Update on moi...

so, i'm headed to Germany on the 5th of July. I left Alaska almost a month ago, not sure where I would go or what I would do. When I was in Utah, Koko's mother, told me that Koko and Patrick's nanny got engaged and is leaving asap, and they needed someone to help them out for a few months. She asked if I had job, I did not, I talked with them and bam, I'm headed off to Germany for a few months. I'm excited, but also excited to get back to the states and start the next stage of my life...enjoy the updates thus far...

Seattle

Daniel, Sean, Sadie and I spent the day at Pike's Place Market. It was the 100 year celebration. I found this Pirate Pig for Jakey Jack Sparrow.

Sadie and I went to the top of the Space Needle...incredible views!!

Daniel and I went out for a drive and stopped at Deception falls, beautiful. It would have been nice if the hike was a little longer than 200 ft.

We then went up to Leavenworth, a little German town in the mountains. Incredible! I kept expecting people to be speaking German. We ate wurst, rot and weise kraute, spatzli, and schnitzle at a little restaurant...ah, nostalgia, I loved it!!!

Utah

I stopped in Utah for a few days, stayed w/ Mary and Aaron...many thanks...saw a few other people including Stacy, Tom, and baby Ethan and Carrie at Stacy's.

I also met up with my friends Janine, Heather, Sarah, and Heidi to go wedding dress shopping for my roommate Sara, who is getting married August 11th.

California

My next adventures took me from Vegas to California. I got to spend time w/ Paul and Rachel... fantastic!!! I was so bummed to not be able to see everybody that I wanted though. =(

The trip 'cross country to Philly

We started from Vegas Sat afternoon, arrived at Grandma Connie's in Ogden Sat evening. Early Sunday morning we headed out w/ Grandpa Scott and Blair in the Penske truck, Elsa, Jacob and myself in the camry, Sean at Grandma Connie's. We stayed the first night in Nebraska, the next in Iowa...I went for a run up to a cemetary in a light drizzle, when I got to the cemetary, it started to pour so I took shelter under a big tree, peaceful, beautiful...sorry, no pics of that, I left my camera charger in my car in Utah. =( Tuesday we stayed in Ohio...I went for a long walk at dusk by endless fields of young cornstalks, again, no pics. We arrived in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, stayed in Bensalem. I got to share a bed w/ Jacob, this is about how it was every night...bed hog.

Thursday we went to Valley Forge.

Friday, Elsa and Blair closed on their house and we started moving in...we've been moving in ever since!


What a faboulous trip! We still have to go do the Philly tour, I also want to take a trip into NY to see a few people. I'll keep you posted.

With my nephews, Jake and Sean, in Philadelphia. It's been so hot and muggy, we rarely get outside, though Sunday was nice enough to be outside for this photo-op.

Me and Reece

Reece and I looking fabulous. I think this was a B-day party for Charise (and Buzz)/going away party for the Nunez'.

Kierstin and Kammi's prom

I stopped by Kierstin's prom last night. Kierstin went w/ Spencer McCallugh and Kammi "took coats", but mostly danced. Ah, the days of High School Prom...we go together like shama-lama-lama-sha-bipidi-boom-de-boom...

Lily's

Daniel Pascucci gave me these lovely lily's for Good Friday. Aren't they lovely?! And, they smell fabulous, too bad you can't smell them over the computer. =)

We be jammin'

I got to chaperone the church dance last weekend. Kierstin, Kammi, and I had a lovely time dancing. It was a formal. I thought I should also dress up.

When it rains it pours...

Daniel Pascucci...awesome!! Daniel pulled curtains in Beauty and the Beast and we've been hanging out ever since. Very cool guy from New Hampshire. He's full of all kinds of fun and exciting bits of information and wisdome. Daniel, or Dirty D, as he is known by many nature folk, came over for Easter dinner last night, most enjoyable.

On another note, usually it would be the patient getting flowers, but one of my patients sent me these flowers. We went out once. Yeah, anyway. I've also gone out w/ a couple of other fella's, but none to mention here.

I went down to Homer this last weekend to watch my cousins Lyssa and Dean in their High School production of Guys and Dolls...so fun! They were fabulous. I also took a drive out on the Homer Spit. It's a lot more interesting in the summer, but still beautiful.

The view from my house

I love that the days are getting longer and longer. I was heading home the other night and I caught this sunset. Beautiful!!!

More Beauty...

W/ Cogsworth and Lumierre, Gaston and the silly girls, and Kierstin, Kammi, and myself as napkin, plate and spoon...the napkin laughed to see such sport and the dish ran away w/ the spoon. =)

Here beastie...

Latest Beauty and the Beast pics. Spencer McAuliffe is our little beastie friend.

Salad Spinner

"I was tired of wet, soggy salad. I needed a change. I got myself a fabulous salad spinner and have never been happier. Get one, start spinning!!"

B-day

Happy late b-day to me. G'ma McCubbins and Lisa made dinner for me and got these little treats for me.

Beauty and the Beast

I'm in our community musical, Broadway's version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. I'm a silly girl and a plate...fine china. We've been having play practices pretty much every day, which is a lot of fun. I got to sing with the orchestra last night, empowering! Opening night is the 22nd of this month...coming right up! I worked at the Nikiski clinic today, very slow day, so I brought my music in and practiced for several hours while cleaning out an office. Yeah for the slow days. I'm sure the patients who were here enjoyed the entertainment. =)

Elsa, Blair, Jacob, Sean Spencer

Somewhere over the golden arches