Say Cheese

The whole Bulloch clan gathered Friday night to celebrate Sam and Meghan getting hitched.  Our nephew Logan provided us with some priceless entertainment.  He has recently discovered girls and developed quite a crush on a pretty lady at the reception.

Notice they are both wearing gingham?

I wonder if she will let me sit right next to her...

Oh yea, she did!

This is the precious face he makes for me when he knows a photo is being taken.

And here is my crush, looking quite dapper!

Smores

The perfect way to end our visit with Cory and Lindsay last weekend was making smores!  Oh my goodness, I forgot just how good they taste.  Roasting that marshmallow to perfections takes practice.

Kayaking

I have a new love, kayaking.  Before this weekend, I had only been once before with Scott on Suttle Lake in Central Oregon and now I would absolutely love to do it daily.  Cory and Lindsay let us take their two kayaks out on the water behind their home this past Saturday afternoon.  At first I was nervous I would be unstable and tip over, but once I got moving my confidence grew.  Everyone had a chance to go out and even the dogs went along for a ride!

Bremerton

Last weekend we enjoyed being able to hop in the car and drive with friends to see more friends!  A perk of being back in the Pacific Northwest for sure.  Mark, Akari, Scott and I visited Cory and Lindsay in Bremerton, WA for some rest and relaxation and major catch up time (it had been over a year and a half since we saw them).  Thank you again for being wonderful hosts and putting together such a fun weekend.  Here are some photos from our Saturday morning hike, more to come soon.

You can just make out Seattle's downtown in the background (left side of the photo)

Volunteering

Can I just say I do enjoy volunteering?  Part of my year end review at Waggener will include completion of 16 hours of community service during my work hours.  I find it so refreshing that a company promotes that their employees get out there and give their time to various community organizations.  Yesterday I completed my first three hours of volunteering at Schoolhouse Supplies in northeast Portland.  Our task was to sort and inventory donations made to the organization and it just happened to be on the morning of a heat wave.  It felt good to accomplish sorting three pallets of donations and helping them prepare for the school year shopping that begins next week.  I look forward to completing my remaining thirteen hours very soon.

Our New Home

It is looking like this is going to be our home by the middle of September!

The inspection went well today, as expected there are a few items we would like fixed prior to taking ownership, but overall it is in pretty good shape.  I spent a lot of time calling contractors today to start getting quotes on everything and I am learning a lot about roofs and electrical work!  The owner is taking all of the appliances with them, which means Scott and I get to go appliance shopping in the coming weeks!  We are both very excited and look forward to making this house our home.

Bike Ride & Water Jets

Did you get outside to enjoy the gorgeous weather this weekend?  Today we spent a wonderful day together, finally we had a Sunday together again.  We biked part of the Springwater Corridor and took the Willamette Jet Boat tour, yes we were tourists for the afternoon.  If you have out of town guests and the weather is sunny and hot, then send them on down to the river to take this tour!  We sat in the front row and were completely drenched within the first five minutes.  To see the city of Portland from the river was a new perspective for me and I enjoyed all of the fun facts were learned along the way.  Oh yes, and we might just have a new home in our future, it sounds like our offer was accepted!

Logan

Due to the lack of exciting things to really share in my life, I thought I would take this moment to share a funny photo of our nephew Logan.  Love you little dude.

Blueberries

Blueberries anyone?  Scott and I picked a lot of blueberries this past Sunday.  My colleagues enjoyed them all morning.  What a yummy antioxidant!

Friends

How did we get so lucky?  Scott and I have had a busy week reconnecting with friends.  We have enjoyed lots of laughs, meals, baby updates, career updates and plenty of stories from the past two years.

Tia and Lisa with Lily and George

Sarah, Jesse with mini baby bump and myself

We enjoyed salads and burgers at Tin Shed on Alberta.

Jeff and Scott

Myself and Jenny

Scallops and risotto at The Sapphire Hotel on SE Hawthorne

We also enjoyed Escape from New York Pizza on NW 23rd with Mark and Akari and an impromptu barbecue last night with a group of Scott's fraternity brothers.  Today we are preparing for Scott's departure back to Geneva tomorrow.  We are sad that he is already leaving again and really hope this is his last trip to Geneva for a long, long time.  Enjoy your Sundays!