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Leave Part 2: Columbia River Gorge
Oh my goodness, we realized pretty quickly that we should have come here for his entire leave instead of just the last two days like we'd planned (see part one of our leave in Portland here). It's seriously one of, if not the, most beautiful parts of the country I've ever seen. Warnin…
Leave Part 1: Portland
T.J. and I finally got to take some leave together! Multiple uninterrupted days in row. Hasn't happened since our mini moon. Waking up in the morning together (and not just for a bleary eyed kiss as he heads out the door to work) and having someone to wrangle the puppy with me was glorious.We …
learning to love Seattle
T.J. spent the first month of our married lives doing an away rotation at a hospital in Seattle. The Army set him up in an apartment walking distance from said hospital and so I spent most every weekend of that long month in that apartment with him.Honestly my first impression of Seattle was not g…
a new first
My parents came to visit us last week and it was wonderful.I hadn't seen them since the wedding and I had been looking forward to having them in our home for so long. It was something so special to me, like a rite of passage, one of those unexpected firsts, a sacred moment that I didn't …
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes....
...A puppy!!!Meet the newest member of our little family: Hunley. Typical newlywed move there. Basically a requirement for your first year of marriage, right? Get married, get a puppy.
He is an 8 week old Boykin spaniel, he's a ball of chocolate love and I'm so smitten! We brought him home…
Our New Deck
My in-laws came for a visit this past weekend. They were the first real visitors we've had since moving in and I was excited to host. It also was a great motivator to get some things done around the house before the arrived. I picked them up from the airport on Thursday and luckily T.J. was abl…
Five on Friday
one. One year ago today T.J. asked me to marry him. I said yes then, and eight months later I said yes at the alter, and I plan to say yes to him over and over again until forever.two. T.J. has been on a radiology rotation this month and it rocks. It's amazing how much time we have together! He…
a new routine
Technically I guess you could call me and T.J. adults. We're two married, homeowning, self sufficient, tax paying kids in our mid (technically closer to late) twenties. So does that make us grown ups? I definitely feel more like a kid playing at house most days, I mean I still wear fuzzy socks …
Our First Easter
Last Easter was one of the best weekends of my life. T.J. and I had just gotten engaged and we took the train from D.C. to my parents house to celebrate all weekend long. It was so fun being with my family.This year T.J. and I marked the first holiday together as a married couple. We made plans fo…
