I was ecstatic when April and Kyle Gunderson decided to stop by to visit! April is one of my best friends and roomate from nursing school! We spent 16 months of intense studying together out in Illinois. April is from Montana, so we were both in a foreign world out in the midwest... Annie & Kent joined us for lasagna and lemon drops! We had a great visit, staying up late chatting and catching up!
We were very excited when the director of the U of I marching band asked Kent if they could make a stop and perform their show in Cashmere, WA! The marching band was on their way home from performing at a Seattle Seahawks game. Kent, Annie, and I were all once in the band, so it was so much fun to see them perform here!
I was quite surprised and excited when I got an email from Jonathan Litschiem, a friend and classmate who I grew up with in Petersburg, AK! Turns out he was visiting family in Ellensburg with family for the weekend.. Jon had flown in from Virginia where he is in the Navy... So we made plans to drop in on Monique (another pburg friend) who now lives in the Tri-Cities. I drove down to Ellensburg, about an hour away... and then Jonathan and I headed over to the Tri-Cities.. about a 2 hour drive. We met Monique for lunch and a softball game. We had so much fun catching up.. and remeniscing on the the past! Even though it had been 6 years since we had all been together, it felt like just yesterday..
I love being an aunty! I am so glad that I am only a short walk down the street as I get to watch Brooke grow! She is already 5 wks. old and has changed so much in this short amount of time. I have been taking care of Brooke 2-3 times a week for a couple hours while momma gets to go to work! All is well except I seem to have quite the touch when it comes to burping.. and spit-up! I guess that's what it's all about though!
This weekend was the "Wenatchee Taste of the Harvest." Many local fruit growers, wine cellars, and vendors lined the Wenatchee Avenue. There was also live music and entertainment. We had fun wandering the streets and tasting local, organic fruits.. yum!
As you can see from the previous blogs, Maisy has a keen interest in dirt and digging. My apologies to Annie and Kent as their yard has taken the majority of the damage...! So I thought I'd post a few pics from her bath. She sure looks like a different dog when she is wet! I attempted to trim her hair around her eyes as she tends to run into things when it gets too long... I got a little carried away and now she has quite the poodle-doo (or fluff) on the top of her head!
For my 25th birthday, I was treated to a homemade dinner at Annie and Kent's. On the menu was halibut beer-bits and strawberry margarita's (best dinner ever for an Alaskan girl!). For dessert it was chocolate cake and vanilla icecream. Yum!
