To Reheat Or Not To Reheat?

Most days when I work, I try to bring my own lunch. It's way cheaper, sometimes healthier, and frankly I would rather spend the money elsewhere. Anyways, a girl that I work with is always curious to see what I bring. Yesterday, it was leftover Hawaiian pizza. She didn't really say much about it until I ate it. Cold. She thought it was gross and weird. I thought it was quite tasty.

Do you like cold pizza, or is it just me?

One Year Older....

And hopefully wiser too!

Sunday was the big day....I turned 29.

My last birthday in my 20's.

Seriously, I feel too young to be almost 30!

Mark and I had a very fun, low key weekend...

and it was perfect.

It's Quite A Shame

That someone who doesn't like veggies can have such good luck growing them. We cut off 13 pumpkins and a few peppers this weekend....and there is plenty more where that came from.

I can't wait to have our front porch covered in pumpkins!

Home Of The Free And Brave

You're a Grand Old Flag
by George M. Cohan

You're a grand old flag,

You're a high flying flag

And forever in peace may you wave.

You're the emblem of

The land I love.

The home of the free and the brave.

Ev'ry heart beats true

'neath the Red, White and Blue,

Where there's never a boast or brag.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

Keep your eye on the grand old flag.

Free and Brave. That describes in so few words, the many thoughts that are going through my head right now. I'm grateful for the many brave men and women in this country who by choice or by circumstance have sacrificed all that they have; even their lives. May we always remember and honor them. Not just today, but always.

I Got My Butt Kicked At The State Fair

It was that time of the year again. Time to head to the State Fair.

That dark sky sure had us worried when we first got there, but luckily it cleared out and it turned out to be a beautiful day.

We rode a lot of rides. And by we I mean everyone else went on a lot of rides. I went on this one with Mark and Orion when we first got there.

Now I know it might not look like the craziest ride you've ever seen, but it totally kicked my butt. I should have known it wouldn't go well...fast rides and I just don't work well together.
So, I hung out with the kids while all the other crazy adults went back for more torture. Or fun. However you want to describe it.

We didn't go on the ferris wheel...it would have taken forever...but it just seemed like such a classic fair thing to get a picture of.

We saw lots of animals. It's funny how exciting it is to see the farm animals. For some reason the fair makes them way more cool. Except for the Llamas. Llamas are always cool.

It was great fun and I can't wait for the next one. I think I'll need the next year to gather up enough courage to go on another ride. Or not. We'll see.

Rise And Shout...

The Cougars are out!

There's no better way to start the football season than with an amazing win!

Especially when you get to watch BYU win with Steven, Alicia, and their kiddos. They make for some great company.

I think it's a sign of good things to come this season.

At least that's what I'm counting on.

GO COUGS!

I Think They Should Visit More Often

Last weekend a bunch of my family came out and stayed with us for a long weekend. This was the first time some of them had come to Oregon, so we made some big ol' exciting plans.

First we decided to go to Alsea Falls...have a picnic...hike...and just play. As soon as we got there is started raining. Welcome to Oregon. So we hung out in the car and played some card games hoping the rain would pass over quickly. It didn't.

So, we braved the rain and went and saw one of the waterfalls. What's a little more water when you're going to see a waterfall anyways?

Every night after dinner we would all go on a walk....with all the good eating that was going on it was kind of necessary.

Most of the time Mark roller bladed.

Or maybe I should say that most of the time Mark got pulled along on his roller blades.

We also made a trip out to the coast. We went and toured the Heceta Head Lighthouse. It was pretty cool to be inside a building that had been built way back in 1894.

It started out as a pretty nice day. Not perfect beach weather but not too bad either. Then the fog and clouds rolled in. By the time we drove to another beach to play and have our picnic, the weather had changed. Just a little. It was so foggy and cloudy that you couldn't even see the water.

So, we embraced the fog and played in the sand and in the freezing cold water anyways.

We also played lots of games. Between several card games and Mario Kart our nights were packed.

Recon liked to join in the fun too. Oddly enough Mom won that night. I think Recon helped her cheat. In fact, I'm sure of it.

See why I think they should come more often? Life is just so fun when I get to hang out with all of them....crazy weather and all.

Now that they are all back in Idaho, our house is really quiet. It's kind of strange. I sure miss having them here....though I'm sure they are pretty happy to be back in their own beds. You can only camp out on the floor and on air mattresses for so long.