Things I've Been Meaning to Post

Things have been happening throughout the month, but I just didn't want to get around to blogging such a small thing. So here they are- all together! Around a month ago, Greg and I went up to Portland to visit Jeff and Hilary and my brother and his family. It was a nice weekend. We stayed the first night at Jake and Lynsdey's. We hadn't seen the kids in over a year so it was good to see them. Jake made us DELICIOUS meals and we stayed up late watching funny youtube videos. It was fun! The next morning we met Richie for brunch.

Richie's an old friend of Greg's. He walked us around Portland and showed us cool little spots. The second night we stayed at Jeff and Hilary's. It was nice. We soaked in the hot tub, watched Seinfeld and went to church in the morning. The whole weekend was sort of rushed, but we just couldn't wait any longer to see them!

Greg has been on this MAJOR kick of wanting to "survive in the wild". I couldn't tell you how many times, after the sun has already fallen, he says to me, "I wanna sleep outside tonight." Meaning, "Can I sleep outside tonight?" One of the major "wants" of sleeping outside is the opportunity to make fire. So far, his efforts have sadly been unsuccessful. However, it has been raining. He really wants to make fire with a bow/string method. Is that the right terminology? I don't know.

But really, who wants to sleep like this??? (this is Chris, his brother)

It was really cold that night and Chris couldn't sleep, so they came in around 3am. I wasn't surprised. It's pretty hilarious though. We went to my parent's house last week and he kept going out to explore and plan where a good spot to sleep would be and he even tried to make fire, but everything was too wet! As much as this part of Greg is so beyond my comprehension, I love this part of him. It's like the "little boy" in him that won't go away. I love it.

A couple weeks ago Greg and I were able to stay at Amy and Mikes for a night. It was so good to be there! It's honestly a second home! I felt so at ease, immediately. We ate cookies and talked just like old times. The next morning Greg went to REI's Scratch 'n Dent and Amy and I went to shop for wigs. It was really fun! We were surprised how good they looked. She ended up getting one last week that looks great. It's a little blondish.

Last week we got to see my sister Danielle. I didn't get any pics, but it was really good to see her. It's crazy, she's my little sister of 21, but she and her husband are just beginning their careers, bought their first home and are probably gonna start their family soon! I'm so happy for them! Such an exciting time. Amy was there also and one night the 3 of us stayed up way late watching youtube videos- mostly of Miley Sirus. Ha ha. It was funny, most of it was Dan showing us stuff Amy and I had never heard of. It was like we were the "old fogies" all out of touch. It made us laugh.

My parents also moved from Yachats to Newport, so we helped them with that. I like their new house. I'm glad about the move. They have this sweet little trail down to the beach and I LOVE IT! It's like a little adventure. I kept imaging running down it with my kids and got all excited for the future.

Greg and I have been surprisingly been keeping really busy! I've been working on all kinds of computer projects. I'm trying to put together my blurb book of Europe as well as a cookbook of Pat's recipes. They're both coming along, but I can only stare at a computer screen for so long. The work comes in waves. I've been really into Faith of Our Fathers, a civil war series I'm reading. It's making me really want to read other books, about the underground railroad, or something in that category. Any recommendations? Greg and I also bought a program to learn Spanish on the computer. Greg already understands and speaks very well, but he wants to freshen up and become fluent. I'm way pumped about it, because I don't know any spanish. I've done 3 lessons so far. It's called Fluenz. We really like it. It really drills you. I've taken advantage of having endless amounts of time, and started cooking a lot! Chicken Pot Pies, Beans, Pudding, No Bakes. It's been really fun. Cooking's sort of become therapeutic for me.

Greg's took his first test for the Medford Police yesterday. He thinks he did very well. The next test is in 4 weeks. We REALLY want this job and are talking about it all the time. Every week we find out something new that makes us want it that much more. He would only work 3 - 4 days a week, which means he'd be AROUND. We would like this idea anytime, but especially for when our family is young (assuming we'll be getting some kiddos in the next 5 years). The work is really interesting to Greg, which means he'd be coming home a happy man, which makes me happy too. There's plenty of opportunities he could pursue in the field, SWAT or detective/investigator stuff. So basically we're really excited and hopefully he gets it!