Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Coasting.....
In the interest of celebrating the beginning of Good Luck 2010, we took off on Friday to spend a couple nights at the coast. The good signs of fun started right away when John drove up in our rental car, a sporty, 2 door Nissan Altima. Last time we went to the coast, we ended up with a PT cruiser, complete with wood paneling. This time, we didn't have to walk around the block before getting back into our car for fear of being seen with it. The Altima was cool and fast and fun. The weather was amazing. As soon as we saw ocean, we started to get excited to reach our destination, The Rogue Pub in Newport. When we walked in, we saddled up to the bar, ordered some Dead Guys, and made friends with Awesome Bartender, Chris.
After a couple beers and some calamari, we headed down to our usual town for coastal sleeping, Yachats. We scored a pretty good room and spent some time on the ocean and then went into town for a dinner from the appetizer menu and the wine bar and then a nightcap at the Adobe before heading back to fall asleep to the sound of waves on the shore. Morning brought a oceanside jog and one of JJ's goals, a dip in the ocean (for him, not me, are you kidding?) Then it was time to pack up, head back north to Depoe Bay for a quick breakfast of clam chowder and a Whale Watching trip!! Hooray!
We saw some whale action, but seriously, the boat ride is enough to be worth the trip. I can't wait to do it again. Weary from our time at sea, it was back to Newport and to Rogue, where we ended up meeting some awesome new friends, as we tend to do. A little more of Yachats night life, a little more time on the beach and back home on Sunday, rested, happy and optimistic about this next stretch of life.
Here's JJ taunting the sea....
It responds....
Is that all you've got?
nope.
After a couple beers and some calamari, we headed down to our usual town for coastal sleeping, Yachats. We scored a pretty good room and spent some time on the ocean and then went into town for a dinner from the appetizer menu and the wine bar and then a nightcap at the Adobe before heading back to fall asleep to the sound of waves on the shore. Morning brought a oceanside jog and one of JJ's goals, a dip in the ocean (for him, not me, are you kidding?) Then it was time to pack up, head back north to Depoe Bay for a quick breakfast of clam chowder and a Whale Watching trip!! Hooray!
We saw some whale action, but seriously, the boat ride is enough to be worth the trip. I can't wait to do it again. Weary from our time at sea, it was back to Newport and to Rogue, where we ended up meeting some awesome new friends, as we tend to do. A little more of Yachats night life, a little more time on the beach and back home on Sunday, rested, happy and optimistic about this next stretch of life.Here's JJ taunting the sea....
It responds....
Is that all you've got?
nope.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
How cute would you be delivering dessert in this?
Little Black Kitty tries to figure out how to put it on....
If you must have a set, I'm heading to Last Thursday today to sell them!! Also, I have a plethora of Halloween and Christmas pasties. If you can't make it to Last Thursday, check out the Etsy page or email me!and Kim, here you go, 80's wife, circa 1988.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Once upon a time.....
I recently got a message from an ex-coworker that said they found a bunch of my old pics on my old laptop and burned them to cd for me in case I didn't have them. as I went through what I'd left (and to my disappointment, there wasn't even any nudity to cause embarrassment to the guy who found them on there...) it was fun to see some of the pictures that I hadn't seen in a few years. It reminded me of this little story, stolen from my old myspace blog in Jan 07:
Addendum: A guy at my office passed me this morning and put his pointer finger up in the middle of his forehead to simulate the stylus above. When he did, it made his thumb go out to the side, making the same finger "L" for loser that we used in high school. I just can't win :)
This happened as I was heading to Grand Forks to judge the dance competition last week: I spent the morning on my Treo: work, work, work… I stopped for a minute and went to use my stylus. Hmmm, can't find it. looked through all my bags and coat pockets. No luck...
Oh well, on to the plane to
Off the plane and across the terminal and to the bar… work some more. Where the hell did that stylus go?!?
Then grab a cup of hot chocolate and head to where I board the plane to
Go to bathroom and happen to look in the mirror: ..Nice. I spent 10 hours with a stylus horn yesterday. Worst unicorn ever. Feel free to make fun of me..
Addendum: A guy at my office passed me this morning and put his pointer finger up in the middle of his forehead to simulate the stylus above. When he did, it made his thumb go out to the side, making the same finger "L" for loser that we used in high school. I just can't win :)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
I am very happy to announce....
that John got a job!!!!!!
Not just a job-to-get-by job, but a real one that he's REALLY looking forward to. He is going back to a company that he worked at for four years. He is going back in a completely different capacity but is going to be surrounded by people he likes, working for a company that he believes in, and doing a job that will challenge him and make him learn. It also happens to be downtown, conveniently located across the bridge from Vega.
also, they have kick ass holiday parties.
It was at this time last year (this very weekend, actually) that the first signs showed up that something was wrong with him. Cancer wasn't even on our radar screen yet, but it was the beginning of what it turned out to be. For the last year, we have had more than our share of well, I don't know if I'd say bad luck, but certainly a lack of good luck. It has been a hard year. A really hard year, in a lot of ways. and now, its over. We've worked through a lot of stuff together (and separately) and we are grateful for our friends who have been there for us too. Not that we won't still be susceptible to the occasional bad days that come with simply existing, but I feel like the really hard part is over, and we made it. and we're still holding hands. I am going to stick the SS/JJ flag of victory in the ground right now, look back at last year, flip it the bird and then look forward to what lies ahead. The possibilities are endless.
Not just a job-to-get-by job, but a real one that he's REALLY looking forward to. He is going back to a company that he worked at for four years. He is going back in a completely different capacity but is going to be surrounded by people he likes, working for a company that he believes in, and doing a job that will challenge him and make him learn. It also happens to be downtown, conveniently located across the bridge from Vega.also, they have kick ass holiday parties.
It was at this time last year (this very weekend, actually) that the first signs showed up that something was wrong with him. Cancer wasn't even on our radar screen yet, but it was the beginning of what it turned out to be. For the last year, we have had more than our share of well, I don't know if I'd say bad luck, but certainly a lack of good luck. It has been a hard year. A really hard year, in a lot of ways. and now, its over. We've worked through a lot of stuff together (and separately) and we are grateful for our friends who have been there for us too. Not that we won't still be susceptible to the occasional bad days that come with simply existing, but I feel like the really hard part is over, and we made it. and we're still holding hands. I am going to stick the SS/JJ flag of victory in the ground right now, look back at last year, flip it the bird and then look forward to what lies ahead. The possibilities are endless.
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