Dear Friends and Family,
For those of you who haven't yet heard, there has been A LOT going on out here! Nick and I have amicably decided that it will work out best for us if he relocates back to our favorite Midwestern state! Between finances and terrible luck our stress levels were running high and, although we did our best to keep the glass half full, we knew we didn't want to keep dragging everything out!
So what does this mean, you ask? This means on Monday March 22 Nick and Geo will be hitting the road to the mitten while me and Echo chill out in Fresno (we mean, Fres-YEA). I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little scared to be out here all alone, but I've met some great friends who I'm looking forward to pestering more now so I don't turn into a crazy cat lady. And who knows what the future will hold - I love what I do at the hospital, but I'm not thrilled with my location so it's possible that my plan of staying out here at least 2 years might be stunted. Afterall, life is short and there's too many places I haven't lived yet. I mean, come on, out of 50 states I've only lived in 3, I need to get my butt moving! haha! It's my quest to find that one place I love (and then be able to work somewhere long enough to earn retirement!) so keep in touch and I'll keep you updated on where the wind blows me next!
I love and miss you all. Give me a call sometime!
Hannah
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Dropping your camera in the ocean is worse than dropping your phone in the toilet.
Hello again friends and family! Happy March!
Since last post....
Geo graduated intermediate school! You wouldn't know it though, he's pretty dumb (and we say that in the most loving way possible).
Hannah finished her bellydancing class! It was a lot of fun, so she's thinking about doing it again (especially since she's not that great at it!)
The last week of February, we decided to take a day trip to the coastal town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. Known for being the most dog friendly city - Geo of course tagged along. Our first stop was the dog beach! Geo was adequately freaked out by the surf and we had to really bribe him to get him to play in the water. He was not about to run in on his own! Geo wasn't the only one caught off guard by the water...while taking pictures, Hannah realized that the water had come up higher and the shoes were floating away! In a mad scramble to retrieve all of our stuff before it floated off to Japan, Hannah dropped the camera into the ocean. Ooops! It still worked temporarily after the incident (but as you can see the photos got foggier and foggier) but after we left the beach it refused to turn on again. So we don't have many pictures to share this time. Nick took a few on his phone. We'll try to share those once we figure out how to get them off!
The dog beach was an off leash beach...but we kept Geo hooked up. We released him once and ended up running after him like idiots (very reminiscent of Marley and Me).
After the beach we had a charming seafood lunch and wandered around the town. It reminded us a lot of Frankenmuth, MI. The buildings had a very fairy-tale feel about them and there were TONS of art galleries (we can't figure out how they haven't gone under yet!). Of course in true California style even the small charming towns are complete with their Louis Vuitton and Tiffany stores....
To complete our day we drove the scenic 17-Mile drive. It's a beautiful coastal drive that takes along golf courses with gorgeous views (ie. Pebble Beach), enormous homes, and lots of seals!!! We can't imagine the cost of living there!
That's pretty much the only excitement since last time - we'll have another update coming soon with Hannah's birthday and all!
Since last post....
Geo graduated intermediate school! You wouldn't know it though, he's pretty dumb (and we say that in the most loving way possible).
Hannah finished her bellydancing class! It was a lot of fun, so she's thinking about doing it again (especially since she's not that great at it!)
The last week of February, we decided to take a day trip to the coastal town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. Known for being the most dog friendly city - Geo of course tagged along. Our first stop was the dog beach! Geo was adequately freaked out by the surf and we had to really bribe him to get him to play in the water. He was not about to run in on his own! Geo wasn't the only one caught off guard by the water...while taking pictures, Hannah realized that the water had come up higher and the shoes were floating away! In a mad scramble to retrieve all of our stuff before it floated off to Japan, Hannah dropped the camera into the ocean. Ooops! It still worked temporarily after the incident (but as you can see the photos got foggier and foggier) but after we left the beach it refused to turn on again. So we don't have many pictures to share this time. Nick took a few on his phone. We'll try to share those once we figure out how to get them off!
The dog beach was an off leash beach...but we kept Geo hooked up. We released him once and ended up running after him like idiots (very reminiscent of Marley and Me).
After the beach we had a charming seafood lunch and wandered around the town. It reminded us a lot of Frankenmuth, MI. The buildings had a very fairy-tale feel about them and there were TONS of art galleries (we can't figure out how they haven't gone under yet!). Of course in true California style even the small charming towns are complete with their Louis Vuitton and Tiffany stores....To complete our day we drove the scenic 17-Mile drive. It's a beautiful coastal drive that takes along golf courses with gorgeous views (ie. Pebble Beach), enormous homes, and lots of seals!!! We can't imagine the cost of living there!
That's pretty much the only excitement since last time - we'll have another update coming soon with Hannah's birthday and all!
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