Olympic Sunsets

So I was driving home from Bel-town recently with Maggie and thinking of C as I usually do often, and there was this wonderful sunset against the Olympics over the Canal.

We sure do live in a pretty area. It's kind of like having a litte piece of paradise :-).

Things with C have been touch & go lately as he has been working 16 hr days and for two different stations. I recently got an internship and registered for classes to work on a certificate to go with my degree which has been keeping me really busy. Time together seems more precious than ever and yet we don't always say the right things with each other lately. Hopefully things will get more balanced soon.

Luck O' the Irish

Happy St. Patrick's Day! It's a working day for C. Tomorrow I start work at my new internship with SDNR. I'm totally excited and hope it goes well. Tomorrow is the meet & greet everyone and see my new office then head out to the field to view the project site. Today I am just doing my best to stay relaxed and spend time with my dog, Maggie.

Protecting What's Most Precious

Recently I had to let a former friend of mine know she wasn't allowed to contact me by phone or see me anymore because she was causing more harm than good and threatening what was precious to us-our relationship. It is a decision that has been a long time in coming and was one of the better decisions I've made in awhile. Just like on a simpler level when it comes to taking care of other's pets you should ask the the person about their availability and offer to compensate them. You talking to your dad about that regarding my taking care of his pets when he needs someone too again helped us.

You have to protect what is most precious to you for it to survive and grow :-).

Boneshaking, Weather Changing, Blissful Funniness

It's been a busy month for us. C has been quite literally working almost constant and I've been doing a lot of stuff 'behind the scenes' as in laundry/errands/walking dogs that kind of thing. The weather this week has been definitely something to write home about in terms of bizarre. Everything from wind to rain to hail to snow to sun! Don't blink because every 5 minutes it will change.

Started reading a steampunk airpirate zombie series by Cherie Priest. Still in the first book called Boneshaker. It's really good. The other two books are Clementine and then Dreadnought.

The times we are able to catch up and spend time together lately have been a lot nicer. Last week C took me out for a really nice sushi/steak dinner in Olympia. It was one of those places where they make your dinner in front of you. There was a family across from us that had all flown in from different areas around the nation to be with their son who was shipping out for Afghanistan this week. Seems like every family has someone in the War overseas these days. We had a nice time visiting with them and then did our grocery shopping afterwards before heading home.

Last night we went out to dinner at one of our favorite local spots. We hadn't been there in awhile. Dinner conversation was more animated and sober at times then we normally are. You know there's something that I find it interesting so many people ask you along the way "where do you think you'll be in a year, five years, etc.". Just planning 6 months in advance is hard enough. I'm not sure why any of us would know where we will be longer than that ;-).

So we were relaxing last night and the topic of "white dogs in the field" and "the moon is really low tonight" came up again lol...and C honestly asked me what the 'moon' was he couldn't remember. I told him it's ok..but that it was a gas station sign. Yeah that was a good trip/move. Hope the next one will be a good one too.