Summer BBQ

Since we were having a span of good weather, Eric and I decided to have a last minute BBQ at our house. We invited some friends over for some good food, wine, and conversation!

Road Trip!

At the end of May, I drove up to Seattle with two of my friends from hygiene school to take our National Board. Our tests are taken at testing sites and when the Portland site was full, we decided to take a road trip up to Seattle to take the test.

My parents were nice enough to put us up in a hotel room for the night. We drove up early on Thursday and spent the day touring Seattle's Pike Place market. Later we met my cousin Meagan and her boyfriend Lucas for Sushi near our hotel. It was nice to be able to make a mini vacation out of the experience.

We got up early on Friday morning for the 5 hour test. Afterwards, we headed straight back to Portland to avoid Memorial day weekend traffic. The trip was fun and we all ended up passing the exam-yeah!

What happens in Vegas . . .

Is not that exciting when you are 30 and married :o)
A group of girls from hygiene school went on a trip to Vegas in May to celebrate being done with the most grueling part of school. There were about 10 of us all staying at the Monte Carlo. We had a great time! We spent the day laying around by the pool and then experienced Vegas night life at night. Our favorite spot was actually in Fremont at the Golden Nugget. We enjoyed drinks at the H2O bar while watching the sharks swim by in their pool's shark tank-crazy!

More Vegas pix

New Lawn

Our front lawn has been a source of embarrassment for us for years. It just never seemed like the right time to put money into it. Eric had enough of it and decided to re-sod the whole thing. With some help from friends, he was able to finish the task in a weekend. It looks great!

Pete's recovery

We were all shocked to hear that my dad had suffered a severe stroke in early March. He spent 3 days in ICU, another 3 days in the neurology unit and then over 3 weeks in the rehab unit at Providence.

Finally, he was released to go home in early April. He and my mom moved into our house at first because we have a bedroom on the main floor and only a couple of stairs to our front door. He arrived in a wheelchair and was able to walk all the way from the car into our house. Eric took him on daily walks and they went further and further every day.

After just one short week, he was ready to conquer the stairs at his house. It has been over 3 months now since the stroke and he is doing so great! His doctor even officially named him her best severe stroke recovery to date. Did we expect any less?