tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10465753864594286082024-03-13T12:46:15.794-07:00Rick + Laurena peek into our madnessLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-3564402963828690292011-10-10T11:51:00.001-07:002011-10-10T12:09:10.677-07:0010/3-10/9<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">l</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another week's worth of pictures! Again, they're out of order, but here ya go!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday we went down to the Beavers game against Arizona. We have several friends that are AZ alums, so we rode down on the alumni bus with them and it was a lot of fun. It was one of those perfect fall days-70 degrees, warm and sunny but that crispness in the air. Exactly right for football!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Reser Stadium</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_TMdQonHJLatc01WodrDQNWP5oJf_nkUuCCPNzk_2Qji4KUfL3gGVjFS6WGRMSuBojxGWNeczgt-6CZqunkasadjzjjkKYVsLIkdgdPq3p3QTUaWl6_VG64X0VqrpBni8YSlEM6j/s640/blogger-image--1393529027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_TMdQonHJLatc01WodrDQNWP5oJf_nkUuCCPNzk_2Qji4KUfL3gGVjFS6WGRMSuBojxGWNeczgt-6CZqunkasadjzjjkKYVsLIkdgdPq3p3QTUaWl6_VG64X0VqrpBni8YSlEM6j/s640/blogger-image--1393529027.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Channing Frye is an AZ alum, former Blazer and a current Phoenix Sun! The AZ alumni association arranged for him to come meet with everyone, which was pretty cool. Then when he went to sit down, he came right over and sat next to me. Awesome! He's a super nice guy!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMIM9t3ELB-EZUTsht3nUsyLp2AEccjPesPiqCRvxU4T-EYmM6R1EHNZChZyP_TSLys5GjFBhKYa3EWPRFOPGNCsjwAJ9vZDwx3CbbLRoaLD4ED1vlU9gCAjJuyavmhzGbtHXKZeg/s640/blogger-image-2045368409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMIM9t3ELB-EZUTsht3nUsyLp2AEccjPesPiqCRvxU4T-EYmM6R1EHNZChZyP_TSLys5GjFBhKYa3EWPRFOPGNCsjwAJ9vZDwx3CbbLRoaLD4ED1vlU9gCAjJuyavmhzGbtHXKZeg/s640/blogger-image-2045368409.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The Rickster and I in our Beaver gear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_ru-duvv3jckk9Z6K9aB13h_-dGIVKMhyLCAqRtRnN9y30yzdXH3GBbYgaV1E3X-si0F2p8KDTzmvm_8GO8m7BR2KtBM-e0dF07ErFycx4RFpv2GkC4ZlQJqHdne_bf8wCP7yUmQ/s640/blogger-image-1940790018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_ru-duvv3jckk9Z6K9aB13h_-dGIVKMhyLCAqRtRnN9y30yzdXH3GBbYgaV1E3X-si0F2p8KDTzmvm_8GO8m7BR2KtBM-e0dF07ErFycx4RFpv2GkC4ZlQJqHdne_bf8wCP7yUmQ/s640/blogger-image-1940790018.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU64g9H5BO9qOur1ARYAVGt5KTyvap0EZdTKbvRediQ_L2uBuTxzOXctTTbsBSwP8MzzYY9b_BONvp1QN3gXYLA-RIm69-uJ8NfJf37V9j3U8CjFkxG2CSX0ge7PZ74olYX1q3Wth/s640/blogger-image-957574058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU64g9H5BO9qOur1ARYAVGt5KTyvap0EZdTKbvRediQ_L2uBuTxzOXctTTbsBSwP8MzzYY9b_BONvp1QN3gXYLA-RIm69-uJ8NfJf37V9j3U8CjFkxG2CSX0ge7PZ74olYX1q3Wth/s640/blogger-image-957574058.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenn, cheering for the Cats</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8LYiMu4OHFEnxSQxpB7ACg1P1hwso5tuwsCUpdusNJxeLZDWSxlT5ABf4PvBeLGGramrNh5-1FVAJR8ASFKpBaelnMCpMXwfpW2a_e3x47wswBvsyB5_65oG745OXjHhjhNvnfut/s640/blogger-image--1546133682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8LYiMu4OHFEnxSQxpB7ACg1P1hwso5tuwsCUpdusNJxeLZDWSxlT5ABf4PvBeLGGramrNh5-1FVAJR8ASFKpBaelnMCpMXwfpW2a_e3x47wswBvsyB5_65oG745OXjHhjhNvnfut/s640/blogger-image--1546133682.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This last week I finally switched my summer clothes for my winter clothes...goodbye sandals, hello boots. As usual, I had helpers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjf-QjeLIBC_W-Gf9oExCmUFi_BM9lkyjpoVyn3e0kuRs8uQKlC3GyVNCmW5Y4Wa6uMmTKCF-BdD8uqenMCFU5Q3i8XCn0mJwhxGSsuswZkVuhh2BcibIu5be-LP2cD-EjdXw4uUT/s640/blogger-image--36162520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjf-QjeLIBC_W-Gf9oExCmUFi_BM9lkyjpoVyn3e0kuRs8uQKlC3GyVNCmW5Y4Wa6uMmTKCF-BdD8uqenMCFU5Q3i8XCn0mJwhxGSsuswZkVuhh2BcibIu5be-LP2cD-EjdXw4uUT/s640/blogger-image--36162520.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got my hair done on Thurs. Just the usual cut and color...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnPBjYuNpyD9xnD12E7Ap9ckpbLOF6XlerEahvX3-HL95qy6GUOsc1u4aP5P3ZxxoNcL8usWtZp-fpDF6XrOsszQspbJkAORffXOsYY4oKDRSaieS6wMcFp3ZxZMePRfYNchTXW9s/s640/blogger-image-1135811332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnPBjYuNpyD9xnD12E7Ap9ckpbLOF6XlerEahvX3-HL95qy6GUOsc1u4aP5P3ZxxoNcL8usWtZp-fpDF6XrOsszQspbJkAORffXOsYY4oKDRSaieS6wMcFp3ZxZMePRfYNchTXW9s/s640/blogger-image-1135811332.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I met up with my friend Shannon at a ramen place called Wafu. It was opened by 2 guys I went to high school with-Kevin Carroll (who I've known since I was 5, and Trent Pierce. It was excellent, I highly recommend it! And I got to hear about Shannon's travel adventures. She'd been in Asia for the previous 4 months, so it was great to catch up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif1Rob1VDbJ-KjpDYtaEmTm0FM7sQqeVrrqSEFO5S6GBNb8x486csfYwCrUwiDKqlOXgjjJEWHnStVORedk_eUC6DrIBL3xw-JU8KGURnW0KArs299Gkhf6HysUyvteBaGk__topX/s640/blogger-image--635795360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif1Rob1VDbJ-KjpDYtaEmTm0FM7sQqeVrrqSEFO5S6GBNb8x486csfYwCrUwiDKqlOXgjjJEWHnStVORedk_eUC6DrIBL3xw-JU8KGURnW0KArs299Gkhf6HysUyvteBaGk__topX/s640/blogger-image--635795360.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One last one from Vegas that Ronn sent me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLXu3HzdCUi2hMOjw6XxTH6nIfS49XQy6i-gSJNwujuqhHEWpt_zMJJTI9g8A5zZIe5-wLUQq6mY9dyi2LAp9l_7o_0SIKJLR0KvVybayts5wAN_yImY6PaN1WB8xVrJ9FDQSPwbz/s640/blogger-image--210851866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLXu3HzdCUi2hMOjw6XxTH6nIfS49XQy6i-gSJNwujuqhHEWpt_zMJJTI9g8A5zZIe5-wLUQq6mY9dyi2LAp9l_7o_0SIKJLR0KvVybayts5wAN_yImY6PaN1WB8xVrJ9FDQSPwbz/s640/blogger-image--210851866.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday we went to the Oregon Food Bank at work. It was really rewarding. We scooped 233 servings of rice, per person!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Serena and I looking awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAR6uQvzRQj4OQmkZS686zd4xheIiNwQuoTQzOHH2e764hqgavN95RAgd7Jn6WNdvX62cDoxn9KwleXQpJ7gKGGCCD5qzyzJGY1crQIPq0PujkWHBAQcxz63wki2A1F2f-VBpVmKHF/s640/blogger-image--1367349590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAR6uQvzRQj4OQmkZS686zd4xheIiNwQuoTQzOHH2e764hqgavN95RAgd7Jn6WNdvX62cDoxn9KwleXQpJ7gKGGCCD5qzyzJGY1crQIPq0PujkWHBAQcxz63wki2A1F2f-VBpVmKHF/s640/blogger-image--1367349590.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Beavers game shenanigans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_2rhHz-tHw_PQOgpWLfqAOIY9uvZ9oOJsLJUGs09QIj4lGq0aCZ8iXOrLK3rwrwnayLKOdqM4umbO3qx7dOWlDYNGTcvUe0aWjxdIoAguHbm2noQO288IfAVRBCiC0_1co-p8usf/s640/blogger-image--320388382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_2rhHz-tHw_PQOgpWLfqAOIY9uvZ9oOJsLJUGs09QIj4lGq0aCZ8iXOrLK3rwrwnayLKOdqM4umbO3qx7dOWlDYNGTcvUe0aWjxdIoAguHbm2noQO288IfAVRBCiC0_1co-p8usf/s640/blogger-image--320388382.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe7jeRVucbQMaX5RIWqgMpLduc06Lxe6EgyU8OCVZsQSU14HbnqSMlyYC0mJuYAqH_E390FKQdkzOemy9qJo_ZhaJ2oqlsSEwl89BbgsUxjqBjobgb3yubTyNIPGwSwB80-n3QkON/s640/blogger-image--2073547969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe7jeRVucbQMaX5RIWqgMpLduc06Lxe6EgyU8OCVZsQSU14HbnqSMlyYC0mJuYAqH_E390FKQdkzOemy9qJo_ZhaJ2oqlsSEwl89BbgsUxjqBjobgb3yubTyNIPGwSwB80-n3QkON/s640/blogger-image--2073547969.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday night we went to Dante's for Jaime's birthday-to see Super Diamon, a Neil Diamond cover band! Here's Jaime on stage for Sweet Caroline.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vVvzKH0CxF0Q7k2R0q_xoSNmMihd6sBliyy7_Chi836fBlRAzjiPBDKhkWT5eHQb_5NyU2gl0XysByy_6I96P1dWHaYbPYGzjEkrQQLXIyUhyphenhyphen66CozJe3c0B5AWrc4Q-SxbFwLb8/s640/blogger-image-498308665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vVvzKH0CxF0Q7k2R0q_xoSNmMihd6sBliyy7_Chi836fBlRAzjiPBDKhkWT5eHQb_5NyU2gl0XysByy_6I96P1dWHaYbPYGzjEkrQQLXIyUhyphenhyphen66CozJe3c0B5AWrc4Q-SxbFwLb8/s640/blogger-image-498308665.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and Friday night's dinner-a Shawarma (just like a gyro, but better!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_8hHia2gCaqK1wcAtXPGB5xCcUtImuRxE8UBcUBqcvdn5Xq5FR7GKehvjd89_kIvpvbS-BnhaEDFdvs5rh8ovbhpkeBX8HpTd0a6nNH_Xt47Qkht3o0KCJjlu6IfHUdame7U_p-R/s640/blogger-image-21020866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_8hHia2gCaqK1wcAtXPGB5xCcUtImuRxE8UBcUBqcvdn5Xq5FR7GKehvjd89_kIvpvbS-BnhaEDFdvs5rh8ovbhpkeBX8HpTd0a6nNH_Xt47Qkht3o0KCJjlu6IfHUdame7U_p-R/s640/blogger-image-21020866.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday's amazing weather...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-4boLz-9CXqT_01e9Et5E1ZI_EyEkxWhTs9Os1wSEwWnebmTUk-XvpSQiuPuuh159RQcssURMQHpCHJFQ2Fs4GBzkPiufaCHM7qB4CZDle8BXFsTX7Ow0z7yI01i3VE6-__Nqudi/s640/blogger-image--180194060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-4boLz-9CXqT_01e9Et5E1ZI_EyEkxWhTs9Os1wSEwWnebmTUk-XvpSQiuPuuh159RQcssURMQHpCHJFQ2Fs4GBzkPiufaCHM7qB4CZDle8BXFsTX7Ow0z7yI01i3VE6-__Nqudi/s640/blogger-image--180194060.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, another from Vegas :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6D-ffqFA0fh9awEYts8EAjQ-D1syWqdh4aoK4u7QrxzRp_akxJu6TI7CxsdX9uf1LulJlhjcgynQcflXQEWXkK0xwJIvL8v6ibYJIqA5AGsSfqBRumoGgfkS46rNDre_6H3tkMGr/s640/blogger-image--1505514858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6D-ffqFA0fh9awEYts8EAjQ-D1syWqdh4aoK4u7QrxzRp_akxJu6TI7CxsdX9uf1LulJlhjcgynQcflXQEWXkK0xwJIvL8v6ibYJIqA5AGsSfqBRumoGgfkS46rNDre_6H3tkMGr/s640/blogger-image--1505514858.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was feeling a bit down on Thursday due to a Dr. appt. I have to get a bunch more testing done for Adrenal Fatigue, gut microbes and heavy metal toxins. I am so over this medical crap. I just want to be better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To cheer me up, Rick got me these!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi542ak_4ud-U7k3no3RphhhQW4hY4dlbpwmPhPC7hcgdfdF0ERVz4kw0tQ1sQslEhO8g18TnuXAfi44ZJuE2vf19zHqm8P_3ioInKL38J723SgRWqmcwTtqZWFdY0xKb0-4ViX1Yjn/s640/blogger-image--829014938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi542ak_4ud-U7k3no3RphhhQW4hY4dlbpwmPhPC7hcgdfdF0ERVz4kw0tQ1sQslEhO8g18TnuXAfi44ZJuE2vf19zHqm8P_3ioInKL38J723SgRWqmcwTtqZWFdY0xKb0-4ViX1Yjn/s640/blogger-image--829014938.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my cuddlers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNEP9lqJVSgUcOjcB9TDuUO2Tv_dkD5-8JUbJOA2D-e38tTWlpU6g2wlZVg7xWKorFGyqTa4A6LhIemdilBtDqpud82KTVTB-Ht3ESWU_dvvcVHDi1fVi48A9PxgCbNpdKsf9m3J9/s640/blogger-image--1527847502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNEP9lqJVSgUcOjcB9TDuUO2Tv_dkD5-8JUbJOA2D-e38tTWlpU6g2wlZVg7xWKorFGyqTa4A6LhIemdilBtDqpud82KTVTB-Ht3ESWU_dvvcVHDi1fVi48A9PxgCbNpdKsf9m3J9/s640/blogger-image--1527847502.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving you with this peach!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWmIHQGkB73-QT-EKz1YWMeCCDWjRsWvOlTsLGXakSM1M44FTd4eMhQ72DmfkWqzSmi2cr5r5a8zAru1g_Q33NuZHNeF3ZETw8jMviY-d1du267upI2fGQCJdaEZXvE5a9SPnGi9t/s640/blogger-image-788731123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWmIHQGkB73-QT-EKz1YWMeCCDWjRsWvOlTsLGXakSM1M44FTd4eMhQ72DmfkWqzSmi2cr5r5a8zAru1g_Q33NuZHNeF3ZETw8jMviY-d1du267upI2fGQCJdaEZXvE5a9SPnGi9t/s640/blogger-image-788731123.jpg" /></a></div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-21017782398847369802011-10-03T13:21:00.001-07:002011-10-06T12:11:19.535-07:00Las Vegas<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a long weekend last weekend and went to Vegas for Rick's birthday. We got those super cheap tickets on Spirit Airlines and a great deal on a hotel, so we went with our good friends Ronn & Jenn. Aside from Spirit really sucking, we had a great weekend! It was hot, and a good mix of relaxing and go-go-go times. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Ronn's best friend Rob, and his wife Kristin, live in Vegas, so they spent a good portion of the weekend with us. Sunday afternoon they brought their adorable baby Addison out to lunch. She was a lot of fun. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwFD8LP8LT_CC-GSpOIk8liWP7mtM2HJPjvvM4zcgdzgJ_I8xAzZTfNX-rdXitF95yCWSd08sRDrTHuOi5LgsySNpt5Ts6p6U2eASBEsdOfUt-MWifFH_L5BxH91PSTg5pBBQXm7T/s640/blogger-image-1634180016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwFD8LP8LT_CC-GSpOIk8liWP7mtM2HJPjvvM4zcgdzgJ_I8xAzZTfNX-rdXitF95yCWSd08sRDrTHuOi5LgsySNpt5Ts6p6U2eASBEsdOfUt-MWifFH_L5BxH91PSTg5pBBQXm7T/s640/blogger-image-1634180016.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday night we went downtown to old Vegas and played down there. It was a lot of fun! I love the people watching and all the "old" glitz and glam!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7iLAhxE_JVf8c9JOYRZq1TrhpnnRqN5QrfvFiO_CkPNaZr_d7wMokbhyphenhyphenD7RKrMOr4bB0BLHYLjPmRLARjBItXLO02ITy64ANlpyU6b4CupZ31KlSN63XdSqwHls1AdJTHh55-4_w/s640/blogger-image-1740920748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7iLAhxE_JVf8c9JOYRZq1TrhpnnRqN5QrfvFiO_CkPNaZr_d7wMokbhyphenhyphenD7RKrMOr4bB0BLHYLjPmRLARjBItXLO02ITy64ANlpyU6b4CupZ31KlSN63XdSqwHls1AdJTHh55-4_w/s640/blogger-image-1740920748.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">me, Jenn and Rick with our yards-a must-do downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMr1J7qNcqSEzFMAv64Gd2wXzUvxGrnQADpV7SkI1cdW9ucMdhQe_5aCXFnmHwNVCy439y2MOH98b1tSnAcolDQaykdykzFDO5EC4hGwgqOltEj9cGCXnxVn4OzfYptz_PV3WnSBX/s640/blogger-image-758600459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMr1J7qNcqSEzFMAv64Gd2wXzUvxGrnQADpV7SkI1cdW9ucMdhQe_5aCXFnmHwNVCy439y2MOH98b1tSnAcolDQaykdykzFDO5EC4hGwgqOltEj9cGCXnxVn4OzfYptz_PV3WnSBX/s640/blogger-image-758600459.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a picture of a picture so its not great, but Saturday night we went to Minus 5, in the Monte Carlo, an ice bar where they give you a coat, boots and gloves to go hang out in their 28 degree bar where every last thing is made of ice! It was very cool, and we had a good time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5_Nr14aIchxf1SMal-M88Z4xSVAuNd7spyDrgGlHJxHKz1_lDd-e9W2wceEubltYAbl9pYvhT0z7fQOA84eHljgk6L4Uh5WeKegw1zu9AlU1w2mnNL72oRijMgftCdeDiCPtlLAA/s640/blogger-image--1831708448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5_Nr14aIchxf1SMal-M88Z4xSVAuNd7spyDrgGlHJxHKz1_lDd-e9W2wceEubltYAbl9pYvhT0z7fQOA84eHljgk6L4Uh5WeKegw1zu9AlU1w2mnNL72oRijMgftCdeDiCPtlLAA/s640/blogger-image--1831708448.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pool time at the Planet Hollywood on Friday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuf7v9oe-JxUDZ73XoG8xGM4mr8cLfUm2DfZRjmd_ECD0qS5mlyJ1hjOiVDfTYz6VF5LLrP8RL87uZM3l2a88f7xaK0rvvxwYDBqouyMM0GuXYigAIAxV3xl_xZL41zKm8llnQHTO/s640/blogger-image-2061085009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuf7v9oe-JxUDZ73XoG8xGM4mr8cLfUm2DfZRjmd_ECD0qS5mlyJ1hjOiVDfTYz6VF5LLrP8RL87uZM3l2a88f7xaK0rvvxwYDBqouyMM0GuXYigAIAxV3xl_xZL41zKm8llnQHTO/s640/blogger-image-2061085009.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from Ronn & Jenn's room of the Eiffel tower, and the Bellagio fountains (my fave!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeMmSBdTh5f2axf0T99myG7RTGlqzDcGxbW9YCoWqVJKIAZD8qNzwQi9kpUxZZBAlJNqwaxjFaJUeRfG9xzcVbZ6Bjn-hxUxBo5UXa_mqYz7EdpIr_kJNK7U2IINlH_JveHMtWWyM/s640/blogger-image--1070135134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeMmSBdTh5f2axf0T99myG7RTGlqzDcGxbW9YCoWqVJKIAZD8qNzwQi9kpUxZZBAlJNqwaxjFaJUeRfG9xzcVbZ6Bjn-hxUxBo5UXa_mqYz7EdpIr_kJNK7U2IINlH_JveHMtWWyM/s640/blogger-image--1070135134.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a bacon chili dog from Pink's (yum)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3fzzFMOrZadvoqgbfE0y6d8uQx2fO40J5KtXII4loK65Lt4NvSuJ8Ycpn7q-GTxU61OURUIr_NI1u7QkOYRVP5PPHOgmY-j0_kyo7Czl3ps1YwopR4pjN8gHy9WufeljwjFLWGa5/s640/blogger-image-502980211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3fzzFMOrZadvoqgbfE0y6d8uQx2fO40J5KtXII4loK65Lt4NvSuJ8Ycpn7q-GTxU61OURUIr_NI1u7QkOYRVP5PPHOgmY-j0_kyo7Czl3ps1YwopR4pjN8gHy9WufeljwjFLWGa5/s640/blogger-image-502980211.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Bellagio!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYcSWJ7rOyOxaW7s0WgYge35ecV2sjNkmXQuDxUuwXHvsHr2IT4At0db3YZGBp1_USnMrYWP8NNgpcKsr-TTQPOE2_Wx04t4GbF2HHC6at2blDCo8SjEqMoEGPjEddMroVJOD64be/s640/blogger-image--56486175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYcSWJ7rOyOxaW7s0WgYge35ecV2sjNkmXQuDxUuwXHvsHr2IT4At0db3YZGBp1_USnMrYWP8NNgpcKsr-TTQPOE2_Wx04t4GbF2HHC6at2blDCo8SjEqMoEGPjEddMroVJOD64be/s640/blogger-image--56486175.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This the H&M in Caesar's. Slightly cooler than our H&M.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3XUEC73tnwvihEdqqHV_cxGHW1tALhIPJFDg-8a8fT2JDJLmJvZhk9q-CqukF4XyzmbO48RNU0ZZzk8TSlVkm64ikm99hY6an8EhhnDsB6sGjNvv13G230wPAzZ4U6mEIbMwV-ww/s640/blogger-image-452855550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3XUEC73tnwvihEdqqHV_cxGHW1tALhIPJFDg-8a8fT2JDJLmJvZhk9q-CqukF4XyzmbO48RNU0ZZzk8TSlVkm64ikm99hY6an8EhhnDsB6sGjNvv13G230wPAzZ4U6mEIbMwV-ww/s640/blogger-image-452855550.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the Bellagio observatory! Everything is made from plants!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPa_YyErpzB_w9yxANrZ3OjYID9_kyD0USY3X8o0ydGSIKAwTAQG2EcMSNEGH_VXDP_9bIwh3MwXt_Hi5rfGGCaahRVoLd_BPTfnut92GuvM33tqRojzIJB5ksQVuhsBg2vXO-ES4/s640/blogger-image-835494167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPa_YyErpzB_w9yxANrZ3OjYID9_kyD0USY3X8o0ydGSIKAwTAQG2EcMSNEGH_VXDP_9bIwh3MwXt_Hi5rfGGCaahRVoLd_BPTfnut92GuvM33tqRojzIJB5ksQVuhsBg2vXO-ES4/s640/blogger-image-835494167.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of the south strip from our room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LKeEvvZxwlaLvANqLbCdgVxgDepHZST1SN8w8N1k1LO2PMAEp-Q2mCx5thi5ePJoT1RAOrhb2KCd6a6ytYITiu0vXUHMQORbz0I2EEr2UkaNrap-iD1M-pQP1iAbzMY-vBAXjzLz/s640/blogger-image-244556071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LKeEvvZxwlaLvANqLbCdgVxgDepHZST1SN8w8N1k1LO2PMAEp-Q2mCx5thi5ePJoT1RAOrhb2KCd6a6ytYITiu0vXUHMQORbz0I2EEr2UkaNrap-iD1M-pQP1iAbzMY-vBAXjzLz/s640/blogger-image-244556071.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pool time :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUzu28dTLX-yoNrkaxEdODy_OHytPnlhmqLuieNL0AWSeldoOyeZfIDiY5FNxEgzC1BtbIFJ6hQOxfeX23AdS91CwF-_om83qVav6HzFaZDkg-axT-ckCJ7bqkY-D1ZUnGJJDcBV3/s640/blogger-image-1646557092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUzu28dTLX-yoNrkaxEdODy_OHytPnlhmqLuieNL0AWSeldoOyeZfIDiY5FNxEgzC1BtbIFJ6hQOxfeX23AdS91CwF-_om83qVav6HzFaZDkg-axT-ckCJ7bqkY-D1ZUnGJJDcBV3/s640/blogger-image-1646557092.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bellagio conservatory</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xs4U_4tnwRqMsFvnrd05wJGeuPf8HCMBi6-Fgp_Um48PcI8yPq_FYUXpuBIoZrISqLoxQDRDDEPKoaMkrxzf6xK2lDaKgEEzPEAd3zvsnG52WM5Uo_T7WmDkiqQHBpZ1LH9j6LDr/s640/blogger-image-56047181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xs4U_4tnwRqMsFvnrd05wJGeuPf8HCMBi6-Fgp_Um48PcI8yPq_FYUXpuBIoZrISqLoxQDRDDEPKoaMkrxzf6xK2lDaKgEEzPEAd3zvsnG52WM5Uo_T7WmDkiqQHBpZ1LH9j6LDr/s640/blogger-image-56047181.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rob & Rick hanging out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLZG6Kl1B7o5i4AD1wbgafgBLgHnhUNA1NDtJfnfnBKCz8gL0mIdUs9OZNWg_WaODCNXwr1LyYyvuK2amevOlawwdz5oWtMC6fyOL9Qhq5LmDUDHkPvCeHRL8Ifv1mUOYK7zXT5H1/s640/blogger-image--1182689631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLZG6Kl1B7o5i4AD1wbgafgBLgHnhUNA1NDtJfnfnBKCz8gL0mIdUs9OZNWg_WaODCNXwr1LyYyvuK2amevOlawwdz5oWtMC6fyOL9Qhq5LmDUDHkPvCeHRL8Ifv1mUOYK7zXT5H1/s640/blogger-image--1182689631.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday afternoon we got to see a thunder storm from the 52nd story. Too cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxs1gH2TuQmkRmRxU0XRkVIFUMVEnvDLpgFT7MyPeFDUQcpX4HRYS5rPYoBmSjOuEMCSVNPHyp9loO1d6aDB825ioacDUnkROOEwPBuFep57r8xYfPkqU8fxX82pspLvyNB8NdUcL/s640/blogger-image--1913389328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxs1gH2TuQmkRmRxU0XRkVIFUMVEnvDLpgFT7MyPeFDUQcpX4HRYS5rPYoBmSjOuEMCSVNPHyp9loO1d6aDB825ioacDUnkROOEwPBuFep57r8xYfPkqU8fxX82pspLvyNB8NdUcL/s640/blogger-image--1913389328.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brunch one morning-we split an amazing breakfast burrito and dorito crusted mac n' cheese. Needless to say I ate full gluten that weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tf4ytNImtuAqZTOwerSRufpgtP0UIiczaWa1Uqk9FGlLSTxrqgxkUNwo6m18uNet9_pPm7-JeCjwY2c7LoCBqhYT0WpH3pUiERuWNCmC9a1NzjfxEd9-0QNDGBAbS5VZ2a_rOt6D/s640/blogger-image-371177614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tf4ytNImtuAqZTOwerSRufpgtP0UIiczaWa1Uqk9FGlLSTxrqgxkUNwo6m18uNet9_pPm7-JeCjwY2c7LoCBqhYT0WpH3pUiERuWNCmC9a1NzjfxEd9-0QNDGBAbS5VZ2a_rOt6D/s640/blogger-image-371177614.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite places-the Chandelier Bar in the new Cosmopolitan Hotel. It was awesome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9B2m5LGPnV9mq-rJwaR97UHMz7Eml9YW_zmb2D61RUfpzN8mwL0LyF7ht49TCKCA0EsRxqUzWVEaRSuKDjpZwRUNQMch9AM1psGDQV3Vp4M9mgbobB19pACRyVq_amnKiUoOyUVnj/s640/blogger-image-1282687656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9B2m5LGPnV9mq-rJwaR97UHMz7Eml9YW_zmb2D61RUfpzN8mwL0LyF7ht49TCKCA0EsRxqUzWVEaRSuKDjpZwRUNQMch9AM1psGDQV3Vp4M9mgbobB19pACRyVq_amnKiUoOyUVnj/s640/blogger-image-1282687656.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pre-sunset Saturday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_fP8_T0tQm7NSvjrSI0aG_6FV8SlwnGD92PTo3Qg8EIi2ycE2gvDkSqlb81Dbxk3q4uCJ13vXBSld4BEMCU8atedKbTGXdg3G-hv2PltTA_f2aaypLu2RtDHex412sN9gEeXJ9vt/s640/blogger-image-1789883884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_fP8_T0tQm7NSvjrSI0aG_6FV8SlwnGD92PTo3Qg8EIi2ycE2gvDkSqlb81Dbxk3q4uCJ13vXBSld4BEMCU8atedKbTGXdg3G-hv2PltTA_f2aaypLu2RtDHex412sN9gEeXJ9vt/s640/blogger-image-1789883884.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenn and I night one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zCgXaTW3YMzEs_qidh7HuQvFsBogXEGerTwOp1zR9M7wOIgVEbY7qHRfCXtMZTHitKEQGkCZBbPaHf8d5styt0YqVJCyNt86MltFveUoCBhYAtub7z4eJQlK-e-3PAOKYbSYUJAI/s640/blogger-image-1416413886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zCgXaTW3YMzEs_qidh7HuQvFsBogXEGerTwOp1zR9M7wOIgVEbY7qHRfCXtMZTHitKEQGkCZBbPaHf8d5styt0YqVJCyNt86MltFveUoCBhYAtub7z4eJQlK-e-3PAOKYbSYUJAI/s640/blogger-image-1416413886.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very bare Mt Hood on our way out (bet its looking different today!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrTgXS9mAOQ0Z39LQIVe1y2sApkOlvFih7C3D_0HYXVjibAldsUql9ie3SHZJcYyW3506f3-hCCRiuARG2eLRCWVwBT2iH6Ivo_oIt44B4yAlvFlCjpd_eEB7XdWMpfih-BEwoHPm/s640/blogger-image-267867946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrTgXS9mAOQ0Z39LQIVe1y2sApkOlvFih7C3D_0HYXVjibAldsUql9ie3SHZJcYyW3506f3-hCCRiuARG2eLRCWVwBT2iH6Ivo_oIt44B4yAlvFlCjpd_eEB7XdWMpfih-BEwoHPm/s640/blogger-image-267867946.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The end! </div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-9169340892770319872011-09-29T06:38:00.001-07:002011-10-06T12:02:24.491-07:009/23-9/28<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Another week of pics!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I got a whole afternoon to myself one Sunday. Those are RARE! Look at this snuggler!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv644O0W9l5_46DfaUb0ec5s5rl-4LXjSNneJGs_JvQHLg61RV_sVLil35Ri9OlvfmtW0qWJS_yTabKf91_NSNi9rmzoCN9bSJrtnSz8skN-VDY3Hsp6DLjLtahMS0LSPvVZcrRDO/s640/blogger-image--433957313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv644O0W9l5_46DfaUb0ec5s5rl-4LXjSNneJGs_JvQHLg61RV_sVLil35Ri9OlvfmtW0qWJS_yTabKf91_NSNi9rmzoCN9bSJrtnSz8skN-VDY3Hsp6DLjLtahMS0LSPvVZcrRDO/s640/blogger-image--433957313.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kelly and I went to the Hollywood Theater to see Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary documentary. It was amazing, fantastic, wonderful, inspiring...I may like Pearl Jam a little too much. If you even like the band a little, I highly recommend the movie. Its showing on PBS on Oct 21st at 9pm. Watch it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PS How cool is the Hollywood Theater?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtekkC-Plgoit6HPnoAfpNMZs9TvMU9eh-1Pz2rrcyEs9zLrxFHATVSry2V7rwsa_vl2HOINwSB6TVQE3Cs_TONooXX_DHaoZgA9UEac2VuIwwM2gKZqv1gBwrNMyhsveuuD0ijOu/s640/blogger-image-1694847484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtekkC-Plgoit6HPnoAfpNMZs9TvMU9eh-1Pz2rrcyEs9zLrxFHATVSry2V7rwsa_vl2HOINwSB6TVQE3Cs_TONooXX_DHaoZgA9UEac2VuIwwM2gKZqv1gBwrNMyhsveuuD0ijOu/s640/blogger-image-1694847484.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sleeping babies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho6qAJCXYvGKaXGOw4du8dPORuUbgtmCk6uQCmC1VTPEAn4bt15VQxnquknc8MprQcg_adxIW7FCxf6gq7lcjpCBpPlcnwswVJmi9IQ7soZkK1I6NsOtnScod1RIOA-UBs7pONcJk/s640/blogger-image-955084121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho6qAJCXYvGKaXGOw4du8dPORuUbgtmCk6uQCmC1VTPEAn4bt15VQxnquknc8MprQcg_adxIW7FCxf6gq7lcjpCBpPlcnwswVJmi9IQ7soZkK1I6NsOtnScod1RIOA-UBs7pONcJk/s640/blogger-image-955084121.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At work I have been spending a lot of time helping out with a brand new truck that we launched. The very first one was built this week, and we went over to go see how it looked! It was pretty exciting to sit in it and see a truck that you had a part in! We weren't supposed to take pics, but I did :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3PcuX3VRp9biSjoouqwBCpQqnO2pqid84xASOr6fVLEun2LvsIe-v5nHiLZnHmH2HkzkpUSvjM56EYI_bbmAvIpgcjSGzwAQWIRngH01enCvHuvsT7UIbTCHdjQzcO0sI6g5q3JI/s640/blogger-image--701779285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3PcuX3VRp9biSjoouqwBCpQqnO2pqid84xASOr6fVLEun2LvsIe-v5nHiLZnHmH2HkzkpUSvjM56EYI_bbmAvIpgcjSGzwAQWIRngH01enCvHuvsT7UIbTCHdjQzcO0sI6g5q3JI/s640/blogger-image--701779285.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kickball that Sunday was Portlandia themed. Rick's attempt at a hipster outfit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxCcdm8y6MJqPIvPFI-NkEhmzcotC7Io7GHRtlzcH7AQjYvwiql3KwTadI6h16x8cAWdKhTK0urVIFLLZSn9EEKIWJDk_5gHXaYB1abwa36WBsfEQdqMdLICnFk9TurwfhXhEjHr2/s640/blogger-image-732361800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxCcdm8y6MJqPIvPFI-NkEhmzcotC7Io7GHRtlzcH7AQjYvwiql3KwTadI6h16x8cAWdKhTK0urVIFLLZSn9EEKIWJDk_5gHXaYB1abwa36WBsfEQdqMdLICnFk9TurwfhXhEjHr2/s640/blogger-image-732361800.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dexter, in my suitcase, getting ready to pack for Vegas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EwwftZXdUCfq1T9014KwGUumOBlCjv2s7ai368cX3yTCEyEqzpRZ3eGtm4ud34k8Vx8grqOOiulf0kKGfZIuocARDoEJlrqqiX9schmYN0ccs-F3tPSbQSGIdUEEJ27THxpIna37/s640/blogger-image-175896193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EwwftZXdUCfq1T9014KwGUumOBlCjv2s7ai368cX3yTCEyEqzpRZ3eGtm4ud34k8Vx8grqOOiulf0kKGfZIuocARDoEJlrqqiX9schmYN0ccs-F3tPSbQSGIdUEEJ27THxpIna37/s640/blogger-image-175896193.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boxerton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETANVEiXgYnrhJekSp4To2xQaQ6D8w-LSEEuxv9arB5spQRb9E7HVE8WzdTcOe-0RF5R454QcUbtrWOuCwllTjAE9nnv4LkkCjAw-wE4lFwM5O8W3NhVvKvpKh6XXc46Brxsw0Kbe/s640/blogger-image-1635174728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETANVEiXgYnrhJekSp4To2xQaQ6D8w-LSEEuxv9arB5spQRb9E7HVE8WzdTcOe-0RF5R454QcUbtrWOuCwllTjAE9nnv4LkkCjAw-wE4lFwM5O8W3NhVvKvpKh6XXc46Brxsw0Kbe/s640/blogger-image-1635174728.jpg" /></a></div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-51815096029053686622011-09-25T21:10:00.001-07:002011-10-06T11:42:46.450-07:00Emily and Danny's wedding<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and I attended Emily and Danny's wedding on September 22nd. Emily is my oldest friend in the world-we've known each other since my birth! Our parents are great friends, and I love that no matter where life has taken us, Emily and I have remained friends, and grown closer especially over the last several years. Emily is also my hair stylist extraordinaire. She is responsible for the over all color, cut and maintenance for my hair, as well as doing my hair for both weddings, and Amy's wedding. She is amazing, and I was priviledged to not only be at her wedding, but be the photographer as well. These are all from my cell, enjoy (they're out of order)!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Em and I towards the end of the evening</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt4Fa9pXoBP3rdPflTRwcbvXLn6LQ3w3SYONGzz5TCdN7kxZs0qBxEbbBb5K7_11KoCHznHN2iDHupBOIF6Cb7zmFLgngAQShjaCcq_DtBeno7RJUegy9OYHzjdac6fd8BcO3fk89/s640/blogger-image--630434723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKt4Fa9pXoBP3rdPflTRwcbvXLn6LQ3w3SYONGzz5TCdN7kxZs0qBxEbbBb5K7_11KoCHznHN2iDHupBOIF6Cb7zmFLgngAQShjaCcq_DtBeno7RJUegy9OYHzjdac6fd8BcO3fk89/s640/blogger-image--630434723.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">With Sarah and Rachael-Emily's cousin and sister</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBA9QXXVKrtgD37NKTLGUBL3mpIyxSeQ2cww76S35YilMi5xXLhCebfDw9L_rpMwGbKu-ePextSMnj9l-QdhA-QKomZ5NuUVjhNXTgwBvWjGsd1OMsDseXHaWJv3YPw1hMX27Kzgt/s640/blogger-image-1109838998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBA9QXXVKrtgD37NKTLGUBL3mpIyxSeQ2cww76S35YilMi5xXLhCebfDw9L_rpMwGbKu-ePextSMnj9l-QdhA-QKomZ5NuUVjhNXTgwBvWjGsd1OMsDseXHaWJv3YPw1hMX27Kzgt/s640/blogger-image-1109838998.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thought these napkins were adorbs!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FmyN2EVNB0osEn2V9H7mudVaA8TB7SoN8f571NYttPfPhzZv5dqTaUwbcdp29QvZPnQqupC3HRLHvfFK4o0AUTvMscV7XSViM4KA8eW5FVpwqrl0bGILjYO7tXbJmLV4Zm7ivfvk/s640/blogger-image-71483331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FmyN2EVNB0osEn2V9H7mudVaA8TB7SoN8f571NYttPfPhzZv5dqTaUwbcdp29QvZPnQqupC3HRLHvfFK4o0AUTvMscV7XSViM4KA8eW5FVpwqrl0bGILjYO7tXbJmLV4Zm7ivfvk/s640/blogger-image-71483331.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily's best friend, Bethel and I, being goofy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuYWBhK69F-XKFUV4DO_2h0mdOg7KHVZQ8YrrudQeuUcwGaFYeNU2uTYEdtpQktT8z_7TcokeN-GsvCuYTHBEs_zjhRbmJMFQULOZSTYl97Xkz3MsgxAXn6-E5-Hb2GFqvf8hAhAK/s640/blogger-image-272283392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuYWBhK69F-XKFUV4DO_2h0mdOg7KHVZQ8YrrudQeuUcwGaFYeNU2uTYEdtpQktT8z_7TcokeN-GsvCuYTHBEs_zjhRbmJMFQULOZSTYl97Xkz3MsgxAXn6-E5-Hb2GFqvf8hAhAK/s640/blogger-image-272283392.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily's beautiful niece Heidi</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJUXb0RYufxI5WYLWLAySTAnJ247M4IKU2u89K5FQdMUiFYLNhjuzBjvy-ZZEhtnEV76epzytmAeJ7zrWvXAnuIWg_fk53EyRqduAItuDmQnvfFw4Xv1cT3B8JYAr5mhUHhiMRLqq/s640/blogger-image-1219922675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJUXb0RYufxI5WYLWLAySTAnJ247M4IKU2u89K5FQdMUiFYLNhjuzBjvy-ZZEhtnEV76epzytmAeJ7zrWvXAnuIWg_fk53EyRqduAItuDmQnvfFw4Xv1cT3B8JYAr5mhUHhiMRLqq/s640/blogger-image-1219922675.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick at the "afterparty", DJ'in it up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MZ-cyY9lk2XzXB-4jYzb-1L4PTWaLK3L-SkFRaEWpcFIgv71xJ1-JGKKj0B1p80eL2ecSKFFAKjJcJzYEEEaNgj9GXQQgs5E1U6ICY6ZNO0ng-BlsreNdMb_FKFeZRxBDwLR19c6/s640/blogger-image-859809346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MZ-cyY9lk2XzXB-4jYzb-1L4PTWaLK3L-SkFRaEWpcFIgv71xJ1-JGKKj0B1p80eL2ecSKFFAKjJcJzYEEEaNgj9GXQQgs5E1U6ICY6ZNO0ng-BlsreNdMb_FKFeZRxBDwLR19c6/s640/blogger-image-859809346.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cool spiral staircase (and my TOMS) at the after party</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx5xOAzqzS7Yxv2a8DsCI0JWP3czTNFHOk7NWAHAW_pUZUKZJEUhf9RD-6Sh-4ok_CXQoWL4dxREqLZdQZzrDfyejBaLqCuqmGg8XjzfpEi-nAXPVGj3-6jAGBhF6VFUjJ5dkdt89/s640/blogger-image-1979244306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx5xOAzqzS7Yxv2a8DsCI0JWP3czTNFHOk7NWAHAW_pUZUKZJEUhf9RD-6Sh-4ok_CXQoWL4dxREqLZdQZzrDfyejBaLqCuqmGg8XjzfpEi-nAXPVGj3-6jAGBhF6VFUjJ5dkdt89/s640/blogger-image-1979244306.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and Emily dancing the night away</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNsulw-uYAac5zJEQDn0NlXu3K8oTvd0wM6AFjC7xlordaaNvfCtO-Bj_DQCs32sAb3jBlGkTslSkdsHt7gwG8G5au4HEA19yg4H8TD6E5ohJ5WBIT-a-i-CGmZ9urFRnY4L4sMzt/s640/blogger-image--263570488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNsulw-uYAac5zJEQDn0NlXu3K8oTvd0wM6AFjC7xlordaaNvfCtO-Bj_DQCs32sAb3jBlGkTslSkdsHt7gwG8G5au4HEA19yg4H8TD6E5ohJ5WBIT-a-i-CGmZ9urFRnY4L4sMzt/s640/blogger-image--263570488.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and I during the reception</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dsPA2ip0yfhRtx0w-0fEQ5_pcpucXS1vYABcECKgLi5qBHGYn7H2qczyrs1mzn4Uu_HSLazAphOp7-EoGihpauBsXoSpYQ3UdIzRCkYc0DRuMmDG5aJaz3AC5QIE5fUTn8KCsXvW/s640/blogger-image-1223011961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dsPA2ip0yfhRtx0w-0fEQ5_pcpucXS1vYABcECKgLi5qBHGYn7H2qczyrs1mzn4Uu_HSLazAphOp7-EoGihpauBsXoSpYQ3UdIzRCkYc0DRuMmDG5aJaz3AC5QIE5fUTn8KCsXvW/s640/blogger-image-1223011961.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lyndsay and I at the after party</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirA99N83iwCcOIxemLPhx3rDB2roZn9N929PynxVCnLyYNfRLUrrT7Z1M9XghZR7UMM0vKDgdY2pL_4BwJ68rZIZ8Gtdxu456qKTFcdQSpw8pCmU9UeFq45bge0aIqvr3AoXOj0IA7/s640/blogger-image-493844925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirA99N83iwCcOIxemLPhx3rDB2roZn9N929PynxVCnLyYNfRLUrrT7Z1M9XghZR7UMM0vKDgdY2pL_4BwJ68rZIZ8Gtdxu456qKTFcdQSpw8pCmU9UeFq45bge0aIqvr3AoXOj0IA7/s640/blogger-image-493844925.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily all ready, waiting to go get hitched!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoRwMNEJ3Px-z9Eao6mfp7MpRwhbWZx0s1OXmoQs0w4MqLqyu3zr1BjHJvK-ZinDyiu062F_VS7S5eJqh1t5cQWswR-iZxEaFCcAyrx9-Z7eF3WZQBvVZddVxNHNI0xM7QP0g6E9J/s640/blogger-image-1842084117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoRwMNEJ3Px-z9Eao6mfp7MpRwhbWZx0s1OXmoQs0w4MqLqyu3zr1BjHJvK-ZinDyiu062F_VS7S5eJqh1t5cQWswR-iZxEaFCcAyrx9-Z7eF3WZQBvVZddVxNHNI0xM7QP0g6E9J/s640/blogger-image-1842084117.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I got some great pictures at the wedding, some of which are on my photography facebook page. More to come on there soon, as I get some time to edit. If you ever want to look its just facebook.com/laurenenochsphotography</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Love you Em and Danny, CONGRATS!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-49183694273920127922011-09-23T07:54:00.001-07:002011-09-23T11:05:11.461-07:009/16-9/23<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Its been a seriously busy week. These are out of order, but I'll go with it.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was Megan Pacheco and Johnnie Paxson's wedding. I was the photographer, but got a few shots on my phone too. If you want to see more pics, you can look at my photography facebook page: facebook.com/laurenenochsphotography</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Preston and I at the wedding...I also attended Preston's wife's baby shower this week. They got lots of good stuff! I can't wait to meet baby Griffin. I just can't believe he's going to be a Dad!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz764ccCetKNpqvzCv5-L6EQozJcqZ6MLRjyOqcbvKvRJ9XmS6WwZjeyUlvmIiR-MwyTpi8XEkBHsV_sDptIEgnsDkLIh49xe9WBO80RfeWGE3OmllAroOBjP0VrD60uomuiPD0Ps/s640/blogger-image-770144571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz764ccCetKNpqvzCv5-L6EQozJcqZ6MLRjyOqcbvKvRJ9XmS6WwZjeyUlvmIiR-MwyTpi8XEkBHsV_sDptIEgnsDkLIh49xe9WBO80RfeWGE3OmllAroOBjP0VrD60uomuiPD0Ps/s640/blogger-image-770144571.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There have been some amazing sunrises this week. This one is Mt Hood on my way to work.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK14ZR0t4s1hEaiZnrThnZN6UPZpghkdjysszS6l3on05dyshfHMOwr2TSNADYRoODD8bM2G0x_LUhVUoKUQCN-vX-MRtaxtCYrT-ZPBbr72g-ZhXVjLtoh5IJAXnvTS_PAha3LIA/s640/blogger-image--1826638908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK14ZR0t4s1hEaiZnrThnZN6UPZpghkdjysszS6l3on05dyshfHMOwr2TSNADYRoODD8bM2G0x_LUhVUoKUQCN-vX-MRtaxtCYrT-ZPBbr72g-ZhXVjLtoh5IJAXnvTS_PAha3LIA/s640/blogger-image--1826638908.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Hard to tell, but this is a church steeple downtown in the rain last weekend. It was really cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYSYPH2RyC6Dzm3MGv5zLXFbGi3Y2m_dB6xkARW9dpa8DnuwXSW5uwUdV109bxj4pVvM_dlZlZILGfRqoVwFC6mo5FT3EMhf8BIHEOYkxVhri5ZX2Y5qomKgIIQH9B2YXUJMJi3WS/s640/blogger-image--1611459290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYSYPH2RyC6Dzm3MGv5zLXFbGi3Y2m_dB6xkARW9dpa8DnuwXSW5uwUdV109bxj4pVvM_dlZlZILGfRqoVwFC6mo5FT3EMhf8BIHEOYkxVhri5ZX2Y5qomKgIIQH9B2YXUJMJi3WS/s640/blogger-image--1611459290.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got me some new red shades for my trip to Vegas next week...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hCjHKmKvjMalOkqo0dh6zzbMfI3EWy_0wlEWJgEFhWgBfJ2-Vzq2t5VAeP0LqCe7upQrECoVBYQiQQZ0_wv-rIwfqoQjMoqpr1h8E3JxKlqUicqd2G9QFJVHMY7CqG16lTbGbCB2/s640/blogger-image--1225138484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hCjHKmKvjMalOkqo0dh6zzbMfI3EWy_0wlEWJgEFhWgBfJ2-Vzq2t5VAeP0LqCe7upQrECoVBYQiQQZ0_wv-rIwfqoQjMoqpr1h8E3JxKlqUicqd2G9QFJVHMY7CqG16lTbGbCB2/s640/blogger-image--1225138484.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick playing waiter at Jake's Grill. We met up with our friends Ronn and Jenn for late night happy hour after Megan and Johnnie's wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPG0OJjpUsPuyANC82_6xJOI0QF0EGlRVnNk2NyAQ5FAJ1e_S35hbYdk9ScbALPumvgDYfoy10sknyDbjib_3Tcz0J4CpX4-vxb3ZuLm-3TDDdw16M7MJkSWwbv4dlbJZwhyf8VgF/s640/blogger-image--558860056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPG0OJjpUsPuyANC82_6xJOI0QF0EGlRVnNk2NyAQ5FAJ1e_S35hbYdk9ScbALPumvgDYfoy10sknyDbjib_3Tcz0J4CpX4-vxb3ZuLm-3TDDdw16M7MJkSWwbv4dlbJZwhyf8VgF/s640/blogger-image--558860056.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday afternoon before the wedding...this is the site with the tent etc. It poured. All day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqWdarBGY68zsiFbLYq8ESIR8-VnEcxYYtZ8R5ERhZT49g1Poduprot-zKa-BXKceSuZK1nYGpWrmFRYD5QBEbvSSlaeW1wbbEuCmGvlzesGTRo8FFOe_ejtfrZIFyMDw_MqUrtRj/s640/blogger-image--1223199866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqWdarBGY68zsiFbLYq8ESIR8-VnEcxYYtZ8R5ERhZT49g1Poduprot-zKa-BXKceSuZK1nYGpWrmFRYD5QBEbvSSlaeW1wbbEuCmGvlzesGTRo8FFOe_ejtfrZIFyMDw_MqUrtRj/s640/blogger-image--1223199866.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday I went to Salem to take our niece Kailey's senior pictures. This is their cat, Leo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6dfuEv3W4OQzcnsBFeB-O12_Yx8IweB3tHge95Me07V_-ENbXi7QH2w7TqQUn0nrS-k3jJe3nXh66FtfEECr0m0AVjUKJfngLiEhP69SzQ0HJqnXlT6DjRz8NzPUUbe8FU_v05J8/s640/blogger-image-1478947187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6dfuEv3W4OQzcnsBFeB-O12_Yx8IweB3tHge95Me07V_-ENbXi7QH2w7TqQUn0nrS-k3jJe3nXh66FtfEECr0m0AVjUKJfngLiEhP69SzQ0HJqnXlT6DjRz8NzPUUbe8FU_v05J8/s640/blogger-image-1478947187.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My buddies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokeoTz1EyE4AfqyXtEfnIZvI2c3KMYkNHotxKTNwThQkm_jcEIqWsMHHTJ-JdLVJPY_tk4dVTKIYrc6_B09u0upoLmezz1y1vsI87KP2Rrm4Zf8TlwOqhF1hMC1n0ZaIsnEy5TuIG/s640/blogger-image-1688358082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokeoTz1EyE4AfqyXtEfnIZvI2c3KMYkNHotxKTNwThQkm_jcEIqWsMHHTJ-JdLVJPY_tk4dVTKIYrc6_B09u0upoLmezz1y1vsI87KP2Rrm4Zf8TlwOqhF1hMC1n0ZaIsnEy5TuIG/s640/blogger-image-1688358082.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todd Paxson and I at the wedding</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBn5eGiry3OI28NhCzJmiwcngllSuwlvi6TyG6ZTq2j4abt2HjYjuUHCc6RUuCLds6hI7w_N8s5G7EAXT_3VDdYbfp0G4-C-Z2jv_EhEwaIbkmsJjMUxMypvL212mnvhyphenhypheng6zp85cu/s640/blogger-image--1436234366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBn5eGiry3OI28NhCzJmiwcngllSuwlvi6TyG6ZTq2j4abt2HjYjuUHCc6RUuCLds6hI7w_N8s5G7EAXT_3VDdYbfp0G4-C-Z2jv_EhEwaIbkmsJjMUxMypvL212mnvhyphenhypheng6zp85cu/s640/blogger-image--1436234366.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick DJ'd the wedding...I think we should go into business as a wedding package :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRgBoMNo6VtQDpEgG8NHO3srBAszuJQJN0v21ycyKD0sXyzK__Zj8UvTQ6fzjXcks6qNwfoHn-LHGEvHjS5xwKGbGle7X0AbYA-BCmsJeVazdQThEsRXZou968S2cbnyPx36juHqx/s640/blogger-image--836112039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRgBoMNo6VtQDpEgG8NHO3srBAszuJQJN0v21ycyKD0sXyzK__Zj8UvTQ6fzjXcks6qNwfoHn-LHGEvHjS5xwKGbGle7X0AbYA-BCmsJeVazdQThEsRXZou968S2cbnyPx36juHqx/s640/blogger-image--836112039.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday night's rehearsal dinner center pieces. Beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj9ZkCpSmwUTJhsveDxyVgQJwlTHtZ2gfTf6gbIZkDUhAUC4AKW06fvXC-ssPlsYlLdEnYb_ygNmEaRT5XovC_hqRX5672IiTPCA_tKw6OjcRQl_HJCNkWbR8agplD0UEkhXhVNJg/s640/blogger-image--1851475375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj9ZkCpSmwUTJhsveDxyVgQJwlTHtZ2gfTf6gbIZkDUhAUC4AKW06fvXC-ssPlsYlLdEnYb_ygNmEaRT5XovC_hqRX5672IiTPCA_tKw6OjcRQl_HJCNkWbR8agplD0UEkhXhVNJg/s640/blogger-image--1851475375.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kailey, our niece! So pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6UBQ_71MB9ombJAOFf_WGH7T1cOQXdcKavVVr0jLy1K9C_AIMZK-b1qu7i2smcQO-Pd8KudmyYXQe4bAUQv4OScAEpXSNtPYyEg9FY-b93TwSIjwQbNIL6DZG9p400aGlr6A7oel/s640/blogger-image-1077432084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6UBQ_71MB9ombJAOFf_WGH7T1cOQXdcKavVVr0jLy1K9C_AIMZK-b1qu7i2smcQO-Pd8KudmyYXQe4bAUQv4OScAEpXSNtPYyEg9FY-b93TwSIjwQbNIL6DZG9p400aGlr6A7oel/s640/blogger-image-1077432084.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get up at 4:45 in the morning, and this is what I came out to the other morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZo08gM1oKRAlFv7TwzJJ5dfYgmnn1dkaXBRabHQsaX2E7CqDubVnWQE6WwccaVBvw5atPEjjllHkw4xDGzEEN5dDuFkvS5GipifeXbWt3GW3lPrHAe8tOK76xxEc_0SZOqDOupTT8/s640/blogger-image--970814034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZo08gM1oKRAlFv7TwzJJ5dfYgmnn1dkaXBRabHQsaX2E7CqDubVnWQE6WwccaVBvw5atPEjjllHkw4xDGzEEN5dDuFkvS5GipifeXbWt3GW3lPrHAe8tOK76xxEc_0SZOqDOupTT8/s640/blogger-image--970814034.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My camera bag all packed and ready for the wedding. I adore my camera bag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXDgoPVUjFxGj8x-CoiJEIr_L7i5r4EmINoQSM-2dF86Ej-qN3Xz9cWAnYJ3xWG5Zz-n9x3r_XoEwseroO-ApXyUDiqTv7_Oj8MYk_WEktHtviJ27HCLKM9yhnKVNHFvhnz9tJvAr/s640/blogger-image--13549553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXDgoPVUjFxGj8x-CoiJEIr_L7i5r4EmINoQSM-2dF86Ej-qN3Xz9cWAnYJ3xWG5Zz-n9x3r_XoEwseroO-ApXyUDiqTv7_Oj8MYk_WEktHtviJ27HCLKM9yhnKVNHFvhnz9tJvAr/s640/blogger-image--13549553.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another amazing sunrise</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wR0LVTcjDPB7L4fU27uzwL5fFv77z7PpIyTPpxcSrlMISUy6S4eecHBJDZElhgtzCIiuAAabynYpscdHgy5sKgjPkYLo_Ax6i37NUIVorTSuh9C6vj-TZ_-h2DGDGxLxASsgzqRF/s640/blogger-image-286148338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wR0LVTcjDPB7L4fU27uzwL5fFv77z7PpIyTPpxcSrlMISUy6S4eecHBJDZElhgtzCIiuAAabynYpscdHgy5sKgjPkYLo_Ax6i37NUIVorTSuh9C6vj-TZ_-h2DGDGxLxASsgzqRF/s640/blogger-image-286148338.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-9979540637390985542011-09-16T13:12:00.001-07:002011-09-16T13:19:09.454-07:009/12-9/16 iPhone pics<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday I went down to the waterfront for an appointment and shot this of the harbor and Marquam Bridge</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2IoZF5tmRvl-wizi5GCVZ401HyFyFncNSd_W1z6yhCqXY9zXQD6D3GdJMeptjlhW5asJripGdv4CV-tCiHzby5qtSM4Tk8BiCWwpm1DeeH9k4HdZm6UUyCJZvamINd-zL4EyfKQm/s640/blogger-image--1048220906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2IoZF5tmRvl-wizi5GCVZ401HyFyFncNSd_W1z6yhCqXY9zXQD6D3GdJMeptjlhW5asJripGdv4CV-tCiHzby5qtSM4Tk8BiCWwpm1DeeH9k4HdZm6UUyCJZvamINd-zL4EyfKQm/s640/blogger-image--1048220906.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we ran over to the Western Star truck plant here on Swan Island to see the very first Zodiak Truck being built. It is a brand new truck and nearly everyone in my department has been involved. It was fun running over there to go see it...our truck plant is seriously amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My co-worker and trainer, Sue and I on our way there, twins today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_ps3jox1ei_waztQZPVZx1HWxPnlj_ErbF03z7w-ybV9luInvV151gA9KR2XfcWFphcVdwCibARv9Qj3HAHEWrP3D6BjUagXA6DokDozqHlRz-BTk-gkd59jJGBS7sO0vNN785Gy/s640/blogger-image-509174005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_ps3jox1ei_waztQZPVZx1HWxPnlj_ErbF03z7w-ybV9luInvV151gA9KR2XfcWFphcVdwCibARv9Qj3HAHEWrP3D6BjUagXA6DokDozqHlRz-BTk-gkd59jJGBS7sO0vNN785Gy/s640/blogger-image-509174005.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fur-face Rocco</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_0Lqzp8RhP2POBdiCoBS1zsEElm5tFdc0MwrDsUzzq0k9H6lLem9k1esPTPT-sUsfn9w2v_ZBashMQ4Q4fVQ-bYPJWUTYsdygwS5FgR8YBDwfMMUkN1_v6YM5tgd9l5UO8XFqWYH/s640/blogger-image--604100342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_0Lqzp8RhP2POBdiCoBS1zsEElm5tFdc0MwrDsUzzq0k9H6lLem9k1esPTPT-sUsfn9w2v_ZBashMQ4Q4fVQ-bYPJWUTYsdygwS5FgR8YBDwfMMUkN1_v6YM5tgd9l5UO8XFqWYH/s640/blogger-image--604100342.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeana and Eleanor Wines (our neighbors), came over for a short visit this week. Eleanor is the prettiest baby. I love visits from cute babies!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieR_JdAWz2gxBLtoIH84e_Nf9TuaxUlcsI52A117PAFZrCRbiZBatF9W9xJmeBRHmZfnKp8eRMgsw8dIahUb7aYnhqai6E9tAJC_l6mL3dS728pjw0PStfQ9ye9f3dNyMFFtQT2X5W/s640/blogger-image--1379936724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieR_JdAWz2gxBLtoIH84e_Nf9TuaxUlcsI52A117PAFZrCRbiZBatF9W9xJmeBRHmZfnKp8eRMgsw8dIahUb7aYnhqai6E9tAJC_l6mL3dS728pjw0PStfQ9ye9f3dNyMFFtQT2X5W/s640/blogger-image--1379936724.jpg" /></a></div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-33364468593954548642011-09-13T13:44:00.001-07:002011-09-15T14:48:12.128-07:00Testing my new app!iPhone pictures from our weekend at Beverly Beach<br />
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L-R: Rachel, Liz, Jenn, Me and Kelly at Fogerty Creek State Park<br />
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Its hard to believe as much time has passed as it has! I have found myself extremely busy, and coupled with maintaining Facebook, my photography website, my photography blog and well, just life, that this blog had to take a backburner. Recently I came across one of my favorite blogs, Dooce, and noticed she has a post called iPhone pictures from the last week. There is a Blogger app finally, and I can upload pics right from my phone! I realize most of you are on Facebook, but I still like the idea of adding pictures with a little more info than just a caption. So I am going to try and do that on occasion. I want no part of playing catch up on here, but I'll see what I can do. For now, I am going to give you a quick little recap of our lives this year, in a very condensed version :)<br />
<u>January</u><br />
-New Years' Day I was in Amy (Benjamin) and Anthony Aivaliotis' big fat Greek wedding! I had fun being a bridesmaid and Amy was a gorgeous bride!<br />
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<u>February</u><br />
-Celebrated my friend Nichole's 30th by wine tasting in a limo down in the Willamette Valley. It was my first time in a limo and it was a blast.<br />
-We went to both the Monster Trucks AND the rodeo. Good times ;)<br />
-A big group of us went to the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival which was a ton of fun. I definitely want to go back next year. Rick and I also went to the Newport Aquarium, which I hadn't done since I was a kid. <br />
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<u>March</u><br />
-I joined Rick's favorite hobby, kickball, on a different team. I play on "Catching Something on 82nd". Even with all the rain that spring brought, I really enjoyed it and stayed on to play Summer and now Fall too!<br />
-We watched a lot of basketball all winter long and enjoyed cheering on the Wildcats and BYU during March Madness<br />
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<u>April</u> <br />
-Rick and I spent 10 glorious sun-filled days relaxing in the Riviera Maya. We stayed 3 nights in Cancun and 6 nights about an hour south of Cancun and soaked in a lot of rays, as well as visited 2 Mayan ruins and got to swim in a cave! It was a wonderful, and much need vacation where we definitely caught up on "us" time. Sigh, I am ready to go back! <br />
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<u>May</u><br />
-On Mother's Day Rick broke his fibula playing kickball. Two days later he had surgery to put in a plate and 6 screws. Thousands and thousands of dollars later, and several months (and a wicked scar), he is all back to normal and feeling great. It was pretty nasty at the time though. <br />
-Rick traveled to Indiana to visit his Grandparents and extended family that live there. His Grandma has Alzheimers and he really wanted to see her before she didn't remember him anymore. I think he had a nice time visiting with everyone. <br />
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<u>June</u><br />
-June always is the start of the crazy summer months. We filled our (cold, wet, rainy) month with kickball, yard work, celebrating Father's Day and my Mom's birthday, and visits from out-of-towners like Denene, and Nick. <br />
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<u>July</u><br />
-July got even busier. I quit my job and started a new job as a Materials Analyst for Daimler Trucks North America (Freightliner). Basically I'm in charge of getting parts from vendors to truck plants for all of our new projects. I really like it!<br />
-We spent 4th of July weekend going to a Timbers game, playing Sloshball (kickball with a mandatory drink in hand), BBQ'ing, and the actual 4th on the top floor of the Marriott on the riverfront watching the display. It was a great weekend. <br />
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-Rick's Mom's side of the family had a reunion, which we attended. It was a lovely afternoon. <br />
-Kelly, Brianne, Liz and I got to see Mary Poppins on Broadway which was great fun! Kelly and I also got to see Eddie Vedder in concert at the Schnitz, which was an amazing experience. One I will remember for a long time to come. <br />
-Becky came to visit and we got to spend 4 days together doing fun things like manicures, going to see Harry Potter, eating, visiting friends and going to the beach with Stephine. <br />
-I said goodbye to my friend Brianne, who moved to San Francisco. We threw her an impromptu farewell party at our house. I miss her!<br />
-We celebrated our friends Nik & Rachelle's amazing wedding on the Sandy River. It was a really fun night, and the location was stunning. <br />
-We had more out-of-town guests with Alison and Olivia Aguirre from Las Vegas and my good friend Lindsey from Salt Lake. Lindsey stayed with us for 2 nights and we had a really fun weekend full of lots of food, a Timbers game, and the Oregon Brewers' Festival.<br />
-I went golfing for the first time with work at Edgefield. I didn't suck nearly as much as I thought I would ;)<br />
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<u>August</u><br />
-We spent a weekend working on the yard...we knocked down an ugly cinder block fence in our front yard, pulled a LOT of weeds and framed in the front of our shed. <br />
-Enjoyed and lost at our kickball tourney and had a fun time at the end of season party at Blitz Ladd. <br />
-We had Rick's team at work to our house for a team building BBQ. That was fun. <br />
-Celebrated Jessica and Russell's wedding, which I also photographed. It was my first wedding and it was exhausting, but a lot of fun. I got lots of great pictures (only 1300!).<br />
-My cousin and his wife visited from Provo and we spent some time with my family, and also got to go sailing on my Dad's little sail boat. <br />
-We celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary at El Gaucho. It was amazing, and we had a nice night together. Rick got me a Kindle and he got a new watch! Fun!<br />
-I had my latest round of lab work and Dr visits...nothing has changed. Seriously, its not even worth writing about it. <br />
-I went to Spirit Mountain Casino for a weekend to celebrate my good friend Emily's bachelorette...it was pretty entertaining to say the least.<br />
-I started on Medifast (its a diet-look it up!) and to date have lost 10 lbs. Its a pretty big accomplishment considering all my dumb health issues.<br />
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<u>September</u><br />
-We celebrated Aaron and MacKenzie Harper's wedding at the Queen Anne Victorian Mansion over Labor Day weekend. Another gorgeous wedding and location-this time 40s glam inspired...loved that!<br />
-Rick and I spent Labor Day itself pretty low key and hung out on the "beach" of the Willamette at Kelly Point Park, our new favorite spot.<br />
-This last weekend we camped with friends at Beverly Beach, which was a lot of fun, but not very warm. We missed out on the heat!<br />
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The next several weekends are super busy. Two more weddings, a trip to Vegas and an OSU football game! Looking forward to all of it. I'll get some cell pics up shortly!<br />
xo<br />
LaurenLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-10405824428223192842011-01-26T22:08:00.000-08:002011-01-26T22:08:54.707-08:00Boise trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in October (my goodness am I far behind!) I went with my friend Stephine, to Boise to visit Becky. We had such a fun weekend-eating a lot, and just hanging out together relaxing. Becky found that there was a "Scarecrow stroll" that weekend at the Boise Botanical Gardens, so we decided to check it out. I'm so glad we did, because the plants and trees were beautiful with fall colors and the scarecrows were a fun addition! Plus there was a great view from there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funky crow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsPiYpZzIxBonJm2r1RG-Ka7iyhnO8fFGrvXNGNHuyXauFMcT5DfFBIhbl13xrB9_cZR80KpmG2mRfhJ0K5EVp_IET6lW-l-SCuAsCw5VxYCfGFV4V4hv8P1F1s0NWgws8YXQmmgU/s400/D02.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Lots of beautiful trees to see</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4TbJo3LzXCA-32FzaYDtZaNr7nE1vuFHNKvMtrGBPLuXqijd6s0ukD4ror2Ov6eInapqMOfxNGMktbugnRvOaE7oL89uaikVu84J7CIwq-WmiH4Q14MFqx2akhto8hdJu9KoT0eG/s1600/D04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4TbJo3LzXCA-32FzaYDtZaNr7nE1vuFHNKvMtrGBPLuXqijd6s0ukD4ror2Ov6eInapqMOfxNGMktbugnRvOaE7oL89uaikVu84J7CIwq-WmiH4Q14MFqx2akhto8hdJu9KoT0eG/s400/D04.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Steph & Becky with the sock monkey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-pmTJkHeQGRowAJG96LI2U8sZgpTmhevgpQZiVEyln7s3O1b_vtDrr1c608eZ-Tv8HSYOzeZ0c2OeQQpoe6p6B-NCkzhg9tryGlwe61ApFzIUoUOx3IXdozQiNA3Fh2hgaQYF3TK/s1600/D05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-pmTJkHeQGRowAJG96LI2U8sZgpTmhevgpQZiVEyln7s3O1b_vtDrr1c608eZ-Tv8HSYOzeZ0c2OeQQpoe6p6B-NCkzhg9tryGlwe61ApFzIUoUOx3IXdozQiNA3Fh2hgaQYF3TK/s400/D05.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Plant life</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplxwR2zSPQbVxlcaG63UwJvbeexIwV5ahA-iL-xpzLxqfoWoXOUm9uQF25hkVBdx_9SHsPJU4NEWpH39xQkMW8i9lZPagY-XURyC5CBQP02ctFGB-QRoSxCcbNi5W1u6A5wWltwPH/s1600/D08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplxwR2zSPQbVxlcaG63UwJvbeexIwV5ahA-iL-xpzLxqfoWoXOUm9uQF25hkVBdx_9SHsPJU4NEWpH39xQkMW8i9lZPagY-XURyC5CBQP02ctFGB-QRoSxCcbNi5W1u6A5wWltwPH/s400/D08.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
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So we headed to a random tattoo parlor in Boise. Steph decided she wanted one too. She went first so she wouldn't chicken out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steph, looking scared to get hers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0X4MO39w0sIi4gsVZ7jb_ZBb_jUXACTlDbph8FndFmB7SEmmatJl5mNsKEBRzV0xAUOKXNtZ-SesoWHNfHe_vDZ_e6MPDBupT3fouGg8BPHq30xR3N0TF4U72Kj3Xch_kjVR0VBd/s1600/a36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0X4MO39w0sIi4gsVZ7jb_ZBb_jUXACTlDbph8FndFmB7SEmmatJl5mNsKEBRzV0xAUOKXNtZ-SesoWHNfHe_vDZ_e6MPDBupT3fouGg8BPHq30xR3N0TF4U72Kj3Xch_kjVR0VBd/s400/a36.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The outline</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n4Qw9FgzLNAXDZM9brpttbuyx1GkUemc6XEBbY2QYZJAvGn1omvx85ScAukytPJYE4SS0sI_nRO-rW6EJJi7rdqyAWEUn3LPqae_xUj4MErhyphenhyphenuvAEehcV37uth1T2VJLZFhj6bUf/s1600/a37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n4Qw9FgzLNAXDZM9brpttbuyx1GkUemc6XEBbY2QYZJAvGn1omvx85ScAukytPJYE4SS0sI_nRO-rW6EJJi7rdqyAWEUn3LPqae_xUj4MErhyphenhyphenuvAEehcV37uth1T2VJLZFhj6bUf/s400/a37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She chilled as soon as he started, it wasn't nearly as bad as she'd imagined!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM-zD2dMWXD5FMxz7joL5yodsNt8gmZ5absQ4ZoaUcM5HbkC3tEyhCfzZyyCYNAIQe7-1iAi0kxeuEbA5ojgBW8rSrnVsj5dx-M3O6X8y7Ea_iR5iCyzFmJAoDvv_5bWtXkjo_lhi/s1600/a41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM-zD2dMWXD5FMxz7joL5yodsNt8gmZ5absQ4ZoaUcM5HbkC3tEyhCfzZyyCYNAIQe7-1iAi0kxeuEbA5ojgBW8rSrnVsj5dx-M3O6X8y7Ea_iR5iCyzFmJAoDvv_5bWtXkjo_lhi/s400/a41.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Her finished product! Anna is her daughter :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoYuhe7dKi9N-RpZmyknV4zUbITTpxsBWHPiGfuab5CfhyZtTNV3bKFW51kGOLhfqcOgDBayAm4qL11jUQnhHswpAPGgKZ5WgTQYDXcygE2o8NnjNUMho7HtYXVsDh-67GZJkhoeU/s1600/a42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoYuhe7dKi9N-RpZmyknV4zUbITTpxsBWHPiGfuab5CfhyZtTNV3bKFW51kGOLhfqcOgDBayAm4qL11jUQnhHswpAPGgKZ5WgTQYDXcygE2o8NnjNUMho7HtYXVsDh-67GZJkhoeU/s400/a42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Next it was Becky's turn. Our shamrocks were the exact same shape, but we had different artists so they are in slightly different spots and have different coloration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Becky's turn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFugIeDVbux6qL562avs8FnkDCTqE5rNbUXgodyzhzBDzzpzBXupkRxffOV8zOap6cEc4x_e89czI3z04eM3w_cW4ik6bAj8GTfMIxTgEymRGylQPBbubYbjeYgkJqKpPQgbQU86C9/s1600/P47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFugIeDVbux6qL562avs8FnkDCTqE5rNbUXgodyzhzBDzzpzBXupkRxffOV8zOap6cEc4x_e89czI3z04eM3w_cW4ik6bAj8GTfMIxTgEymRGylQPBbubYbjeYgkJqKpPQgbQU86C9/s400/P47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> All done!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgM9iwB6jqiX8JJYxKfouJd-_8YaTRXR2JZm9gRChUBkzRJ0LRSZRqOaRrwVr-kYX0vMJ_sXftapOjV-BblJqP4VfdXtDSqYB2XYf0MbSm-FOpKWQqgist5ksHI_hpsz6TRi_jkp9/s1600/P51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgM9iwB6jqiX8JJYxKfouJd-_8YaTRXR2JZm9gRChUBkzRJ0LRSZRqOaRrwVr-kYX0vMJ_sXftapOjV-BblJqP4VfdXtDSqYB2XYf0MbSm-FOpKWQqgist5ksHI_hpsz6TRi_jkp9/s400/P51.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My turn!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEXY9fbU1p2V9bljNT9SFGVNZYa-f_3_Qbk3YONB45DieLEmTjhaTFfplyhlsAXf24W53TFWCav4VmO-s08CTRqRrwawQ2DBxo2dPRODCLDxNrWnhDKFsAgkOh2wLINVu1RU0Kc8L/s1600/P52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEXY9fbU1p2V9bljNT9SFGVNZYa-f_3_Qbk3YONB45DieLEmTjhaTFfplyhlsAXf24W53TFWCav4VmO-s08CTRqRrwawQ2DBxo2dPRODCLDxNrWnhDKFsAgkOh2wLINVu1RU0Kc8L/s400/P52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> All done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sr-o04JX4XSI2LTQ2uPjAv7QIu38QPbCyzLIkt4Npi5VgjdAozjdbMleH_yqywb65zajgGdH9hjQdNiGX15D7TW-XJ1OjMU_TYWmh7lTIBPHwbjQwEjb7CtFrYNCFJvdlIKxCnnq/s1600/P54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sr-o04JX4XSI2LTQ2uPjAv7QIu38QPbCyzLIkt4Npi5VgjdAozjdbMleH_yqywb65zajgGdH9hjQdNiGX15D7TW-XJ1OjMU_TYWmh7lTIBPHwbjQwEjb7CtFrYNCFJvdlIKxCnnq/s400/P54.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So after all that, Steph decided she wanted a SECOND one! In the same day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWJrteQSzZBB5_IqP7iOL0zGXBcrwNYB1iuaGIoQSj78jLoVXskhZM5eXJUJdQ2-FyFq6Sfh34SrJV6kOlJl8gNCT1JHp7gB3FDabrWbceJk2AMvHAVwZSeQqItGum7JYHqylI5lv/s1600/P56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWJrteQSzZBB5_IqP7iOL0zGXBcrwNYB1iuaGIoQSj78jLoVXskhZM5eXJUJdQ2-FyFq6Sfh34SrJV6kOlJl8gNCT1JHp7gB3FDabrWbceJk2AMvHAVwZSeQqItGum7JYHqylI5lv/s400/P56.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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THYROID:<br />
-Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) went down from 4.49 to 1.99. That's definitely good, but my doc wants it under 1, so we're getting closer.<br />
-T3 (another thyroid aspect) went from 3.1 to 4.2. That's not so good. It should be between 2.3-4.2 so I'm too high there. We'll work on that.<br />
-T4 stayed the same so that's good.<br />
So I went from a half tablet of my levoxyl (thyroid meds) to a whole tablet, hoping that will lower my TSH and T3. I'm still losing a lot of hair, so I'm hoping if this improves, that my hair will stop falling out so badly.<br />
HORMONES:<br />
-Dihydrotestosterone went from a 13 to a 16. That is still within the expected value, so we're not too stressed about that, even though it went up a bit.<br />
-Regular testosterone went from a 60 (which was high) to an 83 which is really high :( This was the one thing I was really hoping would have gone down. I haven't had a period since November, and that is definitely why. I think deep down I really knew this hadn't changed.<br />
So for this we are lowering my dosage of Vitamin D, getting rid of saw palmetto and hoping that will help.<br />
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My Doc said I am the only patient she's ever had with both Hashimoto's and PCOS so I'm a bit of an anomaly and things will take a bit more tweaking than she's used to. Most of her PCOS patients are teenagers and she's able to easily tweak their hormones, but because I'm older and because I have the slow thyroid on top of it, she thinks I'm just going to take longer to get right. I had some gluten last week and noticed that I didn't feel bad at all from it. My Mom was recently diagnosed with a gluten sensitivity, so I know that I am prone to the sensitivity as well, but I think as long as I keep it to a bare minimum that it won't kill me if I have it once every couple of months, but I am going to do my best to continue eliminating it. I want my thyroid to get better and I want my rash to keep at bay, which for the most part it is doing right now.<br />
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I can't believe its 2011. 2010, even though we had a lot of great things happen--me graduating and getting a job, taking some great trips and spending lots of good time with friends and family, over all-it wasn't a great year for us. We are still mourning over my health issues and the inability to get pregnant. Christmas was pretty sad for us, as nearly all our friends have kids now, and all seemed to have such happy holidays surrounded by happy kids. I still love spending time with my friends' kids, but all of the talk of babies and kids continues to make me sad and I find myself unable to know what to do with those feelings. I realize that I turn 32 this year, and Rick turns 34 and we aren't all that young when it comes to having a baby. It may take longer than I think to right these health issues, and even then, I still may not be able to have a baby. So I am devoting this year to coming to terms with the fact that I may never have my own baby and learning to be ok with that. Rick and I are taking a nice 10-day trip to the Yucatan in April. 4 days in Cancun and 6 in the Riviera Maya, about an hour or so south of Cancun. We'll be doing lots of relaxation and exploring of Maya ruins etc. We are both really looking forward to it, because all of this has been really hard on us, and in a lot of ways we haven't dealt with all of our feelings the way that we probably should. Neither of us are entirely convinced we want to adopt, not that we're not all for adopting, but neither of us quite feel like we've fully accepted our current situation and are ready to move to that next step. Hopefully we'll get there are some point.<br />
Thanks again for your love and concern and I'll continue to keep you posted-my next appt with be in 8 or so weeks.<br />
Happy New Year!<br />
-Lauren & RickLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-72083941444009169122010-12-27T22:50:00.000-08:002010-12-27T22:50:20.921-08:00Helicopter Ride!<div style="text-align: center;">For our 2nd anniversary, back in August, I got Rick a helicopter ride. We redeemed it in September, on a super beautiful day! The ride was out of Newberg, over the Willamette and wine country. We had a great time, even though there was a lot of haze on the horizon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our chariot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKg-dg_VXCpcY066XZONK9UdrcsNCPhpApBVf-oGw4L_7TWVSa0EV7fx6T0xajcKik8wxunUAG4OCQD9trZXMw0INgWMr_Bq7MQXGassWL4-Ad9ljlBPa4aSI-FnggYrokZ0vQ66g/s1600/82.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKg-dg_VXCpcY066XZONK9UdrcsNCPhpApBVf-oGw4L_7TWVSa0EV7fx6T0xajcKik8wxunUAG4OCQD9trZXMw0INgWMr_Bq7MQXGassWL4-Ad9ljlBPa4aSI-FnggYrokZ0vQ66g/s400/82.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Flying over the Willamette</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqx5xOLVRU7WIY-4H7I5F59iI3zNG1qZCTZncFXkD20DuFYwPON9-a4nSIE1p0kb6AcWt9CxO3Vb-FS2Cn5KygAVVD2JGSqpQprOQCKCdC6H2HrHKjHeSt7e6qyQO4GYG6N-m5HAm/s1600/84.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqx5xOLVRU7WIY-4H7I5F59iI3zNG1qZCTZncFXkD20DuFYwPON9-a4nSIE1p0kb6AcWt9CxO3Vb-FS2Cn5KygAVVD2JGSqpQprOQCKCdC6H2HrHKjHeSt7e6qyQO4GYG6N-m5HAm/s400/84.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Farm country</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRCtn97_zToq3fGfourSFvMCx2n8c8hAh9nqz8Z_982eyIUV17mwaKP516s5DGq59R-ZDipO_qZw4WQE17pfqG56F3mK8f_kPPRU17yOym5-ss61zEsEjk9bk9nbObtTnciNbS5wL/s1600/85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRCtn97_zToq3fGfourSFvMCx2n8c8hAh9nqz8Z_982eyIUV17mwaKP516s5DGq59R-ZDipO_qZw4WQE17pfqG56F3mK8f_kPPRU17yOym5-ss61zEsEjk9bk9nbObtTnciNbS5wL/s400/85.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I hired someone to build me a website so that is in the works. Its all very exciting for me! Rick and I are looking forward to getting through the holidays and planning our next vacation. We are hoping to go to Vietnam in April!</div><div style="text-align: center;">My health continues to be a focus in my life. I will go in next week for my first blood work since my diagnoses. In the last 5 weeks since I was diagnosed with PCOS and Hashimoto's, I have strictly followed my Doctor's instructions. I have been gluten free and taken all of my medications. I haven't noticed any huge differences, but I feel less hungry throughout the day, my itchy foot is much less itchy and my face is less oily. Oh and it seems like I'm not losing as much hair either, which is great. Strange, I know, but that is all I have noticed so far. I will be very interested to see what has changed with my levels once I have the blood work done, and what my Doctor has to say about everything. I believe my itchy foot was due to a skin problem called Dermatits Herpetiformis, and that is ONLY attached to Celiac Disease. My Mom is fairly certain she has Celiac and is going to get diagnosed at the end of the month, and even though I have never had any stomach issues, I think I have it too. So, it sounds like I will likely be gluten free for the rest of my life. It hasn't been as challenging as I thought. The hardest part is when I'm eating out with other people and they're eating things that smell so good that I want! I crave a big juicy hamburger at Red Robin with a big fluffy bun or a Subway sandwich. Luckily, there are great substitutes out there and lots of restaurants in town have options too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas will be pretty low-key this year. Christmas Eve at Rick's parents with his sister and her family, and brunch Christmas morning with my family at my Aunt's. And that's it! No home Blazer game this year, which has become a tradition. So, not sure what we're going to do! It'll be nice to relax :) Well that's it for us. I'll let you know what I found out when I have my bloodwork done next week! </div><div style="text-align: center;">xo, Lauren</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-21613311179101629642010-12-05T18:35:00.000-08:002010-12-05T18:35:08.750-08:00Karen & Brian's wedding<div style="text-align: center;"> I keep getting futher and further behind! Yikes! Back in August was Karen & Brian's wedding! Karen is my best friend Becky's sister. Her wedding was out in Troutdale and it was a lot of fun! It was great to see all of Becky's family and a few good friends too!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The bridesmaids, that's Becky on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEqBm6lRpmGiw9zb6pIfEvaQdy7i3g1Kp5U3zoPp0UpVzJrNYYGDEgo5pHNgxDYuShbycyiB6HeDIcdmx8Cwupi8g4f9FsZdCxoQw2E80MjCRRrBeg-pHp1z8Fk40o1FwMUygr3h1/s1600/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEqBm6lRpmGiw9zb6pIfEvaQdy7i3g1Kp5U3zoPp0UpVzJrNYYGDEgo5pHNgxDYuShbycyiB6HeDIcdmx8Cwupi8g4f9FsZdCxoQw2E80MjCRRrBeg-pHp1z8Fk40o1FwMUygr3h1/s400/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen and her daddy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yj3lcNV8ftFjaggpKDBmsF0cGFZWRb5HSFVcf-mxOAaTinUn_BccEVetLq-sZfmztvNY_mCfqsIX1OA355e-g9WApxWrr2iR8Xh_V4EYi89XcUneTicAABHRNO7ysyRJoblgdo2u/s1600/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yj3lcNV8ftFjaggpKDBmsF0cGFZWRb5HSFVcf-mxOAaTinUn_BccEVetLq-sZfmztvNY_mCfqsIX1OA355e-g9WApxWrr2iR8Xh_V4EYi89XcUneTicAABHRNO7ysyRJoblgdo2u/s400/05.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The ceremony</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwiAtPwypy7wDDOJp71Qps-Zb3stBU8tBN0HvVnu_aKg4wgN45ZtHMNcJy2119d17PeZ6z6TDcfJUc523VoPKleZzUPmNTlyRFKZz19uHxMPxRBIBTzMcxQoQbroWxShiZn_zUSjK/s1600/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwiAtPwypy7wDDOJp71Qps-Zb3stBU8tBN0HvVnu_aKg4wgN45ZtHMNcJy2119d17PeZ6z6TDcfJUc523VoPKleZzUPmNTlyRFKZz19uHxMPxRBIBTzMcxQoQbroWxShiZn_zUSjK/s400/06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JQXFFEZRHzjBEskKtv5SmPMtetOHbFbYuSCMgH3bFP2ZaKjfKloklV4fv82f9pHOoubuyH5fgU7oxBk_rRHnudmS5ey3wj5sLfTzPQjnG7KPElh9PNC10dTh0nZE6jC9E55KC_7l/s1600/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JQXFFEZRHzjBEskKtv5SmPMtetOHbFbYuSCMgH3bFP2ZaKjfKloklV4fv82f9pHOoubuyH5fgU7oxBk_rRHnudmS5ey3wj5sLfTzPQjnG7KPElh9PNC10dTh0nZE6jC9E55KC_7l/s400/07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8snVcssimn_OFKUlCHhgzVDtY3Q8mV6FH-c92d8PDtkHHw4eH7njdN5iUHEwLg-ozduCRKeE7AaGUJn2UgYeGc11-3JdIsysVp159QU_Tf9DrVXFyB4sbw3IZsbvQI3pXptNLm1zm/s1600/09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8snVcssimn_OFKUlCHhgzVDtY3Q8mV6FH-c92d8PDtkHHw4eH7njdN5iUHEwLg-ozduCRKeE7AaGUJn2UgYeGc11-3JdIsysVp159QU_Tf9DrVXFyB4sbw3IZsbvQI3pXptNLm1zm/s400/09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just married!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMGHycmLZWmLjqKCVljJM_YfHfD3MJsbmyLulgn6q-5sWxEWAAfStbQmGb90OZmTrcZuCrTf0UJRCvHsS1s-00biYvj8fAHT4SDtVHdiOPH7Ssmx1-IdrQ5g4gDIZAIY7QNA5lTrq/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMGHycmLZWmLjqKCVljJM_YfHfD3MJsbmyLulgn6q-5sWxEWAAfStbQmGb90OZmTrcZuCrTf0UJRCvHsS1s-00biYvj8fAHT4SDtVHdiOPH7Ssmx1-IdrQ5g4gDIZAIY7QNA5lTrq/s400/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reception</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Becky's toast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUVmrrxMrotNf-vF4RLLycTMMro6-FG9YilPp2c6Nf35fekxmmp6fiMcOLQRavnFODo9a08VHeWUK0o3f58L6QR10u1i5x5dHPKyi0yBGDQW-1agmMiEZm9rViCzEEd9IH_9GQ6qp/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUVmrrxMrotNf-vF4RLLycTMMro6-FG9YilPp2c6Nf35fekxmmp6fiMcOLQRavnFODo9a08VHeWUK0o3f58L6QR10u1i5x5dHPKyi0yBGDQW-1agmMiEZm9rViCzEEd9IH_9GQ6qp/s400/15.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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I think the most troubling is my thyroid levels. Normal thyroid function (thyroid perioxidase auto antibody) should be between 0-60. Mine is 101. This means my thyroid is underfunctioning and creating too little thyroid hormone. Vitamin D levels should be between 30-150. Mine is 27 (and I take vitamin D as a supplement!). I tested positive for an autoimmune disease. These things together mean I have an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Essentially my body attacks my own thyroid, causing it to be inflamed and irritated and to produce less hormone over time. Thyroid issues cause infertility, hair loss, the inability to lose weight, and can cause lethargy, depression etc. Thankfully I don't have those last two. I've done a lot of research in the last week and have found that many people that have Hashimoto's also have Celiac Disease and vice versa. Celiac is an intolerance to wheat if you didn't know. I was not tested for Celiac but my Doctor put me on a gluten free diet anyway, because the gluten acts as an irritant to my thyroid. The low vitamin D is because with Hashimoto your body doesn't absorb nutrients the way they should, especially with vitamin D.<br />
The rest of the testing focused on my hormone levels. It turns out normal levels of progesterone in a woman are 0-25 and mine are .4! Follicle stimulating hormone (what makes the follicle let the egg go) should be between 1-96 and mine is 6. Its still within the range, but obviously really low. Testosterone for women should be between 9-49 and mine is 60. Low progesterone causes infertility and low libido among other things. I don't have enough progesterone to even become pregnant, let alone carry a baby. Too high testosterone cause weird hair growth on your body, and hair loss on your head. All of this hormone craziness is called Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) which is the leading cause of infertility in women. Most women get cysts on their ovaries when they have it, but luckily I don't. <br />
I guess the thing that baffles me the most is how on earth my OB/GYN and/or my fertility doctor never bothered to do blood testing on me ever. I went through nearly a year of fertility treatments, thousands of dollars, a whole lot of heartache, that all never would have occurred if one person had thought to take my blood and look at those levels. I have lost probably 3/4 of my thick hair over the last several years, and I have nearly none left.<br />
I am VERY grateful that one of my friends recommended my new Doctor to me, and that she thought to have all this checked. I am grateful for a diagnosis, but all of this was really surprising to me. I was quite overwhelmed after my doctor appointment, but a week later, after doing some research, I am feeling much better about it and I'm glad to have some answers.<br />
So here is my treatment plan...completely gluten free diet. No pork. No fried foods. No sugar substitutes (they mess with your hormones). Only hormone free meat and dairy. And these medications and supplements: a whole lotta Vitamin D, pro-omega (fish oils basically), L-tyrocine, chromium piconalate, NAC (apparently gets a lot of harmful metals out of your body), estro-opt (to get the good estrogen back up to normal), hormone balancing formula, saw palmetto (lowers testosterone), levoxyl & nature throid for my thyroid. Yikes! I am taking around 20 pills a day. The diet is hard to adjust to, definitely, but I am coping. The one amazing thing I've noticed is that I'm not as hungry as I used to be. I'm guessing I'm absorbing my nutrients much better now and not needing as much food. All this time I thought I had a dairy allergy, but turns out I don't! So I'm enjoying eating a lot of dairy, but not enjoying the price tag to this new lifestyle. My Doctor said it should only take around 6 weeks to start to regulate my hormones, but the thyroid will take longer, around 6 months, and since its an auto-immune disease, my guess is I will have to take the medications and have this diet for the rest of my life. Hashimoto is heriditary and I am fairly certain that my Mom has either Celiac or Hashimoto after reading more of the symptoms. <br />
The good news is that I am hopeful that after fixing some of these things that I might be able to fix my infertility issues and that some day I might actually get to have a baby. I will keep you all posted as I learn more and things progress. I just want to say, if you have an inkling that something isn't right, and a Doctor is prescribing treatments or medication for you to fix the problem, without ever finding out what is CAUSING the problem, maybe you should get a second opinion. I wish I had. <br />
Thanks for all your support and kind words about the fertility issues that we've had. I know that I can only be healthier and better off by fixing these health issues, and that I can't worry about having a baby until I am healthy, so I'm glad to be armed with this knowledge!<br />
xoLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-8998367561914065422010-10-31T13:38:00.000-07:002010-10-31T13:47:36.085-07:00Kelly's Beach Birthday<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoping to finally start catching up on the last 2 months! I can't believe I have gotten so far behind on blogging, yikes!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In August, we went to Lincoln City for the weekend for Kelly's big 4-0 birthday! The house we stayed in was amazing. It was huge and had ample room for us to all spread out, have places to sleep and really enjoy ourselves. It was also up on a huge hill where we had amazing unobstructed views of the ocean and beach. We got there Friday night just in time for dinner. Jenn had planned very elaborate meals and we ate and ate and ate all weekend. I don't think there was a single minute that I didn't feel totally stuffed!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NhRjP3eIlBA-KHZ1g1crMNUykPp6M1XcMyD3z5KgX4lx_2XDkjtRPSg6TWkyUnVNcVLOUAeZchwHDnymi7GXBVvKw0narGgPX-xf9tVYi8fpCPoRfrUNvifHdX91Uk-PFBvkdTAt/s1600/dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NhRjP3eIlBA-KHZ1g1crMNUykPp6M1XcMyD3z5KgX4lx_2XDkjtRPSg6TWkyUnVNcVLOUAeZchwHDnymi7GXBVvKw0narGgPX-xf9tVYi8fpCPoRfrUNvifHdX91Uk-PFBvkdTAt/s400/dinner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79yPoO869CavruiaJ2QUcGqhGzK73J-psuQ8tkNdNSz1NWOdbUUpy4ap3HZcmJk7lz689po0zlOqLXzItl8-3-XjW6sPagufBNBOoL2p0c89fXurWEM5j3K3zxY_27-kdQSTZOb7-/s1600/44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79yPoO869CavruiaJ2QUcGqhGzK73J-psuQ8tkNdNSz1NWOdbUUpy4ap3HZcmJk7lz689po0zlOqLXzItl8-3-XjW6sPagufBNBOoL2p0c89fXurWEM5j3K3zxY_27-kdQSTZOb7-/s400/44.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> DJ Rick, enjoying my key lime cupcakes, yum!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3f4EPobqrmbaKBrFZbbxCoTqoo9zSOLDjzXF0PztXbweWsagLvMQHnYMAkbVsqHyq4aqeIttcybyN62g_Td6Cy7empyzjqDTnS6Z42WGUbSq9CWPIdb2XQ-w9abEY5nkLmGWTy_U/s1600/54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3f4EPobqrmbaKBrFZbbxCoTqoo9zSOLDjzXF0PztXbweWsagLvMQHnYMAkbVsqHyq4aqeIttcybyN62g_Td6Cy7empyzjqDTnS6Z42WGUbSq9CWPIdb2XQ-w9abEY5nkLmGWTy_U/s400/54.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Liz, also enjoying a cupcake! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxlbw7Fz_Pjg9sp86JMgfSTChZHYiD6Pdhg2FhH18DyISkJYYh-0P5ppQvwo8BSt7OSpkFvFAw60CZ5WsJVPDr_ZfqumlwkNIA0GfR_RTFwZQNAQfiMQ1CCr3VklmysWTw-3aLXIe/s1600/60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxlbw7Fz_Pjg9sp86JMgfSTChZHYiD6Pdhg2FhH18DyISkJYYh-0P5ppQvwo8BSt7OSpkFvFAw60CZ5WsJVPDr_ZfqumlwkNIA0GfR_RTFwZQNAQfiMQ1CCr3VklmysWTw-3aLXIe/s400/60.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quite enjoy coconut whipped cream frosting! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yQWxfpWc44ocabm7QtZizNVGn9bHNL8QgtfsblZeVbwKFqIU1Zi3QWPau24AmA7y0a0k5F8Ha64AJ13c5IDaprA-i6VQ5FAAwE2MvqwS8n8gIdUixjgOkHxRsTjWCkx5OGQzvzOk/s1600/65.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yQWxfpWc44ocabm7QtZizNVGn9bHNL8QgtfsblZeVbwKFqIU1Zi3QWPau24AmA7y0a0k5F8Ha64AJ13c5IDaprA-i6VQ5FAAwE2MvqwS8n8gIdUixjgOkHxRsTjWCkx5OGQzvzOk/s400/65.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hanging out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZL7DVpeG8BiDG4Ae5AjcBlz7aof3uIKW0dIYqBAz9MvRrmzNAUoYvMS-8SXbdT7Wp7-Vn8lTqUOgoyQW4igddQHzUt8zthJO-nIcIplmmap3IWWHX_wpVIRc7Uw06C_x5ifn7yn4/s1600/66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZL7DVpeG8BiDG4Ae5AjcBlz7aof3uIKW0dIYqBAz9MvRrmzNAUoYvMS-8SXbdT7Wp7-Vn8lTqUOgoyQW4igddQHzUt8zthJO-nIcIplmmap3IWWHX_wpVIRc7Uw06C_x5ifn7yn4/s400/66.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cap'n Ronn </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONQl-aAsdz_OdF-oAbIPdafjcXb5PPYjVLjqGyYDarxlmVGiNlR8TwJ-W802exrhZzV5IWTXoPXlPYyyGALVweBHAtVuBqTTNx69NJkeL_SgUJMyXVi2qDEKeOdR-1KyNi28-laoj/s1600/67.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONQl-aAsdz_OdF-oAbIPdafjcXb5PPYjVLjqGyYDarxlmVGiNlR8TwJ-W802exrhZzV5IWTXoPXlPYyyGALVweBHAtVuBqTTNx69NJkeL_SgUJMyXVi2qDEKeOdR-1KyNi28-laoj/s400/67.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Jenn, looking cute</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoFOjP7ShdaKbbW2I29V27DrAwhMJzWJanx1x6OFRzMXj-WmWz-ODo0qBH1dBxmu_bbv9WlGo_wlYPrHol3wqwWiTKlieLLaTGat40RgD5BLm3wYNoRVKaZkKomRZg0kURxgej03d/s1600/68.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoFOjP7ShdaKbbW2I29V27DrAwhMJzWJanx1x6OFRzMXj-WmWz-ODo0qBH1dBxmu_bbv9WlGo_wlYPrHol3wqwWiTKlieLLaTGat40RgD5BLm3wYNoRVKaZkKomRZg0kURxgej03d/s400/68.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Brad & Angela </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMjL02JdnqnnY5dcE5z0FbjHkFjeIqx-tZRYyvZ-shr23Zb75yiXltgC07DNcsvlSonmBxoaOwfyDrF8FWyVLkoF8M3Q0_Iw0onGch4xL4gu7a8HBgwSSbiw6HIrSG-s9OhdXkRLh/s1600/71.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMjL02JdnqnnY5dcE5z0FbjHkFjeIqx-tZRYyvZ-shr23Zb75yiXltgC07DNcsvlSonmBxoaOwfyDrF8FWyVLkoF8M3Q0_Iw0onGch4xL4gu7a8HBgwSSbiw6HIrSG-s9OhdXkRLh/s400/71.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Poor Kelly, totally oblivious to the napkin on her head, but Ronn thinks its real funny</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewUe0kNS8oTVz241qY8g1R1-QOSCcBMoaaJRYN_qnoJ6yM0XUZRMDop_QwAjIgP-VO9rAuKgpov_67whLgFYQD2nl220TUKd_5ZeTXrE7tlsGu0hKDPkvuPdpSvl0URu64LPxmQcK/s1600/72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewUe0kNS8oTVz241qY8g1R1-QOSCcBMoaaJRYN_qnoJ6yM0XUZRMDop_QwAjIgP-VO9rAuKgpov_67whLgFYQD2nl220TUKd_5ZeTXrE7tlsGu0hKDPkvuPdpSvl0URu64LPxmQcK/s400/72.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A love fest (and Ronn still entertained by the napkin) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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In other news...I went to a new dr. the week before last, and I feel really good about my visit with her. She has a different approach to medicine that I really appreciate. She gave orders to have my blood analyzed for about 15 different things. Once we get the results we'll make a plan specialized for me that will include adapting my diet, equalizing my hormones with supplements and perhaps medication, as well as possible acupuncture. I'll keep you posted once I get my bloodwork results back!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-5883206795093133092010-10-08T15:15:00.000-07:002010-10-08T15:15:18.857-07:00On InfertilityIts been quite awhile since I've posted last, and there are lots of reasons for that. I've been insanely busy, combined with the fact that I had to give my computer back to my old boss since it was his, not mine! So I am adjusting to life with a laptop, plus I don't have photoshop so I haven't been able to process my pictures. Really its been the busy part that has been more of a factor. So I have tons of pictures to get up, as far back as mid-August, so I hope I'll be able to start getting all of those up sooner than later. <br />
I've had a lot on my mind lately, and in the past I have never hesitated to be up front and honest here on my blog, especially when things were hard. However, for the most part those things have just involved me and my life, and now that Rick and I are partners, I am hesitant to put OUR business out there, but for my own sanity, this is a post that I have been wanting to write, because its something that is constantly on my mind lately. <br />
Last year, in May, I was having some hormonal imbalance issues, and just generally not feeling like myself. My Dr. suggested going off birth control to see if that would help regulate things some. Rick and I knew we were a few months out from wanting to try starting a family, but we both guessed it would take some time and basically agreed if we accidentally got pregnant right away that it would be ok and we'd figure it out, although we were both nervous, considering I had more than 9 months left before I was done with school. I have never had regular periods my whole life, and I was pretty sure it would be hard for me to get pregnant. So we went off birth control and I felt like my hormones figured themselves out and I was feeling much more normal. Rick and I went about our lives like normal. By November we knew we were really in the safe zone on getting pregnant, since I'd be done with school in less time than it takes for a pregnancy. It'd been 6 months since I'd gone of the birth control and I had only had 1 period in those 6 months, so I went and saw my Dr. again. She referred me to a fertility specialist right away. I started seeing my fertility specialist at the beginning of December and she put me on Clomid (a fertility drug-an ovulation inducer) right away. She said we'd give it 3 months and see what happens. She also said I needed to be taking my temperature every day to chart my ovulation and make sure I was ovulating etc. I did this religiously, and could clearly see that I was indeed ovulating, so I had high hopes that once the biggest obstacle was out of the way (me not ovulating), that it wouldn't take too long until we would get pregnant. After three months and no progress, my doctor decided to double my dosage of clomid and have me start doing ovulation prediction kits (where you pee on a stick to show when you are close to ovulation). She also started doing testing on Rick and I to see if there were any problems with us. After a few procedures Rick and I both got clean bills of health and told there was nothing really wrong with us. Keep in mind that the tests, ultrasounds, and Dr. visits were adding up quickly. And even though we hadn't been trying all that long, each month when my period would come, I would get sad and discouraged. After about 6 months of doing all this infertility testing etc, my Dr. thought it was time to take a more aggressive approach and we began doing IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination)-where the Dr. basically inseminates you with your husband's sperm. This was costing us about $400-$550 a month (luckily insurance was covering some-but not all of it). We did this for 2 months with no success, then switched fertility drugs to a non-FDA approved drug called Femara. My Dr. was really excited about me switching to this other drug, and so was I, since she was so optimistic. It cost a lot more and upped the cost to around $650 a month or so. We did one cycle of IUI on this drug, with no success again. She wanted to give it one more try in September, but unfortunately by this point we owed them about $1000 and they wanted to be paid before we did the next IUI. At this point I called Rick sobbing, just overwhelmed monetarily, emotionally, physically etc. If this last IUI didn't work, then the next step was to add shots to the mix. The shots and IUI cost $3500 a month and that is money we do not have. Not only that, but they want the money up front, before the procedure, and it requires 7-10 trips to the hospital for blood draws and ultrasounds to monitor your eggs, within a 2 week period. Not to mention what this insane surge of hormones would do to me mentally. That step is the last before the VERY last step: In Vitro (or IVF-which starts at $10,000 and only has a 50-50 chance of working). I just really felt like after trying for so long that changing one thing probably woldn't make a difference. After a lot of soul searching Rick and I have decided to discontinue our infertility treatments due to the money, and the stress that it causes. We just need a break. Getting my hopes up each month then having them crushed at the end of the month is devastating. I never dreamed that I might not ever get to have my own children and this realization has left me sad, confused and angry. People kept telling me to just give up and at that point it would happen on its own, or "I have a friend who...". Everyone has great stories about people that have overcome their infertility but I can't rely on other's stories to be my own. I have always wanted to be a mom, and the emotions that I feel knowing that I most likely will never have my own children are indescribeable. I have been through quite the rollercoaster of emotions lately and I am still trying to come to terms with how I feel. I can't say how Rick feels because I am not him, and as we all know, men aren't the best at communicating their emotions, but needless to say, he is hurting as well. It is very hard for us, as we have hardly any friends that don't have kids, and on top of that, i have THREE baby showers this month! I wanted to quit the infertility treatments while I was ahead-before I started hating babies, people with babies, myself, Rick etc. I didn't want to get to my breaking point. I am not willing to go $10,000 in debt to only have a 50/50 chance at having a baby. So, at this point, we are taking a break, taking inventory of ourselves and our situation and not putting any pressure on the next step. We are not discounting adoption, and we're not discounting the option of never having kids. We just don't know. We have a pretty great life with just the two of us, and as time goes on and we get older, we may decide to keep it just the two of us. I really can't say. I just feel that infertility is one of those taboo subjects that people don't talk about and I can't do it anymore. I need to have it out in the open so people stop asking me when we're going to have a baby and stop making comments like "You'll understand when you have kids". <br />
After Adam died I went through a point where I had really negative feelings towards my friends who were in happy relationships and I couldn't feel happy for people when they were happy. I am borderline feeling this way now. I don't want to get all the way there. I want to feel joy when my friends tell me they're expecting, not anger and jealousy. Its hard for me to understand why this is happening to us, when there is nothing "wrong" with either of us, compounded with sometimes feeling "plagued"-feeling like I can't get out of a spot where bad things happen to me. <br />
But at the end of the day, I have a great marriage and husband, a roof over my head, a job, great family and friends and a lot of other things to be grateful for, and I know it can always be worse. So for now I am going to take a lot of time to focus on ME and what makes me happy and make some changes that I really feel like need to be made in my personal life. I really feel that we are given friends and family in life to rely on and give us support when we are hurting the most, and it seems silly to keep all of this to myself and suffer when I don't have to. So, in advance, thank you for being understanding about our situation, and being sensitive to it etc. My next step is seeing an internist that a friend recommended to see if she can't help me sort out some other weird issues, like my eczema and losing oodles of hair. To me it just seems like those two things might somehow be connected to not ovulating and I'd like to get to the root of it instead of just trying to fix it. I will keep you posted as time goes on and we know more.<br />
xoxo<br />
LaurenLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-55485349057397616482010-09-04T21:46:00.000-07:002010-09-04T21:46:43.550-07:00Lady Gaga!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We bought our Lady Gaga tickets ages ago and had been awaiting the show for months! 8 of us went and the show was great!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls at Rialto beforehand-</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heather, Emma, Misty, Tina, Liz and me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZauZexXo1tHPGuyuar-Yzo4d5143V751F3Bt1xpODp-C6n8hDafzAZOJS86UuJx-LPzvmMINI05f4dFOebhrrvE7-RQlrhNFlH-TzVXZO5GifoXB8dxWelW1NKwiJRIYCWsIA9-A/s1600/52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZauZexXo1tHPGuyuar-Yzo4d5143V751F3Bt1xpODp-C6n8hDafzAZOJS86UuJx-LPzvmMINI05f4dFOebhrrvE7-RQlrhNFlH-TzVXZO5GifoXB8dxWelW1NKwiJRIYCWsIA9-A/s400/52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Liz and Tina-BF's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWfpR3B2RQIn_uq_oG7kKWoLVctp9r5eaB0cMyhUndJYghO7p3YQVV1L935ZDIP76Kpgi4UPjJXQcCaMpJWzxgpwgTZiG1zfnE_ujRESbs4hIuDiiKwsJ2LWWXZVppjYjkbIVvAPo/s1600/57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWfpR3B2RQIn_uq_oG7kKWoLVctp9r5eaB0cMyhUndJYghO7p3YQVV1L935ZDIP76Kpgi4UPjJXQcCaMpJWzxgpwgTZiG1zfnE_ujRESbs4hIuDiiKwsJ2LWWXZVppjYjkbIVvAPo/s400/57.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Liz and a stranger on the MAX, also headed to the show</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjDfb-JFputDQ9aNEmJv4QrMrjyV-fvZO2m2i7XvvmT8_DK_P97y2kH4d8bFzk_BDJYDf2BBzznrNZxZ1rTyFpp-H9tUH-NUsi0J6md66pqulCLaAVwXeUMeBKHNG7NP3az9N0Viv/s1600/61.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjDfb-JFputDQ9aNEmJv4QrMrjyV-fvZO2m2i7XvvmT8_DK_P97y2kH4d8bFzk_BDJYDf2BBzznrNZxZ1rTyFpp-H9tUH-NUsi0J6md66pqulCLaAVwXeUMeBKHNG7NP3az9N0Viv/s400/61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tina & Rick on the MAX</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIrbSd0JPGpDiRcZsaWOpsDzvX89Pwi4C4GcNl4ydnrHPMAa0ELtsdaw0Kgjd3npdLTKxCVvsZJ7ee8p-9fdGHvWUWNGWt1faSgAdh7xLAmeIzoTUMmto64bSE8Z-oyamH3-UzcGW/s1600/62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIrbSd0JPGpDiRcZsaWOpsDzvX89Pwi4C4GcNl4ydnrHPMAa0ELtsdaw0Kgjd3npdLTKxCVvsZJ7ee8p-9fdGHvWUWNGWt1faSgAdh7xLAmeIzoTUMmto64bSE8Z-oyamH3-UzcGW/s400/62.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These girls were only a small hint of the costumes we saw the fans in, at the show. It was almost as entertaining as the show itself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCz0ZLaV14GybHr6NKVNxLcKK2yBBWc7cq6hUcXJ7ajantVQgyOdtYwOv-3A5tM0wT5GVWwqFOc2l93MBcrzEcCH00KUa9mbF_xYKXbyx8-5MhW1X1w6Kd-V1QIFxnqUNO5ltxSEi/s1600/64.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCz0ZLaV14GybHr6NKVNxLcKK2yBBWc7cq6hUcXJ7ajantVQgyOdtYwOv-3A5tM0wT5GVWwqFOc2l93MBcrzEcCH00KUa9mbF_xYKXbyx8-5MhW1X1w6Kd-V1QIFxnqUNO5ltxSEi/s400/64.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lady Gaga and the first set</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5OQdM6RQkglGiAA_lAwubQpvMdtoP01W1hIIvqOxVSBeJVVa1yTu3wU_STHSKTKrjekcBBdJXZzUQ-vs0CAUJUlCbsggHxwBZicPMJzc0kzPagfncaqDmEmQdNEZgJ2JFWLEeOMu/s1600/69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5OQdM6RQkglGiAA_lAwubQpvMdtoP01W1hIIvqOxVSBeJVVa1yTu3wU_STHSKTKrjekcBBdJXZzUQ-vs0CAUJUlCbsggHxwBZicPMJzc0kzPagfncaqDmEmQdNEZgJ2JFWLEeOMu/s400/69.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls in front of us and what they were wearing (we didn't know them!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrCdOYADvtbTSCqKp5Ey-_uGk3qlW49BQzD3I46uBJ5WpPb2usc7CSgvbv1t78XnDKQm-ORr1NI2s2XFGROWCPFfchmlw_Lc6oz42wMponEcdIyhxvt6U2VcdnxU2Ivr8jtEbajdJ/s1600/71.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrCdOYADvtbTSCqKp5Ey-_uGk3qlW49BQzD3I46uBJ5WpPb2usc7CSgvbv1t78XnDKQm-ORr1NI2s2XFGROWCPFfchmlw_Lc6oz42wMponEcdIyhxvt6U2VcdnxU2Ivr8jtEbajdJ/s400/71.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gaga in all her craziness!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtesvoCySh9FJinA57V-1593Y0XzaNDL5KlyLZ6U5C46t362WcdGE4Nha5NU_3mZfedXJYrP7dwVzwe17Unfe8spK69sxEoqWUFBA2DDc44gwsf3XAXqHTpq_hzjqrpNR7v96zfFma/s1600/76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtesvoCySh9FJinA57V-1593Y0XzaNDL5KlyLZ6U5C46t362WcdGE4Nha5NU_3mZfedXJYrP7dwVzwe17Unfe8spK69sxEoqWUFBA2DDc44gwsf3XAXqHTpq_hzjqrpNR7v96zfFma/s400/76.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Emma and Heather</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVUPlfrorf8DSh-DtLntHCy47u3JbLGhtmIBVXM-Dx89tQhJzE-4wcAaxWnqRDeDYKh1pKwxDMG-ao6cGW58QR8A3a0MUso_prQI-Qidtbo-s0fxScYD7KbASO54hISh908v1ipf_/s1600/80.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVUPlfrorf8DSh-DtLntHCy47u3JbLGhtmIBVXM-Dx89tQhJzE-4wcAaxWnqRDeDYKh1pKwxDMG-ao6cGW58QR8A3a0MUso_prQI-Qidtbo-s0fxScYD7KbASO54hISh908v1ipf_/s400/80.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rick and his very sweaty wife (it was HOT in there!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCr4JGL3l7gwJZ8vBVwsZ5FoXzmgISt-0azQZQ6Fbskhtoah6h11EgtpSwUNIHqyBJIbRsHh8_rPa_UsYkY4sQQvxfYwkBE7D3NwSSjbwYHyv8Vl8u_j3f9KDOaJtqUrDzTuTMhhy/s1600/81.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCr4JGL3l7gwJZ8vBVwsZ5FoXzmgISt-0azQZQ6Fbskhtoah6h11EgtpSwUNIHqyBJIbRsHh8_rPa_UsYkY4sQQvxfYwkBE7D3NwSSjbwYHyv8Vl8u_j3f9KDOaJtqUrDzTuTMhhy/s400/81.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gaga's fairy outfit. Even the things on her head were moving!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WTe1Yrekj6j263RsEoTmvTNKqxTAAHkqWGWY4txrK8iDWBsrbqmGCOfyr-Om2bvnIUf79YqmgOUPiGhPQOxCJqBSWAfGFv5CQwS5pTu_weIU6Ug-sNZcUo1rBuqrAcf0nvsXp8y_/s1600/89.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WTe1Yrekj6j263RsEoTmvTNKqxTAAHkqWGWY4txrK8iDWBsrbqmGCOfyr-Om2bvnIUf79YqmgOUPiGhPQOxCJqBSWAfGFv5CQwS5pTu_weIU6Ug-sNZcUo1rBuqrAcf0nvsXp8y_/s400/89.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oops Emma wasn't ready, and I didn't get the shades memo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX5fDhTDr68oJHSM5hhZMz1v6cpyRj2lwWs4GUwX2In9fZhIe0eHG9AG4BpXOtoSXnSRHQgSAUnh8mrl9HNMSMpBwBu-vAcB1SY0zbELIrXvm9gxY9AFU5-r1CEkKmLoDmsE86vDm/s1600/94.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX5fDhTDr68oJHSM5hhZMz1v6cpyRj2lwWs4GUwX2In9fZhIe0eHG9AG4BpXOtoSXnSRHQgSAUnh8mrl9HNMSMpBwBu-vAcB1SY0zbELIrXvm9gxY9AFU5-r1CEkKmLoDmsE86vDm/s400/94.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Liz took a very expensive nap during the show</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtccewrW0gT898VcWkh6fCUrm_PnNl7NsS7E_W1a7DYKEGWiQYWn8A625m7Cc1ev0aYrKce76xTuU_sTvD4rJ3oqLscJem_JY7Oi7-Bl7D-9tC8sy0dU6gx8vPsK_GMiHs1L0FBS4R/s1600/95.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtccewrW0gT898VcWkh6fCUrm_PnNl7NsS7E_W1a7DYKEGWiQYWn8A625m7Cc1ev0aYrKce76xTuU_sTvD4rJ3oqLscJem_JY7Oi7-Bl7D-9tC8sy0dU6gx8vPsK_GMiHs1L0FBS4R/s400/95.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite set-the awesome monster!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnBN8AHNamSR_O_GpZy6YrjV0d6fY20b_spKL8fIT4JDOE5nvkhkKQHyTcdktd2RTVx-wk_esoGWEwx3gb0at4QaymBwlC5D4ILAvKQCPxNTjANW9J3oAdQqj7BqyEC8sG_L4PekD/s1600/101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnBN8AHNamSR_O_GpZy6YrjV0d6fY20b_spKL8fIT4JDOE5nvkhkKQHyTcdktd2RTVx-wk_esoGWEwx3gb0at4QaymBwlC5D4ILAvKQCPxNTjANW9J3oAdQqj7BqyEC8sG_L4PekD/s400/101.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all, it was very entertaining. So glad we went! We are now done with shows and concerts til the next good thing comes along!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-59566544750681619652010-08-29T16:46:00.000-07:002010-08-29T16:46:14.885-07:00Dayville!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trying to find a place that is halfway between Portland and Boise, that can accomodate 4 girls isn't easy. As you know, my best friend Becky lives in Boise, so we (Brianne, Shannon, Becky and I) tried to figure out a place halfway for us to meet. Somehow we settled on a TINY town called Dayville, OR, just west of John Day. There is pretty much nothing there but a tiny cafe and a tiny post office. Luckily there is a small place with 3 little rentals attached to the back of the post office, so this is where we stayed. I didn't get any pictures of the place, and now I am wishing we had! It was quite an adventure, but we had a great time cooking and being together. We played did a LOT of madlibs and watched Labyrinth, since Shannon had never seen it! We also took a day trip to the John Day Fossil Bed National Monument-both the Sheep Rock unit and the Painted Hills. Eastern Oregon is so beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sheep Rock<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHFRMA1z2gKRDIMeW2vQy3Dx9adQoO_nbqXoXxofv-PkfBxLWLycEywilCHAVZ5iBaNVHt3w5eAkBX3oPvPciM6jgV9Rw176PZLmyze7Iwe8jK4OqIY2NibU3yQTfeXvrbyMcLYaC/s1600/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHFRMA1z2gKRDIMeW2vQy3Dx9adQoO_nbqXoXxofv-PkfBxLWLycEywilCHAVZ5iBaNVHt3w5eAkBX3oPvPciM6jgV9Rw176PZLmyze7Iwe8jK4OqIY2NibU3yQTfeXvrbyMcLYaC/s400/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brianne scoping out Sheep Rock </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgBnNrVKTRmgvyAqoWmdeH64Pw49wuHVcBbgtRkfo-VYJPZiI_bzLsqWedLdO7weDUcdOb8-KhVyqUpggVRyTvs-EN2-MQA9PoBfm-D-huoja5XJXP_4i7EsUEbUfExf9rUWrajIW/s1600/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgBnNrVKTRmgvyAqoWmdeH64Pw49wuHVcBbgtRkfo-VYJPZiI_bzLsqWedLdO7weDUcdOb8-KhVyqUpggVRyTvs-EN2-MQA9PoBfm-D-huoja5XJXP_4i7EsUEbUfExf9rUWrajIW/s400/02.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The inside of the visitors center had lots of awesome fossils, but really weird paintings of prehistoric times. Here is a prehistoric Brianne and a prehistoric Becky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01LuPbFFn_ecRlCduAWnFbXtOhqG56cNiiZBtugQwGf_OUm3X4bFT9wfVtgnPEfW4o4o81H3rOtfIRo6bWwcdZwxgh8aV57K5xZD5yK40sQyaR2YjgIenCXbBjWK6Y0eag01q5loC/s1600/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01LuPbFFn_ecRlCduAWnFbXtOhqG56cNiiZBtugQwGf_OUm3X4bFT9wfVtgnPEfW4o4o81H3rOtfIRo6bWwcdZwxgh8aV57K5xZD5yK40sQyaR2YjgIenCXbBjWK6Y0eag01q5loC/s400/03.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Painted Hills... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYm3YdZKESBygb6eOdVa5PB8umVPETkE46e2uT13WbsPFislhVRnS4iD6dbRUFC7xoc0KFSYjETtgMBNBV7jDKYc8oK_Eqj7-97EYB5YW3ILdnnFIvNJ68pHej0kRaYTu7xEl-XHb/s1600/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYm3YdZKESBygb6eOdVa5PB8umVPETkE46e2uT13WbsPFislhVRnS4iD6dbRUFC7xoc0KFSYjETtgMBNBV7jDKYc8oK_Eqj7-97EYB5YW3ILdnnFIvNJ68pHej0kRaYTu7xEl-XHb/s400/07.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO48cAupjkv3DUenK-35onLl2pRyltnvvTOXhorWxMWS3rMxOh9h6gWoqE-X8W3354i4oPMxUrpH8B5i5eEcxAAtWIpDpDx0EdKqvENVivm52Rhn6QSn8fC2KJhb2KNMWe5dr2hg76/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO48cAupjkv3DUenK-35onLl2pRyltnvvTOXhorWxMWS3rMxOh9h6gWoqE-X8W3354i4oPMxUrpH8B5i5eEcxAAtWIpDpDx0EdKqvENVivm52Rhn6QSn8fC2KJhb2KNMWe5dr2hg76/s400/15.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjShySwe_S2FLYJbZr_IN50tV2PM8SaY4P052P26r6nrcerRTaULP8nYjkPnMZXQMdQ3Bz_AUtPF9dj3HUuP1uqh8BAZTGYSJzJnmqo-xhjWKvEXXhKwrK80CxXNzITATg7m7ThhyphenhyphenK/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjShySwe_S2FLYJbZr_IN50tV2PM8SaY4P052P26r6nrcerRTaULP8nYjkPnMZXQMdQ3Bz_AUtPF9dj3HUuP1uqh8BAZTGYSJzJnmqo-xhjWKvEXXhKwrK80CxXNzITATg7m7ThhyphenhyphenK/s400/19.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1lrZMqJ81bXLQAtYrroKHcL0Ce9fW2lv2NHd-5_ZWcjVbWYuyLXrWlZNy2IyyteEVEFMI1cjZAhRhQXc4w8psQnsshGoNtwbVHmZPYARZwzhbshQBVzQwttl7fpDvqA8IrFLcscr/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1lrZMqJ81bXLQAtYrroKHcL0Ce9fW2lv2NHd-5_ZWcjVbWYuyLXrWlZNy2IyyteEVEFMI1cjZAhRhQXc4w8psQnsshGoNtwbVHmZPYARZwzhbshQBVzQwttl7fpDvqA8IrFLcscr/s400/20.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdkoYZABh19phmo3YYeWaCGMcgbGK64yIH1ojVeDQXZ-A4MxnBJQIs1YJKX9n_3dFQqmk1Mjta3w3exYt7ZIEKIpxdYXZ2U8qH_Zoq0Mu7t66EFfbCri7rW3EZNd5fMkrFJVHWNVQ/s1600/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdkoYZABh19phmo3YYeWaCGMcgbGK64yIH1ojVeDQXZ-A4MxnBJQIs1YJKX9n_3dFQqmk1Mjta3w3exYt7ZIEKIpxdYXZ2U8qH_Zoq0Mu7t66EFfbCri7rW3EZNd5fMkrFJVHWNVQ/s400/30.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kEm-115SUeDGt0z8yimGwxzHJlFCNsvYYwsbcnZW_HTo36VEvt0DxJFfpp1pXjB19DG1FZinHj0WgBwUltk821ZGmceCM3wrqVdYKxwMzdENfwfbrHL-H2Ps4tFaMgNc4M3ZxK0i/s1600/37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kEm-115SUeDGt0z8yimGwxzHJlFCNsvYYwsbcnZW_HTo36VEvt0DxJFfpp1pXjB19DG1FZinHj0WgBwUltk821ZGmceCM3wrqVdYKxwMzdENfwfbrHL-H2Ps4tFaMgNc4M3ZxK0i/s400/37.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivURyypf4upUTM82q0MDuxm9rDHMhnqpeRn_HUZH4iXMDjY5Galt-fFgrvtwqIivOzcbSTSTp6DOYDoffBqpl40_VNgop_XgN9YwXMFtgxbBSlCRLdAj7sBAFmqAoP4M2cZpQZf0T4/s1600/38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivURyypf4upUTM82q0MDuxm9rDHMhnqpeRn_HUZH4iXMDjY5Galt-fFgrvtwqIivOzcbSTSTp6DOYDoffBqpl40_VNgop_XgN9YwXMFtgxbBSlCRLdAj7sBAFmqAoP4M2cZpQZf0T4/s400/38.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And one last one of Lucy riding a chihuahua sized trike. The trike was in the funny place we stayed :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNk5snWgN7n5xGKERhT01GyBxWSE1IHo56tI77MZ7L-nuxTIdgmvJFJ4Kx0Mi2BOmvO0kAzC9mA8_IjQKSL9XJjXSU38ETHeinxY67c4TffQJ3smhmvWy_wg3APFdheaMPJHnVa6Y/s400/41.jpg" width="307" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And that's it for Dayville!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-86611043212515951412010-08-24T10:42:00.000-07:002010-08-24T10:42:47.620-07:00Seattle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rick and I went to Seattle the first weekend of August to celebrate our anniversary early. We knew we were going to the beach for Kelly's birthday the weekend of our anniversary, so we had to plan early! Thanks to my friend Josh, we got an amazing deal at the Westin in downtown Seattle. We were on the 39th floor of the hotel overlooking the sound. It was gorgeous. We spent our weekend relaxing, shopping, eating and going to a soccer game. It was a great weekend away!</div><div style="text-align: center;">View of the space needle from our room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHLjWYUKpQwnd5cNB6CsV-C6bAkhFoHZR_8XhjikkEAVLL8O9iyGxPUjK_INq8ImAywsVfxIn6WqSaNvnHh0SmlZphzkEN8A-OjbGGBViGRy7k3gLf38GHPXoUR_bWG2O7Q1_tFq1/s1600/04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHLjWYUKpQwnd5cNB6CsV-C6bAkhFoHZR_8XhjikkEAVLL8O9iyGxPUjK_INq8ImAywsVfxIn6WqSaNvnHh0SmlZphzkEN8A-OjbGGBViGRy7k3gLf38GHPXoUR_bWG2O7Q1_tFq1/s400/04.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View north from our room, there were a few cruise ships in port<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vQtPwwbr6gNGcmnyXczgfKK3jca8dNmTSeF0BgHaV5ocUKFWJR5lSLkz63hGNSP9crw3LPfhyphenhyphene1Ef5Ut9n2rPFruB70q_quBNrhYy17JOSQa1rYfkx29KFFpy4wbzMr1U2mv4zyX/s1600/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vQtPwwbr6gNGcmnyXczgfKK3jca8dNmTSeF0BgHaV5ocUKFWJR5lSLkz63hGNSP9crw3LPfhyphenhyphene1Ef5Ut9n2rPFruB70q_quBNrhYy17JOSQa1rYfkx29KFFpy4wbzMr1U2mv4zyX/s400/05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weekend we were there was the Seafair, and they had the air show on Saturday. We didn't go, but a few of the Blue Angels flew right in front of our hotel, which was awesome, but I didn't get a good pic of. Two came back later around the other side, this was the best I could get!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeL99UMNOc2PdMP4y4mY8bCdfe2jOAU5AuGH_QoP60pAGr37PEeDnB4X1lfnLWorxcgQDqDntoPQgypZFdx3ZP0U-Z2XsKkbf9IiET5bJbYlSX-a99uIYMvtogwrmwDru0v_Nakp1/s1600/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeL99UMNOc2PdMP4y4mY8bCdfe2jOAU5AuGH_QoP60pAGr37PEeDnB4X1lfnLWorxcgQDqDntoPQgypZFdx3ZP0U-Z2XsKkbf9IiET5bJbYlSX-a99uIYMvtogwrmwDru0v_Nakp1/s400/06.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice clouds over the Sound<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz1gW9-Q5YYPI8BNs6wx6sMzi4Fy5pto5W7HwTnzts4bHeYRH3yxdR5flmhy-kbspSjQSY1Hc_nRapg-LDv3aDwKlDy6dUBwpKy39vjv8q3qyOdwwmec1sYm_dvwJu-vz5B7zbeh9/s1600/07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJz1gW9-Q5YYPI8BNs6wx6sMzi4Fy5pto5W7HwTnzts4bHeYRH3yxdR5flmhy-kbspSjQSY1Hc_nRapg-LDv3aDwKlDy6dUBwpKy39vjv8q3qyOdwwmec1sYm_dvwJu-vz5B7zbeh9/s400/07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seattle skyline from the soccer stadium<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yqm53xsJBES_kFb2z9UeStvsKL-SCkgFlPYPvNhHgh_Xc9DKcMVZ-BpMZeA3Ovgzum8lwizME74rCqc1sf_up2B9szOY8iPaYr8BQhEKJAkvhFauzQuKO7yBnU_8eMdZuq-iC0AO/s1600/08+skyline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yqm53xsJBES_kFb2z9UeStvsKL-SCkgFlPYPvNhHgh_Xc9DKcMVZ-BpMZeA3Ovgzum8lwizME74rCqc1sf_up2B9szOY8iPaYr8BQhEKJAkvhFauzQuKO7yBnU_8eMdZuq-iC0AO/s400/08+skyline.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glitter and fireworks during the national Anthem made for a fun start to the game. We got tickets through Samsung, had awesome seats, and had an entire row to ourselves! It was really fun, I'm excited for the Timbers games next year!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GvFwf3MVSVPkj828WjovWeV-MnN3kFCBa7uAT8KG72vv-3VGWhbp6QSOBpQi-0rXS8-cpKq0p5XsLdsn0vLHdVwO96i91VLWclI53oj9sc6BWah-NEh8gK7VUC3zENuy-tk47zf9/s1600/09+field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GvFwf3MVSVPkj828WjovWeV-MnN3kFCBa7uAT8KG72vv-3VGWhbp6QSOBpQi-0rXS8-cpKq0p5XsLdsn0vLHdVwO96i91VLWclI53oj9sc6BWah-NEh8gK7VUC3zENuy-tk47zf9/s400/09+field.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Us at the game<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiH5FJh6OOm0Pt0RZpcNQZM9Xmv89nYjnoGGCFnzcm6iWUjiHW0jfNyyZwF6hAPfA8Zs4V1uJgsDh_Pfv0LyZM6j2EKmPvebG5EsmF-OugbkbTMgW0_gRBTNBVClJhqog0LQkyJh1/s1600/10+us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiH5FJh6OOm0Pt0RZpcNQZM9Xmv89nYjnoGGCFnzcm6iWUjiHW0jfNyyZwF6hAPfA8Zs4V1uJgsDh_Pfv0LyZM6j2EKmPvebG5EsmF-OugbkbTMgW0_gRBTNBVClJhqog0LQkyJh1/s400/10+us.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday was our actual anniversary (and my Dad's birthday!). I can't believe 2 years have flown by so fast. I love being married to Rick so much. He treats me so wonderfully, he makes me laugh every day, he keeps me challenged and on my toes, and I know I am blessed to truly love spending time with him both one on one and in groups. He is my very best friend, I love you Rick!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were able to go to a nice dinner at Ristorante Roma downtown last night after I got off work. We had a LOT of food, and it was really good. If you ever want a good Italian restaurant downtown, I totally recommend it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Work is going well. So far so good...its just been a bit of an adjustment getting used to working full time again. I like what I'm doing though so far. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a lot of pictures to process through-girls weekend in Eastern OR, Lady Gaga concert and our weekend in Lincoln City for Kelly's birthday. To come soon!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-42370365024565480482010-08-16T17:12:00.000-07:002010-08-16T17:12:15.648-07:00TJ & Christy's wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Tuesday we headed out the gorge, up to the Bridal Veil area for our friend TJ's wedding, to his beautiful wife, Christy. The wedding was held at Bridal Veil Lakes, which I had never heard of, but was absolutely gorgeous. I got a lot of great pictures, it was hard not to take a ton since the location was so perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking in to the ceremony, which was on the other side of this lake<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrZxBc96CxTXXfY0A6Z-59pJyajM5OWDJmsP-iHl7KrzVOuVDrKCLrk7BbzBtpSZK7g4RLqpaR1erRMWvzUj-A6RBCByH081tLrtcbvE9CXC9Ejl0blQ30fMkmvnfs40xbjOIciDt/s1600/09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrZxBc96CxTXXfY0A6Z-59pJyajM5OWDJmsP-iHl7KrzVOuVDrKCLrk7BbzBtpSZK7g4RLqpaR1erRMWvzUj-A6RBCByH081tLrtcbvE9CXC9Ejl0blQ30fMkmvnfs40xbjOIciDt/s400/09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The bridal party. We know TJ through Dylan (3rd from right), and now TJ works for AT&T as well. The funny part is that one of the bridesmaids, Kelly (2nd from left), I graduated high school with, and one of the groomsmen, Ryan, (2nd from right) is my first husband Adam's cousin! I tell ya, small world! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMngoBb0tteR6ekRndlF6t1y_gmPBOQMLVmQOy6A2BhZmaUYXUV3-USScXif-6QDgZkp5N3BmsrYMFIj6mJKkSqtVw7EHuPkOAjblqIcQoqwbQfGJrqHNpXYl1bMD6aR3ly9P9uGem/s1600/12+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMngoBb0tteR6ekRndlF6t1y_gmPBOQMLVmQOy6A2BhZmaUYXUV3-USScXif-6QDgZkp5N3BmsrYMFIj6mJKkSqtVw7EHuPkOAjblqIcQoqwbQfGJrqHNpXYl1bMD6aR3ly9P9uGem/s400/12+crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The happy couple during the ceremony </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP1_Bn6YQjSiAgMWo6nFp0FJ7iQmY_3CrIVm8XogODqcyXZ9B9JF0OYGcFz9ORKwmVDPCnXmIiTuoP1ubP-DThUCxfZui14N8RraKvyjLii9uCtQT5svarclpZNu1INiJT3q5Z0BF/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP1_Bn6YQjSiAgMWo6nFp0FJ7iQmY_3CrIVm8XogODqcyXZ9B9JF0OYGcFz9ORKwmVDPCnXmIiTuoP1ubP-DThUCxfZui14N8RraKvyjLii9uCtQT5svarclpZNu1INiJT3q5Z0BF/s400/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bridesmaids, I loved those grey dresses with the yellow </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnjJ_GrQB3x4-nooXdrkS8rdUL-gvfG8ZhnYRHkleVyA2QIyAX9B4pfo6F0ziRjTmpWwdwdKRURo26OebKqW3wASwnrb6IMSYvDDDs1_Djh3CmTxgz7AJwFCqVUaQk7OotfuidvcB/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnjJ_GrQB3x4-nooXdrkS8rdUL-gvfG8ZhnYRHkleVyA2QIyAX9B4pfo6F0ziRjTmpWwdwdKRURo26OebKqW3wASwnrb6IMSYvDDDs1_Djh3CmTxgz7AJwFCqVUaQk7OotfuidvcB/s400/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its official! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISkGjJwJxF1SxzQkwOg67mnc3VBCIkBLE75zZOglZZ_oALsKhtdHQzha_PgzIJjCigYmCg5BJ6yTOa5I0dZfufvqhAP36sQqy04K0WgaGJzShSyC1KXzcO071yVowlB8MYfsmXXIy/s1600/15+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISkGjJwJxF1SxzQkwOg67mnc3VBCIkBLE75zZOglZZ_oALsKhtdHQzha_PgzIJjCigYmCg5BJ6yTOa5I0dZfufvqhAP36sQqy04K0WgaGJzShSyC1KXzcO071yVowlB8MYfsmXXIy/s400/15+crop.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The newlyweds </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpqDk9Rd150mlq_Wy3646-mvxIEjOyfLcnSKB8Um1RjO5ggUgg7CyhdBRIpBXGYf9ItfUAJF6IcdjqW7Fbj7yaJCCbkkjtmQ-0UtLm7Bvizgi_qYtWBTyCMqdYsxWEkkOQyxb-tVb/s1600/17+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpqDk9Rd150mlq_Wy3646-mvxIEjOyfLcnSKB8Um1RjO5ggUgg7CyhdBRIpBXGYf9ItfUAJF6IcdjqW7Fbj7yaJCCbkkjtmQ-0UtLm7Bvizgi_qYtWBTyCMqdYsxWEkkOQyxb-tVb/s400/17+crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TJ & Christy taking a canoe ride. She was brave, not sure if I would've gotten in a canoe in a wedding dress! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u3rEZuR-FJy-G1U99panK986Hp1fvE9MdEzAMvuhD9m-tFKZq3EcQjQsobl53tFKp43gRpsDlEqhWCsXYB-G3iw6h_c32sl5esNvjHlsAXdvqSm6Mt3U3-nS70sOv7O-9mysaNhB/s1600/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6u3rEZuR-FJy-G1U99panK986Hp1fvE9MdEzAMvuhD9m-tFKZq3EcQjQsobl53tFKp43gRpsDlEqhWCsXYB-G3iw6h_c32sl5esNvjHlsAXdvqSm6Mt3U3-nS70sOv7O-9mysaNhB/s400/22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gorgeous setting </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw33dDb4nKzNeXE0lMQbe-GoSJinICO2Uf9LFK_1of85bngWI8JVer28bfB4Z2hyphenhyphenm7tZnYEPrIXbMyHN2KZdbhtW5kDjdWIfdS6jKa7zwSDd5SwIv3l5KTIrvq_jqyvp4AHXzzMJ7y/s1600/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw33dDb4nKzNeXE0lMQbe-GoSJinICO2Uf9LFK_1of85bngWI8JVer28bfB4Z2hyphenhyphenm7tZnYEPrIXbMyHN2KZdbhtW5kDjdWIfdS6jKa7zwSDd5SwIv3l5KTIrvq_jqyvp4AHXzzMJ7y/s400/25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dylan looking stylin' in his groomsmen outfit and complimentary dollar store shades </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhsEv-vegobUpg2IFrJOkm9q5bEBpN97FDw8kj0ZO9Q8COjoavfcswx-stVgOYz2wIv3i4OdHqa8L4zhtz7-DWVc1dabCzcJ07CUVDQQF8OHaIqYX7lFDHHJFGNa4A4_F4O_88rk1/s1600/26+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhsEv-vegobUpg2IFrJOkm9q5bEBpN97FDw8kj0ZO9Q8COjoavfcswx-stVgOYz2wIv3i4OdHqa8L4zhtz7-DWVc1dabCzcJ07CUVDQQF8OHaIqYX7lFDHHJFGNa4A4_F4O_88rk1/s400/26+crop.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and I all dressed up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAaM16keYKO7AGArEAeypvhuNaZ58VZTNWzbeB9j4dvFaAmRCVO3Qqty-rhevwSABFfOgiRbUanH-yZeUzL1AhTLZglSYpNtW2RlSlbNwR_paomYsOzM1lTY0dwgDpj9kgpci2-b_/s1600/28+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAaM16keYKO7AGArEAeypvhuNaZ58VZTNWzbeB9j4dvFaAmRCVO3Qqty-rhevwSABFfOgiRbUanH-yZeUzL1AhTLZglSYpNtW2RlSlbNwR_paomYsOzM1lTY0dwgDpj9kgpci2-b_/s400/28+crop.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dylan & I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeul3ciYnaENLPTHVfEHQv5LKY3jT1VLxUQwPN-kOFAieuCdKHi0bW335XorHigRjLawz1KD0L8HFqAohp0c5gvdNrUirfHui2oU9GuqkN7rPKEDbZCe6A6RNFatGaIAy072q080j/s1600/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeul3ciYnaENLPTHVfEHQv5LKY3jT1VLxUQwPN-kOFAieuCdKHi0bW335XorHigRjLawz1KD0L8HFqAohp0c5gvdNrUirfHui2oU9GuqkN7rPKEDbZCe6A6RNFatGaIAy072q080j/s400/30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The setting for the reception </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMDYxoTp0EJhwv2CUv5QGnPJ3FMnXOImO3_xYbJ7xS0NJbksqV3XQF4qPU1kL8e-i7AxQQL5pFPl7TGJ13tWifhI0gDmN8VrOxWVH7tR-i2hF7XHKZL1Ix7YaStjK5AkNayfSz6_0/s1600/37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMDYxoTp0EJhwv2CUv5QGnPJ3FMnXOImO3_xYbJ7xS0NJbksqV3XQF4qPU1kL8e-i7AxQQL5pFPl7TGJ13tWifhI0gDmN8VrOxWVH7tR-i2hF7XHKZL1Ix7YaStjK5AkNayfSz6_0/s400/37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beginning of one amazing sunset, looking over the Columbia </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvkrOTKvme1ww9FhvEWT4j-UnjBdWerB7KpSKECzAdee_G7zyBPGMj-P3U0td4OI2ZfDdWozLK0XZyWj1Z9GnE5rhWyD4IPGPOjjLhjC-2UdGHuiUg6X8i-hEk4PHJT3nDzv4bJAs/s1600/40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvkrOTKvme1ww9FhvEWT4j-UnjBdWerB7KpSKECzAdee_G7zyBPGMj-P3U0td4OI2ZfDdWozLK0XZyWj1Z9GnE5rhWyD4IPGPOjjLhjC-2UdGHuiUg6X8i-hEk4PHJT3nDzv4bJAs/s400/40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me, Jen & Misty </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51xppV-eEvQuGFl0orP7-wo4ATAFuxnWbual3ijOTPz_sJZjdaCbzXOV_uz5mLxuy4hf7Lw73s_r8dIcnIbjXcZScCNIVoHh3OcqZDKE3_9IZtExd2o12OexHg1HeeBU8mgknxEeK/s1600/49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> At sunset the light started streaming through the trees and it was gorgeous</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNX_KPBoTSCrY9jZetI74vUvN3a8ykn85jRYofandh87dDaqbQ-t83YJatadjG6p93PgGy7uN6IUwxCsPfwbdGl2OE-WCo4iVs6mdcYetw9gpdXBH6BNziHqvwnuAuIiZKFbCO6iN/s1600/54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNX_KPBoTSCrY9jZetI74vUvN3a8ykn85jRYofandh87dDaqbQ-t83YJatadjG6p93PgGy7uN6IUwxCsPfwbdGl2OE-WCo4iVs6mdcYetw9gpdXBH6BNziHqvwnuAuIiZKFbCO6iN/s400/54.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Definitely my favorite shot of the night </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kpucZToIcP7t3DXxF3flcuRQu_aGVkZtG08bobpcPMfAKHiYCpWZOIEk_mp_1WPI9tHFn6kEQpFvXcsHgB2Z7uXRE0jnNVc8WSvv5M0GXoTY6dsD49xVE0fRdi_QS_exu2Bzi5Pg/s1600/57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnOkDgajaBo7mDiQ1xnjZGrAYRfnlN95LYsV26LrhtpvJ7faaNnsE3kz-z_8ZNCSsdDEjZxMP-vj3wXgKD2pvtV2rDovTs2MOa_hqpNEnarA6IOn9uMISOS5nNaLEKNo5pZNKKtWP/s400/68.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TJ & Rick </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4KbPmgxgkcPv-RKICgQ3mdGBo_nLS01XI9Ua3bfKRswFQCssdX8ZBD2nH7DoDVf4HTvDn1_moPm7NM79GLEGL_xbLzqsl5g_Qfdeesc6efVsnc0TmFdihWViHu2D9WkWWGcnKOu-/s1600/74.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4KbPmgxgkcPv-RKICgQ3mdGBo_nLS01XI9Ua3bfKRswFQCssdX8ZBD2nH7DoDVf4HTvDn1_moPm7NM79GLEGL_xbLzqsl5g_Qfdeesc6efVsnc0TmFdihWViHu2D9WkWWGcnKOu-/s400/74.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and one last one of my lady friends...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me, Alison, Misty and Amber</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiXbm4uIflh87_RWBGmE9UPwbe3P_5yBWzxGrKCvChFchnTefRfD8gcl2p_2X5f3FlGQXsVDOVa2XDsAtamd17XxN5WzQCvoHmJHyoj1Nj9XRcjT_nrlYeFgmvGobmChkvYolC1pp/s1600/girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiXbm4uIflh87_RWBGmE9UPwbe3P_5yBWzxGrKCvChFchnTefRfD8gcl2p_2X5f3FlGQXsVDOVa2XDsAtamd17XxN5WzQCvoHmJHyoj1Nj9XRcjT_nrlYeFgmvGobmChkvYolC1pp/s400/girls.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a great wedding and we are glad we got to be a part of it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In other happenings, I start my new job tomorrow. I am excited to have a normal schedule again, but at the same time, I haven't worked full time in about 4 years so its going to be a hard transition after having this whole summer to do nearly nothing! Back to being a grown up!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-19797612290612026922010-08-06T11:59:00.000-07:002010-08-06T12:26:36.632-07:00Camping at the beachLast weekend we went camping in Pacific City on the coast. We stayed at Webb County campground, and I do not recommend it! The nice thing was that it was across the street from the beach, but the downside was that it was pretty much a parking lot. We happened to get the one spot that backed up to a natural setting, but the rest of it backed houses etc. Kinda of weird! 11 of us went, and we had a great time and beautiful sunny afternoons. Saturday we were all in our bathing suits even. Of course, we didn't get in the water, it was WAY too cold! Here's the pics!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Tina (the birthday girl!), Saturday morning, waiting for the clouds to burn off</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqe6zpdHFmuXrg-lFewIFCmJjA56X8vaRDw6ikYTx2sP8TQvo_202Zme5woPjT3KtwdIfx61VikPgR8qmssaCzL2A2-EUq4tA4lhpzdclTULB710ELEVufuKALRAmoT05CTf-zNAD/s1600/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqe6zpdHFmuXrg-lFewIFCmJjA56X8vaRDw6ikYTx2sP8TQvo_202Zme5woPjT3KtwdIfx61VikPgR8qmssaCzL2A2-EUq4tA4lhpzdclTULB710ELEVufuKALRAmoT05CTf-zNAD/s400/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zach, Liz and Gracie enjoying the sunshine on the beach!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrPdB5TVfGo5oQqk-SMw6ssYM4X32cNrpU29EtJ09wf2KKfaPED82tEumP9Im4-JUvSfTY9c3krHwgNq8RaXF33y6740P5WxbtIG76D-ao_L1IpomZVu3vxbpAZrih98Si9VArGHg/s1600/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrPdB5TVfGo5oQqk-SMw6ssYM4X32cNrpU29EtJ09wf2KKfaPED82tEumP9Im4-JUvSfTY9c3krHwgNq8RaXF33y6740P5WxbtIG76D-ao_L1IpomZVu3vxbpAZrih98Si9VArGHg/s400/02.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Zach decided to dig a hole...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3D4Uh2WAn9CxN5-EGbhKOGuPptItlHHo9yzHP1FbCcg8i03rxff9RZKHQln2t1h8hmau3gX06NbniOlcvZkXy-lyonhGz2cX1QqsIg60MEXo3_ynuUbkql84FxzL9V4SFi9JBtKh/s1600/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3D4Uh2WAn9CxN5-EGbhKOGuPptItlHHo9yzHP1FbCcg8i03rxff9RZKHQln2t1h8hmau3gX06NbniOlcvZkXy-lyonhGz2cX1QqsIg60MEXo3_ynuUbkql84FxzL9V4SFi9JBtKh/s400/08.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Ronn, drinking out of a frisbee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY_F6ZDmZYt0wOd4pLBtD86Hi9YB34I41Np4Ww2JVlIDe1DBtO7xFggKkQjwNnjxEoEAgd9JHcF6ovfS-W3y_1RDg4soV69leYgngeAJA95WOOdy1xEIdb-WDPZ1RPiLMjLfhJxNF/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlY_F6ZDmZYt0wOd4pLBtD86Hi9YB34I41Np4Ww2JVlIDe1DBtO7xFggKkQjwNnjxEoEAgd9JHcF6ovfS-W3y_1RDg4soV69leYgngeAJA95WOOdy1xEIdb-WDPZ1RPiLMjLfhJxNF/s400/15.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kelly soaking up the rays </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5erQiimU5hCbEP2dSromu9wB5wEdwstn6hG7eztplCwvOVio7N3ABWceTytzbNOvT97NzFXp72phPw9Gm7Jane3ZuP0FmE8psHGsXz6MFO5271ez8wvFHpMApjC94pMgFWK5X6TLp/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5erQiimU5hCbEP2dSromu9wB5wEdwstn6hG7eztplCwvOVio7N3ABWceTytzbNOvT97NzFXp72phPw9Gm7Jane3ZuP0FmE8psHGsXz6MFO5271ez8wvFHpMApjC94pMgFWK5X6TLp/s400/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ronn playing football with some kid </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jX3qT72wEa6ycCWkFzcE9BybzbvopPp8EHgxrb63o3f_Y3xV5Qsr5cszyu-cmAWhpUwFvRAP64Sbg-bvCzu_vR5W32U2fBmv8BbG0HF56ZG1gWRdkDHyPtqAVOCz_m9eLGm8oJME/s1600/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5jX3qT72wEa6ycCWkFzcE9BybzbvopPp8EHgxrb63o3f_Y3xV5Qsr5cszyu-cmAWhpUwFvRAP64Sbg-bvCzu_vR5W32U2fBmv8BbG0HF56ZG1gWRdkDHyPtqAVOCz_m9eLGm8oJME/s400/33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scenery... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vG7tDXOQItXJbV-zkISD4PupgPa1tshsxkpN7sVlK4A9J6b7oWVy0peGAWO7UjGEq3R2zjv7OdFHl3Tmvnp9DwJjZ5v0f4L8b_iRn6ICrtsAqvglf9oHvqDj7XPC-qsdYTNYimhb/s1600/34+bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSh7gWj7844tnls_gB3JG1lxEInaQZFszMIdYnQTNrCVYPINJ_zFXLPC6h2GWYjq24R8CQjMNcCvIYmipXmT0OUcjWTdAFoZ0BVsZ6iy_5wF1uI_FqZS0f8B5AfNIWrVdpCdm8fuQ/s400/46.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the ladies from L-R</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">me, Shannon, Rachel, Jenny, Tina, Kelly & Liz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp5yl1Q8wy-U80gwY2dlFIlhvum-OHlc1uEinQcdDZNF20WY7fkPzSRTbzzBgOZrkWAFoc31a9CKWc_arCVAEpNq9uM62BRLbmGVhhnRvx9xt_k6wx6BuFydUzvoqMqOQ7g-QsB0n/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqp5yl1Q8wy-U80gwY2dlFIlhvum-OHlc1uEinQcdDZNF20WY7fkPzSRTbzzBgOZrkWAFoc31a9CKWc_arCVAEpNq9uM62BRLbmGVhhnRvx9xt_k6wx6BuFydUzvoqMqOQ7g-QsB0n/s400/56.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tina and Jenn hanging out with Gracie. Once it got cloudy, it got cold fast! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4ENbhFTNID-AHM3tSnpGxXkS6VvPQ2ecb6c8Vwt5txtNr-HAWKfXJiFCmlTwkQ2YUj_rXtTJcJcWvfECQqRw0aIpT2WssJHwB6cDFzjJ6lOFkYL4QJQCayYRUTDbMex3BgBoEVMF/s1600/61.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4ENbhFTNID-AHM3tSnpGxXkS6VvPQ2ecb6c8Vwt5txtNr-HAWKfXJiFCmlTwkQ2YUj_rXtTJcJcWvfECQqRw0aIpT2WssJHwB6cDFzjJ6lOFkYL4QJQCayYRUTDbMex3BgBoEVMF/s400/61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ronn and Kelly tossin' the pig skin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_unM24FGT2B87wJRrhD421l-Q72HojWu-bQ-rhk1mHNhuk4-65TuaKYB8gtVFbNK4-ehHzW0HQK2P0dEj0R3zqGnbJe9oD852vhMDpFwuF6iIRItVWKwEAKvjpdpkWAQ_vFOBBLw/s1600/62.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_unM24FGT2B87wJRrhD421l-Q72HojWu-bQ-rhk1mHNhuk4-65TuaKYB8gtVFbNK4-ehHzW0HQK2P0dEj0R3zqGnbJe9oD852vhMDpFwuF6iIRItVWKwEAKvjpdpkWAQ_vFOBBLw/s400/62.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dave and Gracie dancing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsW8qkeqEEa5Cm-JQVI0chnUDlgUTde6-D-nzUBx4EkdTvBVcB20jZcPingVHMJqg6bseyAldTohVVfuqHdJZUfCyLuhX6pEXj2seMUnX6UwOkI-bVgR0Jm2tyNWB3BtCLoLndNks/s1600/63.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsW8qkeqEEa5Cm-JQVI0chnUDlgUTde6-D-nzUBx4EkdTvBVcB20jZcPingVHMJqg6bseyAldTohVVfuqHdJZUfCyLuhX6pEXj2seMUnX6UwOkI-bVgR0Jm2tyNWB3BtCLoLndNks/s400/63.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute Gracie </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsZGJ3sEc1B80S4KDJXuYbddD8e1S-N3v_oiimMEUqOc7N3GdndP3q-iAHbg3aVE159KCrOqjEh3RYs6Yr88kUC6PWWRTISHkli-FeM1c5OYLuSQxFivpPGUJdrycZg54XSQsqxvM/s400/64+bw.jpg" width="315" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were wild bunnies everywhere at our campsite. Tons of them! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh5Febo7VmI4QxRMI9GivvHM9S5fyJCWs7a_iCAE4_pBfPxjCjyLwoSh0oEQ2bwKXYgXZOHWoRV1jb2HyOCWqzboRg-Bq4YeRtIAq4Z-Nc99Ns1fZVxnEoNqOXVMp1kLTogowoJWI/s1600/69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh5Febo7VmI4QxRMI9GivvHM9S5fyJCWs7a_iCAE4_pBfPxjCjyLwoSh0oEQ2bwKXYgXZOHWoRV1jb2HyOCWqzboRg-Bq4YeRtIAq4Z-Nc99Ns1fZVxnEoNqOXVMp1kLTogowoJWI/s400/69.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why not eat salad out of a giant bowl? I got a little toasty that day... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEkIvkDdrhqtpyi-IMOP_bZZOrrE-VfLXCWFfKCWNTZroqYV34REYQ2yQvcy_2KNXSOH2D8HMxXmAi43YO2qPyDak25mHk3HgOe1pARL8VmaSKdUU-d0c_vgHwyPPhj7xr_0E4wsl/s1600/72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEkIvkDdrhqtpyi-IMOP_bZZOrrE-VfLXCWFfKCWNTZroqYV34REYQ2yQvcy_2KNXSOH2D8HMxXmAi43YO2qPyDak25mHk3HgOe1pARL8VmaSKdUU-d0c_vgHwyPPhj7xr_0E4wsl/s400/72.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shannon, Tina and Liz waiting to be fed :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3rNjZoYAnIL6U1yFZfXufv-gEsxN3da-uH384oIz09dE-rbA0SMOTuaIbiJpa0rhsPw17BDVq_osOXkeCxH9N5QXp-keOw3-iBw_Y7ZEyC_sNP2xfpPhj1n6d3KgirD0-DvDKb5c/s1600/75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3rNjZoYAnIL6U1yFZfXufv-gEsxN3da-uH384oIz09dE-rbA0SMOTuaIbiJpa0rhsPw17BDVq_osOXkeCxH9N5QXp-keOw3-iBw_Y7ZEyC_sNP2xfpPhj1n6d3KgirD0-DvDKb5c/s400/75.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was Tina's 29th birthday. We rewarded her for being born with some St. Cupcake! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxDDXKrj_Z1F-B6ElQEGSlOX7jloMliTDQ72hHp-IIsNh7CS3oRS5-BtsE2KfaDZgboZx3iTipnXdDbTBTimFRCjztXIv6UQ4EKKR56kyrFKmtqoqdKqp45H8CDVjD4bhdHqjp4s5/s1600/83.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxDDXKrj_Z1F-B6ElQEGSlOX7jloMliTDQ72hHp-IIsNh7CS3oRS5-BtsE2KfaDZgboZx3iTipnXdDbTBTimFRCjztXIv6UQ4EKKR56kyrFKmtqoqdKqp45H8CDVjD4bhdHqjp4s5/s400/83.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing like a chubby bunny contest when you're camping! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WnZd4Co7hqImd2gut6fxiQAThjP6xHmmmeamgn83V7P7rwgxVo6bg7BIJhNpHvk661wTH0yZnxRlG34jRGVVbZM4ipjcul5IETJLlI4nAI4WOzEgEG317ODZxmxldEGvmy3qtoGi/s1600/93.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WnZd4Co7hqImd2gut6fxiQAThjP6xHmmmeamgn83V7P7rwgxVo6bg7BIJhNpHvk661wTH0yZnxRlG34jRGVVbZM4ipjcul5IETJLlI4nAI4WOzEgEG317ODZxmxldEGvmy3qtoGi/s400/93.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came in third with 12 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimm3emSf7MjQZU0QiU72DRXZtTafWvqtLQkUN_HKcKxyv73LEfpLp22ikGMYIgpflUw2gVwWGcKqWrmL6PsZg08TriYrO5VhlsIDkb-hVh_IcuI6E79BHjwz4pbxKI6ZvWIxpwdX_l/s1600/95.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimm3emSf7MjQZU0QiU72DRXZtTafWvqtLQkUN_HKcKxyv73LEfpLp22ikGMYIgpflUw2gVwWGcKqWrmL6PsZg08TriYrO5VhlsIDkb-hVh_IcuI6E79BHjwz4pbxKI6ZvWIxpwdX_l/s400/95.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Ronn came in 2nd with 14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweo5Q5F3eL9-PGAGMImkJiQjlEfWYDKwAkFJ88eyntJFypWnOQ_xOzCieGish9RgnB1F14nL95STK0ECI19HRsXuvLBgQm6gEqql8wQT8k7uuet0ymRP4Tj4_aY7oA1u_0sMl8KyH/s1600/99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweo5Q5F3eL9-PGAGMImkJiQjlEfWYDKwAkFJ88eyntJFypWnOQ_xOzCieGish9RgnB1F14nL95STK0ECI19HRsXuvLBgQm6gEqql8wQT8k7uuet0ymRP4Tj4_aY7oA1u_0sMl8KyH/s400/99.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our audience</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPONMxzXdn0FCyALIpEoYMyjMqfKnjBo8YZe9ThaTTiEOVxb2-4M2hp3wYIwd4ERmDPzQsKUbBBuo2TAF0FdriIA_Wk-M1k8dHhC56vaFyuT0UAZdGBGJVmoqEVpI2RnRs_Bs_VbJ2/s1600/101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPONMxzXdn0FCyALIpEoYMyjMqfKnjBo8YZe9ThaTTiEOVxb2-4M2hp3wYIwd4ERmDPzQsKUbBBuo2TAF0FdriIA_Wk-M1k8dHhC56vaFyuT0UAZdGBGJVmoqEVpI2RnRs_Bs_VbJ2/s400/101.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Dave won, with 15! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxI93jilz8mIA4gZozCQXmt2PmS1YPnigRnA8e4ewMoBjXEiJLZarnlAPKQLckJ8KXqscczk7JDmYR1hAPVxU-xyQHf_iJBQmIj2e108dDfL0KYSP10vhD9z0wptElzdprfNfLRuBm/s1600/108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxI93jilz8mIA4gZozCQXmt2PmS1YPnigRnA8e4ewMoBjXEiJLZarnlAPKQLckJ8KXqscczk7JDmYR1hAPVxU-xyQHf_iJBQmIj2e108dDfL0KYSP10vhD9z0wptElzdprfNfLRuBm/s400/108.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that was our trip! So fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other FABULOUS news...I got a job!!!! Hooray! I am going to be the manager of a alarm monitoring center for a company in Vancouver. I was interviewing for a receptionist position, but they liked me so much they wanted me to do a management job, which is great! It isn't my dream job, but it is a good use of my Business Degree, and it makes me feel so relieved to not have to stress any more, and to know I'll have a stead income during those winter months where I usually make nearly nothing doing my current job. My current boss was so totally supportive and excited for me, it made it much easier to quit the job I've done for the last 4 years. While I am training for 4-6 weeks, I will have to work swing shift 2 nights a week, so I am planning on still doing the photography job in the mornings as needed during that time. After that, I am hoping that some realtors will still want me to shoot for them on weekend mornings, so I can make some extra side money. My desk top computer is theirs as well, so they'll let me keep it as long as I am still on pay roll, so that's really nice too, I was worried about having to go buy a new one. I go in to sign paperwork next Tuesday, then I'm hoping I can start work right away after that. I'm anxious to get moving on it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and I are off to Seattle this weekend for an early anniversary trip. I am really looking forward to it, and to a weekend away with Rick, he has been working like a madman lately, so I'm glad he'll get to relax. Hope everything is well for all of you! </div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-39545570567541564292010-08-04T14:30:00.000-07:002010-08-04T14:30:00.819-07:00newly painted house!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had our house painted last week and we are so happy with it! It went from sea foam green to a lovely neutral shade of brown. New fascia boards makes it complete. Now just to paint that dumb front door and get some gutters...we'll be right as rain!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNVvQjJ0AeC8i52W95DJEKE84vcCnPW_gHXGYTeXmVg5YCnRj3mGGi6vtC_ghcBPVOxtyADmCvq0d4Yd024irNOS1rmqfF3uxDDbOpVSwGjDE57ZmKm2ea8xiKqKCWZe8uPCHbn8F/s1600/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNVvQjJ0AeC8i52W95DJEKE84vcCnPW_gHXGYTeXmVg5YCnRj3mGGi6vtC_ghcBPVOxtyADmCvq0d4Yd024irNOS1rmqfF3uxDDbOpVSwGjDE57ZmKm2ea8xiKqKCWZe8uPCHbn8F/s400/02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Side of house and side yard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6WVtOPYXxsEGHN5HbHVJ4bj8wFUByR87OeITUUDJ6nzDW0zyi0B3ixtagTajcPOxIkbN7NxF-xah5jwY4WvMaS_8Yo6Fh8atP9UiPc1AEhLykkO3lFOjJsEbSJs0WGbnjLlLjcAd/s1600/03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6WVtOPYXxsEGHN5HbHVJ4bj8wFUByR87OeITUUDJ6nzDW0zyi0B3ixtagTajcPOxIkbN7NxF-xah5jwY4WvMaS_8Yo6Fh8atP9UiPc1AEhLykkO3lFOjJsEbSJs0WGbnjLlLjcAd/s400/03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back and other side of the house </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFodaiJTKxjKZArOQrpsLtp0WzzIdngqwvnQHu9BHiGbJSqF48tWpAwBX931D4WN-uw4bciPPEkkq3NT4hfzdaFQXNn7ToBUemEgUjfUCvfPA1WrH6Fuh1OldwzOU7A3fzWQ7v5_x/s1600/04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFodaiJTKxjKZArOQrpsLtp0WzzIdngqwvnQHu9BHiGbJSqF48tWpAwBX931D4WN-uw4bciPPEkkq3NT4hfzdaFQXNn7ToBUemEgUjfUCvfPA1WrH6Fuh1OldwzOU7A3fzWQ7v5_x/s400/04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-11374102925033520592010-07-22T13:15:00.000-07:002010-07-22T13:15:04.380-07:00Karen's day<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Saturday was Karen's day! I went to her bridal shower and bachelorette party. Karen is my best friend Becky's sister, so she is like an older sister to me as well. Both her shower and bachelorette party were a lot of fun, and the added bonus of course was that Becky was in town from Boise and we got to spend a lot of time together!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Becky and Karen at the shower</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4aZWjdSKNfNlRtlV1bj8TKs8_k6S-ApjuJjVBFKdjmf2vkX2JiIGwnwnysWiXkW0dQ1o889rnLQ8_ol-mWfHG4JDcG6KM50hyphenhyphenDrhupZHnSu_2Hu4U2HnI1aOMrvevkGb3lLGVtVn/s1600/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4aZWjdSKNfNlRtlV1bj8TKs8_k6S-ApjuJjVBFKdjmf2vkX2JiIGwnwnysWiXkW0dQ1o889rnLQ8_ol-mWfHG4JDcG6KM50hyphenhyphenDrhupZHnSu_2Hu4U2HnI1aOMrvevkGb3lLGVtVn/s400/01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Karen and her best friend Peggy </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRgtsFojeKySmr6ICEIMCP1cGw-UvoSSROtIrJxyW1MFw_L7wukt-lglYS_Kmvo59iK9ZPeLq_0UZFP5nmdi4JApfyjMY7uH__fvTCMW4mWdsVWBYEgQaKTE1IAOBJOqMSdf0pQYB/s1600/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRgtsFojeKySmr6ICEIMCP1cGw-UvoSSROtIrJxyW1MFw_L7wukt-lglYS_Kmvo59iK9ZPeLq_0UZFP5nmdi4JApfyjMY7uH__fvTCMW4mWdsVWBYEgQaKTE1IAOBJOqMSdf0pQYB/s400/08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Becky's Mom Jan, and her Grandma, Evelyn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgrV_l_FCNXSL0dS1x3qJXTWSXABvGWWC4UWhvykZ5b10MfDnfImWErIeeLXVwwnq0yHssgVkDKHDOVAcRedYo42bpuqc_RWXN62aRMHH6NytS7m0muLBtpQ8NDojEHBlBkSPxq6m/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgrV_l_FCNXSL0dS1x3qJXTWSXABvGWWC4UWhvykZ5b10MfDnfImWErIeeLXVwwnq0yHssgVkDKHDOVAcRedYo42bpuqc_RWXN62aRMHH6NytS7m0muLBtpQ8NDojEHBlBkSPxq6m/s400/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Becky and I in the party bus on our way to the Ambassador for karaoke</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vBJxjOAA69UHfC3g86B30J9O6r3C0ThUXnuwhqIFaQNioHza0lhg6B8aufkdhCZB2ooimmTDwLQ-lmgDFaRmWTQSozYs1CYIGfVwyAN_Ks9FtQuqqmzg7dLws6YHEgoeknrCjKZp/s1600/14+ps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vBJxjOAA69UHfC3g86B30J9O6r3C0ThUXnuwhqIFaQNioHza0lhg6B8aufkdhCZB2ooimmTDwLQ-lmgDFaRmWTQSozYs1CYIGfVwyAN_Ks9FtQuqqmzg7dLws6YHEgoeknrCjKZp/s400/14+ps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Karen and her friend Sam singing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfT9kWm2b4Cw6qNsKpW0EArecJYqnUVk9wAqHo75CTVU9w8IFelh95pmidfFOxh4ZtCg3OX2QhuLnwH7x_yJ0LpIfpC3u8N3jDB76UTEN5jvoPBxzaOvt2JAXaXwo1FPyunfX3vJu/s1600/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfT9kWm2b4Cw6qNsKpW0EArecJYqnUVk9wAqHo75CTVU9w8IFelh95pmidfFOxh4ZtCg3OX2QhuLnwH7x_yJ0LpIfpC3u8N3jDB76UTEN5jvoPBxzaOvt2JAXaXwo1FPyunfX3vJu/s400/22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our "party bus" aka a raft van! Too funny!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMUR2hrkYiYYRt7EeWLOQvPinTWed6OJaDIk1qWK4NKs5dxfpID-uuYBmz1CLGISnYABz80JCCAgYdmdpar70yZoMlCbYRG3UIHgHONmI7e9MP23_Y4hPXo_ssVeFrpWZ5F_nhlTN/s1600/26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMUR2hrkYiYYRt7EeWLOQvPinTWed6OJaDIk1qWK4NKs5dxfpID-uuYBmz1CLGISnYABz80JCCAgYdmdpar70yZoMlCbYRG3UIHgHONmI7e9MP23_Y4hPXo_ssVeFrpWZ5F_nhlTN/s400/26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another of Becky and I, at a place called Mixers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrCGF2sPxtGaBt3Ie3A8R1LC6PEB2dxY97u6kpl1nBMhnI00PxKXAvi2DcMrjvsTahh91uu3wQLNOfZflJ9tK8V76XQ5QGS19E5yS2cBf0pHS3CADASOwoeQ4zPNOcDDYgXb4p65m/s1600/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrCGF2sPxtGaBt3Ie3A8R1LC6PEB2dxY97u6kpl1nBMhnI00PxKXAvi2DcMrjvsTahh91uu3wQLNOfZflJ9tK8V76XQ5QGS19E5yS2cBf0pHS3CADASOwoeQ4zPNOcDDYgXb4p65m/s400/28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And one of little Dexter to end it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmDCKmNNvyFkcAfbcKD4zfDq2JNNA-RsFwC4c5-Pc4D-eY4vUBfeQrIXp_NwZdZw6Hm4EcjF_rifgwooJ7FrdOQjnXyat-IgOOZQh6jTzbK_wCuUMU54MfLf2EhTGaCH95EGN7X2J/s1600/29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmDCKmNNvyFkcAfbcKD4zfDq2JNNA-RsFwC4c5-Pc4D-eY4vUBfeQrIXp_NwZdZw6Hm4EcjF_rifgwooJ7FrdOQjnXyat-IgOOZQh6jTzbK_wCuUMU54MfLf2EhTGaCH95EGN7X2J/s400/29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news, we are having our house painted this week, so that is very excited. I'll definitely get pics up once its done. Rick has been working a TON lately, so I am looking forward to Friday night when we'll meet some friends for Brew Fest, and next weekend we're going camping at Cape Kiwanda with some friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a job interview this week. Its for an alarm company doing admin and sales support stuff. Its not really using my degree, but I really just need a job at this point. It seems like a pretty good place to work, and my good friend Jaime works there too, so that would be fun. I should hear by mid-week next week whether they want to interview me again, or if I didn't get it. I'll keep you posted!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope all is well with all of you!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-18240292473419474672010-07-13T18:43:00.000-07:002010-07-13T18:43:24.886-07:00This and That<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Blogger has a new weird format, so if this looks at all weird, I apologize! Well I have now been a college graduate a month and I don't have much to say really. I have been job searching almost every day. There seem to be a LOT of jobs out there but not one person has called me for an interview. It is getting really frustrating, and I have never had to spend this much time looking for a job. A product of the times/economy I suppose. Regardless, I am ready to start working. I feel bad that I am here half the day doing nothing but putzing around, reading, watching movies etc. We have been doing fun stuff in the evenings...I love being able to go to Happy Hour, or a baseball game, or whatever we feel like doing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dexter is doing great, he feels like he's always been part of the family. He and Rocco are best friends and they run around all over the house and play. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjW_Bv8GdQAqPid48rdvlLu8MasSvr48g_FAMW-fZ3cajQnZZVD4NVL822wk9wAPMsxXpyChoteERukrP6uSjjqpY4mTjir-niSU1aynbLoHkJJFQ-w4K0m-Cs6JffiqIswPjuDFa/s400/16+sunny+dex.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the end of June we went to our friend Kody's birthday party at Eastburn, where Rick DJ'd. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4jjP4D8_tc_sCL9DXevBtyqGKdVYhevGCvljLm8c2UaZ8pQVhS2aI22uxvcPhKCNmHGQPoY7_ZrxqvZB5lnStpnhZ6dMcg4KrbGnaJFKuyDoZng7w08PS_knKEcQS9JWgeT_BplV/s1600/07+dj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4jjP4D8_tc_sCL9DXevBtyqGKdVYhevGCvljLm8c2UaZ8pQVhS2aI22uxvcPhKCNmHGQPoY7_ZrxqvZB5lnStpnhZ6dMcg4KrbGnaJFKuyDoZng7w08PS_knKEcQS9JWgeT_BplV/s400/07+dj.jpg" width="381" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heather and I at Kody's birthday, and Ronn in the back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTImZMlHb-pQD3OTVuSnt0R72-GjS2r6fFQzsxfC3bdXo1v9SEeLfyxWO6HgYG5mSjk4XH2duxPec1D4CcBH_mHNgWlf-NBr82H-U_sIsjoUc2zOPDi6ojRPwv7cMb4_xDrHJl7HR-/s1600/09+heather+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTImZMlHb-pQD3OTVuSnt0R72-GjS2r6fFQzsxfC3bdXo1v9SEeLfyxWO6HgYG5mSjk4XH2duxPec1D4CcBH_mHNgWlf-NBr82H-U_sIsjoUc2zOPDi6ojRPwv7cMb4_xDrHJl7HR-/s400/09+heather+me.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also went and saw one of our favorite comedians, Aziz Ansari at the Aladdin in June. You may have seen him on Parks and Recreation. We love him!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi505tZMNSXrANM_WrMsY3zzKj2BBKH1CpVWOHNl4TbHkok5CN8oDdsyReCvo90Tf-Z9TjRY1Qc2d64Ovp83Gznh_EmaFwYToLx1YPepa76fcWebadONwJzJUnykvEy30omhGFix93B/s1600/01+aziz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi505tZMNSXrANM_WrMsY3zzKj2BBKH1CpVWOHNl4TbHkok5CN8oDdsyReCvo90Tf-Z9TjRY1Qc2d64Ovp83Gznh_EmaFwYToLx1YPepa76fcWebadONwJzJUnykvEy30omhGFix93B/s400/01+aziz.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ashley and I another at Eastburn again, for Alex's going away party</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQHVGd2LZKkuhcOeOezL1VGTX-B9RktNZe4VbPfPUXRHuYUKGR5Fh64blVel3j6bVGLh3VbJFyi8iK8eUq_0iDQOcUnweJqo0ool4xVnEn7Y0Mw5dINMYR3n8CDpTs_wILHeMrI7/s1600/53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQHVGd2LZKkuhcOeOezL1VGTX-B9RktNZe4VbPfPUXRHuYUKGR5Fh64blVel3j6bVGLh3VbJFyi8iK8eUq_0iDQOcUnweJqo0ool4xVnEn7Y0Mw5dINMYR3n8CDpTs_wILHeMrI7/s400/53.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both of our cats love to drink water out of the tub :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G-K_PYUfPe5oWpt2IWHvGT_cgQlvUYgOulHvJahvxO2zFalBmiah-FVkEQGhhHJ-cUQwogFp3CuAgUHPcQqXMpmxYUJ0flHmdKAjL85qY_kp1GC56dmbqMGiRd9MhlbIQ6zVGXxS/s1600/01+tub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G-K_PYUfPe5oWpt2IWHvGT_cgQlvUYgOulHvJahvxO2zFalBmiah-FVkEQGhhHJ-cUQwogFp3CuAgUHPcQqXMpmxYUJ0flHmdKAjL85qY_kp1GC56dmbqMGiRd9MhlbIQ6zVGXxS/s320/01+tub.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a bbq the weekend of the 4th of July, with just a few people, to celebrate my belated graduation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kelly, Shannon, & Heather</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpHlkM0MVDRfhzTkVSvYHrPW8pXM0b5i4cUvoRcw8K9qHnqI1-XW6TmBJmYGIanMt7cKaRPOR91kLtLFvbvFxen2HV17fV9LyprzfiErnmGJMgCr-FosqpjCfURocNQX7hAPfTqVa/s1600/02+kelly+shao+heath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpHlkM0MVDRfhzTkVSvYHrPW8pXM0b5i4cUvoRcw8K9qHnqI1-XW6TmBJmYGIanMt7cKaRPOR91kLtLFvbvFxen2HV17fV9LyprzfiErnmGJMgCr-FosqpjCfURocNQX7hAPfTqVa/s400/02+kelly+shao+heath.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Makelle and 2 of her girls, Morgan, Dick and Peggy, and Brady in the front</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mEsIMsDr3W7575g-tTonqPU-eiJ89b9YKIN4t9BFeNT__quei4jXb__BH2qzYAGVLSA7hQYaGT3ZG-hRxzIXvsGoUSpo4_bkwx8ue5Dx_LaXdroNxDL1n47ICr7XC7Hst5hlHnpb/s1600/03+peeps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mEsIMsDr3W7575g-tTonqPU-eiJ89b9YKIN4t9BFeNT__quei4jXb__BH2qzYAGVLSA7hQYaGT3ZG-hRxzIXvsGoUSpo4_bkwx8ue5Dx_LaXdroNxDL1n47ICr7XC7Hst5hlHnpb/s400/03+peeps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute Brady (one of Misty's 2 boys)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG63m-rWSF0kPy_oXlhJXhlYMX39r6BdHBvj_Ud_Eslx1q_GUaGZ2ASMhiOEFv2ccHfVYmIMtsS-Bbu2jeKdqnHminmYDBV_bc7ftQXnxtVZyPWgh2qSR-jp7NWmnUztQCBaPdeYS/s1600/04+brady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG63m-rWSF0kPy_oXlhJXhlYMX39r6BdHBvj_Ud_Eslx1q_GUaGZ2ASMhiOEFv2ccHfVYmIMtsS-Bbu2jeKdqnHminmYDBV_bc7ftQXnxtVZyPWgh2qSR-jp7NWmnUztQCBaPdeYS/s400/04+brady.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brianne and Christina</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX1irz2g3WgSMT7xsYS_3q6Hp9zKQEzpinfFEwJD477mYwWuX76UwPgRqGuZC4HOH6aqvftTsMQdjtRAk6bhd8Lr1YxB0PH-yGtsOCZ0el7-PLUWJErZN7lwSRCbUMfIaApw00cIR/s1600/06+brianne+christina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX1irz2g3WgSMT7xsYS_3q6Hp9zKQEzpinfFEwJD477mYwWuX76UwPgRqGuZC4HOH6aqvftTsMQdjtRAk6bhd8Lr1YxB0PH-yGtsOCZ0el7-PLUWJErZN7lwSRCbUMfIaApw00cIR/s400/06+brianne+christina.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jen, Misty and Bryse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5h9_ozJxpUtov1sLeZInw723HYAPYBcIWruE4CYpa2vEQXWzS0XQYgf4pAPbhp5Hbj5dtq9aECoSj4Wpj_x4GJW1Wqm0z00xkLX9q6dJoIQinvJ_6yz6r7H91HTw0a-gAg_N3__Z/s1600/07+jen+misty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5h9_ozJxpUtov1sLeZInw723HYAPYBcIWruE4CYpa2vEQXWzS0XQYgf4pAPbhp5Hbj5dtq9aECoSj4Wpj_x4GJW1Wqm0z00xkLX9q6dJoIQinvJ_6yz6r7H91HTw0a-gAg_N3__Z/s400/07+jen+misty.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Faith</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNUYzkdOlsxo6nhoz-KkcHz9TW-bM94c1y-Zvg6AsG2sli4aejBwBNXz0Lci2hyihYt7LJ0L7XNzRK5SKRPNGqExj8PAQOdONCC2mvsYTvQv_gbwsLU_ao3cIA0xE4IT-xiT0i4bv/s1600/10+me+faith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNUYzkdOlsxo6nhoz-KkcHz9TW-bM94c1y-Zvg6AsG2sli4aejBwBNXz0Lci2hyihYt7LJ0L7XNzRK5SKRPNGqExj8PAQOdONCC2mvsYTvQv_gbwsLU_ao3cIA0xE4IT-xiT0i4bv/s400/10+me+faith.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jay & Gwen</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05iStwRHZGi8XAuriH7GuNCvrfQJUHA407U1A4SnzbFlO94uiaLOxcrwfjxndErNHWxg37QC9ZvDE1wOXyI5aLsM4__ZgkXimUzIjr7dYk9ubD3jjoYW1N92qOSC25vPIMJGid9H8/s1600/11+jay+gwen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05iStwRHZGi8XAuriH7GuNCvrfQJUHA407U1A4SnzbFlO94uiaLOxcrwfjxndErNHWxg37QC9ZvDE1wOXyI5aLsM4__ZgkXimUzIjr7dYk9ubD3jjoYW1N92qOSC25vPIMJGid9H8/s400/11+jay+gwen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute Addison, copying her uncle Jeff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSplclGghR0IDFN7d1_Kz424c7scSjZDwsK74vu9RyUBsQ88UHoDg63XyQE9apF0l_U4qKiq0qmRrE6CBtrVPp0B1CewssnOT0hlYNpYxbLJ-9LjQqMpHb5jhjb8xZnD7mhN97DTJ/s1600/13+addie+jeff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSplclGghR0IDFN7d1_Kz424c7scSjZDwsK74vu9RyUBsQ88UHoDg63XyQE9apF0l_U4qKiq0qmRrE6CBtrVPp0B1CewssnOT0hlYNpYxbLJ-9LjQqMpHb5jhjb8xZnD7mhN97DTJ/s400/13+addie+jeff.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And one last one of the buddies to send you off! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhPAyNDod8BL4Bg6DdkVbhbdRZ_DdzYIvrwVOrQOM5yQpPB2tEg0VEyBERQr6lOBARVizTeaeEt-1FCrmO5mN7QPrcOMfK5WISKPZy5uQdpcFW3G4o8CmgfBAE3UUI8NjGfbkDl6C/s1600/15+cuddlers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhPAyNDod8BL4Bg6DdkVbhbdRZ_DdzYIvrwVOrQOM5yQpPB2tEg0VEyBERQr6lOBARVizTeaeEt-1FCrmO5mN7QPrcOMfK5WISKPZy5uQdpcFW3G4o8CmgfBAE3UUI8NjGfbkDl6C/s400/15+cuddlers.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's about it for us!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046575386459428608.post-27648999120451684472010-06-23T13:26:00.000-07:002010-06-23T13:42:56.561-07:00Remember when...<div style="text-align: center;">Remember back to last March, of 2009 and THIS was my kitchen?? Lovely light fixture, motorhome cabinets on the top left, fake marble backsplash, awkward pantry, poor use of fridge space, shallow sinks, fake wood countertops, sick ugly tile, horrible wood trim around the outside door, a leaky faucet, a hole through the siding that let in cold air, and oh-that pesky MOLD?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AnBTTDPZdbG3Y3RXDNdPTEKy5VtWACpjNckwoYdXizSo6K1RyrvsCV58mAQvm04AA4TP615WBgKhyphenhyphenUxU4Qx_oSBuvDKCuP8o87ofemb8bfLPKAe2agRjL-NNfgMdQEYuASI27voa/s1600/01+cabinets.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AnBTTDPZdbG3Y3RXDNdPTEKy5VtWACpjNckwoYdXizSo6K1RyrvsCV58mAQvm04AA4TP615WBgKhyphenhyphenUxU4Qx_oSBuvDKCuP8o87ofemb8bfLPKAe2agRjL-NNfgMdQEYuASI27voa/s400/01+cabinets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486068470710230498" border="0" /></a>Another lovely view<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDnYYbOTd2kj3DAflGgOA_zHVbyetVgF8t22Mg08yPUwellNMXnwm4x1hC1_8l85jwHYh-4eNLkRLVr20yiA2z4v73NdzLUY0sO9xS9efaiTfKcIGpfFkTfVzoCCl4q1YCNPigt9K/s1600/03+vert+kitchen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDnYYbOTd2kj3DAflGgOA_zHVbyetVgF8t22Mg08yPUwellNMXnwm4x1hC1_8l85jwHYh-4eNLkRLVr20yiA2z4v73NdzLUY0sO9xS9efaiTfKcIGpfFkTfVzoCCl4q1YCNPigt9K/s400/03+vert+kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486068467412137218" border="0" /></a>Yeah, I remember all of that. And I so do not miss any aspect of it. Yes, my kitchen has been completed since last September, but I just got this new fangled system to go between my wall cabinets so finally, the kitchen feels finished.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-bETzzA_byvjEY3kDqlMoecKRmkMN2Sbh2Hr3aw-bVjGMOJXwDKBAOPCJ6SiCGGV4uEq0Et482b-FtnHqadjPt0vjHybFyxQDiNFJerncMIUBUgWrCW2gVRdEQUOea6RKjU_pccD/s1600/66.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-bETzzA_byvjEY3kDqlMoecKRmkMN2Sbh2Hr3aw-bVjGMOJXwDKBAOPCJ6SiCGGV4uEq0Et482b-FtnHqadjPt0vjHybFyxQDiNFJerncMIUBUgWrCW2gVRdEQUOea6RKjU_pccD/s400/66.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486068457707600322" border="0" /></a>My, have we come a long ways.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHkmAfrCPJx1qQ6Ajmq1KiAIkFBn7pFqNltjehL_3LXAvWDLmH8xRyc1h5Y0cE2poVA8XU7wVvYaM_o7c7GY8ue4ud1VkXePx8VIHOIiKkZMuR3rulESnpQ6WPKI45YCc_xpyz608/s1600/70.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHkmAfrCPJx1qQ6Ajmq1KiAIkFBn7pFqNltjehL_3LXAvWDLmH8xRyc1h5Y0cE2poVA8XU7wVvYaM_o7c7GY8ue4ud1VkXePx8VIHOIiKkZMuR3rulESnpQ6WPKI45YCc_xpyz608/s400/70.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486068451679234642" border="0" /></a>And in other home improvement...<br />This was our front yard. We can't grow grass because these 2 huge trees give so much shade that grass won't grow. I haven't known what to put down, because the trees lose so many leaves that I needed something hardy to be able to rake over.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuQojioza23vtfMQxC6v-F_TGMwNG3TJGq6ayTSh8KIXQxyfxOqv4h3BZJpFjjxINLQY9ls5ILB0EFmFEbkDmekxcCVY2keZelH5y7WdYRTbrQUaMgau9T9eyloMpBdxwqolVpbty/s1600/54+before.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuQojioza23vtfMQxC6v-F_TGMwNG3TJGq6ayTSh8KIXQxyfxOqv4h3BZJpFjjxINLQY9ls5ILB0EFmFEbkDmekxcCVY2keZelH5y7WdYRTbrQUaMgau9T9eyloMpBdxwqolVpbty/s400/54+before.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486069047370160866" border="0" /></a>Looking the other direction<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHtLTVZTaN8-fING8wP3UVwP11G6KjNdBfIs80uifm5yrlk7V3Rj3KvViPLfA9YY1Qcr3AwdijHWkJF7Z5JGOz5e_GEDSEZj-Wyw4wwKV4NQMJhlIgWkwrESeYgFKdlTCZVxl6x7m/s1600/55.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHtLTVZTaN8-fING8wP3UVwP11G6KjNdBfIs80uifm5yrlk7V3Rj3KvViPLfA9YY1Qcr3AwdijHWkJF7Z5JGOz5e_GEDSEZj-Wyw4wwKV4NQMJhlIgWkwrESeYgFKdlTCZVxl6x7m/s400/55.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486069042023780002" border="0" /></a>Our solution: rock!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYKeltPp0zdoxw2EH2myZCen3wnbBIUu5_Wxip4EfObIBHQEX_5blBDPA0JdQvwWsMK5ot5F9kkIHuo4ZZ84ZlgsWxghGNz93DD2bxa3Fo8b0RWm2vGzhpLJIEISZ_HX43bWEfsq8/s1600/56+after.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYKeltPp0zdoxw2EH2myZCen3wnbBIUu5_Wxip4EfObIBHQEX_5blBDPA0JdQvwWsMK5ot5F9kkIHuo4ZZ84ZlgsWxghGNz93DD2bxa3Fo8b0RWm2vGzhpLJIEISZ_HX43bWEfsq8/s400/56+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486069032575058898" border="0" /></a>We are super happy with it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG0VhwxVvyxe3vHEcZt9CsbobifVF494WkGZ6Bo_E2YfY3aw8tqkeCnYSBzxPdc58wzR_80witSu5z95ZJhUnyT5UC66lxNp70jFgI9i309M9zeRZ8fMwnrTTcUNF6ATwYjTzRSsD/s1600/59.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxG0VhwxVvyxe3vHEcZt9CsbobifVF494WkGZ6Bo_E2YfY3aw8tqkeCnYSBzxPdc58wzR_80witSu5z95ZJhUnyT5UC66lxNp70jFgI9i309M9zeRZ8fMwnrTTcUNF6ATwYjTzRSsD/s400/59.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486068479438514370" border="0" /></a>I still haven't heard from Portland Public Schools, so that is getting really annoying. I need to start looking for other things now. Well, I need to get off this computer and go enjoy the sunshine. Its finally arrived!<br /></div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360782767740122511noreply@blogger.com2