Being nostalgic

This week has been a really weird week for me with all the emotions. I’m going to miss having the best job I could ever ask for. I go through emotions of happy, sad, angry, excited, and nervous just about every hour. I have no idea what I’m going to do and where I’ll end up, and that makes me extremely nervous and hopeful and excited all at the same time. I am one of the few people they asked to stay on till December to help with a transition, and I have decided to do it. After that, I will get a decent severance package to give me time to look for a new job. 

Curtis and I have been spending the weekend chilling while Zoey is at Young life camp in OR. Today we even took the Jeep out and rode to lunch. This weekend was exactly what I needed and was amazing to feel like old times and familiar as I feel like my life is spinning out. I know in my heart that Curtis and I will be fine, but the sense of uncertainty definitely is weighing on me and it is going to be a challenging year. 

Got laid off

Well, it finally happened after an amazing 18 year ride. NBC News split into two companies and since I worked on the brands going to Versant, they don’t allow remote people in leadership positions so I was laid off. I’m in total shock and super sad I can’t believe this is coming to an end. 😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😭😭😭😭😭

B’s birthday dinner

For Barbie‘s birthday dinner, we all went down to Fogo de Chão, where Evan is a waiter or server, whatever you call it and was able to give us the special treatment. His boss came out at one point and brought us this amazing steak that was grilled on top of a salt stone. It was pretty cool. It was a yummy dinner and I definitely want to take Curtis there. 

New rug!

Granty and I put the finishing touches on the bottom area with a new rug and I love it so much!!! It turned out so good and now all I wanna do is hang out down there, but we need a new couch lol

Bye Mia!

Mia is leaving us to move to Pittsburgh and we are going to miss her like crazy. A bunch of people came over today and we had a goodbye party in my backyard for her. I’m loving my new area and thanks to Granty it looks so pretty.

Relay Triathlon

 

Barbie, Candy, and I did a relay triathlon this year. I swam, Barbie did the bike, and Candy did the run. It was so fun to still be a part of it and get to do my favorite part, swimming. I hope we continue doing this yearly as I know all of us really loved it

B Toner to the Hawks game

It was a beautiful night at the stadium. Barbie and I had a blast! Go Hawks!!!!!

AC!!!!!!

I am so excited as today we finally got Air conditioning for the house! It will be so wonderful to not have a bedroom that is so hot every night. I feel so lucky!!! 

Canal with the Ridout’s

Picnic with my girl

Zoey wanted to have a picnic with me at the park today and it was so meaningful to me. We needed a day together and I’m so glad we got to do this.

Potlatch

Another successful year with the fam! It’s crazy how big Camden is getting!?!?! 

New hot tub

We got a new hot tub a couple weeks ago and Zoey and I are loving it! We’ve already used it a handful of times and I can’t wait to use it all fall. It’s hard to hear the TV over the bubbles so we might need to figure out something there since it’s so fun watching a show from it. 

Molly’s Dad’s funeral

Jane flew into town and the two of us drove up to Coeur d’Alene to be there for Molly for her dad‘s funeral. The day before we got to hang out on the boat, meet some of her family and get to give Molly some love and help for prepping for the funeral. The location they had was an amazing location for the funeral and they did a wonderful job. It’s so tough to lose someone and I can’t even imagine it being your dad. I’m not ready for that…..

Jane and drove back together and it was so good to be with her. We had some really good needed talks, both of us and my Poo bucket is full. I miss her so much, all the time!

Poor Trucker

Poor Trucker got neutered today, but he is hanging in there and healing nicely. He can’t wait to get back to hanging out in the shade garden. 😂

Happy 4th

This year we all walked down to the park to watch the parade and then headed over to Gigi and Papa‘s for the fireworks show! Another fun and relaxing Fourth of July!!!!