Holiday and Holy Moly
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Holiday and Holy Moley

So, wells, since our last post we've been engrossed in our own routines. Steve has been working and I've been working, school and made some Cmas presents. Steve has taken his 100-ton master course and passed! All he has left to do is the paperwork :( and drive to portland twice to get it done. I haven't been there, yet, but it's a drive and a half!  This is a big deal! The boats he drives for Coast Guard are only 40 tons. In my mind he can now basically drive anything he wants.

I aced all my classes last semester and am currently in 3 more and wrapping up my nursing applications. Terrified more than I can say but yes me, happy Liz is scared out of her mind about more years of school. I am really enjoying work - instead of complaining like I did in office work, I have really funny stories. Yea sometimes I am very sad because we've had a run of people pass that I had taken care of since I arrived to this rainy state, but working in long term care that had residents with dementia is FUN and funny!

And, we've joined the gym!

That's more or less the generic update. More interestingly: he's been fishing his rump off. Everyone he meets out on the lakes or at the beach has been super  helpful in letting them know their tips and tricks and things to consider with the weather. We haven't really caught much, but he's getting better.  It takes a season and time to figure out what is what and I know this time next year I will be SO INCREDIBLY sick of fish.

I on the other hand get bored fishing if we aren't catching so I look for agates.  I found this one, after Steve had given up because he was "cold"! Can you believe our Steve complaining about being cold. My mom and sis can attest: this man is in shorts when our house is 58 degrees. This one is worth something, ones about this size: polished are about $60+.. it'll be more because of the color striations that are in the pic: it's got orange and red under it. Most of what we find are about the diameter of a dime so this is a wicked find.

My dad got me a rock tumbler for my birthday and I've used it some and now will re-run the rocks and get them all to the polishing staged. I will upload pictures of the before and after! It takes 2 months or more to get them all finished.



Our 3 year (courthouse wedding) anniversary was 1/21/2013. Steve and I went to Waterfront depot. We waited 30 minutes to get greeted by our waitress and so we got some free food and met the people sitting next to us: they are a young couple and she's from Uzbekistan. They were figuring out how to go visit her family and deal with getting detained etc. Apparently they can run to Russia and can return to US from there. It was a really interesting conversation. They asked steve about the military and what it's like. 

 Yes 3 years. We can't believe we married in 2010. Time has truly flown. In 3 years we got really good at East coast fishing and living the island life. Traveled across country and are now learning the West Coast. He's having to re-learn because everything he "knew" from Eureka, is obsolete in Florence, Oregon. This makes me happy because it makes it more of an adventure for both of us and not just me. 

 I can't believe I didn't post pics from my 30th birthday!!! Steve got my mom and sis and my wife Kelly to come out for the weekend. I'll post more on that and the fall events next week.

 Steve's 32nd was in December - he got presents everyday and ended with fishing clothes!

 We spent New Years in Cali and got to see Joshie and the gibneys and family! I got to rub kelly's pregnant belly and steve fished. We spent a few days with Kim and Jack and jack's side of the family. We added new people to our family circle and it was a great time with the 5 dogs and bowling! I went picture happy and yes I will post them.

 Next month we are going to Utah to see the family!!!

 Since he made chili last night and no cornbread - I made some - I love making baked goods from scratch. It's so moist. I also found in the Betty Crocker cookbook a English muffin recipe. I realized after making the mix that I was missing 2 items: a rolling pin and a muffin cutter. I thought i had a cutter, but I realized the one I was thinking of was my mom's. Sad you remember something from over a decade ago like it was yesterday. So, I improvised and used a can and a star -cookie cutter. They taste great! I nibbled on them. The first few aren't the best but I turned the heat down and nailed down the cooking.