there was supposed to be Hurricane winds coming and knocked out all the power on the coast and closed all the roads going to and from the coast. So we stayed the weekend with Wes, Kristy and Jazlyn.

When we left and were on our way back we barely got through Chehalis, WA on I-5 before it closed due to flooding and broken levies.

I was really excited this Christmas because we were actually going to have a REAL Christmas tree! Every year we've lived in San Diego and weren't going to pay the outrageous price of a real tree, so this year we went out and cut down our own!

Of course I had to measure how tall our ceiling was so I could get the biggest one possible!

Ryan's family does Christmas German style and opens their presents up at night, so we did that with his parents of Christmas Eve, then went back to our place and opened a few, then in the morning we opened the rest of our own and then headed over to my parents house. This year it was nice that Aaron and his dog diesel were able to come. I haven't seen Aaron in about 2yrs, so that was great!
I tried to add more pictures but I think this post might be too big. I don't blog often so I'm not quite sure how big they can be.

Camping

So here are some pictures from when Ryan and I went Camping this Summer. Once we went to a place called Indian Creek next to Rimrock Lake, just across White Pass. We were going to go to Staircase and hike but it was raining so bad west of the Olympics, so I dragged him all the way over the pass. We woke up at 6am and had been planning it all week, so since we were all packed, I was going camping! Then two weeks later we went camping next to the ocean about 30 miles away from Aberdeen. It wasn't great weather, but it was bearable. No rain, which is weird to not camp in in the Great State of Washington! Here are a couple of pictures.

Butterfly Quilt

Here is a picture of the quilt that I'm working on. It's called Butterflight. With every quilt in the book I have there is always a little note about the insect that might be on your quilt like a butterfly or a spider.

The note for the butterfly is.... The Butterfly is the classic harbinger of spring and nature's rebirth. No one (other than kids!) really like caterpillars, but as soon as they become butterflies, they're magic, spreading hope wherever they flit.

So as you can see I have the middle part done. I still have to embroider the border and then quilt it all together. So still a bit more to go but it's coming along atleast.

New Color!!! ...and Ju

So I've been really bored with my hair and the color so I decided to splurge and once again go back to my blonde highlights. Here's some pictures of the new masterpiece. And some of Julia.....

Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures from Easter and Mothers Day.

I HAVE to explain this picture. Julia wanted to take a picture of me while I was eating so I thought I'd try to be sexy about it, but it just looks like I'm making out with my fork! Just the way I like it! :)

Recent Pictures

Here is Ryan with Buddy(his old blind jack russell that we'll be taking with us) and Cody, the retarded brittany spaniel.


Ryan again with Jazlynn and Alex. This picture should really be worth millions of dollars. Ryan's not to fond of young kids.

And Buddy with his sweater that I made for him because he likes to go outside but gets really cold. I think he knows how funny he looks and rarely wears it out....
Then there's me at Christmas. Marci and Scott got us a baby that way people can't ask where are kids are at. Alex stayed here for a week after Christmas so Scott and Marci could go on a trip, and he would ask if he could sleep with our baby. It was cute! Though I think Alex made Ryan not want to have kids anytime soon!

Going Away

This past weekend was Ryans going away party from work. We went to the beach and had a small bonfire. It was fun and really not that cold outside. He got a cool shadowbox. After the beach we went on this boat that went back and forth from one hotel to another across the bay. Lots 'o fun!