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Family turkey day

Family turkey day

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Before Kevin jetted off on his big adventure (sniff sniff) we went out to Sacramento for Thanksgiving with my family which was a lot of fun. My mom and step-dad live out there and my little sis and her fiance were in town visiting. Kevin and I braved the traffic from hell and drove out on Wed afternoon and stayed through Thursday night. Had a great time just relaxing and as usual mom whomped up an amazing meal… Wish we could have stayed longer but kevin had to get home and pack (he was up till 1am getting ready as it was)..

Lonesome

Dandelion

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I’m sitting here trying to be helpful as Kevin packs for his big adventure and feeling kind of blue.. (OK.. REALLY Blue)… Kevin is taking the opportunity to take a few months off (4 or 5) from work and go to Central and South America to learn Spanish, volunteer, and explore.. Its a really great opportunity and I’m really excited for him.. But now that the day is arriving I’m also really sad that he’s going to be away for so long. His flight leaves tomorrow and he’s not scheduled to be back in town until the end of April. I will be going down to Belize over Christmas to meet him which will be cool (another one of our diving adventures). But till then and after then until April I’m gonna be on my own. It’ll be rough but we’ll be fine (individually and as a couple)…

But ugh – the little kid part of me wants him to stay here and keep me company! 😉

So if any of y’all wanna grab a beer I’ll have lots of free time on my hands… 😉 🙂

A visit to Dad and Dory’s

Farm on a Lake

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We just got back from a visit to Dad and Dory’s new place in Gettysburg. Since I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before, my dad recently got engaged and decided to move in with his new lady. They found a really cool new place out in Gettysburg, PA and he had to pack up and get out of the house he’d lived in since I was in kindergarten (or before). Now that they’re all settled in they invited Kevin and I to come visit and be their first guests. Since Kevin was already out visiting his ‘rents in NC I decided to fly out and meet him in Charlotte and head up for the weekend. The weekend was fantastic and we both love the new digs and VERY MUCH approve of Dory. She is super sweet and really fun to spend time with….

While we were there we explored his new house, went antique shopping, explored the battlefield at Gettysburg, went out to eat, and went on a few long walks… Overall a great weekend…

Anyway – if ya wanna check ’em out the full photo set is here.

Slow and steady…

Kitchen Cabinets

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So the whole remodel process continues to make me nuts… And, in return, i’m sure i’m making our contractor and architects nuts… But we’re finally starting to see some really cool progress again.. As of today we have a nearly finished floor (i’ll tell y’all about that), walls, skylight… But the best part of it is our kitchen cupboards are in as well as our big cool tub (its a monster) and the new sink and countertops… VERY cool.. still need tile and glass before we can actually take standing showers… but still.

Anyway.. had to share… Off to the east coast for the weekend to see my dad and his fiancè… More later! 🙂

Cabo Pix as Promised

Plaza Calafia, Los Cabos, 10-30-2006

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OK.. I know I’m WAY late but this has been a busy few weeks with the remodel and Kevin heading off for North Carolina… But here are the pictures from our trip to cabo which was great. I was actually lazy and waited for Brian to post the pictures (since he’s the one who took 90% of them anyway). The public pictures are posted up here but you will have to ping brian to ask him to let yo usee some of the private ones (they keep the ones with the kiddo private for her sake – but if they know you they’ll probably let ya peek! :):))…

So the pictures are here.. Check ’em out… Purdy! :)… And go over here for instructions on how to see the ones with the kiddo!

New Floors

New kitchen

Originally uploaded by SwimFinsSF.

Oh yea – and here are the new floors we had put in. They’re still kinda rough cuz they’re not sanded or finished but I still think they’re really pretty. Kevin and Marites picked out some really cool reclaimed wood that came from an old barn. The wood is really rough but gorgeous and the flooring guy did a great job putting them down..

DAMN this house is gonna be nice when its done. :):)