Tuesday ten?

Ok so I missed a week or two, so in an effort to redeem myself, we have a Tuesday ten...


1. Thankful for Portland, until traveling across country by car I did not truly appreciate the proximity to coffee and local beer ( more the coffee aspect) that Portland provides, well the west coast for that matter.

2. Family, because that made the road trip much more fun and enjoyable.

3. Weekends.... I have rediscovered what can be done and enjoyed in two consecutive days off..mits unbelievable... And I truly have no clue when I last had two days at home.

4. National parks, such wonderful gems of this country where preserved and protected.

5. Cameras - captured such wonderful shots during our trip ( of course the camera and the iPad and google are at war so getting you a preview is proving to be difficult currently )

6. Fruit....dried fruit such as apples.. Are amazing

7. Phones, I realize how few people iLife close to, but the phone lets me reach those I wish I lived next to... And my husband.... I couldn't imagine not being able to talk to him daily right now

8. Ruby, honestly this house was empty without her, and I missed her lots when Kristopher had her.

9. Pinterest, you provide me with too many activities and crafts to do, but some are ingenious and wonderful

10. My husband, although I knew this first year was going to be tough ( and probably tougher then many marriages first year) the first 3 1/2 months have been crazy, unexpected, and demanding in so many ways, but upon this we are building a strong foundation and continue to push on... But I can say I can not wait until we are in the same state again (let alone time zone!)