I like old things. I like vintage and and antiques and repurposed. I love old photos, and handwritten letters and grandmas dishes and well, anything that makes me think of my grandparents. But lets not confuse antiques with junk. Just because its old doesn’t mean I necessarily like it. Like a 100 year old quilt, [...]

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This past weekend was our second attempt at camping. The last time we went Mackenzie wasn’t even one, we did it in a tent on the beach with a couple other families. This time it was in the middle of August; the hottest, most miserable month here, thankfully we stayed in a rustic-ish cabin. By [...]

Filed under: The Whole Wide World, This Is My Life

PC and I have been having a lot of chats lately about the changes we have in the coming year. The biggest being the move and all that comes with it. We need car(s?) once we get back to the US. I say “car(s?)” because we did opt to store PC’s 1987 Honda Accord. And [...]

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I should really create an ‘about’ page so that every time I want to talk about Colorado I don’t have to explain our history there. Colorado is home. Its home according to my drivers license, its our home according to the Marine Corps and its home in my heart.
Occassionally, when I have nothing better to [...]

Filed under: Colorado and Mountains Make Me Happy, Grace in Small Things, Military Life, This Is My Life

Our holiday involved brunching with friends- consuming crepes filled with red, white, and blue. Taking a whole slew of baked goods to some of the single Marines, playing outside in the pool, water balloons, a stroll along the seawall and fireworks with the same friends. We kinda like them. And I finally got to [...]

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Lucky number 9 has it. Amy- send me your address and your box will be on its way!
This weekend we went to the Torii Beach salsa and jazz fest. Both nights- yes, it was that much free fun. We had a fantastic time eating way too much unhealthy food, listening to good music, watching beautiful [...]

Filed under: JAPAN, Military Life, This Is My Life

Right before Nathan was born we ‘treated’ ourselves to a Canon digital Rebel. This was an upgrade from our 35mm Canon Rebel. Its a great camera, er, at least as great as a great camera can be on the ‘auto pilot’ setting.
I love photos, I do. I love having pictures up. After we got married [...]

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Im behind. I know. And quite frankly I don’t even have a good excuse because as it turns out, I was wrong and Nathan had one more week of school. This, my friends, was an unexpected (good) surprise.
As you know I went to visit my brother and his fiancee two weeks ago. My brother Scott [...]

Filed under: Things I like, This Is My Life, Travel

Stop the presses. There was a second day of sun this week. I love it when the weather man is wrong. I called the Capt. and told him he needed to play hooky. Trust me taxpayers– you get MORE than your money’s worth out of him, cutting out early is well deserved. He came home [...]

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The month of May in Okinawa tends to vacillate between rain and pouring rain. Its such a long depressing month that when June 1 rolls around and literally overnight we go from rain to oppressive heat and humidity you don’t even care– as long as there is actually sunshine you seem to care less about [...]

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