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Sunday, October 6, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Saturday Six
Monday: I had meetings all day at work. Nathan started fall quarter at YVCC, taking Chemistry 109. He is working on his prerequisites for a nursing degree. He was underwhelmed with the class but I'm sure it will get a little more difficult as the quarter goes on. All I did all day was stress and feel like I didn't really accomplish anything, it was all very annoying. After getting nothing done all day I had to stay super late working on getting stuff ready for the week. I came home to a yummy dinner of leftover White Chicken Chili.
Tuesday: Another long day at work but I came home to a yummy dinner of Turkey Tacos made by Nathan. I also tried to help Nathan with some of his Chemistry homework. I'm not convinced I helped much.
Wednesday: Long, and very boring day at work. I had to stay late for a meeting at 1600 so everyone else went to the fair. After my meeting I met up with Nathan at the fair. We checked out the FFA displays and got a hand dipped chocolate covered ice-cream bar. We checked out the STEAM building (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) there were displays from most of the local high schools and some of the colleges. Then we went and checked out the animal barns. When we were done checking out the animals we were pretty hungry. I chose the worst taco stand to go to but we did find a yummy elephant ear. After we wandered around some more we went to the Sun Dome and checked out the booths in there. By then it was dark and cold so we headed home. I was pretty underwhelmed by the fair food so we stopped by the Laredo in Naches for some super yummy fresh French fries before we headed home and went to bed.
Thursday: I worked, Nathan went to school. Not much else went on.
Friday: I came home early, well early for me. Nathan and I went to town and just hung out before we had our traditional Friday evening in. After pizza, chips and queso, and Shark Tank, we were both pretty tired so we went to bed fairly early for a Friday night.
Saturday: We got up fairly early for us, 0800, so we could be out the door and on our way to Renton by 0830. When we left Tieton it was raining, and it kept raining the entire way over. It was raining so much on the pass that there was standing water on the roadway and lots of car accidents. The traffic and poor driving conditions didn't let up until we made it to Renton Downtown Harley Davidson. It was pouring rain but quite a few people showed up to welcome Don Blanchard back from his two month tribute ride. He was riding to fulfill a life long dream, to raise money for charities, and to try to find some peace with the situation. It was very neat to be a part of the flag line as Don rode in. It is still hard for me to believe that Aaron is really gone, so I can't even imagine what his family is going through. After we welcomed Don home we met up with Jobie and Mike for lunch at an Irish restaurant in Renton. It was so nice to talk with Jobie and Mike, I miss being able to hang out with them. It's hard to believe it's been almost seven years since we were in college together. After lunch my brother Jimmie (in town from Ohio) called to let me know he was done with work, so we met up with him at my sister Maria's house. It was great to see Jimmie, Maria, Skyler, and the kids. We hung out talked and Nathan played Monopoly with Tanner. We went to dinner at Big Fish Grill where I had sturgeon and prawns for the first time. They were both pretty decent. After dinner, Skyler treated everyone to dessert at Ben and Jerry's. I had the lemonade sorbet and it was delicious!! It was a long rainy ride home but Nathan and I had a great time seeing everyone.
Tuesday: Another long day at work but I came home to a yummy dinner of Turkey Tacos made by Nathan. I also tried to help Nathan with some of his Chemistry homework. I'm not convinced I helped much.
Wednesday: Long, and very boring day at work. I had to stay late for a meeting at 1600 so everyone else went to the fair. After my meeting I met up with Nathan at the fair. We checked out the FFA displays and got a hand dipped chocolate covered ice-cream bar. We checked out the STEAM building (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) there were displays from most of the local high schools and some of the colleges. Then we went and checked out the animal barns. When we were done checking out the animals we were pretty hungry. I chose the worst taco stand to go to but we did find a yummy elephant ear. After we wandered around some more we went to the Sun Dome and checked out the booths in there. By then it was dark and cold so we headed home. I was pretty underwhelmed by the fair food so we stopped by the Laredo in Naches for some super yummy fresh French fries before we headed home and went to bed.
Thursday: I worked, Nathan went to school. Not much else went on.
Friday: I came home early, well early for me. Nathan and I went to town and just hung out before we had our traditional Friday evening in. After pizza, chips and queso, and Shark Tank, we were both pretty tired so we went to bed fairly early for a Friday night.
Saturday: We got up fairly early for us, 0800, so we could be out the door and on our way to Renton by 0830. When we left Tieton it was raining, and it kept raining the entire way over. It was raining so much on the pass that there was standing water on the roadway and lots of car accidents. The traffic and poor driving conditions didn't let up until we made it to Renton Downtown Harley Davidson. It was pouring rain but quite a few people showed up to welcome Don Blanchard back from his two month tribute ride. He was riding to fulfill a life long dream, to raise money for charities, and to try to find some peace with the situation. It was very neat to be a part of the flag line as Don rode in. It is still hard for me to believe that Aaron is really gone, so I can't even imagine what his family is going through. After we welcomed Don home we met up with Jobie and Mike for lunch at an Irish restaurant in Renton. It was so nice to talk with Jobie and Mike, I miss being able to hang out with them. It's hard to believe it's been almost seven years since we were in college together. After lunch my brother Jimmie (in town from Ohio) called to let me know he was done with work, so we met up with him at my sister Maria's house. It was great to see Jimmie, Maria, Skyler, and the kids. We hung out talked and Nathan played Monopoly with Tanner. We went to dinner at Big Fish Grill where I had sturgeon and prawns for the first time. They were both pretty decent. After dinner, Skyler treated everyone to dessert at Ben and Jerry's. I had the lemonade sorbet and it was delicious!! It was a long rainy ride home but Nathan and I had a great time seeing everyone.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Friday Five + +
Saturday: I went to a professional development program from 0800 to 1445 on Saturday. Lets just say it wasn't what I was hoping it would be and I thought it was a total waste of time. I drove the 45 minutes home only to jump into different clothes and jump back in the car and drive an hour to Ellensburg. Nathan and I picked up Nathan's friend Charles and Charles' girlfriend Kari. We all went and saw the Zac Brown Band at the Gorge. It was so fun and the weather was perfect, if not on the warm side. The band was great and well worth getting home at 0100.
Sunday: Had to go in to work to catch up on everything I ignored Friday and Saturday. We had tacos for dinner and watched lightning and listened to thunder. Just about the time I asked Karen if it was going to hail and she said no, I heard hail hitting the skylight. I looked outside to see hail coming down on to the deck so I told Karen. Rich and Nathan were in the garage changing a headlight in Karen's car so they already knew it was hailing when I told them. I was so disappointed. I just couldn't believe we were two weeks away from picking and it was stinking HAILING!!! Nathan and I had quite the adventure out at the North Orchard checking the apples because while we were there, Nathan's car battery died. We are pretty sure that it didn't hail out at the North Orchard. Luckily, the hail here was nothing like last year so our baby trees just had some torn leaves and Rich's apples have what we believe is minimal damage. Only time and the packing line will really tell.
Monday: Rich and Karen went to the beach for Karen's birthday and just to get away from us ;). I met up with Laurie Armstrong so she could help me square up Hazel's quilt. On my way home I stopped by Becky Blanchard's new house to say hi and see how things were going. It was really nice to chat and spend some time just hanging out with a friend. Nathan and I got home about the same time as Nathan had been out working in our orchard. We had yummy hamburgers for dinner. Nathan really does make the yummiest hamburgers ever!
Tuesday: After work Nathan and I went down to Costco to get a new battery for Nathan's car. We treated ourselves to a Berry Sundae and then came home and had yummy steak and herb noodles.
Wednesday: Got my glasses fixed after weeks of not having glasses because the nose pad fell off. Nathan and I had yummy pork chops, asparagus, and cranberry stuffing.
Thursday: I was at meetings all day at work and accomplished nothing except unnecessarily stressing myself out. The house Nathan and I want to buy finally has a For Sale sign out front. Of course the bank is asking a ridiculous price so the waiting game continues. Then I had a late night at work getting stuff squared away and ready for Friday. I came home to Nathan making yummy spaghetti for dinner and Karen and Rich brought doughnuts from the bakery at the beach for dessert.
Friday: Came home early-ish. Nathan and I enjoyed yummy pizza and some chips and dip, while we watched lots of Big Bang Theory and a little Shark Tank. Nathan did manage to pull himself away from the TV long enough to change water out in the orchards.
Sunday: Had to go in to work to catch up on everything I ignored Friday and Saturday. We had tacos for dinner and watched lightning and listened to thunder. Just about the time I asked Karen if it was going to hail and she said no, I heard hail hitting the skylight. I looked outside to see hail coming down on to the deck so I told Karen. Rich and Nathan were in the garage changing a headlight in Karen's car so they already knew it was hailing when I told them. I was so disappointed. I just couldn't believe we were two weeks away from picking and it was stinking HAILING!!! Nathan and I had quite the adventure out at the North Orchard checking the apples because while we were there, Nathan's car battery died. We are pretty sure that it didn't hail out at the North Orchard. Luckily, the hail here was nothing like last year so our baby trees just had some torn leaves and Rich's apples have what we believe is minimal damage. Only time and the packing line will really tell.
Monday: Rich and Karen went to the beach for Karen's birthday and just to get away from us ;). I met up with Laurie Armstrong so she could help me square up Hazel's quilt. On my way home I stopped by Becky Blanchard's new house to say hi and see how things were going. It was really nice to chat and spend some time just hanging out with a friend. Nathan and I got home about the same time as Nathan had been out working in our orchard. We had yummy hamburgers for dinner. Nathan really does make the yummiest hamburgers ever!
Tuesday: After work Nathan and I went down to Costco to get a new battery for Nathan's car. We treated ourselves to a Berry Sundae and then came home and had yummy steak and herb noodles.
Wednesday: Got my glasses fixed after weeks of not having glasses because the nose pad fell off. Nathan and I had yummy pork chops, asparagus, and cranberry stuffing.
Thursday: I was at meetings all day at work and accomplished nothing except unnecessarily stressing myself out. The house Nathan and I want to buy finally has a For Sale sign out front. Of course the bank is asking a ridiculous price so the waiting game continues. Then I had a late night at work getting stuff squared away and ready for Friday. I came home to Nathan making yummy spaghetti for dinner and Karen and Rich brought doughnuts from the bakery at the beach for dessert.
Friday: Came home early-ish. Nathan and I enjoyed yummy pizza and some chips and dip, while we watched lots of Big Bang Theory and a little Shark Tank. Nathan did manage to pull himself away from the TV long enough to change water out in the orchards.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Friday Five +
Weekend: Nathan and I hung out, relaxed, slept in, changed water, canned pears, worked (I had to make up for leaving early on Friday), made dinner for and hung out with Karen's cousin John and his wife Cilia.
Monday: I'm feeling a lot better. I'm still tired and my nose is runny but I'm feeling better. I got home from work at a decent hour. Nathan and I had the house to ourselves so we just relaxed and ate pizza for dinner. We finished watching the Texas Ranch House. It was okay but just kind of annoying. I wish I could do something like that...... I'm sure it would suck but I think it would be really cool too. After watching the show, as Nathan and I were discussing how lame everyone was and how cool it would be to be a part of an experience like that, we decided to make a pear crisp. We still have about a half a box of pears ripening that we will can or dehydrate soon. The crisp just came out of the oven...... I'm not sure if I will stay up to have some or not. I hope it's yummy. I can't believe it's only Monday.....I really wish it was Friday.
Tuesday: After a long day at work I met Nathan, Rich, Karen, John, and Cilia for dinner at Apple Tree Grill. We had a great dinner out on the deck watching people golf and the sun set.
Wednesday: I worked late.
Thursday: Came home late to yummy dried pears! Thanks Nathan.
Friday: The day I had been wishing for on Monday came!!! Finally! Pizza and Big Bang, then to bed early for a school meeting in Toppenish all day Saturday.
Monday: I'm feeling a lot better. I'm still tired and my nose is runny but I'm feeling better. I got home from work at a decent hour. Nathan and I had the house to ourselves so we just relaxed and ate pizza for dinner. We finished watching the Texas Ranch House. It was okay but just kind of annoying. I wish I could do something like that...... I'm sure it would suck but I think it would be really cool too. After watching the show, as Nathan and I were discussing how lame everyone was and how cool it would be to be a part of an experience like that, we decided to make a pear crisp. We still have about a half a box of pears ripening that we will can or dehydrate soon. The crisp just came out of the oven...... I'm not sure if I will stay up to have some or not. I hope it's yummy. I can't believe it's only Monday.....I really wish it was Friday.
Tuesday: After a long day at work I met Nathan, Rich, Karen, John, and Cilia for dinner at Apple Tree Grill. We had a great dinner out on the deck watching people golf and the sun set.
Wednesday: I worked late.
Thursday: Came home late to yummy dried pears! Thanks Nathan.
Friday: The day I had been wishing for on Monday came!!! Finally! Pizza and Big Bang, then to bed early for a school meeting in Toppenish all day Saturday.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Friday Five
Monday: Slept in and just relaxed most of the morning. Nathan sprayed our baby orchard for aphids and I worked on tracking our spending from last month. We started keeping track back in 2010 and it is interesting to look at our spending trends ect. After lunch I went in to work and got ready for the up coming week. I got home around 1700 and we had a delicious dinner out on the deck of steaks, homemade apple sauce, and Patty Pan squash (fresh from our neighbor's garden). After dinner we had cake and Rich opened his birthday presents. His birthday isn't until tomorrow but we decided to celebrate tonight. After cleaning up from dinner and dessert, Nathan and I watched a new show called Ranch House, similar to the Frontier House we were watching. I have my work outfit picked out and now it's time to get ready for bed as my phone just told me "get ready for bed NOW!"
Tuesday: Another day in the trenches. It went as well as could be expected after a long weekend. When I got home I was tired and exausted and my feet hurt. Nathan is amazing and offered to rub my tired, dirty, and slightly puffy feet. It was sooooooo nice. After I put my feet up for a bit we ate dinner out on the deck again. I had leftovers and everyone else had crab that Rich's sister Sandra brought back from the beach. We hung out talking on the deck for a while while everyone ate their fill of crab. After dinner I talked to my Grandpa Perez for a while, he seems to be doing well. He spends a lot of time at the nursing home with his wife Louise. After I talked to my grandpa, Nathan and I watched another episode of Ranch House. Like the other show, it's not that great but we will probably watch the whole thing. Now I'm just stalling and doing everything possible to avoid going to bed because I don't want to have to get up in the morning, I really am not a morning person.
Tuesday: Another day in the trenches. It went as well as could be expected after a long weekend. When I got home I was tired and exausted and my feet hurt. Nathan is amazing and offered to rub my tired, dirty, and slightly puffy feet. It was sooooooo nice. After I put my feet up for a bit we ate dinner out on the deck again. I had leftovers and everyone else had crab that Rich's sister Sandra brought back from the beach. We hung out talking on the deck for a while while everyone ate their fill of crab. After dinner I talked to my Grandpa Perez for a while, he seems to be doing well. He spends a lot of time at the nursing home with his wife Louise. After I talked to my grandpa, Nathan and I watched another episode of Ranch House. Like the other show, it's not that great but we will probably watch the whole thing. Now I'm just stalling and doing everything possible to avoid going to bed because I don't want to have to get up in the morning, I really am not a morning person.
Wednesday: Had a decent day. It was long and my feet were tired. I came home and made two dinners. We ate the Quinoa Stuffed Peppers out on the deck and I put the Taco Salad meat in the fridge for tomorrow. I'm pretty tired so I'm off to bed.
Thursday: Open House: at work from 0715 to 2045. Good night.
Friday: Had a terrible night sleep because my throat was sore. I originally thought it was from talking so much but by this morning I decided its probably due to some wonderful post nasal drip. I was miserable at work and came home as early as I possibly could. I layed around for a few hours and Nathan made me some soup. We had some pizza and watchd an entire DVD of Big Bang. Now it's off to bed to enjoy my weekend and hopefully a good night sleep.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Friday Five
Monday: Alarm went off at 0545 and I promptly reset it for 0615, mainly because I didn't fall asleep until after 0130 last night and partially because it makes me happy. When my alarm went off again I begrudgingly got up, showered, and got myself ready for work. There was to be a welcome back breakfast at 0700 and then meetings all day today, so I got myself ready and to work right around 0700. Just my luck, breakfast didn't start until 0800 and the meetings weren't starting until 0900. I could have gotten a whole two stinking extra hours of sleep......but I didn't, so I promised myself not to dwell on it all day(obviously that has been working real well). I felt like I had a productive day and even though I am in no way mentally ready for tomorrow, I think I can survive. After work I came home and ran 2 miles. It was piteously slow and laborious but I did it so I'm pretty happy about it. Nathan and I made yummy Oven Chicken and Linguine for dinner. We did not eat out on the deck, as our weather has been rainy/sprinkly/drizzly since Sunday evening. Nathan helped me pick out my first day outfit and I helped Rich finalize his 1946 Willys Jeep Restoration photo book. Now it's off to bed for a night of no sleep as I stress about the next 180 days of work, my professional certification, and my 150 mystery (we'll optimistically call them) "scholars".
Tuesday: I survived and I am quite optimistic about work this year. I got home at a decent hour today and I was 100% ready to relax. Nathan and I had the house to ourselves for the evening so we ate yummy hamburgers for dinner, then watched a new show that Nathan found called Frontier House. I'm not quite sure what I think of it so I guess we will just have to watch one more episode. My main goal this evening has been to relax, relax, and relax. Nathan and I had a wonderful walk out to our baby orchard to turn on the water and look at the trees. They are growing so fast (approximately 3 feet of new growth on some) it is amazing, just amazing, to think they were little bare sticks just four months ago. It is always so nice to walk across our land looking at how much it has changed and how much love and care have gone into making it what it is today. After our walk we watched an episode of Shark Tank (a staple on Friday nights during the fall and winter) that we hadn't seen before. Now it is off to bed. I hope I get a good night sleep tonight. I have a feeling I am going to need it to make it through the day tomorrow.
Wednesday: Today was pretty standard at work and I am getting into a routine. After work I went to get my oil changed. Whenever I get my oil changed they always try to talk me into getting new wipers, or air filters ect. This time they didn't have to do much in the way of convincing. When they were checking the filter behind my glove box (yeah weird right, I had no clue there was one there!) they found a little mouse nest and some mouse droppings. I have no idea how long that has been there but the only thing that was running through my mind was hanta virus.... sooooo needless to say I sprung for a new filter and pretty much whatever else they were offering. I am still kinda freaked out about it but I know how to open up the glove box to get to the filter, so you better believe I will be checking it daily for new deposits. After all that excitement I headed home and successfully avoided running because I'm just so stinking tired and my feet hurt from being on them all day, and honestly I'm just lazy with a capital L. Nathan made delicious Turkey Tacos and we ate out on the deck again, I thought it was a little chilly and windy but it was still nice. Nathan and I watched another episode of Frontier House. I will probably watch all the episodes..... its not that great but its not that bad either. It sure is getting dark earlier and earlier these days, which is great because I could fall asleep right now and its only 2045. hasta manana!!! (that's french for see ya tomorrow) ;)
Thursday: Nothing to complain about at work except maybe the 0550 wake up time. We had left overs for dinner which were delicious and easy, especially since Nathan heated everything up. After dinner we went down to the Naches Library and checked out a new book and then bought some black powder at the hardware store. Once we got home we headed outside to try out Nathan's early birthday present. My dad got him a mini salute howitzer. We went down by the pond and set everything up. I was sort of apprehensive at first but it really wasn't that loud or scary at all. I enjoyed watching it and I think Nathan really loved shooting it. You aren't supposed to shoot anything out of the cannon and I think it is pretty cool even if you aren't shooting a projectile. Only time will tell if Nathan actually listens to the warnings or if it becomes more than a salute cannon. After we were done scaring the goldfish, we watched another episode of Frontier House. It's an okay show, but I'm sure we will finish watching it. Mainly because I do want to know how it ends. Signing off for the night with a little picture of Kroger Battery, 1st Battalion, 509th Field Artillery Regiment.
Tuesday: I survived and I am quite optimistic about work this year. I got home at a decent hour today and I was 100% ready to relax. Nathan and I had the house to ourselves for the evening so we ate yummy hamburgers for dinner, then watched a new show that Nathan found called Frontier House. I'm not quite sure what I think of it so I guess we will just have to watch one more episode. My main goal this evening has been to relax, relax, and relax. Nathan and I had a wonderful walk out to our baby orchard to turn on the water and look at the trees. They are growing so fast (approximately 3 feet of new growth on some) it is amazing, just amazing, to think they were little bare sticks just four months ago. It is always so nice to walk across our land looking at how much it has changed and how much love and care have gone into making it what it is today. After our walk we watched an episode of Shark Tank (a staple on Friday nights during the fall and winter) that we hadn't seen before. Now it is off to bed. I hope I get a good night sleep tonight. I have a feeling I am going to need it to make it through the day tomorrow.
Wednesday: Today was pretty standard at work and I am getting into a routine. After work I went to get my oil changed. Whenever I get my oil changed they always try to talk me into getting new wipers, or air filters ect. This time they didn't have to do much in the way of convincing. When they were checking the filter behind my glove box (yeah weird right, I had no clue there was one there!) they found a little mouse nest and some mouse droppings. I have no idea how long that has been there but the only thing that was running through my mind was hanta virus.... sooooo needless to say I sprung for a new filter and pretty much whatever else they were offering. I am still kinda freaked out about it but I know how to open up the glove box to get to the filter, so you better believe I will be checking it daily for new deposits. After all that excitement I headed home and successfully avoided running because I'm just so stinking tired and my feet hurt from being on them all day, and honestly I'm just lazy with a capital L. Nathan made delicious Turkey Tacos and we ate out on the deck again, I thought it was a little chilly and windy but it was still nice. Nathan and I watched another episode of Frontier House. I will probably watch all the episodes..... its not that great but its not that bad either. It sure is getting dark earlier and earlier these days, which is great because I could fall asleep right now and its only 2045. hasta manana!!! (that's french for see ya tomorrow) ;)
Thursday: Nothing to complain about at work except maybe the 0550 wake up time. We had left overs for dinner which were delicious and easy, especially since Nathan heated everything up. After dinner we went down to the Naches Library and checked out a new book and then bought some black powder at the hardware store. Once we got home we headed outside to try out Nathan's early birthday present. My dad got him a mini salute howitzer. We went down by the pond and set everything up. I was sort of apprehensive at first but it really wasn't that loud or scary at all. I enjoyed watching it and I think Nathan really loved shooting it. You aren't supposed to shoot anything out of the cannon and I think it is pretty cool even if you aren't shooting a projectile. Only time will tell if Nathan actually listens to the warnings or if it becomes more than a salute cannon. After we were done scaring the goldfish, we watched another episode of Frontier House. It's an okay show, but I'm sure we will finish watching it. Mainly because I do want to know how it ends. Signing off for the night with a little picture of Kroger Battery, 1st Battalion, 509th Field Artillery Regiment.
A mini howitzer salute gun!
Friday: Nathan drove me to work today so that when I was done with work we could start our Friday night festivities as early as possible. Its not that I can't drive myself to and from work, it's just that if left to my own devices I would be at work until 1700 or later trying to get stuff done. If Nathan drives me I have to leave when he picks me up, I can't make excuses or get caught up in what I am doing. Nathan planned a little romantic evening in. We had a lovely Friday night. We cooked and ate a frozen pizza, watched Aladdin, and spent a great deal of the night talking and just enjoying each other's company. It was a perfect evening to top off my first week back at work. I'm so lucky to have such an awesome husband who loves and understands me. It's hard to be back at work but it's nice to know I have someone who is there for me even when I am tired and cranky after a long day at work.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Friday Five
Disclaimer: This is an attempt by Rebecca to get back on the Blogging saddle. I am forcing myself to write short (that's where the forcing comes in) excerpt of my day during the week so that I will hopefully get back in the swing of blogging about things and realize that I do have a life outside of work. I really wanted to have this blog be a family diary of some sort but as you can see I have been pretty lazy in the diary keeping. If you could see my post section you would find 19 drafts of things I wanted to write about but couldn't find the time to write down what went down. Sooo... long story short here we are. Expect quite a few Friday Fives and very few posts with anything remotely interesting. :)
Monday: Went in to work for about 7 hours, did a lot but felt like I accomplished nothing. The weather is so nice these days so we took advantage of it and ate dinner out on the deck. We had hamburgers and yummy corn on the cob. I wish I could eat corn on the cob every day.....okay not really, but it is my favorite vegetable (even though I think its technically not a vegetable). After dinner Nathan and I went and picked some blackberries. I would love to make something yummy with them. More than likely we will just eat them, mainly because I'm lazy.
Tuesday: Got up at a decent hour today for the first time since mid June. I snuck out of bed, showered, made my own lunch and let Nathan sleep in. He deserved it, he let me sleep in all summer. I figure he deserves one nice quiet morning. We had meetings all day at work and I had plenty of time to stress over stuff that probably doesn't matter......unless it really does. Nathan did come stop by during lunch though, which was nice. He didn't stay long which wasn't. I came home and Nathan had just finished running so he guilted me into running 2 miles. Which if you know me is exactly what I needed since I can't motivate myself to run. We ate dinner out on the deck again, it was another lovely evening made even lovelier by the fact I didn't have to make the taco salad. I'm pretty tired so I'm probably going to waste my extra calories from running on some yummy cookies and then go to bed.
Wednesday: Another day at the office full of meetings and unnecessary stress. I worked on a syllabus or two and did what felt like a bunch of nothing. Nathan tells me I feel this way because I try too hard to make everything perfect. It's true, even though the kids can't tell if I come in prepared or just make it up on the spot, I can. It drives me nuts to be unprepared. Mu had to go to the vet today. Nathan had the unlucky chore of taking her, apparently she is quite the contortionist when you are trying to shove her in a small cage. She is a little OCD with her grooming and has some balding sore spots. She has a prescription and hopefully she won't have any more sores and I can get some sleep at night. After work we had a yummy dinner out on the deck again. We're still enjoying the yummy apple sauce I made last fall. Which is good because it makes me want to make more this fall. After dinner Nathan and I watched one of our many favorite Netflix shows, The Big Bang Theory. It's always good for a laugh or two or ten, and a great time to waste calories on my vice, candy.
Thursday: Didn't go into work today. Nathan woke me up with a yummy peach crepe breakfast. It was wonderful. Then we looked through all my clothes and weeded out the ones that don't fit or that I never wear. After slogging through all my clothes Nathan went with me into town. I got my hair cut and even though I struck out on trying to find some boots for work (you know, nice cute tall ones which apparently are so 3 years ago) but I found some sweaters that I can wear at work. Rich an Karen were out to dinner tonight so Nathan and I decided to enjoy a nice quiet night at home. We made Colorado creme dessert and watched Shakespeare in Love. I'm going to be really sad when work starts back up and Nathan and I can't just hang out doing random stuff together on a weekday.
Friday: Slept in this morning until about 0900. Nathan had to change water this morning and then we made crepes with the left over batter from yesterday. After that I cleaned up the kitchen and worked on some laundry. Then I took a shower and we went down to Tieton Square to help the Lions set up for Tieton Community days. I must say its always interesting working with a bunch of older gentleman. I think Rich said it best, "There are ten people here who know exactly how to put everything together and none of them agree on how to do it". After getting the hamburger stand and kiddie rides all set up Nathan and I went down to my work to get a couple things sent to the printer so I would have them on Tuesday. Then we headed back to Tieton to run the Lion's train (a four wheeler towing a train of barrels painted like different things) for an hour and a half. I took tickets and Nathan drove the rugrats around on the 4 wheeler. Once our shift was over we walked around, ate some delicious tacos from a taco truck and then met up with Nathan's friend Scotty his wife Brenda and their dog Dexter. We hung out and talked for a while and then Nathan and I went home and had some pizza, watched more Big Bang and another episode of a Ken Burn's documentary called "The West".
Monday: Went in to work for about 7 hours, did a lot but felt like I accomplished nothing. The weather is so nice these days so we took advantage of it and ate dinner out on the deck. We had hamburgers and yummy corn on the cob. I wish I could eat corn on the cob every day.....okay not really, but it is my favorite vegetable (even though I think its technically not a vegetable). After dinner Nathan and I went and picked some blackberries. I would love to make something yummy with them. More than likely we will just eat them, mainly because I'm lazy.
Tuesday: Got up at a decent hour today for the first time since mid June. I snuck out of bed, showered, made my own lunch and let Nathan sleep in. He deserved it, he let me sleep in all summer. I figure he deserves one nice quiet morning. We had meetings all day at work and I had plenty of time to stress over stuff that probably doesn't matter......unless it really does. Nathan did come stop by during lunch though, which was nice. He didn't stay long which wasn't. I came home and Nathan had just finished running so he guilted me into running 2 miles. Which if you know me is exactly what I needed since I can't motivate myself to run. We ate dinner out on the deck again, it was another lovely evening made even lovelier by the fact I didn't have to make the taco salad. I'm pretty tired so I'm probably going to waste my extra calories from running on some yummy cookies and then go to bed.
Wednesday: Another day at the office full of meetings and unnecessary stress. I worked on a syllabus or two and did what felt like a bunch of nothing. Nathan tells me I feel this way because I try too hard to make everything perfect. It's true, even though the kids can't tell if I come in prepared or just make it up on the spot, I can. It drives me nuts to be unprepared. Mu had to go to the vet today. Nathan had the unlucky chore of taking her, apparently she is quite the contortionist when you are trying to shove her in a small cage. She is a little OCD with her grooming and has some balding sore spots. She has a prescription and hopefully she won't have any more sores and I can get some sleep at night. After work we had a yummy dinner out on the deck again. We're still enjoying the yummy apple sauce I made last fall. Which is good because it makes me want to make more this fall. After dinner Nathan and I watched one of our many favorite Netflix shows, The Big Bang Theory. It's always good for a laugh or two or ten, and a great time to waste calories on my vice, candy.
Thursday: Didn't go into work today. Nathan woke me up with a yummy peach crepe breakfast. It was wonderful. Then we looked through all my clothes and weeded out the ones that don't fit or that I never wear. After slogging through all my clothes Nathan went with me into town. I got my hair cut and even though I struck out on trying to find some boots for work (you know, nice cute tall ones which apparently are so 3 years ago) but I found some sweaters that I can wear at work. Rich an Karen were out to dinner tonight so Nathan and I decided to enjoy a nice quiet night at home. We made Colorado creme dessert and watched Shakespeare in Love. I'm going to be really sad when work starts back up and Nathan and I can't just hang out doing random stuff together on a weekday.
Friday: Slept in this morning until about 0900. Nathan had to change water this morning and then we made crepes with the left over batter from yesterday. After that I cleaned up the kitchen and worked on some laundry. Then I took a shower and we went down to Tieton Square to help the Lions set up for Tieton Community days. I must say its always interesting working with a bunch of older gentleman. I think Rich said it best, "There are ten people here who know exactly how to put everything together and none of them agree on how to do it". After getting the hamburger stand and kiddie rides all set up Nathan and I went down to my work to get a couple things sent to the printer so I would have them on Tuesday. Then we headed back to Tieton to run the Lion's train (a four wheeler towing a train of barrels painted like different things) for an hour and a half. I took tickets and Nathan drove the rugrats around on the 4 wheeler. Once our shift was over we walked around, ate some delicious tacos from a taco truck and then met up with Nathan's friend Scotty his wife Brenda and their dog Dexter. We hung out and talked for a while and then Nathan and I went home and had some pizza, watched more Big Bang and another episode of a Ken Burn's documentary called "The West".
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