OK City Memorial

A brief site seeing tour stop in Oklahoma. Very moving at night. Two walls constructed of reclaimed building material clad in metal panel, one saying 9:01 and the other 9:03. A shallow pool of water is all that remains in between symbolizing 9:02 when the bomb went off.

Grandpa's 84th Birthday!

Happy Anniversary to Us.

We celebrated our anniversary in an unusual way. I unfortunately had to travel, again, to Seattle. It is sad when the rest stops look familiar. Eric came along the ride and we took off after the meeting in Redmond to stop at the Seattle waterfront and celebrate 3 wonderful years.

The Market.
The market.
I was so taken by the dining moment at sunset on the Seattle waterfront that I closed my eyes in anticipation.
A brief detour to photograph the Seattle Public Library by Rem.

Inside of Seattle Public Library. What, that isn't romantic?

A toast to 3 years.

Quick Recap

Well. Things are busy. Mom and Dad visited here in Portland the week before and the weather stayed nice, hopefully to prove that it really doesn't rain year round out here. Shocker.

A very tired Minnie dog.
Pittock Mansion views.

Columbia River and Hood River wineries.

Minnie tucked herself in.

We caught up with Eric to see him sail in and out, and in and out. This week they finally learned how to open and close the sails. It's about time.

Williams visit - Part 1

Sleepy girl.

What We Have Been Doing

Well, we've been a bit of homebodies as of late. Fixing up the place for some upcoming guests. And taking advantage of the weather here while it lasts.

Kitty in a drawer. Mom and dad, we'll have her cleared out in time for your visit! MEOW!!!!

Made some upgrades. Upgrade #1, no more rug. Makes the places seem bigger. Put some beautiful wedding detail pictures up 3 years after the wedding. Got some real plants that the cat won't eat and made a kitchen window sill herb garden (mint, thyme, rosemary, basil). Very handy for the fall and for impromptu mojitos!!

Next upgrade was a larger wool, yes, white, rug for the living room. Needless to say, it has been a hit all around. See below.

They fight for positions on the rug nearly every evening. The cat has decided this is her dream come true and they roll their little backs (and black hair) all over it.

Eric is taking beginner sailing lessons. If you squint, you can see him in the black tshirt. It's a 30' boat with 3 students and 1 instructor. They were practicing going out on a blind corner. In and out, in and out. He has 6 weeks of 2.5 hours each. He has a textbook and everything.

This isn't Minnie, but some distant cousin. They just love being held. This was the Boston Terrier Picnic Reunion 2009.

Boston Reunion Picture. 45 this year. As usual, Minnie's mom, Stormy tried to attack her.

Eric and our little one. She was so excited she was buggie eyed and hopping up and down for most of the 3 hours. Until I got stung and then it was time to leave.