it will always be home

Living in the city has given my a greater fondness for the place I grew up. What I used to consider traffic is actually casual cruising compared to here. I used to think spending 30 bucks on a pair of jeans was a lot, but here in the city it is normal to spend 60+. When I moved to Seattle my wardrobe wasn't sophisticated (expensive) or trendy (cheap) enough. I miss the quiet, natural, not quite hick atmosphere of Kitsap peninsula. There is a lot to be said for a place that has forests of trees and open sky without telephone wires or buildings. I used to see Mt. Rainier, the Olympics and Puget Sound practically everyday without going out of my way. Whereas now, to see anything I have to go to designated beaches or parks. Every time I get off the ferry on my way home it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest and I can breathe! Someday I hope that we will live in the place that still feels like home.

a rant

no matter how many people wear them, skinny jeans are NOT attractive. they are atrocious. what happened to originality?! when a few people deem something 'fashion' it doesn't mean that you have to wear it! unless you are a 6' 100 lb model (and even then it is sketchy), it doesn't look good on you. what happened to dressing for your body type?!

it was a sunny weekend

Seattle Underground tour, and these are the pictures I took.
Skylight:And again, without flashI liked the glass bottles through the window, but that wasn't really apart of the tour. It was the window to the gift shop?Golden Gardens Beach - we cooked hotdogs over the fire

um...well...

And of course, a picture of fire. Makes me warm looking at it.

so those pictures...

Mt. RainierFlippies and snow don't mix well

Target practice in WIDeer park in WI Dells

really bad internet

There have been plenty of times that I have tried to blog about our most recent adventures, but alas our internet has been to slow to upload any photos at all! So, it's all text for right now...maybe I will be able to add photos at a later date.

A few weeks ago we drove down to Mt. Rainer with Laura L. and her friend Sarah and had a great time in the 90 degree weather (or it felt like it).

Yesterday we got back from Wisconsin visiting Jeff's folks and entire family. We celebrated Burt's 65th birthday and he taught us how to play cribbage (I need to brush up on my addition). And I sort of learned to shoot a bow. We went to a deer park where there were lots of baby goats and I have decided that I want one whenever we get our land :).

Oh, and we have decided to go off wheat and sugar (or at least severely limit it) - I figure if I announce it to the world we may actually follow through :).

ps. has anyone ever been to the Ngorongoro Crater in Africa?
pps. I had accidentally adjusted the settings so no one could post comments - it's fixed now though...we love hearing from y'all!