self portrait of me and my honey
the cove at whitney point where we kayak.
jelly fish i caught in my super duper red jelly fish scoop while we were kayaking.
Scary rattle snake that tried to eat me and Artemis.


Just some random pics of my latest adventures. This weekend my mom came to stay for a few days. Friday we went to dinner at Rancho Viejo. We took went shopping earlier at walmart. we then watched part of Harry Potter 3 and went to bed.

Saturday we lounged around a bit before showering and getting ready for the day. we drove down to lewiston for the day. we stopped at the Dahmen barn and looked around. they were having their festival days. we bought some puple peppers, purple beans, peaches, green beans, and tomatoes. We ate lunch at a chinese restaurant then tried to find some garage sales. we didnt have any luck but had fun driving around. we stopped at a cute little store. the cottage gate i think it was called. then we headed home to do some shopping for my apartment. mom made a super yummy dinner for me, jacob, and britney. I made a yummy dessert with the recipe my mom gave me. it was a peach cheesecake dessert. we hung out for awhile watching harry potter 4.

sunday we went to church. then we went to lunch. then we went to the pottery store and painted pottery. it was really fun. i made two dessert plates and my mom made a salad plate. painted anyway,, not made. we made dinner for jacob and brittany again. then we watched harry potter 5. it was a busy and relaxing weekend all in one. it was very nice to hang out.

today i made a ton of fresh french fries with my new deep fryer. it was fun and all the guys at jacobs house really appreciated them.

work sucks. i hate my job. i am hoping to miraculously find something that pays the same. we will see. i have had enough of wally world. blah that is it for now. i need to go pick up my honey from his teaching job.

weekend getaway

Last weekend we went to stay with Jacob's mom in Brinnon. (his dad was in Colorado visiting his mother and other various family members) I would have visited with my family but my sister A) forgot I was coming, B) never called me back friday night until way later and my phone was out of service range, and C) my phone died before I could call her again.

Anyway, it was a very relaxing weekend. Jacob got up about 9 on Saturday and hung out with his mom and his laptop. I stayed in bed until 10. We went to eat lunch at the Timberhouse restaurant. It was soooo yummy. They have the best cheesy bread with garlic, sun dried tomatoes, and green onion. After we awoke from our food comas, and my food baby stopped kicking, we went to Rocky Brook Falls. Jacob put in two more climbing bolts while I repelled down a previous route and cleaned all the loose rocks and moss out. I used to be terrified of repelling. Actually, I hate being lowered when someone else is belaying me. Repelling is fun because I am in control of my speed of descent. I guess I really am a control freak. huh

Saturday night we went to bed at 8.We slept until 7 Sunday morning. Jacob really needed the sleep as he had been on nights the previous two weeks and didnt sleep much during the day due to his 7 roommates. I was just happy to have so much cuddle time that I was willing to go to bed before I was ready. We lounged around most of the morning. We went back to Rocky Brook so Jacob could finish the last bolt. We got on the road fairly early for us. We were home by midnight when we usually get home around 3-4 am. Jacobs mom also made a super duper yummy dinner for us on Saturday. We were hoping to pick some apples from his parents orchard but those darn elk already stripped the trees bare. We also were hoping the eggplant his parents planted were ready so we could make ratatouille. I decided we needed to try it after seeing the movie. Guess now we will have to buy some.

Work is super stressful. They are removing positions in the store through attrition. The lady in charge of cosmetics switched to Pharmacy which means I inherited the cosmetics department. Now i have twice as much work to do. Its so frustrating. I cant get another job that will pay me what i am making now so I have to just deal with it. It has been a very long week.

My mother is coming to spend the weekend with me. We will be garage saleing in Lewiston, making pottery, watching movies and relaxing. It should be a fun weekend. Next weekend is the womens retreat at church. I am not sure how it will go. Hopefully better than last year. We will see. I have met a lot more women in the past year from bible studies and church in general. Hopefully that will help make it more enjoyable.

In October we will be going to the west side at least once if not twice. I decided jacob is going to carve pumpkins with me for our front porches. He plays along with my holiday instructions very patiently and willingly. That is about it i guess. Nothing else too exciting.

I had to buy a new battery for my car. It kept not wanting to start. Speaking of car batteries....I had one leak acid all over me at work this week. I got a free pair of pants out of the deal. A really cute pair I had been thinking about buying. Since it was a work related accident, they paid for me to get a new pair of pants. I had to change out of my other ones right away cuz of the whole caustic element of acid. I didnt notice until way later that night that it was on my shirt as well. Nothing like realizing you are showing a huge amount of skin in a room full of guys. Luckily Jacobs roommates are tactful.

Devil's eye, and Deadly Rattlers

So my adventurous boyfriend finally took me to see the devil's eye. First we had to hike a mile straight up hill through cactus, prickly bushes, weeds, and cow pies. It was Jacob, his roommate Gabe, Gabe's sister Kris, and a couple of her friends. After resting awhile, puppy and I hiked around the cliffs to the cow trail that lead to the arch. On the way there Artemis startled a rattler. Luckily she came back as soon as I called her. I didnt see it cuz I didnt want to get to close. We hung out on the arch for awhile. Jacob and some others repelled down. Puppy and I hiked back around the trail. I carried her cuz I knew there was a rattler on the loose. I slowed down to pay attention when we got close to where it had been. I almost stepped on it before it rattled this time. It had moved closer to the arch and was almost on the trail. I backed up and got a good picture. Then we skirted way around it. before we got back to the car a huge wind storm stirred up a massive ominous wall of dust. It was a good day though.

Work is super busy still. I already have an hour of overtime and its just monday. ooh plus its a holiday so it is an extra hour at time and a half. yea me. i plan on getting enough overtime that i can leave early on friday. jacob and i our heading over to the west side.

jacob has been on overnights the last two weeks. it stinks not having him at work but on the other hand it makes time fly by because i dont take my lunch until i am about to hit my 6 hour mark. i will be happy to have him back on days though.

puppy is doing well. she loves our new apartment. She loves to run in and out of the house. She has made friends with the upstairs neighbor. She likes to see what is going on in the neighborhood.

Not a whole lot else going on. I am taking two bible study classes this semester. And jacob and I are taking a dance class at the Pioneer center. Its nice to have stuff to do while he is teaching instead of stitting at home waiting for him. That is about all we have done lately. We went rock climbing last weekend or the weekend before.