High Tide

Since it was unusually sunny outside, I decided to take Bogey to run on the beach.

What I didn't think about was the time and the fact that we usually don't go this late in the afternoon.

Here's what the tide usually looks like when we go:

And here's what it was today:

We had to wait 30 minutes before even setting foot on the beach. The waves were huge this afternoon! They were so strong that they made a cracking sound. I stood and watched them break while Bogey sifted through the drift wood for trash

Nevertheless... it was very nice to just be at the beach, quiet, watch Bogey chase little birds, and stand in the sunshine for awhile.

More pictures I've accumulated over the past few days:

The moss that grows on the trees is so neat

High up in the back roads of Chinook

Pretty sunset on the Columbia River

As Seen On T.V.

I'm a pretty big fan of Chelsea Handler on the E! show Chelsea Lately. I wouldn't say a "big fan" in that I purchase everything from her website but her show is set to automatically record to our DVR. This might be a little surprising since we don't have much in common. She drinks a lot of Grey Goose... I like to watch them fly. She uses interesting, colorful vocabulary... I don't. She's dating an older producer of her show... and I'm married to a goofball. She hails from New Jersey... I hail from California. She has a little person side kick... okay, okay maybe we have that aspect in common. I still appreciate her humor and the comedians that frequent her show.

I was watching her show last night as she was reporting about story that a specific hotel company offers someone, free of charge, to slip between your bedsheets to warm them up for you prior to bedtime. This person wears a one-piece fleece suit (seriously) and moves around to create heat from friction. (Personally, what are we coming to as a society if we're too lazy to take the time to warm up our beds ourselves? Really? Go cure cancer, people!)

Since Chelsea Lately comes on later at night, (or I'm watching it late at night due to another round of insomnia), Bogey is always accompanying me on the couch, usually drifting off to sleep. So as I was getting ready for bed I was a little more than surprised to find that our curious pup may have been paying attention to Chelsea's show... and considering a career change. Behold, my personal sheet warmer:

 

The nice thing is I don't have to tip him. 

Hello, Sunshine

Post- Holidays

We've had quite the whirlwind holiday this year. The week leading up the Christmas D had to work. Fortunately, he was able to get Christmas Eve and Christmas off. (One of the benefits of being married in the military) My parents, brother & sis-in-law, and both nieces were crazy enough to make the 14 hour to be with us on Christmas. Due to work schedules they had to make this trip pretty dang short.

Then, D's parents, sis and brother drove up to our home. All. 20+ hours. We had one night were both families were under one roof... minus D since he had to work. We barely fit everyone! D and I both enjoyed all of the time that our families were here, and words cannot describe how happy we were to all be together for Christmas.

A couple days after D's parents left I had a best friend arrive at the Portland airport. E! Her arrival was a blast. Not only did we get to hang out for a week but we hit up Ikea. (Oh I hit it up!) Since moving up here it's amazing how excited one gets to see a chain restaurant... or Target... more than 20 cars on the road... or a freeway.

While I LOVED having everyone here, it's been nice getting things back to normal. D is working hard. Very hard. He's still deciding on what rate he'd like to pursue although boatswain mate has stayed the most consistent. I'm back to watching baby K three days a week. We're getting ready to buy a washer and dryer by next month. (Cannot tell you how excited I am!!!)

Bogey is... bogey. He's enjoying the open spaces, the beach, and barking at deer. One day he ran out of the car, ran full speed and tried tipping a deer. We're not quite sure what that was about but it was pretty awesome to watch! In addition to all of the training that we still teach him we've added playing soft with toys to the list. And, I'm proud to announce that our little man has kept a stuffed animal toy in one piece for over 2 weeks. Usually they're destroyed within 10 minutes.

Why He Doesn't Cook

One dippy-egg flip that went bad.