Thursday, November 30, 2006

These have been two busy days! Yesterday I did two rounds of interviews for an advertising/tech position and met with Jack's financial advisor. I'm rolling my previous retirement accounts into a personal IRA that I can manage from here.

Didn't here back from the company I applied to yesterday but I did attack the kitchen and just about have it done. There were canned goods that had expiration dates in 1992 in the cubboards! Jack was great about just dumping everything out. We purchased an additional pantry unit and I moved all the food in to the pantries where I can see what we have and have used the kitchen cupboard space for all the dishes, bowls, and kitchen gadgets that we have! I've emptied all my kitchen boxes and we have created several boxes of kitchen stuff to go to my youngest son Mike when he gets ready to move into his own place.

The realtor showed my house a couple times but hasn't had any offers yet. Two weeks on the market is two weeks off the 90 days they predict it will take to sell.

I beat so am going to sign off with wishes that everyone is enjoying the holiday season!

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Snow fell again last night and undid the tidy driveway and sidewalk's from yesterdays efforts. Jack broke out the snow blower today! It's like driving a rototiller in many ways! I only did one pass but it is something I think I will have to master if this weather continues!

I think I have the name changes completed. The new drivers license photo is the standard "worse possible" but it only took 12 minutes at DMV to take care of everything so I'm not to upset about the photo. Social Security took only a little longer. It is so nice being in a small town again. A long line is 7 people (except Black Friday).

I updated my resume's and handed out two today. I also got a call about another position that I called on. Things are already moving faster than they were in Portland!

Cheryl emailed me the wedding pictures from her camera but they are embedded in the email and I haven't been able to extract them yet! There are some very good ones but the neatest thing was seeing the Mike is in almost every one of the ceremony pictures - standing with Jack and I as we said our vows! I'll post them as soon as I can - stay tuned!

Monday, November 27, 2006

We made the rounds to the courthouse, social security, and DMV getting all the name changes done today. I drove in the snow for the first time today in 11 years. With snow tires it really wasn't to big a deal. I did see others having some difficulties on the hills and Caleb shared a tale of going backwards through an intersection on black ice this morning on his way to work. Portland is a sheet of ice whereas we get both.

Last night I finally got around to setting up the router so Jack and I can both be on the internet at the same time and while I was at it I tried setting up the wireless portion. My sister was right. It was easy and setting up the encryption was easy. So I'm upstairs at the diningroom table creating this post while Jack cleans up dinner dishes.
Finally I can upload the picture of my engagement ring that I've mentioned a time or two! I now have the wedding band which is twelve small diamonds! I'm inspired to keep up my fingernails!

I still can't hardly believe they are mine, they are so bueatiful.

We took some pictures at the ceremony with our digital camera but Cheryl, my witness took most of the pictures with her camera and has promised to email them. With the holidays she's been swamped with family and hasn't sent them yet. We don't have any pictures of Jack and I togeather but here is one of me and Cheryl and Rebbecka in front of the fireplace where Jack and I spoke our vows.
We'll say the same vows again during the family and friends wedding ceremony in the Spring. We each wrote our own and Lyle, the minister, shared some pretty special sentiments too. We're waiting to hear from Brett on if late May or early June would work best for him to come from Japan before we set a date.
It's not been a week yet and it must show because everyone accuses us of looking way too happy!
Today Jack and I enjoyed shoveling snow from both our and his dad's driveways about dawn and a late afternoon walk along the Link River trail with Mike. We have come to the conclusion Mike is a snow dog... he prefers his water frozen and on the ground. He absolutally romps through the snow! Coming back to us with snow up to his eyebrows! We don't think he'd really make it as an Alaskian sled dog though... if the wind rustles the bushes he goes in to a four point crouch and you can see the whites of his eyes.
The wind is blowing and snow continues to fall so we are all happily tucked in for the day. Hope each of you enjoyed some piece to the day!

Friday, November 24, 2006

We braved the early bird shopping crowds and got most of the Christmas shopping done by 10 AM! Fred Meyer wasn't as crowded and difficult at Big R and that was better than Staples (which we just walked through and left without purchasing anything) where the lines were from the registers to the back wall of the store at 6:30 am!

Jack called it "bonding with the masses" and was quite chipper. I was a little tense in Big R where the aisles were narrow and merchandise was stacked sky high! We got everything on our list though and figure we save over $100. I now have snow boots and a jewelry box!

I have so many new things - the best being a loving husband!

I've packaged Brett's christmas gifts up and Jack and I are off to the post office to see if the shipping out distances the gifts! Hope everyone else is enjoying Post-Tday!

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Wedding Day! Began at 4:30 am with our regular coffee and reading then off to the YMCA for workout class! Now showered and ready to go to the Daily Bagel for a latte and breakfast. After that Jack and I are heading out to collect some pine for the hearth to finish out the decorations.

The remainder of the day I am going to use getting foo-foo'd up. Hair, nails, clothes etc. Six o'clock seems far away but I know it will come quick!

Hope everyone is having a good time preparing for Thanksgiving. I certainly have a ton to be thankful for!

I can't get pictures to load into blogger on this PC! I took pictures of the flowers last night but can't get them posted here! I'll post them on flickr this weekend.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Flowers and candles are all in place in the livingroom for tomorrow evenings ceremony. We will be married in front of the fireplace at home by a minister and two friends will be here that will be our witnesses. Jack and I spent some time in seperate parts of the house writing our vows to each other. Lyle, the minister, will say the standard vows but we both wanted to say specail things to each other. I feel incrediably blessed. Once again it is proven that nothing happens by accident and God always has something even better in mind than I an imagine!

This ceremony is for legalities. We will be having a wedding celebration ceremony for family and friends in the Spring or early Summer and will say the same vows for you all to hear but will dress up and there will be music and dancing! Jack has agreed to a tuxedo and a wedding waltz! We will be taking a ballroom dancing class this winter! :-)

Well, I'm to excited to think of much else. I can't think of anything else right now anyway! Thank you to everyone that has wished us well and will be sending us loving thoughts tomorrow night at 6 PM!

Friday, November 17, 2006

Sis has been after me to update my blog so I really tried to last night but could not connect to the internet with my wireless card - I kept getting a message that the sevice area had to be updated and then it would "fail". Today I spent an hour on the phone with tech support with the results being - there is no service in Klamath Falls. The end of the wireless card. Now I am on Jack's computer and it is very nice to have a big screen and keyboard again!

I am in Klamath Falls now. Lock, stock, and barrel. I took my last final on Wednesday and we drove to Klamath Falls Thursday with all my stuff. We had spent Wednesday loading the Uhaul before I went to class so we were free to have dinner with Caleb and Kelly after class and were ready to go at 5:30 am Thursday.

Many great things have been happening. Here is the most beautiful ring in the world which Jack slipped on my finger last Friday! I have a picture that I'm trying to upload but keep getting an error so it may be tomorrow before I get it posted. Stay tuned!

Friday, November 03, 2006

Winter is HERE! Cold, rain, grey skies, wind. I almost didn't go to class for fear of the roads icing over and then after class wanted to drive to Klamath Falls! I called Oregon Highway Patrol and confirmed that there was patches of ice on the passes so I stayed in Portland.

I'm so tickled with life! I find myself singing the "Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch" lyrics that come over the radio. Silly I know but I'm enjoying it! And behind the scene is the knowing that this person is willing to commit to a permenent relationship - and understands that there are holes and bumps along the way! We did our own little version of speed dating while I was in Klamath Falls - and were very honest about our desires, hopes, and values. I figured if he got scared, better now than later. He didn't flinch - in fact he responded in like kind! When a 15 year oldtimer and a 20 year oldtimer get "honest" it is pretty awesome. A lot of truth and sincerity that I don't think the average people get to for many many dates!

Today is Signe's real birthday ~ so happy birthday to my very best friend! I hope it is full of good stuff!

Two more weeks of school and then I am on the road to Klamath Falls to a new vision of the future!

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

The drive to Klamath Falls Saturday afternoon was gorgeous. The sun was shining and the trees are all very brightly collored now. The is something about that big sky country! I know there are huge barren spots in that high mesa but where there are elm and pine it is bueatiful. I didn't get a single sinus headache for 3 days!

Signe and Jack's birthday party was a huge sucess! Susie had about 30 people there and tons of food! Jack met me with a big hug and a offer I intend to take him up on! I was the unofficial activity director so after cake we played Black Magic and then Worse Case Scenario, a survival game. There was a tarot card reader and we all had our turn having our cards read too.

Sunday Leo, Signe and I went to the morning breakfast meeting. Jack was there and asked me to dinner immediately - which I accepted. During the afternoon Susie, Signe and I walked our dogs on the hills over OIT and discussed our readings of the night before. Afterwards Leo, Signe and I went out to see the work Leo has done on the old house. He accomplished his goal of bringing it back to life and making is a very modern looking! At six Jack came to the door with a long stemmed red-rose for me. At dinner we talked until the resturant employees started standing around and we got the feeling we should go! We walked downtown Klamath Falls and I got to see all the changes that have occurred on Main street since I lived there 9 years ago. It was amazing! It feels like Jack and I have picked up where we stopped 10 years ago! We dated after my divorce in 1996 but went our seperate ways because we had different agendas as far as relationships were concerned. Seems like we've arrived that this space and time with the same idea! I returned to Signe and Leo's with my head swimming with all that Jack and I had discussed!

Monday I went to Roseburg and looked at the house. There was some holes in the walls but other than that a paint job is all that is needed. Rod, Wanita, John and Jack are going to help me get that done next Tuesday and Wednesday so hopefully the place will rent pretty quick.

I got to get my 20 year coin from my Wildlife homegroup Monday evening! It was good to see familiar faces in Roseburg!

Tuesday I came back to Portland and prepared for todays interviews. One was a bust and the other is still and unknown. I am ok with not getting them because I want to return to Klamath Falls. I think the Portland chapter is near it's end. I'm looking at the job listings in Klamath Falls now. :-)