Spring break with the families

A few pics from our recent trip to Blaine to visit Katie's family with Scott's mom, Nancy and her husband Dan from Ohio...

This is actualy us on a hike in Spokane... nice family pic :)

Scott's attempt at capturing his first "wildlife" picture.

It was a bit windy near the Candaian border... this Katie's dad... we were visiting the Peace Arch

Katie jumping for the camera

Jay, being himself on a hike through the woods near Chuckanut drive.

Mt. Baker in the backgound... this is taken on a ferry ride to Orcas Island.

View from Mt Constitution -- looking down at Sucia Island (one of our fav. San Juans)

We were cold.

The ferry ride back.

Dan and Nancy playing cards on the ferry...

The one usually the camera.

California Dreamin'

The grass isn't greener on the other side huh? I beg to differ. Spokane doesn't have grass- just pineneedles and snow. Its been great. Fun people, good work, great experiences and tons to do outside. But today is April 2nd and Im ready to go.
I'm recieving my hepititis B shots today. Well, two of them...I think. I have class (chemistry) and Katie is at work. It's been hard to not coast through life. You know? Knowing the next adventure but finishing life where you are. The only reason we're still here is cause my last class. Otherwise we would go. That being said everything else is difficult. My job, Katies job, etc. Anyway.
We want to take a vacation. I know this couple from the gym. He works for Alaska airlines. He has, I guess, 10 free tickets anywhere alaska flies. He offered two to me so Katie and I will probably go somewhere we've never been and probably won't go back to in a long time. Hawaii was the first choice but maybe Cabo, Miami or since we are going to live practically on the beach the next three years...Alaska. I guess alaska in may- june is incredible. I have to talk Katie into it though. She wants beach. Im ok with the alaskan weather for a few days. Especially since the temp in S. Cal in july is like 110 degrees.
Im not going to proof read this(or any blogs). I do enough of that in school.

I used to make fun of bloggers, facebookers, myspace users and people who ride around spokane with cowboy hats in convertables with the top down in the 40 degree early spring. Though I haven't done all of these I have a few and won't say which.
Ten weeks til our move to California and it seems so far away. I still need shots, like 20. The dentist is done and the physical is today. We've yet to secure a place to live but thats fine. There are so many details that have to happen but can't yet cause it's too early. I like to have things done but this is going to be a barfing a events at the last minute. That's just how it will be. The great news is I get to start in June and hang out with my hot wife.(Really the only two things that I care about.)
Im super excited to do these things:
Attend Spring training games next spring.
Go to Joshua tree N.P. in the spring when the flowers are out.
Have a celbrity ask me to train them and say...no.
Have many visitors! I still think Spokane is a greater place to visit but it's the weather in Jan that will bring fam. and friends to our overpriced one bedroom apt. in Cal.
Go to the Aquarium in San Diego.
GO TO SEE THE BUCKEYES CRUSH USC AT USC THIS FALL!!!!! ANYONE WANNA COME?? Grandma tell grandpa cause he would want to but he won't ever find this page.
Go to a Dodgers game, Padres game, eat in-n-out, swim at the dryson center at Loma Linda, and other cool stuff.

Here's my deep blog thought that you are supposed to do on these things. I don't know what life will bring me. Cancer, limb loss, whatever, i just want to enjoy what I am doing. I look forward to those things but I really enjoy today. I want to atleast. I'm at the grocery store right now and Im getting glared at by a group of old guys that are my grandpas age. I want to tell them that my grandpa is the king of grocery store deli hanging out and he would whip them if he was here. Enjoy your day today or when you read this.

Cow Testicles

you can guess what these are... yes, cow testicles.

Jeremey doesn't know what to think

Jared's on his 6th...

Jason...thought they were sour

The rest of the guys didn't have the balls to try one.

Full Stomachs

This is almost all of the men that I meet with on Wednesday night to study Scripture and talk about life. Only Nick, Josh, TJ, Caleb are missing. These guys are studs except for Dan in the green...He's wimpy.

The guys and I decided to enjoy a short trip to the Idaho panhandle for dinner fit for a... well guys who eat a lot.

pictures...

will come... soon...maybe today. sorry our blog is so lame right now. There's not a whole lot of exciting things to post.

We work, sleep, pray, excersise, eat, house sit, study, make budgets, pack, wacth the food network or ESPN.... it's getting nicer, we'll take the bikes out soon. there's a triathlon in Lewiston we're training for at the end of the month... that will be exciting and we'll post pics. :) Scott's mom and step dad are comming from Ohio to hang out with us for a week--we'll take pics then too. -- K