couple weekends ago

I made chocolate zucchini cake

In the back yard of my parents house

We like the hammock

labor day weekend

Last weekend had us busy with leisurely activity. Saturday we started out window shopping; looking for a camera (which was a touch depressing as our budget doesn't allow for some of the beauties we saw) and perusing a music store. Then we headed for a nearby park with a view of Hat Island and the Port of Everett. Once there, we spent an hour or two. Jeff provided inspiring music while I drew. That evening family stopped by on their way back to Bremerton, and we ended up going with them.

Sunday we spent the day inside with the family, and they all flew out early Monday morning, leaving Dad and us behind. :( So Monday we meandered to the Blackberry festival and then through the ghost town that is downtown Bremerton. There were a few Art Studios open, and I met one of my old art professors. Also, there was a disturbingly large amount of old Pyrex cookware in a museum we happened across. We finished our Bremerton exploring by driving through some of the waterfront areas east of Manette. Unfortunately the price of real estate there is exhurbinate, or we mayn't have left.

We thouroughly enjoyed our lazy three day weekend, and look forward to many more!!!

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.

walkin at the park

kayaking

Mom and Dad (Teresa's) recently acquired two singles and a double kayak. We took them out today off the Illahee dock on the Sound.

Dad helping Dan get the skirt on.

There are some huge houses on the water.

Poki is quite the trooper.

Since Jeff and I were sharing the double and I was sitting behind him I didn't have the chance of a great photo.

Poki got wet some.

Dan looked to be having some frustration getting used to the kayak.

The train.

This hill is even steeper than it looks in the photo.