- Graduate from college
- Be debt free
- Go on our honeymoon that keeps getting postponed
- Buy a house
- Write a children's book
- Swim with dolphins
- Become an early riser
- Learn sign language
- Give Christmas to a family who is less fortunate
- Buy groceries for a family " " " "
- Volunteer at a women's shelter
- Share my testimony to young girls and women
- Take horseback riding lessons
- Try archery
- Go ice skating on an outdoor ice arena
- Go on a Marriage Enrichment Retreat
- Go on a carriage ride
- Learn how to sew
- Take a pottery class
- Learn how to play the piano
- Cook a Thanksgiving dinner
- Renew our vows
My Bucket List
Monday, August 30, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
You know that "love thy neighbor" thing? Well our neighbors make that very difficult for us....
Somehow we always get super lucky and move next to people that never clean up after their dogs. I could care less what they let their dogs do in their yard, but it really starts to annoy me when they let their dogs take huge dumps in our yard and don't clean it up. It's disgusting and rude.. especially when they let one of their dogs go #2 right by our patio door, and my husband steps in it because they were too lazy to pick it up!
When we first moved in here we were told that everyone has to pick up after their pets, pets are not allowed to be outside without a leash, and there is a limit of 2 animals per household. Well those rules apparently don't apply to our neighbors! Besides never picking up after their dogs, we never see them take their THREE dogs outside on leashes. The wife usually just stands on their patio and screams at the dogs to come back. My morning wake up call is usually her screaming at 8 AM.
We've already called the housing office on them once but it obviously didn't help. It's really frustrating because we went through something similar at our old house (on the Gulf Coast). Our neighbors would let their dogs poop all over our front yard, sometimes in the flower beds right next to the front door, and they would never clean it up. I think I called housing 10 times on those people but it never helped. A few months before we moved I reached my boiling point so I decided to clean up all the poop out of our front yard and put it in a big pile in their yard. I made sure I sprayed it down with the water hose to make a big mess. J couldn't believe I did it.. but I did. I was over it, and I figured I was being nice by only putting it back in their yard because what I really wanted to do was put it on their front door step. =X
Hopefully it won't get to that point here but grrrrrrr... It makes us look bad, like we don't clean up after our dog!
Somehow we always get super lucky and move next to people that never clean up after their dogs. I could care less what they let their dogs do in their yard, but it really starts to annoy me when they let their dogs take huge dumps in our yard and don't clean it up. It's disgusting and rude.. especially when they let one of their dogs go #2 right by our patio door, and my husband steps in it because they were too lazy to pick it up!
When we first moved in here we were told that everyone has to pick up after their pets, pets are not allowed to be outside without a leash, and there is a limit of 2 animals per household. Well those rules apparently don't apply to our neighbors! Besides never picking up after their dogs, we never see them take their THREE dogs outside on leashes. The wife usually just stands on their patio and screams at the dogs to come back. My morning wake up call is usually her screaming at 8 AM.
We've already called the housing office on them once but it obviously didn't help. It's really frustrating because we went through something similar at our old house (on the Gulf Coast). Our neighbors would let their dogs poop all over our front yard, sometimes in the flower beds right next to the front door, and they would never clean it up. I think I called housing 10 times on those people but it never helped. A few months before we moved I reached my boiling point so I decided to clean up all the poop out of our front yard and put it in a big pile in their yard. I made sure I sprayed it down with the water hose to make a big mess. J couldn't believe I did it.. but I did. I was over it, and I figured I was being nice by only putting it back in their yard because what I really wanted to do was put it on their front door step. =X
Hopefully it won't get to that point here but grrrrrrr... It makes us look bad, like we don't clean up after our dog!
Friday, August 27, 2010
My birthday is next Friday so I thought it would be fun to make a wish list!
Kate Spade handbag
Willow Tree figurine
Tri-fold card holder / keyfob from Cassy Lain Totes
Anthropologie's Sweetest Hive Earrings
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Last week J spent alot of time in another town working on a project at the gravesite of Marvin G. Shields--the first & only Seabee to receive the Medal of Honor, and the first U.S. Navy Sailor to receive the Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam. Needless to say, it was a huugggge honor for J!
On Wednesday while J was working at the site he had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Shields's widow. The first thing she did was shake J's hand and give him a very special Marvin Shields coin that not many people have! She talked to him for a bit, asking him questions and telling him a few things about Mr. Shields.
He called me during his lunch break and told me all about it because he was so excited. Then a few hours later he called me again and told me she came back with a gift bag for us.. and inside the gift bag was a baby blanket! Of course me being the proper Southern Belle that I am, the first thing that came out of my mouth was "awwwwww, I HAVE to send her a 'thank you' card!!" :)
We felt SO honored! To us she is like the First Lady of the Seabees!
I really hope I will have the opportunity to meet her in the future.. I could think of a million questions to ask her!
On Wednesday while J was working at the site he had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Shields's widow. The first thing she did was shake J's hand and give him a very special Marvin Shields coin that not many people have! She talked to him for a bit, asking him questions and telling him a few things about Mr. Shields.
He called me during his lunch break and told me all about it because he was so excited. Then a few hours later he called me again and told me she came back with a gift bag for us.. and inside the gift bag was a baby blanket! Of course me being the proper Southern Belle that I am, the first thing that came out of my mouth was "awwwwww, I HAVE to send her a 'thank you' card!!" :)
We felt SO honored! To us she is like the First Lady of the Seabees!
I really hope I will have the opportunity to meet her in the future.. I could think of a million questions to ask her!
Happy 4th Birthday, Miss Priss!
Aunt Ree-Ree and Uncle J love you SOOOO much!
Wish we could be there to celebrate with you!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Back home on the Gulf Coast heat waves were an every day thing so everyone & their mama had ice cold A/C in their homes. It was never really considered a luxury - it's more like a necessity because without it you could die. (& no, I'm not exaggerating.)
Here in the wonderful state of WA no one uses A/C. I'm not going to lie, it's been difficult for me to get use to. Call me spoiled or whatever you want but I want to know how these people can stand being in a hot house all day? Especially on days like today when we're under a heat advisory!
Anyway..
All I know is I'm sooooooo ready for Fall!! &These pictures only make me crave it more!
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