Our company is closing for two weeks between Christmas and New Year.

Since I will have four days off (I actually have to come in to work the other four days to answer phones and receive mail) dh and I are planning a little getaway to the coast on a couple of those days. There is a yurt at South Beach which is pet-friendly and only a 1/4 mile ( Read more... )

(Read part 1 and part 2 of this series.)Now, where did we leave off? Ah yes, after going to bed late that night, we were pretty tired the next day, but since we had an agenda to keep we got up and got going with the day while it was still morning ( Read more... )

Last time, we ended up with cooking ceviche and green spaghetti. Yum! It was really, really good. :) Jair and Sara showed up right around dinner time and although they had already eaten, they couldn't refuse ceviche and green spaghetti. My mom served them up a huge plate and they shared it, saying they couldn't imagine finishing all that food ( Read more... )

I have finally done the work of uploading my vacation pictures and will be posting them on this blog in several parts. There are too many pictures to post all at once, so bear with me as I take you on a vacationing experience ( Read more... )

I am back from vacation and it is bittersweet. I loved having time with my family and getting to do fun things with them for so many days. I taught them how to make bread, challah, muffins, and granola and they taught me some new Peruvian dishes and sauces, ajies and teas. We went to a messianic congregation that warmed all our hearts, as well ( Read more... )

Finally, pictures of my brother's wedding and the trip down there.


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Dan wanted to go to the Oregon Country Fair during the 13-15 of July and was really looking forward to it, but because I wasn't as excited as he was to spend three nights camped out amid Hippieville, attempting to fall asleep every night to the sound of several drum circles and hoping to catch a pocket of fresh air, we have come to a compromise. ( Read more... )

I found out two days ago that one of my cousins (Chrysty) is getting married in September. That means that I might end up going to Cali again! This time I won't stay as long as last time, but it still makes me happy to think that I'll be able to see my family one more time this year (so far). Prior to the previous California trip, I hadn't seen ( Read more... )

I got back from Cali on Monday after 30 hours in a train. Don't get me wrong, the ride was beautiful and I did get to rest pretty much the whole way, but a 30-hour ride is a 30-hour ride nonetheless and I was so tired. Thankfully the dog and cat were fine when we got home. It smelled a little weird in here at first, but once we opened up a few ( Read more... )

Monday we're off to California for a few days. We're going to see my brother get married, and the hubby is going to be the emcee. I'm trying to get a few last minute details in order, including making our apartment cleaner, since I know I can't get it perfect when we're trying to prepare for a long ride. I have to prepare the animals' things for ( Read more... )