Happy 2nd Anniversary!

to my husband...


thanks to all who have loved and supported us through our first two years of marriage!

Visitors in August

We have been hosting some pretty sweet visitors if I don't say so myself. The second weekend Kenny was home, my Uncle Paul came into town. He was on his way to meet up with my parents (his sister and bro-in-law) for an Alaskan cruise. So we picked him up at the airport, took him to dinner at Seeds (a favorite dinner place), and brought him home to sleep. The next day we had brunch and made our way to church. Uncle Paul and I then hung out the rest of the day seeing state parks and possibly grabbing some ice cream in Coupeville. Then Uncle Paul got to see Kenny's plane and take a tour of the P-3. We did not take pictures after my previous incident. The next day it was back to the airport to say farewell.

Uncle Paul at Fort Ebey
Uncle Paul on ferry back to the mainland...

Kenny and I spent the week taking care of the puppy, Maya that we had previously spent a week with. Then we picked up my parents at the airport on Saturday after they finished their cruise! We had a week with them which included hiking, going on a boat tour of Deception Pass, making blackberry and raspberry jam, eating Gere-a-Deli sandwiches, kayaking, eating ice cream, and shopping. It was nice for my parents to get to actually see Kenny on a visit! They, too, got a tour of the base, but once again, no pictures. I think one run-in with the MPs is one too many!

Hiking at Sharpe Park (Sharpe is my grandmother's maiden name!)

At the squadron in front of their symbol...
Deception Pass during our boat tour with THE cheesiest guide ever!

We loved our visitors coming, and say, come on because we will be here less than a year now, so if you want to see the Pacific Northwest, get on it!

Kenny and I are in Cville for a wedding/2nd anniversary celebration/see all of the fam! So more blogging later!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNY!!!

09-09-09
Kenny turns 27 today!!!! To his parents - thanks for bringing this amazing man into the world. To his sister - thanks for shaping him into the man that he is. But since I am not allowed to talk about how much I love my husband, just read between the lines :)

Here is a toast to you, birthday boy!

Despite getting up at 5am this morning to go fly for five hours, I hope the day is just what you want, my husband!

A Good Bye

When I first arrived here in Oak Harbor, I got a job at Sylvan Learning Center. About two months into the job, a sweet looking woman came in to the center and got a job. That sweet woman's name is Sara. We fast became friends as our husbands were in the same squadron, and she was always down for a chocolate bar to get us through the afternoon at Sylvan. Well at the end of July, Sara and her hubby and their sweet daughter Madelyn left Oak Harbor to head to Ohio. Sara and I spent many a morning working out on the elliptical machines at the gym and many an evening having dinners together. Before they left for their next duty station, we had a final lunch in town and I got to snuggle with the ever so precious Madelyn. So here are Sara, Madelyn and myself during our last hang out... for a while at least.

Thanks for the friendship and the snuggles!!!

Trip to San Diego!

Kenny and I headed to San Diego to have a little get-away after his deployment. We left early Thursday morning, and after an adventurous day of travel, we finally made it to sunny San Diego!

After grabbing our bag back at the airport (it had decided to take a longer stay in Salt Lake City), we went to Pacific Beach for dinner and sunset.
Then Friday we got up, walked to our local Starbucks and enjoyed a lovely breakfast and coffee. THEN we went to the most amazing place on earth (by my standards) the San Diego Zoo! This place was spectacular. I will let the pictures speak for themselves, but I could have stayed there all day and come back again to hang out with the animals. Anyone who goes to San Diego, hit up the zoo also because you can bring your own food into the park.
I think there might be some "true wild asses" in America too... just a thought...
After the park, we hit up the beach on Coronado Island and had a yummy dinner at a Mexican place. Then enjoyed a lovely evening on the rooftop of our hotel drinking some pinot grigio. Then we decided that we needed some dessert. Well they have an amazing place called Yogurtland - fill up a cup with one of 15 flavors and then add all of the toppings you want! Lipsmacking good!

Saturday we hit up SeaWorld to see Shampoo (as Maeve would say) or Shamu to you other people. We got to see the cheesy show "Believe." It was pretty spectacular! Then we saw penguins and stingrays and sharks, oh my! But since we didn't have to pay, we skipped out early to get an In-and-Out burger. (AMAZING!) No pictures because a certain person forgot the camera (me).

Then we hit up Point Loma from which you can see two of the Navy bases in San Diego and then hit up the beach.
The end of our day was spent watching the Padres play the Mets from the viewing deck of our friends' apartment building. The five of us thoroughly enjoyed a fun evening grilling and catching up like good wahoos do :)
Now it is back to the real world and prepping for the school year and Kenny getting back to work. Next big event - UNCLE PAUL COMES to VISIT!!! He arrives Saturday before he heads on a cruise with his big sister and brother-in-law (aka my mom and dad). Bless his heart :)

Welcome Home!!!

Yesterday around 2:15pm, Kenny's plane arrived in Washington! The coolest part was that we got to watch Kenny and his crew land the plane, taxi, and unload. During this process, the three of us who were there waiting took pictures since we were th three pilot wives. Well, this got us in a wee bit of trouble to say the least. We had two military police come up to us just as they were going to let us through the turnstile onto the flight line. After being told to delete our pictures, having to go get our IDs, tell them our addresses, and our husbands middle names, then we got to go through the turnstiles to see our husbands. YEAH!!!

So despite being sick with a cold, Kenny is home!

May the other husbands get home soon too!

Someone Comes Home Soon!

Hopefully he gets home TOMORROW! Keep your fingers crossed for a safe and speedy return!

And then it is hopefully on to a little getaway to San Diego for the weekend!!