My wonderful Sunday

Sunday was a bright, sunny day in Seattle. Kelly and I had planned on going to Pike Place Market but Megan convinced me to go wash my car at Mom's. The weather was GReaT!! I was in a halter top and didn't get cold until the sun went down. Even though I know Kelly wishes we would have gone to the market, I was happy doing what we did.

After we cleaned all the cars I put air in all the bike tires and Talia and Jackson went on a bike ride.

Jackson back from the bike ride

Then Kelly brought us Taco Bell (he is such a good husband). We ate in the sun on the grass and enjoyed the weather.

"HI!!"

Family Shot

The sun moved behind the trees and out of mom's front yard to we moved to the street. Not the best location if a car comes, but we survived.

Megan only had 3 camp chairs so she used her stadium chair.

Talia was playing the guitar (with only 3 strings)


Kelly did this to her..

It started to rain today but I am still in a good mood. All that sun sure boosted my vitamin D. I am always vitamin D deficient, even in the summer, but in the winter... I am way too low. I take sunshine in any amount I can.

Kelly and I in the sun

When the sun finally went away :( We all went inside and sat by the fire. Brian and Kain came over and we talked. I played with the kids outside. Pushed Kain on the tire swing. The Kain, Jackson, Talia and I played 2:2 basketball. Me and Jackson vs Kain and Talia. We had to stop when Kain went home, but we were tied 5-5. We'll have to finish soon!

Harrison Hotsprings

For Christmas my sister booked a trip to Harrison Hotsprings in British Columbia, Canada. The room had 2 queen size beds so I took today off work & tagged a long. Harrison was super pretty. The hotsprings were really warm.
We drove up through Sumas. It was a really pretty drive. We saw 36 bald eagles in a 15 mile space. Harrison is nestled between tall mountian peaks & Harrison Lake. We swam until 11p & star gazed. I saw so many constilations.. including the one that looks like a scorpian. The kids had a great time.
Right now were stuck in traffic in Custer, WA beacuse of a car fire. We pulled off into the rest area. Yay for mobile internet!

May Update in June

It has been too long since I posted a blog. Sorry. The end of May was SUPER busy for me.

3 really exciting things happened.

First... I adopted a dog!! YAY!! Her name is Madison (Maddy) Skywalker Davis. She is a blue heeler (Australian Cattle dog) with SOOO much energy. I got her from PAWS in Lynnwood, WA. They were so good to work with and I am so happy with my baby girl. Maddy and her energy have been challenging but I am working on her. We plan on enrolling her in obedience school as soon as we can. We got her on 05/20 and took her camping with us to Winthrop over Memorial Day with the family. We all had a good time. She learned her name (always important), and that is where we picked her middle name. It was a toss up between Skywalker and Kain. My nephew, Kain, really wanted her to be named after him, but Kelly vetoed. Maddy LOVES Kain and thinks that she is his lap dog.




Maddy smiling while she relaxes at the campground.
Buster and Maddy on the ride to Winthrop. She has a cone on because she was just spayed.
Kelly insisted we stop at a waterfall so we could take our picture. This is on the side of the road at the top of Washington Pass on HWY-20
Jackson and Mia at Sunridge Mtn in Winthrop.

Second.. Kelly got a new job! YAY!!!!!!!!! I am so happy about that! I liked working with him for the last year, but he hasn't been happy. Insurance is what he loves, so customer service for cell phones wasn't a good fit. I am happy to say that on June 2ND, he started at PEMCO insurance. He is an adjuster there. It was a HUGE raise too (more shopping for me!!). Work has been different without him, but I know he is happy so that is what matters.

Third... Kelly and I moved to Lynnwood. Kelly REALLY loved our place in Seattle, but a 500 sq. ft Studio with 2 people, a dog and a cat is just too crammed. Plus there was a lot of construction, and more coming, so there wasn't a lot of parking. We moved into the same complex as Megan, Tali & Jackson. We really like the 1200 sq. ft. here. Plus we have a fenced in backyard so the dogs have room to play around. My commute to work is a lot longer, but on the plus side... Kelly now works about a mile from our new place. In the fall they will move their office to the office complex behind us. His walk to work should be about 5 minutes. We love living closer to our friends and family. I see Megan & kids almost everyday now which is nice.

I do have to thank my friend Jamie for all of her help with out move. We could not have done it with out her. Kelly & Sal spend one day moving all of the big stuff from the old place and my storage, but all the other stuff needed to be done. Jamie spend a whole day there packing by herself while we were working. Then she came back on our last day and helped pack the rest and cleaned the whole place. She also helped me unpack some in the new place. She is a sweetie and I am so thankful for all of her help.

Good Things

A few good things have happened since the last week of April.

Lets see.... After spending the weekend in Pullman with my friends (see previous post), I started thinking about my future and what I wanted to do with it. I know I need to go back to school. I have known this since I left school (which I shouldn't have done). But, I also want to go to Beauty School. It has been a dream of mine since I was about 15 or 16. My work will pay $8,000 a year for me to go to school to get a degree that is relevant to my job (communications, business, etc). And they pay up front... So I don't even have to come up with the money. So... I had a choice to make. Do I follow my dream, or get an education from an university? Well, I decided to go to university while it is still free... Besides, you are never to old to learn how to make other people look good so I can always go to beauty school later. So I applied to WSU. I am really hoping I get in. It has been a LONG time since I was in school, but I am hoping they accept most of my credits. I will keep you posted.

Last Monday, I bought a new car. I bought a 2008 Pontiac Vibe. It is SO CUTE!! It is silver (and for the record, I wasn't trying to be like Melissa, Kelly picked out the color). I took my dad shopping with me and we were able to get it about $6,000 below invoice (YAY DAD!!!). We took Buster in it yesterday. He really likes the extra room. I like that it can hold 4 adults and they all have leg room. Something my Focus did not have.

On Friday, I was again reminded that I have the best friend in the whole world. Melissa and I are HUGE Dierks Bentley fans. We have booth seen him in concert 3 times and have each met him once. She is a member of his fan club, and won 2 tickets to a private acoustic concert for 100 people. Being the wonderful person she is, she decided to take me (YAHHH WHOOO!!). I am so excited for it!! We went out shopping on Saturday and bought our outfits to wear. They are super cute.

We went to our friend's house today, Jamie and Carsten. They have been doing updates to their house and Kelly and I went out to help. I think Kelly may have helped, but Jamie and I mostly talked the whole time. But she did help me with a project. It was a lot of fun out there. Jamie and Carsten are awesome and I love hanging out with them.

After we left there, we picked up Kain, Talia and Jackson and went and saw Iron Man. I normally don't like super hero movies, but this one was really good. Jackson said it was better than Superman (GASP!). We are going to see it again on Friday at the drive-in with Team Wright, Sal & Danielle & kids, and Megan & kids. It should be a lot of fun and I am looking forward to it.

This next week should be pretty slow, but then Kelly and I have to start packing for our big move. Good thing Sal is going to help us.

Mexico part 8

Today was our last day in Mexico (insert sad face here). Megan, Jackson, Talia and I went shopping in Cancun while dad stayed at the Moon Palace and mom swam at the Cancun palace. On the shuttle to the mall we met a nice English couple and their 4 year old son, Oliver. Once we got to the mall we all decided to go to Hard Rock Cafe (I am sure Melissa knows what her present is now). So the 7 of us got a table and ate with an amazing view of the ocean.
After lunch we shopped for a long time. Jackson and Talia did this bungee/trampoline thingy (if that makes sense). They loved it!
Then we took the shuttle back to our hotel. We swam a little then went to dinner. Jackson, mom, dad and I went to a Brazilian place. It was really good. Then we watched karaoke. A kid for Columbia (the country) got up to sing Beat It by Michael Jackson. That is Jackson's favorite song so he went up there and sang with them. They did a great job. Unfortunately I forgot my camera.
After the show we came back and packed up all our stuff. That is something I didn't want to do. I love it here and wish I could stay for another month or so. Of course in order to do that I would need Kelly to be here. I would miss him too much. And mom, dad, Megan and the kids would need to stay too. I had such a great with them. There was almost no fighting (YAY!!!!!) and we all had a blast!!
So tomorrow we will say Adios Mexico!!! Not goodbye but see you later (hopefully soon).


Jackson with the bobble head Hooters Owl
Megan and the kids outside HRC
The view from our table at HRC
Jackson on the bungee/trampoline thingy
Now it is Talia's turn!

Mexico part 7

I was too tired last night to post a blog... Sorry. But I am posting it now, so oh well.
It was a full day! We went mini golfing at our hotel. I think dad won (of course). We decided the course needs a lot more shade. Almost the entire thing is in the sun. After mini golfing we had some lunch and the kids swam. Then we caught the shuttle to to Beach Palace. What a beautiful beach!!
The tide was coming in at the waves were really big and really strong, but we swam anyways. I got knocked over more than once. Everytime a big wave would hit me, my swimsuit botttom would almost fall off. Megan said it wasn't a nudist beach and I said "then why does the water keep trying totake my swimsuit off me?" After the beach we swam in their pool and hung out for a while. We took the shuttle back to our hotel. We went to the fancy Mexican place for dinner.
After dinner we went to the Mayan show. The costumes were amazing! They danced and player with fire. It was great.
Today I think we are going back to the Hotel Zone to go shopping and play at the beach some more.


Megan and the kids with the Mayan dancers

Me and mom with one of the dancers The kids were being so cute on the way back. You can tell by my hair how windy it was
Dad and Talia in the pool @ Beach Palace

Me and dad in the pool @ Beach Palace
All the ladies
The Hotel Zone view from the top of the Beach Palace
Me and Megan on the roof

Megan and the kids (with mom in the back) at the beach at the Beach Palace

Mom playing in the waves

Me and Megan in our hats. They were the best at keeping the water from splashing in our face Dad and Megan in the waves
Megan gets hit by a bug one

Mexico part 6

I was lazy today! I am not sure when mom and dad woke up, but the rest of us didn't wake up until 10am. We had a good breakfast. Everyone headed to the pools and I stayed in the room for a long time. I wanted to stay out of the sun for a while. I don't need to burn anymore than I already have.
At lunch time I headed to the pool. Jackson and I painted some. He painted a dolphin figure. It is really cute! We swam for a while and had a good time.
After that the adults went to dinner and the kids went to a pinata party. They had a great time. After dinner we went to a circus show. It was good. There were guys who could lift each other. It was crazy.


Jackson hitting the pinata

Talia taking a good swing at it
Notice the bottom guy is only on one hand
This picture amazes me

Mexico Part 5

Hola! Today started out interesting. Megan, Jackson and I woke up to Talia informing us she had puked all over the bathroom. That meant she couldn't go out to Isla Mujeres with us. Sad face. Megan and her stayed at the hotel and relaxed. Jackson, Madre, Padre and I headed out to the island. The water was so beautiful.
Once we got there Madre & Padre went snorkeling and Jackson and I swam in the pool at a hotel there. We saw a couple of sharks. They didn't have teeth or anything. I think they are called nurse sharks or something. That was pretty cool. We also saw a Sloth (a slow moving creature from South America). I had heard of them but never seen one. They are kinda cute but have HUGE claws.
Then we went to Dolphin Discovery and we swam with dolphins. It was SOOOO awesome! Dad and Jackson did their adventure together and mom and I did ours together. We got to kiss it, dance with it, hug it, hold on to it while it took up for a ride and have it push us by our feet. It was great! I am really glad I did it! We bought some pictures of us. I haven't been able to scan them in (no scanner on vaca). But I did take a picture of the pictures... poor quality but you get the idea.
After we got back from Isla Mujeres we went swimming in the pool and then went to a show. It was pretty fun! They made people go on stage and do things like drink as fast as they can ang do music trivia. They asked for 4 people from both team with tattoos to come up on stage. I went up there, not knowing what I had to do. Well I had to dance individually and show of my tattoo as sexy as I could. So... how do you make a back tattoo look sexy? Shake your BOOTIE!!! So that is what I did. The crowd decided I did the best from my team... But the other guy beat me in the end. He took his shirt off and I didn't... I think that was the clincher.
Here are some pictures from today.


Jackson with the Sloth
Jackson on the boat back from Isla Mujeres
Megan and I at the show
Me on stage getting ready to dance
Me and Talia waiting for the golf cart to take us to our room (I do have a shirt on, I promise)
Jackson, Madre and I on the boat

Louis the dolphin is kissing me
Now I am kissing him
Mom is dancing with Louis
Jackson getting kissed by his dolphin

Mexico Part 4

Today's blog is backwards... I am starting at the end of the day and working towards the morning. We went to a Michael Jackson impersonator concert at the hotel today. It was really good. You couldn't tell it wasn't MJ until he started speaking. I am pretty sure MJ doesn't have a Mexican accent. But he nailed the "moon walk." Here are the pictures.

THRILLER!!!!!
Jackson was really excited! He loves Michael Jackson!
Me & Madre before the concert.
Megan is relaxing waiting for it to start.

This morning we were up bright and early to go "Paradise Snorkeling." We took a bus ride out to a marina and got aboard a catamaran. We went out a ways and went snorkeling. Talia and Jackson didn't like it too much and stayed on the boat most of the time. Megan saw a small shark or a baracudda (she isn't sure which). We saw a lot of gross, oh I mean pretty, fish. I freaked out at first but got more comfortable out there. They would get so close. I didn't like that at all.


Talia, Padre & Madre snorkeling

Megan & Madre on the catamaran

After snorkeling we did the coolest thing EVER!!! If you know me, you know I am UBER scared of heights. I dont even like to be up 10 stories in buildings... It is too high. Well I conqured a fear today and went PARASAILING! It was SO amazing! I didn't get scared at all when I was up. You go up 450 feet!!! WOW. Megan, Talia, Jackson & Padre all went up too. The most amazing part is that my mom was going to go too! If you know her... HOLY COW!! She didn't because when Meg tried to go with both kids a robe snapped so she went with Talia and Padre went with Jackson so Madre would have had to go alone (No thank you!). But we were all impressed she even thought about it.

Self shot at 45o feet!
Padre and Jackson in their gear
Megan, Talia and my feet. My toe nails are the same color as the water