Home Again

We are home now, and had such a lovely time in Spokane & Moscow!
Ridge and I left early on Thursday morning, and arrived in Spokane shortly after lunch. We discovered that, in spite of Ridge's dread hatred of city traffic, we make a pretty good team of pilot & navigator (Megan might be surprised to learn that I am actually gaining a sense of direction. Inside joke.). We had a great time at Riverfront Park, and afterward went to Riverfront Square, which I think is the very most wonderful mall in the world. I'm not much of a mall girl, but who can resist Williams-Sonoma, Banana Republic, and criss-crossing escalators? Not I. And Ridge was mighty impressed by the three-story theater, too.
Then we set off to find the Lincoln Center, which it turns out, Google maps gave us directions to a statue of Abraham Lincoln, not the hall where Fernando Ortega would be playing. After a frantic call to my parents for help, we finally found it in the nick of time. After all these years, we got to see him in person, and for the cherry on top, he sang his version of "Great is Thy Faithfulness," which was the recessional at our wedding. We were tickled, and I think Sean liked it, too. :-) He's gotten very active of late.
In Moscow, we had a wonderful time with Rayia, Jonathan, Titus, and Adeline. In the course of our stay, we attended a really neat Renaissance fair in the park. It was far from authentic, but had lots of fun activities for kids. That night, we went out with Rayia & Jonathan to Nectar. It's a little restaurant with a limited seasonal menu, but soooooooooo yummy! Ridge & I split the Gruyere mac n' cheese & the nectar salad. Mmmm....
Sunday marked one year since the first day of our courtship, so we went out alone to walk around downtown Moscow, where we got hot bagel sandwiches and ice cream. Here I go about food again! We also got to attend Adeline's ballet recital, and that was fun!
So, now we are home again, and there are dishes and laundry and such to attend to, but we now have fond memories of a lovely vacation!

I'm Back

Sorry for the hiatus. There will be more as Summer progresses, but I'll try to keep you guys updated now and then.

Last weekend was a blast! Lake Koocanusa really is my favorite spot to camp, and Eureka is the most darlingest little place to comb 2nd hand shops and grab a bite. I had the pleasant hap of finding the perfect skirt. There is a fantastic cafe that we always eat at, the name of which I haven't yet learned because I'm always too busy making a bee-line for the entrance. I just know that they make the most yummy sammich.

On Friday night, my beau got to come up, so that made it extra special.Eric and Tara also got to stay with us.On Saturday, we went to a really dinky Amish auction. I didn't get to take a pony ride, but I did get a ladybug balloon. We also went to the famous swinging bridge.When we got back, we went canoeing.

Megan and Rachel on the beach.

Me with my sweet cuz.

I loved all the mud and slime. Significant other was not so impressed.

We can usually reconcile our differences though. So now I'm home. I've showered, shaved, and gotten a decent night's sleep, but am still enjoying the memories we made up in the Kootenai.

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Well, I think we are.

Believe it or not, we don't spend all our time together being silly. Last Thursday, we listened to a great sermon by Louie Giglio, and last night was our last performance with the Valley Voices. We sang at two nursing homes, and Ridge convinced me to sing the duet with him in "It Had To Be You." I think he's trying to train me out of my stage fright.
Last weekend, I sewed a veil for a gal in our church who got married, and I'll post pictures once I get them.

so here we are...

On Sunday, I took Ridge down to one of my favorite spots by the lake, and we finally got some pictures of us together.

Everything was so gorgeous.

With one of my fabulous prospective BILs.

I think we look kinda cute together. But I'm biased. ;-)

Big News

Okay, so maybe everybody saw it coming. Not maybe, I know they did. I'm still jazzed anyway. You wanna know my news? As of last Saturday, Ridge and I are officially courting! See? I'll bet that none of you even blinked when you read that. Anyway, we are both very happy, and we could definitely use your prayers during this time.

I didn't want to post on this until we had a picture of us together, but I'll just have to give an update when we do. :-)