tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37764402174066711842024-03-12T21:59:23.359-07:00Shea & ElizabethUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-69289306818871281702009-09-16T19:26:00.001-07:002009-09-16T20:18:25.808-07:00Our new additionIntroducing: Wendy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SrGfQIMTdVI/AAAAAAAABOo/WB0hTOuHx9g/s1600-h/P9120005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SrGfQIMTdVI/AAAAAAAABOo/WB0hTOuHx9g/s400/P9120005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382258129110267218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SrGfPk0JEaI/AAAAAAAABOg/TQ3ZFXHHCYM/s1600-h/P9130006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SrGfPk0JEaI/AAAAAAAABOg/TQ3ZFXHHCYM/s400/P9130006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382258119613682082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SrGgy-8cyRI/AAAAAAAABOw/CvaFxsv03x0/s1600-h/Photo+89.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SrGgy-8cyRI/AAAAAAAABOw/CvaFxsv03x0/s400/Photo+89.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259827434899730" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-86510112533386756852009-07-26T14:24:00.000-07:002009-07-26T14:30:17.316-07:00saying goodbye to WA part 2We went canoeing on Lake Washington today. Really beautiful! We are going to miss the Northwest!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzK1TzqdKI/AAAAAAAABMw/kmqCwoTVmE0/s1600-h/100_0332.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzK1TzqdKI/AAAAAAAABMw/kmqCwoTVmE0/s400/100_0332.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362884273490261154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ8nWlkcI/AAAAAAAABMY/ygUxw2kCXgk/s1600-h/100_0320.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ8nWlkcI/AAAAAAAABMY/ygUxw2kCXgk/s320/100_0320.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362883299484471746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ8WfppZI/AAAAAAAABMQ/ziSlr7modfk/s1600-h/100_0317.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ8WfppZI/AAAAAAAABMQ/ziSlr7modfk/s320/100_0317.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362883294959084946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ8KC_NSI/AAAAAAAABMI/CaD3p_XvKao/s1600-h/100_0315.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ8KC_NSI/AAAAAAAABMI/CaD3p_XvKao/s320/100_0315.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362883291617637666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ7yS76aI/AAAAAAAABMA/LOCPcH6Lb44/s1600-h/100_0314.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SmzJ7yS76aI/AAAAAAAABMA/LOCPcH6Lb44/s320/100_0314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362883285242079650" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-32784052003817332072009-07-13T19:59:00.000-07:002009-07-13T20:10:38.851-07:00saying goodbye to WAThis week we went on most likely our last date in Washington as Washington residents.<br />We had a lovely dinner over the Snoqualmie Falls and talked about our next season in life. I find that saying "goodbyes" are deeply important. Though leaving WA will be different in many ways than leaving CA.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Slv01KQWqPI/AAAAAAAABLE/NVrDtFc3mFU/s1600-h/100_0243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Slv01KQWqPI/AAAAAAAABLE/NVrDtFc3mFU/s320/100_0243.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358145375810529522" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here are some memories of Washington. Goodbye, Evergreen State! We hope to be back soon.<br /><br />-Viewing majestic Mt. Rainer 2 or 3 out of 5 days<br />-Elizabeth saying, "It's like we're in Alaska!" every night during the summer because the sun didn't set til 10pm and the sun rose at 4:30am.<br />-Long bike rides down the P-town river<br />-Our home almost being flooded<br />-Our home almost being burned <br />-Shea accepting Notre Dame's great offer<br />-Elizabeth's first surgery<br />-Commuting to and from work with the soldiers from Fort Lewis<br />-Spending lots of time with our military friends<br />-The Dept. of Veteran's Affairs<br />-Shea's ridiculously good view from his office<br />-fresh berries!<br />-attending a Charismatic Episcopal service<br />-taking 2 months to find a home church<br />-Disorientation on Elizabeth's part on May 1st...not knowing why the sun had not come out<br />-the advent of Skyping weekly with friends and family<br />-a gorgeous fall<br />-a cold winter including learning how to drive on the snow and ice<br />-seeing the Ramquists frequently<br />-loud upstairs neighbors<br />-our first deck!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-51272117790411841492009-05-25T18:33:00.000-07:002009-05-25T18:36:09.677-07:00finally...This weekend, we celebrated my Ph.D. graduation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUgn_e4I/AAAAAAAABJc/rt49CB7AoZY/s1600-h/100_0092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUgn_e4I/AAAAAAAABJc/rt49CB7AoZY/s400/100_0092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339940200858483586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUbeptuI/AAAAAAAABJU/tavlr_v9hzI/s1600-h/100_0046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUbeptuI/AAAAAAAABJU/tavlr_v9hzI/s400/100_0046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339940199477130978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUcufd5I/AAAAAAAABJM/IqWG8jTAsb0/s1600-h/100_0037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUcufd5I/AAAAAAAABJM/IqWG8jTAsb0/s400/100_0037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339940199812003730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUG0V7eI/AAAAAAAABJE/Mu5jOluNw6Q/s1600-h/grad1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/ShtHUG0V7eI/AAAAAAAABJE/Mu5jOluNw6Q/s400/grad1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339940193930964450" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-39359753090672098502009-05-03T16:54:00.000-07:002009-05-03T18:31:31.950-07:00fun at the zooTo celebrate my new job, Shea and I went to the zoo. :)<br />Enjoy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf5FSBNltDI/AAAAAAAABII/2qT1GnrIhP4/s1600-h/100_0008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf5FSBNltDI/AAAAAAAABII/2qT1GnrIhP4/s400/100_0008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331775184718640178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf5FRp3RdqI/AAAAAAAABIA/r49_pkHC3cs/s1600-h/100_0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf5FRp3RdqI/AAAAAAAABIA/r49_pkHC3cs/s400/100_0030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331775178451023522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4v_S1qHII/AAAAAAAABH4/S34VG4q35Hk/s1600-h/100_0022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4vK8ViaZI/AAAAAAAABHg/0iEBioxTWf8/s400/100_0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331750873894906258" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4vKnd9cII/AAAAAAAABHY/wyikuJHlhks/s1600-h/100_0012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4vKnd9cII/AAAAAAAABHY/wyikuJHlhks/s400/100_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331750868293087362" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4vKYc4IcI/AAAAAAAABHQ/tDCfWwyN68M/s1600-h/100_0009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4vKYc4IcI/AAAAAAAABHQ/tDCfWwyN68M/s400/100_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331750864262013378" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4vKEc6c5I/AAAAAAAABHI/ZuSArLkbD_8/s1600-h/100_0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sf4vKEc6c5I/AAAAAAAABHI/ZuSArLkbD_8/s400/100_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331750858893456274" border="0"></a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzOL2dvQQUVEaFbWCWFY7dAX8u17nSPOW6NUocZ5KeLUHaoc9aqQ13hHNGgqNfNXeX9Zzy2uT3-bfs83EXJ0Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMmeJz_iBPkC5b_PUHht5eKd3_aPCSrlrEbYrmiQgNh4ylxIrotUeOAvOniQavGfyQ4GVJk_Bmq8K48YeUsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-31135920683842888762009-04-18T16:48:00.000-07:002009-04-21T22:19:22.359-07:00blessing x 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SepnDHqeuFI/AAAAAAAABGo/VyV1Hb802Pk/s1600-h/P2200002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SepnDHqeuFI/AAAAAAAABGo/VyV1Hb802Pk/s400/P2200002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326182812613523538" /></a><br /><br />God granted Elizabeth the opportunity to teach at Notre Dame. So, the we are very, very excited to buckle down in South Bend. Thank you, God.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-13226255391039907962009-04-01T20:09:00.000-07:002009-04-01T20:11:01.989-07:00anybody out there?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SdQsvF5jpYI/AAAAAAAABFw/mSTAgseRRkk/s1600-h/Photo+134.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SdQsvF5jpYI/AAAAAAAABFw/mSTAgseRRkk/s400/Photo+134.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319926247380460930" /></a><br />Anyone want to hire a psychologist in South Bend, IN?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-12776652339061116792009-03-04T17:55:00.000-08:002009-03-04T17:58:56.364-08:00the biggest update yet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sa8xw7b7CEI/AAAAAAAABFE/pdbbQ5sSbQE/s1600-h/P2200003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/Sa8xw7b7CEI/AAAAAAAABFE/pdbbQ5sSbQE/s400/P2200003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309517202351392834" /></a><br /><br /><br />We're going to Notre Dame for over half a decade...starting this summer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-64536701404200108172009-02-10T20:12:00.000-08:002009-02-10T20:17:12.046-08:00updatesShea and Elizabeth have had a great February so far.<br />Elizabeth's knee has been progressively healing and she is now able to do a good bit of the kind of exercising that she was prior to her surgery...now without pain. So, thanks to Dr. Heusch, we were able to start bike riding again (5 miles at go #1), and she's already started using the elliptical. <br /><br />Shea has been accepted to 1 graduate program already and we are both praying for direction and guidance in the weeks ahead as more decisions are made.<br /><br />We love the Northwest...even on its bitingly crisp days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SZJQcD61YRI/AAAAAAAABE8/Df_BCmg52G8/s1600-h/100_1366.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SZJQcD61YRI/AAAAAAAABE8/Df_BCmg52G8/s400/100_1366.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301388154387128594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SZJQb7uGG1I/AAAAAAAABE0/Sr86Os89vn4/s1600-h/100_1363.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SZJQb7uGG1I/AAAAAAAABE0/Sr86Os89vn4/s400/100_1363.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301388152186215250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SZJQb_A1lVI/AAAAAAAABEs/gR_b26vUMX4/s1600-h/100_1369.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SZJQb_A1lVI/AAAAAAAABEs/gR_b26vUMX4/s400/100_1369.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301388153070130514" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-71921544226406782382009-01-10T09:09:00.000-08:002009-01-10T09:15:44.789-08:00floodingSo, our little river behind our home made national news as it flooded! Here are some pictures of the wildlife preserve in our backyard that became an extended bank for the Puyallup River.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SWjXsHIchoI/AAAAAAAAA_U/_S14WkrMnZU/s1600-h/100_1359.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SWjXsHIchoI/AAAAAAAAA_U/_S14WkrMnZU/s400/100_1359.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289714915175335554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SWjXr0jzQLI/AAAAAAAAA_M/O7vBPYJwGUg/s1600-h/100_1358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SWjXr0jzQLI/AAAAAAAAA_M/O7vBPYJwGUg/s400/100_1358.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289714910189797554" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-23102132500462021532008-12-21T13:48:00.000-08:002008-12-21T13:52:25.721-08:00here comes more snow!We got another good douse of snow last night. Shea and I went on a lovely walk this morning and enjoyed the fresh snow outside of our home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66O94JWJI/AAAAAAAAA7s/Bqft5Q-tAks/s1600-h/100_1232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66O94JWJI/AAAAAAAAA7s/Bqft5Q-tAks/s400/100_1232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282364179243161746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66C5ZOeqI/AAAAAAAAA7k/o_M4H-usLbE/s1600-h/100_1225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66C5ZOeqI/AAAAAAAAA7k/o_M4H-usLbE/s400/100_1225.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363971881302690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66CoT1jzI/AAAAAAAAA7c/5LhinLuidQY/s1600-h/100_1222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66CoT1jzI/AAAAAAAAA7c/5LhinLuidQY/s400/100_1222.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363967295295282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66CnRn78I/AAAAAAAAA7U/hiqdyiNmrW4/s1600-h/100_1217.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66CnRn78I/AAAAAAAAA7U/hiqdyiNmrW4/s400/100_1217.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363967017578434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66Cbr0FjI/AAAAAAAAA7M/VowrogeRva4/s1600-h/100_1214.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU66Cbr0FjI/AAAAAAAAA7M/VowrogeRva4/s400/100_1214.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363963906201138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652mD7XJI/AAAAAAAAA7E/46IzE_x-BvY/s1600-h/100_1213.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652mD7XJI/AAAAAAAAA7E/46IzE_x-BvY/s400/100_1213.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363760533265554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652sCdtsI/AAAAAAAAA68/XqrzZhlT6AU/s1600-h/100_1210.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652sCdtsI/AAAAAAAAA68/XqrzZhlT6AU/s400/100_1210.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363762137740994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652d7eYDI/AAAAAAAAA60/9VGCffBSC7I/s1600-h/100_1207.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652d7eYDI/AAAAAAAAA60/9VGCffBSC7I/s400/100_1207.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363758350327858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652DJlIiI/AAAAAAAAA6s/cCYp1En-prQ/s1600-h/100_1208.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU652DJlIiI/AAAAAAAAA6s/cCYp1En-prQ/s400/100_1208.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363751161733666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU6511GvbNI/AAAAAAAAA6k/CHDnpSwci6c/s1600-h/100_1205.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SU6511GvbNI/AAAAAAAAA6k/CHDnpSwci6c/s400/100_1205.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282363747391728850" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-49473566475922800942008-12-18T19:46:00.000-08:002008-12-18T20:34:11.954-08:00winter wonderlandneed we say more?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZe7fiVYI/AAAAAAAAA6E/WODRxizIw2g/s1600-h/100_1190.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZe7fiVYI/AAAAAAAAA6E/WODRxizIw2g/s400/100_1190.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281343007178773890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZe54RfoI/AAAAAAAAA58/XTJnjq_kTkI/s1600-h/100_1193.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZe54RfoI/AAAAAAAAA58/XTJnjq_kTkI/s400/100_1193.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281343006745656962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZehdmu4I/AAAAAAAAA50/2oaG2YsI--s/s1600-h/100_1195.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZehdmu4I/AAAAAAAAA50/2oaG2YsI--s/s400/100_1195.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281343000191351682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZepqLk1I/AAAAAAAAA5s/nk5tTQpq19E/s1600-h/100_1197.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZepqLk1I/AAAAAAAAA5s/nk5tTQpq19E/s400/100_1197.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281343002391581522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZeWyg4vI/AAAAAAAAA5k/AiKosjNMh0Y/s1600-h/100_1181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsZeWyg4vI/AAAAAAAAA5k/AiKosjNMh0Y/s400/100_1181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281342997326258930" /></a><br /><br />view from our bedroom window: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsjXLJWViI/AAAAAAAAA6M/M50hB8k8zwo/s1600-h/100_1185.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsjXLJWViI/AAAAAAAAA6M/M50hB8k8zwo/s400/100_1185.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281353869058004514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsjvXNziBI/AAAAAAAAA6U/zPpyWoCD96U/s1600-h/100_1192.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUsjvXNziBI/AAAAAAAAA6U/zPpyWoCD96U/s400/100_1192.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281354284614780946" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-77680318356960344712008-12-14T13:11:00.000-08:002008-12-14T13:19:33.691-08:00Oh the weather outside...Last night we celebrated Shea's sister's birthday in Bellevue, WA ... kind of like Irvine, CA. They have a "drum parade" in which high-school age drummers perform on the street to Christmas songs with coordinating lights, etc. It felt a lot like Disneyland, which was lovely. The first snow of the season began falling during that parade and we drove home in fast-falling chunks of snow. This morning we work up to a light dusting of white over our view of the Puyallup River. It's supposed to stay below freezing for the next week, so we're bundled up! We think to ourselves that this is nothing compared to our friends living near Chicago or our friends in Toronto. :)<br /><br />enjoy the pictures!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-ULBsWI/AAAAAAAAA4U/fNmRC6oF2og/s1600-h/100_1141.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-ULBsWI/AAAAAAAAA4U/fNmRC6oF2og/s400/100_1141.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279758050612326754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-6Ym-BI/AAAAAAAAA40/ra2pqL5hCco/s1600-h/100_1175.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-6Ym-BI/AAAAAAAAA40/ra2pqL5hCco/s400/100_1175.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279758060869842962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-hidTAI/AAAAAAAAA4s/_tztDqgz2Xg/s1600-h/100_1163.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-hidTAI/AAAAAAAAA4s/_tztDqgz2Xg/s400/100_1163.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279758054200265730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-pKvvOI/AAAAAAAAA4k/CPazNWbPlG0/s1600-h/100_1161.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-pKvvOI/AAAAAAAAA4k/CPazNWbPlG0/s400/100_1161.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279758056248294626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-RgqxHI/AAAAAAAAA4c/XDAJBB5UxGI/s1600-h/100_1157.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV3-RgqxHI/AAAAAAAAA4c/XDAJBB5UxGI/s400/100_1157.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279758049897792626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV4GEEsA_I/AAAAAAAAA5E/GkOF8Ka0t-I/s1600-h/100_1177.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV4GEEsA_I/AAAAAAAAA5E/GkOF8Ka0t-I/s400/100_1177.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279758183729726450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV4FuTdKbI/AAAAAAAAA48/7YakfkpGEK4/s1600-h/100_1176.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SUV4FuTdKbI/AAAAAAAAA48/7YakfkpGEK4/s400/100_1176.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279758177886087602" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-79224439603016230372008-12-07T15:23:00.000-08:002008-12-07T15:36:24.171-08:00Christmas is here!So, I must say....that the crispness of western WA has not been too much for us yet! We slid from Fall to winter smoothly and now typically have nights that reach freezing and days that barely reach 50 degrees. I've put in pictures of our backyard from summer to fall to winter. The last picture is of our backyard at sunrise, as I'm leaving to go to work.<br /><br />We got our first real tree and discovered that an 8' tree can, indeed, be tied to the top of a Camry. :)<br /><br />Missing you, our friends and family,<br />Elizabeth (& Shea)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxbCemf1YI/AAAAAAAAA3k/9zCIepYge5k/s1600-h/1st+tree.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxbCemf1YI/AAAAAAAAA3k/9zCIepYge5k/s400/1st+tree.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277192961503778178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQ8q0jQI/AAAAAAAAA4M/OF_Su3AgJzo/s1600-h/tree.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQ8q0jQI/AAAAAAAAA4M/OF_Su3AgJzo/s400/tree.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277195409116400898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQs0js9I/AAAAAAAAA4E/Q3SOrTlQOxw/s1600-h/summer.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQs0js9I/AAAAAAAAA4E/Q3SOrTlQOxw/s400/summer.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277195404862272466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQYG9_dI/AAAAAAAAA30/I9T2HzpsNsA/s1600-h/100_1112.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQYG9_dI/AAAAAAAAA30/I9T2HzpsNsA/s400/100_1112.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277195399302348242" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQl8XQyI/AAAAAAAAA38/A4REgA-vG1c/s1600-h/100_1138.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxdQl8XQyI/AAAAAAAAA38/A4REgA-vG1c/s400/100_1138.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277195403015963426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxbC7TQtGI/AAAAAAAAA3s/9Y62RkasLZo/s1600-h/sunrise+in+our+backyard.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/STxbC7TQtGI/AAAAAAAAA3s/9Y62RkasLZo/s400/sunrise+in+our+backyard.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277192969207723106" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-67727420668222708622008-10-26T15:55:00.000-07:002008-10-26T16:11:51.127-07:00seasons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SQT1huTrs5I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/gOPkhoo2Das/s1600-h/1026081505.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SQT1huTrs5I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/gOPkhoo2Das/s400/1026081505.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261600224390656914" /></a><br /><br />I grew up seeing pictures of trees turning red, orange, and yellow. I have always associated fall with briskness in the air, pumpkin pie spices, and awaiting Advent. On this last week of October, I am struck with the beauty that 60% of the trees around Puyallup are deciduous. On the exit that I take to get off the freeway coming home from work, every-other tree is an evergreen and so there is yellow-green striping lining the off-ramp for 1/4 mile.<br /><br />Today, I took the long way to get to our nearest Trader Joe's (17 miles away). With it, I took a 2-lane avenue that was covered with yellow leaves on the ground and yellow leaves on the trees lining it. I thought to myself, "I don't ever want Fall to end! These colors are amazing!" And then I realized something...this was the first time in over 10 months that I actually enjoyed driving. Since the accident that I was in in Chicago last January, I have seen driving in the car as something to be avoided if at all possible. Today was the first day I saw beauty in it.<br /><br />So, I think I do want seasons to change. Some seasons in our life have been much harder than others, but I am learning that seasons change and that there is beauty in ones to come, as there is in the one we are living in. My reflections today lead me to be mindful of having a grateful heart about the things that God has put into my life for this season. I am grateful to be in Puyallup for this year. I am grateful to be an image of God's compassion, love, and healing in so many vet's and active-duty soldier's lives. I am grateful to be coming up on 3 1/2 years of marriage to a psychologically stable, healthy, joyful, strong, wise, and gentle husband. I am grateful.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-90797794840750026352008-10-19T15:19:00.000-07:002008-10-19T15:29:03.557-07:00there and back againWe spent the past 2 weekends with our families at Whidbey Island in WA then in LA, respectively. The dissertation is defended and now we are settling back into our cozy home in Puyallup.<br />And, yes...that is the coyote that wakes us up in the morning with its barks. Puyallup is definitely not Orange County. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz7-4gHqI/AAAAAAAAAsY/07WfWxugqyc/s1600-h/100_1096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz7-4gHqI/AAAAAAAAAsY/07WfWxugqyc/s400/100_1096.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258994832958824098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz8LzhUkI/AAAAAAAAAsg/2yH6931tZMc/s1600-h/100_1099.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz8LzhUkI/AAAAAAAAAsg/2yH6931tZMc/s400/100_1099.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258994836427592258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz8P-_30I/AAAAAAAAAso/Rkz6Vx5b4nY/s1600-h/100_1104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz8P-_30I/AAAAAAAAAso/Rkz6Vx5b4nY/s400/100_1104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258994837549473602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz8UbZmhI/AAAAAAAAAsw/OMdtJq9oMj4/s1600-h/100_1105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz8UbZmhI/AAAAAAAAAsw/OMdtJq9oMj4/s400/100_1105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258994838742342162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPu0HJzXDjI/AAAAAAAAAs4/BnBeAaJRtcM/s1600-h/100_1108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPu0HJzXDjI/AAAAAAAAAs4/BnBeAaJRtcM/s400/100_1108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258995024868609586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPu0HMKO7_I/AAAAAAAAAtA/VzSRhM_SX0Q/s1600-h/100_1109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPu0HMKO7_I/AAAAAAAAAtA/VzSRhM_SX0Q/s400/100_1109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258995025501417458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPu0HdY5gZI/AAAAAAAAAtI/KbqnfuHOz3A/s1600-h/100_1111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPu0HdY5gZI/AAAAAAAAAtI/KbqnfuHOz3A/s400/100_1111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258995030126330258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz75otSBI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/4JGwL349uco/s1600-h/100_1092_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SPuz75otSBI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/4JGwL349uco/s400/100_1092_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258994831550400530" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-84094310810106156052008-09-28T18:46:00.001-07:002008-09-28T20:39:09.984-07:00Northwest Trek Wildlife ParkSo...we live in a really cool area of WA. It's definitely NOT in the city, and for that, it is a relaxing place to live. We discovered a wildlife preserve 17 miles from our home. It houses animals in 400+ acres that are native to the northwest. Here are some fantastic animals that we saw. The last picture is of our wonderful Mt. Rainier. We have such a beautiful view of it. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDMSVZFI/AAAAAAAAAqg/60Xf9Te_mNg/s1600-h/100_1035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDMSVZFI/AAAAAAAAAqg/60Xf9Te_mNg/s400/100_1035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271987142419538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDCKywyI/AAAAAAAAAqo/wVjgZr9xPrc/s1600-h/100_1042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDCKywyI/AAAAAAAAAqo/wVjgZr9xPrc/s400/100_1042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271984426435362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDVU4qMI/AAAAAAAAAqw/ApwrUReUyzc/s1600-h/100_1036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDVU4qMI/AAAAAAAAAqw/ApwrUReUyzc/s400/100_1036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271989569038530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDTdkpsI/AAAAAAAAArA/YBjBTKTe_Ls/s1600-h/100_1040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEDTdkpsI/AAAAAAAAArA/YBjBTKTe_Ls/s400/100_1040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251271989068605122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEvw4ErrI/AAAAAAAAArI/yMqeZHg7Qrk/s1600-h/100_1043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEvw4ErrI/AAAAAAAAArI/yMqeZHg7Qrk/s400/100_1043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272752878628530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEv8knzfI/AAAAAAAAArQ/va62qEHgeIc/s1600-h/100_1044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEv8knzfI/AAAAAAAAArQ/va62qEHgeIc/s400/100_1044.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272756018269682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEvzbDLPI/AAAAAAAAArY/ABfimlhd_Cw/s1600-h/100_1057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEvzbDLPI/AAAAAAAAArY/ABfimlhd_Cw/s400/100_1057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272753562201330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEwAlUQCI/AAAAAAAAArg/Go8uHQe6Eao/s1600-h/100_1047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEwAlUQCI/AAAAAAAAArg/Go8uHQe6Eao/s400/100_1047.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272757094924322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEwLpAQGI/AAAAAAAAAro/aqrV5koRhng/s1600-h/100_1054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBEwLpAQGI/AAAAAAAAAro/aqrV5koRhng/s400/100_1054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251272760063180898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBFNu-BfcI/AAAAAAAAArw/ywCUS5ylgtM/s1600-h/100_1055.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBFNu-BfcI/AAAAAAAAArw/ywCUS5ylgtM/s400/100_1055.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251273267762789826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBFNpY_p8I/AAAAAAAAAr4/YzqByGJI98U/s1600-h/100_1072.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBFNpY_p8I/AAAAAAAAAr4/YzqByGJI98U/s400/100_1072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251273266265302978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBFNhjq54I/AAAAAAAAAsA/KwSxsoJ9AMk/s1600-h/100_1078.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBFNhjq54I/AAAAAAAAAsA/KwSxsoJ9AMk/s400/100_1078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251273264162596738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBNpz8ssNI/AAAAAAAAAsI/3msrIOuKTA4/s1600-h/100_1082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SOBNpz8ssNI/AAAAAAAAAsI/3msrIOuKTA4/s400/100_1082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251282546228768978" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-11667997199939518572008-09-28T13:54:00.001-07:002008-09-28T13:55:14.067-07:00all done<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SN_vJTkqTFI/AAAAAAAAAqY/8zlZkMpW27E/s1600-h/100_1033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SN_vJTkqTFI/AAAAAAAAAqY/8zlZkMpW27E/s400/100_1033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251178633689189458" /></a><br />as of 1:45pm today...I have finished my dissertationUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-25045379929483754372008-09-22T19:05:00.000-07:002008-09-22T19:10:01.027-07:00remembering my Grandma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SNhPGMdjedI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/Pmd-znmQ22Q/s1600-h/71090026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SNhPGMdjedI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/Pmd-znmQ22Q/s400/71090026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249032333543307730" /></a><br /><br /><br />my primary babysitter<br />1 part of my dual-team companion on school breaks<br />the only grandma i truly knew<br />a staunch supporter of me in whatever efforts i took up<br />giver of good gifts<br />the woman who taught me proper table etiquette<br />always wanting to be a proper lady in public<br />the woman who encouraged me to write poetry and read<br />my namesakeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-39310131137999647632008-09-14T21:22:00.001-07:002008-09-14T21:22:50.368-07:00happy birthdayHappy Birthday to my wonderful husband.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-12872112218038064602008-09-05T19:31:00.000-07:002008-09-05T20:12:22.100-07:00on marriageOf late, my colleagues have challenged me to think more deeply about marriage and if it is any different than domestic partnership. I thank them for this because it has pushed me to think more carefully and truthfully about the vows that I made to my husband over 3 years and 3 months ago.<br /><br />In domestic partnership, one can own a home and cars together. One can be the beneficiary of the other's life insurance. Two partners can raise children together. Love can be deeply present and uniting.<br /><br />A difference between domestic partnership and the Christian marriage that I am a part of is that I vowed before God and my community that I would love this man in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, to love and to cherish him for as long as I live. I vowed before God and man to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him and forsaking all others, keep only unto him as long as we both shall live. I vowed that I would let nothing take my love away from Shea. <br /><br />As a believer and follower of God, I know that marriage was made as a picture of the Creator and Groom's love for us, his people and bride. The marriage is sacred because of this, and not because of an intensity of love or it being something acknowledged by the state.<br /><br />A husband left on a trip to go far away to provide for his bride of three years. When his wife arrived home to the empty house, she found small notes placed strategically around the house. In them he wrote of the things he cherished about her, things only a husband could write to his wife, and how he was going to come back soon.<br /><br />This is a picture of God's love for us. This is a picture of marriage.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SMHumfdhqRI/AAAAAAAAAqI/nzQyWqt5xyU/s1600-h/notes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SMHumfdhqRI/AAAAAAAAAqI/nzQyWqt5xyU/s400/notes.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242733786283747602" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-7980424797495711602008-08-27T20:20:00.000-07:002008-08-27T20:32:04.246-07:00seattle Mariners fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SLYbOcuCJoI/AAAAAAAAApY/Ocu0YzA14ZQ/s1600-h/100_0834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SLYbOcuCJoI/AAAAAAAAApY/Ocu0YzA14ZQ/s400/100_0834.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239405151533540994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SLYbOsI2txI/AAAAAAAAApg/2uU0vtKMpQY/s1600-h/seattle.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SLYbOsI2txI/AAAAAAAAApg/2uU0vtKMpQY/s400/seattle.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239405155672569618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SLYbO2v-1gI/AAAAAAAAApo/RyFDJlFEXq8/s1600-h/seattle2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SLYbO2v-1gI/AAAAAAAAApo/RyFDJlFEXq8/s400/seattle2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239405158521034242" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-28812616356651334472008-08-21T20:30:00.000-07:002008-08-21T20:31:43.164-07:00a new passtime!!Shea and I both bought some bikes tonight at Target! We will post pictures as soon as we get them up and running. Hello Washington bike trails!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-12118451221588321402008-08-16T23:19:00.000-07:002008-08-16T23:22:32.326-07:00enjoying the fruits of WashingtonHere's a little bit of our first blackberry picking adventure in our "backyard". Since we live on the Puyallup River, we'd like to call the River Trail our backyard because it's what we see when we look out on our deck.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDNgjlDII/AAAAAAAAAnc/s-fN4zlFY-I/s1600-h/100_0817.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDNgjlDII/AAAAAAAAAnc/s-fN4zlFY-I/s400/100_0817.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235367728686369922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDNrZ2OsI/AAAAAAAAAnk/m3hHIAfTVFQ/s1600-h/100_0818.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDNrZ2OsI/AAAAAAAAAnk/m3hHIAfTVFQ/s400/100_0818.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235367731598342850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDN7g6uxI/AAAAAAAAAns/ZSxlsmY4c_8/s1600-h/100_0821.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDN7g6uxI/AAAAAAAAAns/ZSxlsmY4c_8/s400/100_0821.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235367735922965266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDN1jb7nI/AAAAAAAAAn0/7f1cTavMt68/s1600-h/100_0826.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SKfDN1jb7nI/AAAAAAAAAn0/7f1cTavMt68/s400/100_0826.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235367734322916978" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776440217406671184.post-45890492741843933852008-08-04T17:46:00.000-07:002008-08-05T22:08:47.597-07:00we're finally in WAWe drove into Washington this afternoon and are starting to stretch out our sore muscles. First, you'll see our massive piles of boxes both in our old home and on the street next to our big-rig that took them away. <br />The gas was $3.99 in Redding, CA!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkv2fKOjtI/AAAAAAAAAnM/DPPzGXZZZ9Q/s1600-h/office.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkv2fKOjtI/AAAAAAAAAnM/DPPzGXZZZ9Q/s400/office.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231265055291379410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvp9pzQLI/AAAAAAAAAmk/1i1oG-KgMHQ/s1600-h/boxes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvp9pzQLI/AAAAAAAAAmk/1i1oG-KgMHQ/s400/boxes.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231264840138571954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvp5UTWeI/AAAAAAAAAms/MsBEnEumeEw/s1600-h/big+rig.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvp5UTWeI/AAAAAAAAAms/MsBEnEumeEw/s400/big+rig.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231264838974659042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvp_nZwDI/AAAAAAAAAm0/KUmvXktTEhI/s1600-h/driving+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvp_nZwDI/AAAAAAAAAm0/KUmvXktTEhI/s400/driving+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231264840665382962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvqJ0ahTI/AAAAAAAAAm8/6TZtqy9QFWM/s1600-h/gas!.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvqJ0ahTI/AAAAAAAAAm8/6TZtqy9QFWM/s400/gas!.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231264843404313906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvqH-0tCI/AAAAAAAAAnE/4Z3dX4NXkHQ/s1600-h/sign.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkvqH-0tCI/AAAAAAAAAnE/4Z3dX4NXkHQ/s400/sign.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231264842911101986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkv2o5Mh6I/AAAAAAAAAnU/6BDa-D-BCuU/s1600-h/WA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_F3jCpxcVibg/SJkv2o5Mh6I/AAAAAAAAAnU/6BDa-D-BCuU/s400/WA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231265057904297890" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1