Happy Mother's Day to the sweetest, kindest Mom and Friend. 
This daughter loves you A LOT!
Enjoy your present - it should be coming soon!!!
This daughter loves you A LOT!
Enjoy your present - it should be coming soon!!!5.12.2008
Lunch with Parsons
Today we had a nice lunch w/Dan & Julie, Neena and her Great Grandma Dottie.
Here's the CUTEST little girl in our field!!
Her dress has a heart balloon on it...
We'll miss these dear friends SO much! Dan, Julie, Me, Peter, Neena
Neena didn't want to smile until this picture... :-)
Thank you for dinner Julie - it was wonderful!
Her dress has a heart balloon on it...
We'll miss these dear friends SO much! Dan, Julie, Me, Peter, Neena
Neena didn't want to smile until this picture... :-)
Thank you for dinner Julie - it was wonderful!CHERRY FESTIVAL
I don't even know how to write just how fun this event was! My friend Michelle and I had volunteered to "help" with the Cherry Festival Lip Sync by creating props, etc -and ultimately found ourselves as part of the star-studded cast! Anyhow, we had a blast, and many laughs, tears & rehearsals later we still felt like complete fools! I'll sure miss our Loan Dept - Friday was my last day of work at CRB.
Now I'll back up and explain the event. :-) Annually, The Dalles has a week-long event called the Cherry Festival kicking off the cherry season here. Tons of events take place all week long; the lip sync occurring on Tuesday night. Columbia River Bank has always participated in the event, and ALWAYS received last place. So, this year, we were determined to take the house! And that we did. Our group got 3rd place - but we were TOTALLY gypped - and that's the public's majority opinion too! Anyway, we had a GREAT time choreographing & planning the performance - and an even better time performing. :)
Most of the Itsy-Bitsy-Teenie-Weenie-Yellow-Polka-Dot-Bikini crew!!
Back Row L-R: Chris, Marcus, Adam, Kelly, Shelby, Nora
Front Row L-R: Michelle, Julie, Maira, Marissa, Sky
Make-Up + Girls = Unnecessary Waste of Time
Make-Up + Boys = Criminal Act!
Marcus (co-worker) getting ready for his Bikini debut!
CRB Real Estate Mortgage Officer, Sky - EXPOSED!
We had three Bikini "Girls" - Sky, Chris & Marcus. They were GREAT sports and played the part amazingly well!
Michelle and I as the Bee-Bop-Girls - We were volunteered, this wasn't by choice!
CRB Real Estate Mortgage Officer, Sky - COVERED UP... (whew!)
ACK! Now I know the reason that Pony-tails & crimped hair has been OUT for 20 years!
My boss, Julie.
The redhead is one of my co-workers, and the brunette is our BRANCH MANAGER!!
Then, Saturday was the Annual Cherry Festival Parade.
Columbia River Bank gang that walked in the parade & our float.
Wow - BIG red Booties in front of us!
Beautiful Horse
Overall, a great time! I don't have any pictures of our performance at the Lip Sync since I was on stage, but there are a few here.
(our performance are #'s 7739058-7756068)
Now I'll back up and explain the event. :-) Annually, The Dalles has a week-long event called the Cherry Festival kicking off the cherry season here. Tons of events take place all week long; the lip sync occurring on Tuesday night. Columbia River Bank has always participated in the event, and ALWAYS received last place. So, this year, we were determined to take the house! And that we did. Our group got 3rd place - but we were TOTALLY gypped - and that's the public's majority opinion too! Anyway, we had a GREAT time choreographing & planning the performance - and an even better time performing. :)
Most of the Itsy-Bitsy-Teenie-Weenie-Yellow-Polka-Dot-Bikini crew!!
Back Row L-R: Chris, Marcus, Adam, Kelly, Shelby, Nora
Front Row L-R: Michelle, Julie, Maira, Marissa, Sky
Make-Up + Girls = Unnecessary Waste of TimeMake-Up + Boys = Criminal Act!
Marcus (co-worker) getting ready for his Bikini debut!
CRB Real Estate Mortgage Officer, Sky - EXPOSED!We had three Bikini "Girls" - Sky, Chris & Marcus. They were GREAT sports and played the part amazingly well!
Michelle and I as the Bee-Bop-Girls - We were volunteered, this wasn't by choice!
CRB Real Estate Mortgage Officer, Sky - COVERED UP... (whew!)
ACK! Now I know the reason that Pony-tails & crimped hair has been OUT for 20 years!
My boss, Julie.
The redhead is one of my co-workers, and the brunette is our BRANCH MANAGER!!
Then, Saturday was the Annual Cherry Festival Parade.Columbia River Bank gang that walked in the parade & our float.
Wow - BIG red Booties in front of us!
Beautiful Horse
Overall, a great time! I don't have any pictures of our performance at the Lip Sync since I was on stage, but there are a few here.(our performance are #'s 7739058-7756068)
Amy & Chantry Reception #2 in The Dalles
Pics from Amy & Chantry's reception at Sherrie and Loren's - April 19, 2008
Pretty Tulips
Sherri
Amy & I
Amy & Chantry
My friend Julie and her darling lil' Neena!
Pretty Blue-Eyed Hannah!
Oh yeah, Dellas came to visit! :-) He still loves it when I take his picture - and even more when I post it on Blogger. :-) This one's for you bro!
Pretty Tulips
Sherri
Amy & I
Amy & Chantry
My friend Julie and her darling lil' Neena!
Pretty Blue-Eyed Hannah!
Oh yeah, Dellas came to visit! :-) He still loves it when I take his picture - and even more when I post it on Blogger. :-) This one's for you bro!
Catching up... Here Goes!
Some of our friends from Vancouver just had a little boy - I couldn't resist this Jungle outfit! So cute!
The giraffe was my favorite part... sorry, a little washed out!
Congrats Jonny & Deborah!
The giraffe was my favorite part... sorry, a little washed out!
Congrats Jonny & Deborah!5.10.2008
5.04.2008
Move update
"Garage sale" is being zilched from my vocabulary starting right now...
What an exhausting day - and that's an understatement!!! We obviously had our garage sale today, and you wouldn't believe how these things happen here... I imagine they're the same everywhere, but I like to think that we're the "special ones", you know? :-) The folks that are called "early-birds" are more like VULTURES! And mean, grumpy ones at that. Those people should NOT be allowed to get out of bed that early in the morning.
Life is happening at lightening speed. I have some pictures that I really need to upload from last weekend - maybe I'll get to that tonight...?
We now have very little left in our big house... just enough to live on. Well, almost. I packed up the silverware the other day, right before realizing we might need those to eat with for awhile? Anyhow, we're enjoying the luxuries of plasticware now! (and I'm enjoying the new workload of dishes!)
We've started the packing process very methodically and organized. Red dots go on the boxes that will be stored, and green dots on the boxes that will go to our apartment, with lots of labeling on the outside. I imagine most of that organization will go out the window when our move date (which is still TBD - probably early June) gets closer.
We still need to find a place to live there - which I'm finding quite difficult since we won't have the chance to look at places before we go! So far it's kind of like the "close-your-eyes-and-point-at-one" method of choosing. We also still need to find a place to store all of our stuff. I'm quickly learning to appreciate accumulating only the dire necessities. Not only because it means less to pack, but also less to store! And storage in DC is $$$$$!
Ok, enough rambling for now. Sorry to be such a boring blogger these days. I'm hoping to pick back up once we get there (since I'll have ALL kinds of free time!).
Adios - have a lovely Sunday & week.
What an exhausting day - and that's an understatement!!! We obviously had our garage sale today, and you wouldn't believe how these things happen here... I imagine they're the same everywhere, but I like to think that we're the "special ones", you know? :-) The folks that are called "early-birds" are more like VULTURES! And mean, grumpy ones at that. Those people should NOT be allowed to get out of bed that early in the morning.
Life is happening at lightening speed. I have some pictures that I really need to upload from last weekend - maybe I'll get to that tonight...?
We now have very little left in our big house... just enough to live on. Well, almost. I packed up the silverware the other day, right before realizing we might need those to eat with for awhile? Anyhow, we're enjoying the luxuries of plasticware now! (and I'm enjoying the new workload of dishes!)
We've started the packing process very methodically and organized. Red dots go on the boxes that will be stored, and green dots on the boxes that will go to our apartment, with lots of labeling on the outside. I imagine most of that organization will go out the window when our move date (which is still TBD - probably early June) gets closer.
We still need to find a place to live there - which I'm finding quite difficult since we won't have the chance to look at places before we go! So far it's kind of like the "close-your-eyes-and-point-at-one" method of choosing. We also still need to find a place to store all of our stuff. I'm quickly learning to appreciate accumulating only the dire necessities. Not only because it means less to pack, but also less to store! And storage in DC is $$$$$!
Ok, enough rambling for now. Sorry to be such a boring blogger these days. I'm hoping to pick back up once we get there (since I'll have ALL kinds of free time!).
Adios - have a lovely Sunday & week.
4.28.2008
Countdown - 6 weeks!!!
We're Moving!
From here...
To here...
Peter has accepted a job with the Department of Energy in Washington DC, so we're packing up & going! We'll sure miss the dear friends we have made here, but are excited for this new adventure!
From here...
To here...
Peter has accepted a job with the Department of Energy in Washington DC, so we're packing up & going! We'll sure miss the dear friends we have made here, but are excited for this new adventure! 4.20.2008
4.18.2008
Red Suede Shoes!!
I do believe my quest to find the "perfect" pair of red shoes has ended... Feast your eyes on these lovely things!
4.16.2008
Dinner!
Tonight, I decided to be adventurous! We had Cauliflower Lasagna... Remember cauliflower pizza? This is the same concept, except I used the cauliflower pizza crust for noodles.
First layer of meat & "noodles"
First layer of meat & "noodles"
Mmm, cheese.
The fixins
More Protein...
One more layer of "noodles"
Top those off with a little more Ricotta & Olives -
Last layer of meat
The cook & her creation
30 mins to wait... (and lots of cleaning up to do!)
Finished product!
Lasagna & Watermelon - Yum!
Yep, it was good! (and there's lots left over!)
I'd definitely recommend this dish! Happy tax day y'all!4.14.2008
Sunday Donuts
Bignets... pronounced "Bin-yays." And they're oh-so-yum.
These came hand delivered from Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans, but they're available at World Marketplace/Cost Plus. (not available online though)
After meeting today we went for a bike ride with Trevor and Michelle, later we had dinner at Spooky's & then we headed home to make Bignets. They're so easy to make - just add water, flatten the dough, cut into strips & deep fry in oil. Michelle has made them before so she was the expert, and I watched and learned as these will definitely be made again in this household! Since I was obviously concerned about our donuts being healthy, we deep fried them in Olive Oil instead of Canola. This definitely made them much better for us... in fact, probably even healthy, right?! :-)
These came hand delivered from Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans, but they're available at World Marketplace/Cost Plus. (not available online though)
After meeting today we went for a bike ride with Trevor and Michelle, later we had dinner at Spooky's & then we headed home to make Bignets. They're so easy to make - just add water, flatten the dough, cut into strips & deep fry in oil. Michelle has made them before so she was the expert, and I watched and learned as these will definitely be made again in this household! Since I was obviously concerned about our donuts being healthy, we deep fried them in Olive Oil instead of Canola. This definitely made them much better for us... in fact, probably even healthy, right?! :-)
Bignets with powdered sugar.
Bignets with homemade maple frosting. WOW. These were absolutely amazing!
This is how I felt after eating 3 donuts...
We've been enjoying GORGEOUS weather... but unfortunately they're forecasting rain tomorrow. Oh well - I suppose it'll freshen the air up!Have a wonderful week!
4.10.2008
Update on our little one.
According to the title of this blog, it's supposed to be 1/2 about Peter & I and 1/2 about Dozer. Anyhow, I haven't posted about him in a long time and I know you're all just dieing to see him! Here's the mischievous not-so-little-anymore rascal. He misses you Dad... :-)
Doz playing fetch...
Doz playing fetch...4.07.2008
Flowering Tea... etc.
I realize this post is LONG overdue, and I'm sorry about that! We haven't had much excitement in our lives to be posting about... :-)
Locally, our weather has turned beautiful. If anyone has been thinking about coming to visit it's the perfect time for that! (hint hint) Spring is definitely here! Our lawn is just gorgeous. It has come back even fuller than last year when we put it in, however the boxwoods are struggling... :-( I think the heavy snow this winter didn't do much for them, but hopefully our spring sun will help them cheer up!
Yesterday Peter and I went down to our local motorcycle shop & bought new helmets. Now normally this wouldn't be of interest to any of you except that now we have two extra helmets in case anyone wants to ride with us! ;-)
In other news, I bought a new teapot! I've been looking for one of these for awhile, ever since I saw one at my sister Sherrie's house. It's called flowering tea, and so fun to watch bloom!
Locally, our weather has turned beautiful. If anyone has been thinking about coming to visit it's the perfect time for that! (hint hint) Spring is definitely here! Our lawn is just gorgeous. It has come back even fuller than last year when we put it in, however the boxwoods are struggling... :-( I think the heavy snow this winter didn't do much for them, but hopefully our spring sun will help them cheer up!
Yesterday Peter and I went down to our local motorcycle shop & bought new helmets. Now normally this wouldn't be of interest to any of you except that now we have two extra helmets in case anyone wants to ride with us! ;-)
In other news, I bought a new teapot! I've been looking for one of these for awhile, ever since I saw one at my sister Sherrie's house. It's called flowering tea, and so fun to watch bloom!
The tea starts out as a little pod. It's dry and packed tightly in a ball.
Now, add some boiling H2O, and let it steep.Beginning to flower...
Flowering some more...
Fully bloomed! So pretty, and quite tasty too! 
They have all kinds of flavors - you can look them up on Numi's website. That link also has a neat video of the tea blooming. I didn't even think to video it. Duh. I bought my teapot and teas at Fred Meyers.And... for good measure, here's one of us goofing off tonight. :-) Man, I am WHITE!
Hope this finds everyone doing well. I will try to be more diligent at updating!
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