Love,
your camera happy oregonians.
Ps. I have a couple of videos as well, but I haven't figured out how to post them yet, but as soon as I do I will!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
on december 5 & 20 fum fum fum, x2
Okay, so I apologize for the delay, but here are the pictures. We took about 150 total but I picked out the best. They aren't really in any kind of order... but Enjoy!
Love,
your camera happy oregonians.
Ps. I have a couple of videos as well, but I haven't figured out how to post them yet, but as soon as I do I will!
Love,
your camera happy oregonians.
Ps. I have a couple of videos as well, but I haven't figured out how to post them yet, but as soon as I do I will!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
on december 5 & 20 fum fum fum.
Wow. What a Christmas! So the pictures will be posted tomorrow. I was lacking the patience and energy, to get them all up tonight. In the meantime, here is our post.
Our flight into Richmond was a little bit tough having it be overnight. But it was ideal to get as much time in Richmond as we could, without taking extra time off of work.
We got into town about 11am and slept as much as we could to make up for the time we missed Thursday night. My sister, Bill and Delaney all arrived shortly after dad returned from the airport with mom. The 7 of us went to eat and then Rick and I went out with our friends. I met up with a friend that I haven't seen in years and years but have known since preschool and a few of our other high school friends. It was really fun to catch up and talk about the olden days, because yes I am apparently old enough to have nostalgic thoughts about my short life. (Doesn't that make you feel old! :)
Saturday, my parents took Rick and I shopping to pick out our new winter coats, which we both love. It is a really good thing this is what my parents got us for Christmas because it was snowing in Portland when we returned. That afternoon, my mom and I went shopping without the boys and had a blast, as usual.
Mom cooked me stuffed shells for dinner, well she cooked enough for everyone, but she really cooked them for ME. (This meal was requested about 3 weeks ago!) Because my sister & co. weren't going to be in town for a normal Christmas eve gift exchange, we had it after dinner Saturday.
I also acted like a grandma too and took tons of photographs of my niece! What you see is not all that was taken, I just tried to pick out the best ones. I even took a really cute video of Delaney playing and giggling, but I haven't figured out how to post it yet.
We also went to see a play at the Firehouse Theater. It was called "The Christmas Story according to Uncle Daddy" and sort of made fun of Christmas, but it was hilarious. It featured 2 Richmond bands, one being Special Ed and the Shortbus.
Lets see... Saturday night, Matt had his Christmas Party, which was a blast! And by blast I mean about 15 - 20 people, all that knew each other very well, drama-free and lots of food & drinks! I mean it might be one of the best parties Rick and I have attended. We also got to see some old friends that we haven't seen much, especially since the move.
Sunday we spent the day with Rick's family at his nanny's house. We did an elephant gift exchange that was brutal, but very fun. They have no shame about stealing each other's gifts, which made the whole process that much more fun! I won Yahtzee and Candyland, but the Candyland I have to our nephew, Tristan.
That night we were pretty tired, but went over to Matt's for the Redskin game. We ended up only staying for the first half so I could play Yahtzee with my mom. And although I was really excited, I realized very quickly I forgot all the rules. But mom quickly taught me and beat my butt both games!
Monday was the busiest of all of our days with it being Rick's mom, sister and nanny's birthday AND Christmas eve!
My dad and I picked up Bryan from the airport. Rick and I, then, went over to Lynn's house for our Christmas with her and Rick's dad. We had a lot of fun playing in the front yard and of course taking plenty of photographs. Lynn spoiled us with all sorts of stuff, including a nice new knife set, which we needed terribly! We also went and hung out with Rick's mom for her birthday as well as nanny's for hers. That evening we had dinner with my parents and brother and then went to church for the midnight service.
Our last day in Richmond, Christmas day, we got up at 530am and went over the Rick's mom's to unwrap gifts. Cheri even made us breakfast! Most of us went to sleep but Tristan and I played with all of his gifts from a Crayola Airbrusher and moon sand to pirates and hot wheels. We had a blast! I think eventually Tristan wore me out too and I fell asleep on the couch. By the time Rick and I woke up again it was time to go pack our suitcases.
Dad cooked us steak and eggs for lunch. We had to borrow a suitcase, because the 3 we brought (one being empty upon arrival) did not fit all of our gifts.
Our flights were pretty terrible. We had really bumpy rides, but Rick "terrified of flying" Rice did an outstanding job! He had to wake me up a few times for moral support but aside from that he left me to snooze.
We got back to our apartment around 10pm last night. Both exhausted and very hungry. But were able to get to bed at a decent time so we could make it through our day today!
Things we learned while in Richmond:
1. Sleep. It doesn't matter how many places you have to be or people you have to see it is important to sleep, because we didn't sleep much at all.
2. Nothing beats your mom's home-cookin'. Whether it is the meatballs nanny makes or the stuffed shells your mom cooks, moms always do it better. Although my dad's steak and eggs were pretty good, but guess who cooked the steak... mom the night before!
3. Rick is crazy about babies. After a long night out with friends, the first thing he did at 8am in the morning was take a shower so he could feed her one last time.
4. The Redskins are going to the play-offs, well we hope, as long as they win on Sunday against Dallas... so we will see.
5. Do not to cram 2 familes in 4 days because it is almost impossible, and if you finally accomplish it, you will be disregarding #1.
Love,
your exhausted and happy to be back in pdx oregonians.
Our flight into Richmond was a little bit tough having it be overnight. But it was ideal to get as much time in Richmond as we could, without taking extra time off of work.
We got into town about 11am and slept as much as we could to make up for the time we missed Thursday night. My sister, Bill and Delaney all arrived shortly after dad returned from the airport with mom. The 7 of us went to eat and then Rick and I went out with our friends. I met up with a friend that I haven't seen in years and years but have known since preschool and a few of our other high school friends. It was really fun to catch up and talk about the olden days, because yes I am apparently old enough to have nostalgic thoughts about my short life. (Doesn't that make you feel old! :)
Saturday, my parents took Rick and I shopping to pick out our new winter coats, which we both love. It is a really good thing this is what my parents got us for Christmas because it was snowing in Portland when we returned. That afternoon, my mom and I went shopping without the boys and had a blast, as usual.
Mom cooked me stuffed shells for dinner, well she cooked enough for everyone, but she really cooked them for ME. (This meal was requested about 3 weeks ago!) Because my sister & co. weren't going to be in town for a normal Christmas eve gift exchange, we had it after dinner Saturday.
I also acted like a grandma too and took tons of photographs of my niece! What you see is not all that was taken, I just tried to pick out the best ones. I even took a really cute video of Delaney playing and giggling, but I haven't figured out how to post it yet.
We also went to see a play at the Firehouse Theater. It was called "The Christmas Story according to Uncle Daddy" and sort of made fun of Christmas, but it was hilarious. It featured 2 Richmond bands, one being Special Ed and the Shortbus.
Lets see... Saturday night, Matt had his Christmas Party, which was a blast! And by blast I mean about 15 - 20 people, all that knew each other very well, drama-free and lots of food & drinks! I mean it might be one of the best parties Rick and I have attended. We also got to see some old friends that we haven't seen much, especially since the move.
Sunday we spent the day with Rick's family at his nanny's house. We did an elephant gift exchange that was brutal, but very fun. They have no shame about stealing each other's gifts, which made the whole process that much more fun! I won Yahtzee and Candyland, but the Candyland I have to our nephew, Tristan.
That night we were pretty tired, but went over to Matt's for the Redskin game. We ended up only staying for the first half so I could play Yahtzee with my mom. And although I was really excited, I realized very quickly I forgot all the rules. But mom quickly taught me and beat my butt both games!
Monday was the busiest of all of our days with it being Rick's mom, sister and nanny's birthday AND Christmas eve!
My dad and I picked up Bryan from the airport. Rick and I, then, went over to Lynn's house for our Christmas with her and Rick's dad. We had a lot of fun playing in the front yard and of course taking plenty of photographs. Lynn spoiled us with all sorts of stuff, including a nice new knife set, which we needed terribly! We also went and hung out with Rick's mom for her birthday as well as nanny's for hers. That evening we had dinner with my parents and brother and then went to church for the midnight service.
Our last day in Richmond, Christmas day, we got up at 530am and went over the Rick's mom's to unwrap gifts. Cheri even made us breakfast! Most of us went to sleep but Tristan and I played with all of his gifts from a Crayola Airbrusher and moon sand to pirates and hot wheels. We had a blast! I think eventually Tristan wore me out too and I fell asleep on the couch. By the time Rick and I woke up again it was time to go pack our suitcases.
Dad cooked us steak and eggs for lunch. We had to borrow a suitcase, because the 3 we brought (one being empty upon arrival) did not fit all of our gifts.
Our flights were pretty terrible. We had really bumpy rides, but Rick "terrified of flying" Rice did an outstanding job! He had to wake me up a few times for moral support but aside from that he left me to snooze.
We got back to our apartment around 10pm last night. Both exhausted and very hungry. But were able to get to bed at a decent time so we could make it through our day today!
Things we learned while in Richmond:
1. Sleep. It doesn't matter how many places you have to be or people you have to see it is important to sleep, because we didn't sleep much at all.
2. Nothing beats your mom's home-cookin'. Whether it is the meatballs nanny makes or the stuffed shells your mom cooks, moms always do it better. Although my dad's steak and eggs were pretty good, but guess who cooked the steak... mom the night before!
3. Rick is crazy about babies. After a long night out with friends, the first thing he did at 8am in the morning was take a shower so he could feed her one last time.
4. The Redskins are going to the play-offs, well we hope, as long as they win on Sunday against Dallas... so we will see.
5. Do not to cram 2 familes in 4 days because it is almost impossible, and if you finally accomplish it, you will be disregarding #1.
Love,
your exhausted and happy to be back in pdx oregonians.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
back to RIC we go.
Both Rick and I are all packed and ready to go. Rick is going to pick me up at work and we will gather our things, do some last minute packing, and hop on the public transportation in order to make our flight at 10:10pm this evening. This entails getting on the streetcar by 7:30pm because it takes at least an hour to get to the airport, so we just want to play it safe.
We put all the Christmas presents in a carry-on just in case something should happen to our luggage. But our luggage was lost last flight back into Richmond, so our luggage won't get lost again for two more years.
We get into Richmond at 10:48am tomorrow morning. And we plan to flight out on Christmas day around 4pm.
Mom gets back around 7pm tomorrow night. Bryan will be taking a red-eye flight into Richmond over Sunday night so he will be arriving Monday morning. And I assume Kaira and Bill will be in town on Friday evening with Delaney but I am not sure what time.
Love you all and if I don't get to see you- Merry Christmas!
Love,
your very-excited-to-be-in-richmond! portlanders.
We put all the Christmas presents in a carry-on just in case something should happen to our luggage. But our luggage was lost last flight back into Richmond, so our luggage won't get lost again for two more years.
We get into Richmond at 10:48am tomorrow morning. And we plan to flight out on Christmas day around 4pm.
Mom gets back around 7pm tomorrow night. Bryan will be taking a red-eye flight into Richmond over Sunday night so he will be arriving Monday morning. And I assume Kaira and Bill will be in town on Friday evening with Delaney but I am not sure what time.
Love you all and if I don't get to see you- Merry Christmas!
Love,
your very-excited-to-be-in-richmond! portlanders.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
brother update.
Just wanted to give everybody an update on Bryan, in case you don't hear from him or my dad.
His surgery went well. Mom said they had to put 3 screws, 2 pins, and a metal plate to reset his wrist. He has been in a lot of pain but slept most of the afternoon and he was given some good pain killers so hopefully it isn't too unbearable. He texted me this evening and he seemed in good spirits. He has to go back on Thursday to make sure the incision is okay and everything looks as it should.
The plan is that he will go back in a week and get a hard cast which he will have for 4-8 weeks, I believe. And then after that he will be in physical therapy. Mom thinks it will take about 6 months for everything to be back to almost normal. (Bryan correct me if any of this is wrong!)
Of course, I had to ask my mom if he is going to forever go off in metal detectors and the answer is yes... for some reason I think that is kind of neat. But, that means flying will kind of be a hassle... but something I'm sure he will get used to like people who have metal knees and plates in their head...
Anyway. Keep him in your prayers. Especially on the selfish note that he makes it to Richmond on Friday, so I can see him and our family can be together for Christmas, since Kaira, Bill and Delaney will only be in Richmond for the weekend.
Hope this finds everybody well!
Love,
us.
His surgery went well. Mom said they had to put 3 screws, 2 pins, and a metal plate to reset his wrist. He has been in a lot of pain but slept most of the afternoon and he was given some good pain killers so hopefully it isn't too unbearable. He texted me this evening and he seemed in good spirits. He has to go back on Thursday to make sure the incision is okay and everything looks as it should.
The plan is that he will go back in a week and get a hard cast which he will have for 4-8 weeks, I believe. And then after that he will be in physical therapy. Mom thinks it will take about 6 months for everything to be back to almost normal. (Bryan correct me if any of this is wrong!)
Of course, I had to ask my mom if he is going to forever go off in metal detectors and the answer is yes... for some reason I think that is kind of neat. But, that means flying will kind of be a hassle... but something I'm sure he will get used to like people who have metal knees and plates in their head...
Anyway. Keep him in your prayers. Especially on the selfish note that he makes it to Richmond on Friday, so I can see him and our family can be together for Christmas, since Kaira, Bill and Delaney will only be in Richmond for the weekend.
Hope this finds everybody well!
Love,
us.
Monday, December 17, 2007
long day.
Well, not for Rick. He was done his loads by 3:30 this afternoon.
I, on the other hand, had a long and eventful day.
We had a meltdown during nap. The poor child just wasn't happy and all he could do was wail. Unfortunately for him, it was during nap and it just isn't acceptable to be that noisy so he had to go to the office which made his mood much worse.
We had two nap-time accidents, one of which had to be mopped up it was so plentiful and a biting incident. The bite marks were pretty bad, they almost broke the skin. (For those of you that don't know, biting isn't very common in the 3s/4s classroom, but usually in the 2s room, so it sort of threw us for a loop.)
This is not a normal day though. It was basically everything that could go wrong in one day. This just means tomorrow will be much calmer. But, I only work 4 days this week since we are leaving Thursday night to fly back to Richmond.
All in all it wasn't too bad. The worst is definitely over for the week. Maybe everybody has been eating a lot of sugar because of the holidays so they are being crazy.
Next week, I will be the only teacher in my room, but our numbers are so low it should be a piece of cake!
Rick and I can't wait to be home and see everybody. Seems we already have a packed schedule for our 4 and a half days in town! We will be busy little bees! Well it is dinnertime so I gotta go!
Love,
us.
I, on the other hand, had a long and eventful day.
We had a meltdown during nap. The poor child just wasn't happy and all he could do was wail. Unfortunately for him, it was during nap and it just isn't acceptable to be that noisy so he had to go to the office which made his mood much worse.
We had two nap-time accidents, one of which had to be mopped up it was so plentiful and a biting incident. The bite marks were pretty bad, they almost broke the skin. (For those of you that don't know, biting isn't very common in the 3s/4s classroom, but usually in the 2s room, so it sort of threw us for a loop.)
This is not a normal day though. It was basically everything that could go wrong in one day. This just means tomorrow will be much calmer. But, I only work 4 days this week since we are leaving Thursday night to fly back to Richmond.
All in all it wasn't too bad. The worst is definitely over for the week. Maybe everybody has been eating a lot of sugar because of the holidays so they are being crazy.
Next week, I will be the only teacher in my room, but our numbers are so low it should be a piece of cake!
Rick and I can't wait to be home and see everybody. Seems we already have a packed schedule for our 4 and a half days in town! We will be busy little bees! Well it is dinnertime so I gotta go!
Love,
us.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
sorry shannon its been 5 days.
So Shannon (my best friend for those of you that don't know) got on my case about waiting 5 days for this post so here you go.
I must apologize, but the posts may only come once a week. With our work schedule, by the time we are both home and have eaten dinner we are both exhausted and ready for bed.
But since it is Friday night, I will give an update for the week.
Work for me was great. I have already proven myself as a good preschool teacher. We had my work party on Thursday night. It was a catered party at the daycare. Really good food and company but a little bit odd to have the party at the same place we have 100 kids running around.
Tonight we went to Rick's Christmas party, well in Oregon he is known as James or Jr. Jr. (I'll let him tell you about that). We went to a southern-style restaurant that was outstanding! The people Rick/James works with are really amazing. Fun, oregon-like and very, very fun to be around. These people are just like our friends back home; it was really refreshing. Rick even got a christmas gift after being with them for a week... $50 to Outback Steakhouse, you really can't beat that.
On a different note, my brother shattered his wrist. He has surgery on Tuesday in California. Keep him in your prayers. My mother is flying to Cali on Monday to be with him for his surgery and his recovery. Hopefully, he will be flying to Richmond with her on Friday, the same day we get into town.
I hate to be brief, but that really is all we have to report at this point. Our fun and exciting life has slowed down a bit since we grew up and got jobs.
I do have a picture to leave you with...
It's too bad I didn't see that sign BEFORE my bicycling accident. The good news is that I have been on my bike since.
We love you all and can't wait to see everybody for the holidays.
Love,
your very-happy-to-be-oregonians.
I must apologize, but the posts may only come once a week. With our work schedule, by the time we are both home and have eaten dinner we are both exhausted and ready for bed.
But since it is Friday night, I will give an update for the week.
Work for me was great. I have already proven myself as a good preschool teacher. We had my work party on Thursday night. It was a catered party at the daycare. Really good food and company but a little bit odd to have the party at the same place we have 100 kids running around.
Tonight we went to Rick's Christmas party, well in Oregon he is known as James or Jr. Jr. (I'll let him tell you about that). We went to a southern-style restaurant that was outstanding! The people Rick/James works with are really amazing. Fun, oregon-like and very, very fun to be around. These people are just like our friends back home; it was really refreshing. Rick even got a christmas gift after being with them for a week... $50 to Outback Steakhouse, you really can't beat that.
On a different note, my brother shattered his wrist. He has surgery on Tuesday in California. Keep him in your prayers. My mother is flying to Cali on Monday to be with him for his surgery and his recovery. Hopefully, he will be flying to Richmond with her on Friday, the same day we get into town.
I hate to be brief, but that really is all we have to report at this point. Our fun and exciting life has slowed down a bit since we grew up and got jobs.
I do have a picture to leave you with...
It's too bad I didn't see that sign BEFORE my bicycling accident. The good news is that I have been on my bike since.
We love you all and can't wait to see everybody for the holidays.
Love,
your very-happy-to-be-oregonians.
Monday, December 10, 2007
kids christmas concert.
Rick had the day off since he worked a full day on Saturday, which was wonderful for me because he cleaned the entire apartment and had dinner ready when I got home from work!
Tonight was my school's Winter Lights Festival. My kids sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Christmas Star, Over the River and Through the Woods and the whole school sang Jingle Bells together. My kids wore big star headbands that we decorated with glitter this afternoon. They looked adorable in their Christmas outfits.
All the kids did a great job and I got to meet a lot of my parents!
Rick's work Christmas dinner is on Friday at a restaurant called the Screen Door, apparently a southern style place so we are both looking forward to that.
I think that is all for now.
Love,
your busy portlanders
Ps. Here is a picture of the big tree in Pioneer Square. I would like to also get a photo of the one at the park up the road but haven't quite yet.
Tonight was my school's Winter Lights Festival. My kids sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Christmas Star, Over the River and Through the Woods and the whole school sang Jingle Bells together. My kids wore big star headbands that we decorated with glitter this afternoon. They looked adorable in their Christmas outfits.
All the kids did a great job and I got to meet a lot of my parents!
Rick's work Christmas dinner is on Friday at a restaurant called the Screen Door, apparently a southern style place so we are both looking forward to that.
I think that is all for now.
Love,
your busy portlanders
Ps. Here is a picture of the big tree in Pioneer Square. I would like to also get a photo of the one at the park up the road but haven't quite yet.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
santa sighting.
Rick and I were laying on the couch watching tv like usually and all of a sudden we hear this really loud music playing outside. So we put on our coats and go outside to see what all the racket is about. And we spot about 100 people dressed up like santa!
Unfortunately, where we thought this was some kind of good pro-christmas statement, after a quick google search we found that it was just a drunken rampage called Santacon. Apparently it is a 12-14 hour event, involveing lots of alcohol and lots of cops, and everybody is supposed to wear a santa costume.
But that is okay. They were very friendly (obviously) and were singing carols and dancing to their huge portable boom-box. So even if it wasn't for a good cause it was still neat to watch since this is our first Christmas here.
Sorry the pictures are blurry but they were moving pretty quickly.
Love,
your santa-sighting portlaners.
Unfortunately, where we thought this was some kind of good pro-christmas statement, after a quick google search we found that it was just a drunken rampage called Santacon. Apparently it is a 12-14 hour event, involveing lots of alcohol and lots of cops, and everybody is supposed to wear a santa costume.
But that is okay. They were very friendly (obviously) and were singing carols and dancing to their huge portable boom-box. So even if it wasn't for a good cause it was still neat to watch since this is our first Christmas here.
Sorry the pictures are blurry but they were moving pretty quickly.
Love,
your santa-sighting portlaners.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
yay for day 1!
There have been many questions about Rick's job so I thought I would tell everybody!
He is running a conveyor truck. It is a little bit hard to explain but I will do my best. Basically he has to go from where the sand, rocks, dirt, etc. is and load his truck, then drive it to his assigned sites and "fling" it into the area that needs it. This is the diagram that is on their website, I think it makes a lot more sense than my words.
Hopefully that makes it easier to understand. If not, Rick will answer any questions you have because I haven't exactly seen it. It is nice because he drives a company truck all day so he is not responsible for gas. He also got a nice lookin' uniform and his short 'do looks sharp!
I, on the other hand, do not have to drive to work. In fact, it is really nice and cheap! It takes about 30 minutes but it provides built-in time to myself which is really nice. The other teacher in my room is great and the kids are wonderful.
I made dinner again tonight. DELICIOUS! But this won't last much longer because starting next week neither of us will be home until 6pm, so dinner will probably get moved back until 730pmish.
Can't wait to see everyone at Christmas! Hope everyone is staying warm!
Love,
your ecstaticly employed portlanders.
He is running a conveyor truck. It is a little bit hard to explain but I will do my best. Basically he has to go from where the sand, rocks, dirt, etc. is and load his truck, then drive it to his assigned sites and "fling" it into the area that needs it. This is the diagram that is on their website, I think it makes a lot more sense than my words.
Hopefully that makes it easier to understand. If not, Rick will answer any questions you have because I haven't exactly seen it. It is nice because he drives a company truck all day so he is not responsible for gas. He also got a nice lookin' uniform and his short 'do looks sharp!
I, on the other hand, do not have to drive to work. In fact, it is really nice and cheap! It takes about 30 minutes but it provides built-in time to myself which is really nice. The other teacher in my room is great and the kids are wonderful.
I made dinner again tonight. DELICIOUS! But this won't last much longer because starting next week neither of us will be home until 6pm, so dinner will probably get moved back until 730pmish.
Can't wait to see everyone at Christmas! Hope everyone is staying warm!
Love,
your ecstaticly employed portlanders.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
a wise man built our house upon a rock.
For all of you who saw the news yesterday and today, do not fear.
We have not floated away.
Luckily, we live in a new building on the 4th floor so we probably won't ever, but I can see why people have been worried.
For those of you that didn't see the news, we have had a lot of rain. And by a lot I mean, over 13 inches in the last 3 days. (Portland usually gets about 30 inches during the whole 8-month rainy season.) There has been a lot of flooding in Oregon and Washington, but it seems to have calmed down. Today was gorgeous! It was cool but not cold and clear and sunny. So hopefully, the worst is over.
Things seem to be falling into place for Rick and I. We are continually getting signs that Portland is the place for us. It seems that we made a good decision following our feeling that God was calling us to Oregon.
Rick got a job!
He is going to be doing something different from what he is used to but he seems very excited! The company, Site One, has a clean cut policy so he will have to keep his face clean and his hair short! So bye-bye to his beard and shaggy 'do. So you will see clean-cut Rick at Christmas.
We will be flying into Richmond Friday, December 21st around 11am (we are taking a red-eye) and will be flying back out to Portland on Christmas day around 4pm. This was the only way we could a) make our new bosses happy, b) attend our family functions and c) get back into Portland early enough to get a good nights sleep for work on the 26th.
We look forward to seeing as many people as we can while we are back in Richmond!
Love,
your fully employed and very soggy oregonians.
Ps. Chef Erin made taco salad for dinner, ALL BY HERSELF. (I speak of the chef in 3rd person because she really is a different person!) Granted the box came with very specific instructions, but HEY! we gotta start somewhere.
We have not floated away.
Luckily, we live in a new building on the 4th floor so we probably won't ever, but I can see why people have been worried.
For those of you that didn't see the news, we have had a lot of rain. And by a lot I mean, over 13 inches in the last 3 days. (Portland usually gets about 30 inches during the whole 8-month rainy season.) There has been a lot of flooding in Oregon and Washington, but it seems to have calmed down. Today was gorgeous! It was cool but not cold and clear and sunny. So hopefully, the worst is over.
Things seem to be falling into place for Rick and I. We are continually getting signs that Portland is the place for us. It seems that we made a good decision following our feeling that God was calling us to Oregon.
Rick got a job!
He is going to be doing something different from what he is used to but he seems very excited! The company, Site One, has a clean cut policy so he will have to keep his face clean and his hair short! So bye-bye to his beard and shaggy 'do. So you will see clean-cut Rick at Christmas.
We will be flying into Richmond Friday, December 21st around 11am (we are taking a red-eye) and will be flying back out to Portland on Christmas day around 4pm. This was the only way we could a) make our new bosses happy, b) attend our family functions and c) get back into Portland early enough to get a good nights sleep for work on the 26th.
We look forward to seeing as many people as we can while we are back in Richmond!
Love,
your fully employed and very soggy oregonians.
Ps. Chef Erin made taco salad for dinner, ALL BY HERSELF. (I speak of the chef in 3rd person because she really is a different person!) Granted the box came with very specific instructions, but HEY! we gotta start somewhere.
Monday, December 3, 2007
chef erin
As you all know, calling me Chef Erin is such a long shot. I am not a cook, I don't want to be a cook, and I probably never will want to be a cook. Lucky for me Rick is a cook.
BUT today I cooked my first grilled cheese. Yes, my FIRST grilled cheese. Now you all understand how much of a cook I am NOT.
But after making hashbrown/green bean casserole for turkey day and today I learned how to make a grilled cheese, maybe I am on my way to learning a thing or two in the kitchen.
We will see how that goes.
Love,
your always-trying-to learn-oregonians
Ps. This coming up with clever signoffs is getting hard, I believe I am loosing my creativity in that department, so be expecting some lame and wack signoffs (just a warning for all of our readers).
BUT today I cooked my first grilled cheese. Yes, my FIRST grilled cheese. Now you all understand how much of a cook I am NOT.
But after making hashbrown/green bean casserole for turkey day and today I learned how to make a grilled cheese, maybe I am on my way to learning a thing or two in the kitchen.
We will see how that goes.
Love,
your always-trying-to learn-oregonians
Ps. This coming up with clever signoffs is getting hard, I believe I am loosing my creativity in that department, so be expecting some lame and wack signoffs (just a warning for all of our readers).
Sunday, December 2, 2007
hell yeah!
It is official! LSU is playing Ohio State in the National Championship!
This means Rick and I will be in Nawlins on January 7th!!
Merry Christmas to us, Merry Christmas to us, Merry christmas, dear tigers, Merry Christmas to us! GEAUX TIGERS!!
This means Rick and I will be in Nawlins on January 7th!!
Merry Christmas to us, Merry Christmas to us, Merry christmas, dear tigers, Merry Christmas to us! GEAUX TIGERS!!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
we are happy tigers.
We are the good news tigers... not to be confused with the bad news bears!
1. LSU beat Tennessee in the SEC Championship. (we were ranked #7)
2. Les Miles (our current head coach) is staying with the tigers instead taking the head coach position at his alma mater Michigan.
3. West Virginia lost to Pittsburgh. (they were the #2 team)
4. Mizzou lost to Oklahoma (again! - they were the #1 team)
This is important because....
1. With the #1 and #2 teams being knocked out that only leaves: Georgia, VA Tech, and Kansas ahead of us.
2. Both Georgia and Kansas didn't play this week.
3. Georgia couldn't even win their division, much less their conference, and the tigers did both.
4. Kansas didn't even get a bid to their conference championship.
5. Both of LSU losses were in triple overtime, not overtime, not double overtime, but TRIPLE overtime.
6. We kicked VA Tech's butt in the beginning of the season and VA Tech's season has not been as tough as ours. (And by a butt kicking I mean 41 points!)
7. We beat 6 ranked teams this season.
SO what does this mean for the bowl picks tomorrow?
LSU is back in the race for the national title, with hope we could be playing Ohio State in New Orleans on the 7th. Either way we are going to New Orleans, but the question is if its for the Sugar Bowl or the National Title.
Everybody keep your fingers crossed. The bowl announcements will be out tomorrow at 5pm PST/8pm EST.
I have one thing left to say...
duuuun dun dun dun GEAUX TIGERS!
love,
your happy tiger lovers.
1. LSU beat Tennessee in the SEC Championship. (we were ranked #7)
2. Les Miles (our current head coach) is staying with the tigers instead taking the head coach position at his alma mater Michigan.
3. West Virginia lost to Pittsburgh. (they were the #2 team)
4. Mizzou lost to Oklahoma (again! - they were the #1 team)
This is important because....
1. With the #1 and #2 teams being knocked out that only leaves: Georgia, VA Tech, and Kansas ahead of us.
2. Both Georgia and Kansas didn't play this week.
3. Georgia couldn't even win their division, much less their conference, and the tigers did both.
4. Kansas didn't even get a bid to their conference championship.
5. Both of LSU losses were in triple overtime, not overtime, not double overtime, but TRIPLE overtime.
6. We kicked VA Tech's butt in the beginning of the season and VA Tech's season has not been as tough as ours. (And by a butt kicking I mean 41 points!)
7. We beat 6 ranked teams this season.
SO what does this mean for the bowl picks tomorrow?
LSU is back in the race for the national title, with hope we could be playing Ohio State in New Orleans on the 7th. Either way we are going to New Orleans, but the question is if its for the Sugar Bowl or the National Title.
Everybody keep your fingers crossed. The bowl announcements will be out tomorrow at 5pm PST/8pm EST.
I have one thing left to say...
duuuun dun dun dun GEAUX TIGERS!
love,
your happy tiger lovers.
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