Congrats, Scott n' Alex!

Last weekend was awesome. One of the best weekends ever but at the same time, it was an emotional weekend. Friday night, for Scott's bachelor party, we went to Tulalip Casino and it was a blast. I put in $20 and walked out with $100, not bad. On Saturday, we had the wedding rehearsal and dinner thing then on Sunday, the big day! It was a beautiful wedding. It took place at Golden Gardens Park and it was in a little clearing amidst a small group of trees. I was feeling a little emotional on that day as they will move to Austria on the 18th. The reception afterwards was a blast. Chatting up with friends and the hardest part was saying goodbye to Scott and Alex. At least Scott and I had our day together at the hot springs. Good luck, amigo and I'll see you guys in Austria. Bring on the beer!

Give me a dollar or two, maybe even a million

Money talks and bullshit walks....that's bullshit.

How is it that we are trained to learn that real jobs bring us food and shelter. Why is it that a basketball player who reads at the 5th grade level earns millions of dollars while a teacher with a Masters degree earns less than $60,000 a year? Something's wrong with this.

Raisin' hell

Geronimo!

Kolohe!

Skylar!

Petra!

They are definitely feline hellraisers!

Oy.....

Unnamed cats no more

First we got Geronimo

Then Kolohe

2 becomes 4

We've been struggling to name our two newest additions but now.......

*drumroll*

Welcome, Skylar and Petra!

Geoff Mathay

R.I.P. Geoff, we'll never forget you. Here's to you, amigo *raising a beer bottle*

Thank you for what you taught us at SCCC.

Thank you for your humor.

Keep on teaching.....wherever you are.

Growing pains

I live my life
The best way I know
Sometimes I need to stop and ask for help
Changes abound
Changes around me
Changes waiting to happen
Long awaited
In anticipation
Know that
I need to be more vocal
I will be more vocal
Speak my mind
Speak from my heart
Right or wrong
As long as I give it my best

I'm worth it, dammit!

The work continues

Amazing.....

Just amazing....

4 years together and we still have issues we need to work on.

Me and my issues.

Ash and her issues.

It looks like we both have habits we need to change.

Bring it on, motherfuckers!

Give us all you've got.

We'll emerge victorious.

A screw-up and I may be screwed

I screwed up once again.

That's fine with me.

She's pissed.

I'm sorry.

Got my ass sidekicked

.....then she said, "you are more important than my sidekick."

Of course, she said it to Sunshine.

Not me.....

I'd give almost anything to have her say the same to me.

Buzz Inn

Buzz Inn, located in Buffalo, WY, is a restaurant. It looks like a fast food restaurant but the food there is delicious. It tastes like home cooking. The prices are cheap. Very good food.

We embarked on our trip to South Dakota last December. Last Christmas was the first one I had with my family in 13 years. It was my best Christmas ever. The entire family was together for the first time in 13 years. We had our first professional family picture in 22 years. The trip was great. We stayed overnight in Othello, WA and Bozeman, MT. On our way back home, we stayed overnight in Bozeman, MT. We arrived on New Year's Eve at 8:30pm very exhausted.

It was an awesome Christmas. Thank you Ashley and Sunshine for being with me. Thank you, my family, for everything. Seriously, for everything.

I love you guys and you guys mean the world to me.