Sunday, April 27, 2008

It was the Best of times...it was the worst of times...


I got to see John for four glorious days! John had leave for four days before he goes to Afghanistan . I flew to Washington on Wednesday afternoon , we took a ferry to Bainbridge Island, and then drove to a little Victorian town called Port Townsend. We stayed in the cutest Victorian Bed and Breakfast, it was so so cool! On Thursday we took a ferry to Whidbey Island where we explored an old army base right on the coast called Fort Casey, and there was a cool lighthouse there, and tons of old cannons and I don't know what to call it, but like stuff to defend the land...anyway, really cool. We went to a beach called Impression point, found tons of Agates and rocks, it was all SO beautiful! We ate at the coolest restaurant and had Salmon :) Mmmmm, SO good! On Friday we explored downtown Port Townsend, went to all the shops, found a cute musicbox and there was a gem and bead show, and I got 3 new pendants to wear. :) We also watched a sailboat race, I've never seen so many sailboats, we explored another beach, found another lighthouse, awesome! On Saturday we went hiking in Olympic National Park, to Marymere Falls, and we went to Rialto Beach, it was awesome!

Okay those were just the events, here are my favorite parts:

Holding hands, I really miss that! Walking around on the beach, the road, the rocks, the sand, the path, the street, everywhere, just talking like normal. The weather man said it was going to rain the whole time, and we felt not a drop! It was gorgeous the entire time! The most thoughful gift ever, tanzanite earings from my true love :)Ice cream everyday. The green everything...the smell of spring, you know fresh and crisp. Sleeping in, snuggling and watching movies. Street performers, lighthouses, fishermen, friendly people on the street, the starfish, tons of boats, riding the ferry, driving all over the beautiful state of Washington. Eating frozen grapes, and salmon, chocolate covered strawberries, and the yummiest root beer float I've ever had. Laughing really hard watching Juno, and Dan in real life, and episodes of the office. And waking up smiling, and not stopping till I fall asleep.
Marymere falls, so beautiful.
Cute John skipping rocks at Rialto Beach

Silly shot, at Rialto Beach
Underpass on our hike to Marymere falls
The backyard of our cute bed and breakfast, and you can see my earrings!
At the Nifty Fifties restaurant, and the root beer float I have ever had
A starfish that was on the beach, still alive, I threw it back in
My adorable John Boy, the white spots in the background are sailboats
On the trail to Marymere falls
The Ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, that's the skyline of Seattle in the background
Again, on the ferry, you can see the space needle to the left of my head :)
Fort Casey, there were tiny daisies everywhere!
Cutest man alive!
Lighthouse at fort Casey


The worst of times, today was Awful, saying goodbye to John...man it's hard, my head is still aching, I just have to have faith that he will be well taken care of, and so will I. Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers and phone calls, I'll let you know how he's doing :)

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Working out, masters program, and amazing elephant painting


So I have finally found solace in working out! I'm not kidding, I find joy in kicking my butt at the gym! For the last few weeks I have been at the gym every day after school for like 2 hours! I'm so thrilled because I never ever worked out because it was like torture to make myself workout, but I go to my gym and I don't want to leave! I know its because I don't want to go home because Johns not there and its just a constant reminder, but I find myself craving those endorphins, and really love it! if you know me you know this isn't anything like me and I just know it is a tender mercy from Heavenly Father to enjoy working out, especially because I am so exhausted by bed time that I don't have time to lie awake and think about things....it's a great blessing in my life right now. Also, on Tuesdays I go to a zumba dance/aerobics class at my gym, I have never seen so many smiley women working out! Zumba is like all the latin dances, like salsa, meringue, cha cha plus hip hop. It's so fun! There are old ladies who are learning how to shimmy, and booty shake and body roll, it's so awesome, and a great work out!

Okay also, last week I started my masters program, so far so good. I'll have to work out less now so I can study more, but it will be good to have a healthy balance. I really like being in school,which is good I guess because I'm a teacher, but I love learning new things. I'm taking my classes online.If anyone you know wants to get their masters online, talk to me I have the BEST program ever!


Okay lastly, I got this video in an email, it's AMAZING! You have to watch it, it's an elephant painting a self-portrait! Apparently it's an elephant who was being abused and is now rescued and they taught it to paint! Listen to the people's comments in the background, it so amazing. It's kinda long, like 8 minutes or so, but watch it! Let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk
You'll have to copy and paste this web address, I don't know how to put a video on my blog...