for the record...

i'm not sold on this background
but it's what i'm using till
i find something i like
and that works

pictures of alaska to follow...

made it

after some devoted helpful men
from my congregation
i got moved.

yesterday was madness...
seeing my supervisor for the last time
staying too long cleaning up a few files
waiting in a long line at comcast

only being able to wet my hair
and blow dry it
before my informational interview
because of earlier time extensions
put on power suit
called marilyn, friend/co-worker
to drive me to interview office
put on pointy-i-mean-business-
and-i'm-suffering-in-these-shoes-
that-i-only-wear-
with-my-power-suit
just-to-get-a-job-
and-let-you-know-
i'm-serious

moving as much as i personally could
to my neighbor's garage
men showing up to move big stuff
get trailer
listen to u haul man
think i or dave have never put on a trailer
pizza
cleaning
seeing sarah before i go
not returning her tape by accident
getting to west linn after 10:30 pm
having kirstin haul up
the bed & chest of drawers
realizing i didn't grab
the right bed frame
dragging everything else out of my car
setting up room
re-pack for alaska
finally showering about 3 am
took nap for 45 minutes
woke up
took the longer way
finding my friend laurie's house
to drop off her books
thule box making noise on freeway...
pulled over screw was falling off...
getting to megan's
leaving civi
walk to the max
get on max to airport
fly out of pdx at 7 am
maybe doing one last work thing...
emailing last work thing
from airport

meals consisted of: cheeze-its, one slice of pizza
and milk and coca-cola

now i'm done...
easiness
to follow
no schedule needed now
the sun is shinning for me in alaska
i'm happy kaye is running late
because i have no worries...
for now

wallpaper

so has my wallpaper disappeared off your screen?
well it has mine...
please let me know

AK flight 6 hours and counting...
i'll be so sleepy by the time i get there...
sorry kaye!

the line up

my father made the righteous decision

to come with me to alaska

he'll be arriving on the 3rd...

it's a way to welcome retirementi'll be anxious to see some beloved people:

first will be kaye and jared

and their cute kids

they might even be picking me up at the airport

with a trailer heading for the hills

i can't waitthen we'll be heading to soldotna

to see my aunt glenna and uncle michael then i also found out my 2nd cousin Amanda...
(sorry i don't have any old moab
photos on my computer)
and her hubby are living in AK for the summer
so we'll see them


and last but not least our friend, Ryan
who we met one snowy Christmas Eve
when he and i got stuck in Farmington, NM
and my dad picked 3 of us up
so we could get to our different destinations
for Christmas time.


Cheers to good times ahead.

last day at work

clean up
and becoming clutter-free
is all around me

clearing out my desk
slimming down my household items

today is my last day at work
and it's my goal to be out of my home by monday

change happening NOW~

AK or bust!

it's official...

tickets are booked

next tuesday

i'll be there!

i wouldn't mind seeing... and yes i'll be bringing my bear mace

back in the saddle again

...of my mountain bike
and oh how good does it feel!

(especially with padded shorts)
yes i realized how out of shape am i!

huffing and puffing up hills...

pathetic i am

but i have some new partners in crime

to hit the trails with

i heart summer

may it not rain for many months

she's going the distance

she's going for speed...

i love my civic

she still gets 30-36 miles per gallon

so she just flipped...

so pray for her

i need her for quite awhile longer

perfect evening for a bonfire

in my hope to keep balanced

the beach bonfire

ended up being the best weather

i've had on the oregon coast yet

warm

good company

new friends

superbness all around

perfect lighting

darling women

cute sisters

got to love lewis

if you pose too much
with my camera
your shots get posted
even if you're off facebook
you know he wanted this on line

love her

can you tell they're in love?

to be married this weekend!

tom and jessica

smiling roomies: jesselah and jessi

rose, jessi, me, james

can't ask for a much better evening on the coast!

other reasons to love oregon

shirt with oregon thrown up on it

(available at the tillamook cheese factory)you know you want one...other styling t-shirts to be found

at the cheese factorya picture says a 1,000 words

like..

i'm tacky

buy meanother reason why

i've always said

i was born in the back

of a turnip truck

instead of a barn:you can find going green

activity books

in oregon

along with kiddy tick-tac-toe games

and stickers that used to be around

when i was a kidbald eagle chill along the bay of tillamook

in oregon i found my future wedding band

for 10 bucks at the tillamook cheese factory

see all reasons to love oregon

tokens of a nice hike

mt. hebo