3 Days of Sunshine

1. totally forgot to charge the camera and only took 18 photos.
2. first time to shi shi (pronounced shy shy) entering from the makah indian reservation
3. 61 degrees of dry warm weather
4. got a little sunburn
5. hiked a total of 7 miles
6. hiked in 17 different types of boot sucking mud
7. my new best friend is my crazy creek chair i hauled in my pack
8. my 2nd best friend is the small blanket i hauled in my pack to keep me warm in the big agnes sleeping bag
9. carried the heaviest pack to date and was so worth it
10. coming back in the summer for sure

Back from the Beach

One More Day til Vacation

a short vacation, but a vacation nonetheless! it's our annual beach hike and this one should be much easier and more chill than last time. will report back with photos next week :)

one more

i finished one more tonight of william.

And I Scrapbook

i can't even recall the last time i made a scrapbook layout. well last night i made two pages of elizabeth and i am starting to feel like i want to scrapbook. might have something to do with the fact that i went to the portland scrapbook convention last saturday!

Family Dinner

Caught up with my dad today at Mitzel's in Fife. Good to see him and for him to see Linda's baby Seth. They grow so fast!

Family is Forever

They might have their ups and downs, but family is forever!

Day at the Park 03.04.12

Good Hearted People

On Feb. 29th, Zip Car hosted a member's party at Garage (bowling alley/bar) on Capital Hill. Christopher and I were so there bowling it up and eating tasty beef sliders from the Skillet wagon. By the end of the party, I had the high score of 146 in my lane and won a day's worth of zip car driving, woohoo!

We left the party only to find out that some dirty rotten thief had broken into Christopher's truck stealing my backpack (yes, don't tell me i shouldn't have left it in the truck!) They also took his kids' scooter helmets, wrist guards, elbow pads and knee pads. I immediately went into memory mode and called in all my credit/debit cards as stolen and thankfully not a penny was spent. They did try to use one of my credit cards at an atm machine, but no luck.

I started to replace everything I lost like thumb drive, wallet, meds, sunglasses, but was bummed that I wouldn't be able to replace my military id. (the only thing left to replace is my ipod)

So for the good news, I checked my work email last night and there is an email from a gal who found me thru linkedin and sent me a note saying her cousin found the contents of my wallet in a dumpster. Would you believe I have my military id back. I am so stoked!

Hike Around Lake Union

On Feb. 25, Christopher and I made plans to go snowshoeing around Mt. Rainier. Mother nature had other plans with a heavy snow storm moving in. We started brainstorming on hikes we could do and Christopher had the great idea to stay local (and not pay for any car fuel) by walking around Lake Union. Turns out it is 6 miles around the lake which is the perfect amount of miles for us to walk. We took it slow and easy with me taking photos and a superb lunch at Home Grown in Fremont.