I've always loved Fall because Fall means harvest. We didn't have much of a garden to work with because of moving across town and Chris spending 5 weeks in Seattle in the summer. Though we did get one roma tomato which was delicious. Anyway, back to the pictures. Chris had been feeling sick all last week but we still took the time to enjoy a walk along the lake and a sunny day. I tried practicing taking better pictures but they still don't show how beautiful the day was.  ...I'll just have to keep practicing. : )

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Happy Halloween! While I was at home last week Chris and I decorated pumpkins! We just colored them so they wouldn't be rotten by the time Halloween was here. I have to say, I love our design choices. 

Cake!  One of our roommates made two cakes and left to go trick-or-treating. She asked me to frost them for her and she wasn't expecting this. Everyone was worried when they saw the leaves were real but I assured them I had washed them and they didn't have to eat them. 

Chocolate on top, spice on bottom. Yum.

There was no dressing up for us this year. Though we did have some fun with the headrest after Chris got a massage : )  I love how he looks like Benjamin Franklin. And me, just crazy.

 

Back to School

Today is Chris's first day of the Fall quarter. While it isn't fun "commuting" again it is great knowing that Chris is moving forward with his education. He is starting his Junior year and excited to continue learning. He will most likely be in Seattle next summer for an internship so once next summer is over we'll both head back down to Klamath Falls. It's nice to see the end in sight and know the sacrifices we are making now are getting us closer to our goal. I'm so proud of Chris and all of the hard work that he has already put in.

Glass Mountain

A few weeks ago Chris, and I went back to the lava caves. This time Chris's friends Casey and Mike came along. They had heard about Glass Mt. from a professor and wanted to check it out. We got everything ready for caving but made this our first stop. We ended up doing so much exploring here we ran out of sunlight. We found the most obsidian near the entrance but we still took the very hard way up a ridge to get a better view. There were a few trails through the area, which we found on the way out, but we spent most of our time climbing over loose rock, mostly pumice. It was a fun adventure and a great workout!

Rock n Roll 1/2 Marathon

13.1 Miles! Finished in 2hrs 8mins. 

I'm distracted at the moment so at least this is something.  

I just ran 13.1 miles!

I've been a bit discouraged with my training for the 1/2 Marathon and I needed to see if I could even run 13.1 miles.
Things I learned:
     I'm glad I took the time to find my good socks before leaving. No blisters today! : )
     I really should take water with me, even if it is heavy.
     I think I need to find a supplement to support my joints.
     I CAN DO IT!!!

Spring Break... Yeah, it was a while ago.

I like Ivar's clam chowder, I love Chris!

Chris came up to Washington for spring break a few weeks ago. I had a great time doing mini dates, lunch dates, dinner dates, any date we could think of. We had a very busy week seeing a lot of family. We went to Spokane and spent a few nights with Grandma Nana. We were a little distracted while we were there because we were also able to sell our truck on the same trip. We were still able to go to the Wolf Lodge and eat lots of great food.

Then we headed over to my parents home in Lake Chelan. These pictures are actually from when we took Stark into the vet. We blew off some time and steam in the toy section of Wal-Mart while we waited for them to stitch Stark up. As you can see we had a lot of fun!

Stark

Long story short: Stark got bit by a pit-bull that was tied up at my parent’s neighbors. Luckily the dog was tied up so Stark could get away. A few stitches, pain meds, antibiotics, and another vet bill later he is doing well. I was proud of myself because I removed the stitches! It wasn't as bad as putting Neosporin on the cuts the first few days. Anyway, Animal Control can't do anything about it because the dog was tied up. This is the same dog that has attacked another neighbor’s dog three times now. Such is life.

He's been milking it and getting alot of time on the couch. We are such suckers.

Home Again

It snowed a few times while we were in K Falls but Stark doesn't care what the weather is like outside, he still needs to run.

Chris and I are working at eating better, including homemade vs store bought. So we made a bunch of meals and froze them so he can have an easy dinner after school. We made veggie lasagna, my first lasagna and it was great! I "beefed" up some spaghetti sauce with some ground turkey and lots of veggies. And we made a pot roast too!  

It felt great to leave and feel like I was still making sure Chris had a good meal to eat. By the way, anyone have advice for cooking a Turkey? Just looking at what I was going to have to do to it was making me sick.

When I drive back to Seattle I leave EARLY on Thursdays. This is one of my favorite places along the drive and I get there just after sun rise. I had to stop to take a picture. 

Portland

A few weeks ago Chris' cousin was baptized in Portland. He took the train up and we were able to meet there on Saturday night. It was nice to not do the full 8 hour drive. It was even better to spend time with all our family. We ate good food, visited and hot tubed that night. The next day we spent the morning at a park with Erik and Sarah with our dogs. It was so fun to see them swim in the river and race each other. 

Don't worry Chris' eyes are on the road!

Don't forget about Stark!

Valentines Day

Chris lives down in Oregon while he is going to OIT and I am working up in Seattle. Last year he gave me a teddy bear that I sleep with. I thought I would make  him a fun pillow for him to sleep with until we are together again. 

Me proving that I really did make the pillow. Please excuse the hair and lack of makeup. I had just gotten back from a run. 

I had to go to work before I could sew up the hole that I put the stuffing into. The next morning I woke up to Stark throwing up because he was eating the batting. I had to resew it because he did put a few holes in it. 

Chris made us a really nice steak dinner with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. Yum. 

Chris and I had a few days together last week and enjoyed every minute. I got in about 10pm on Saturday and we woke up to snow on Sunday morning. It kept snowing all day. It finally stopped late that night so we went for a walk!

Chris has a roommate named Joe. Joe had a girlfriend Desiree. She dumped him and we all had a party. I made this cake and was very proud of myself. I didn't think Chris understood just how great it was that it didn't break so I took pictures to brag and boost my confidence.