(Marshall is always happy to see me come home) When I get home after 8 hours of work there is one thing I can guarantee: the dog is ready for a walk the minute I get get in the door. Luckily we live 3 blocks away from Willamette Park which follows the river for about 2 miles so I don't mind it much at all. There are nice trails and plenty of off leash areas so Marshall is one lucky dog. We usually run into friends at the park or some people we don't know that recognize Marshall and are pleasant to us. It definitely feels like a nice neighborhood and that people are happy to be here and I don't know anyone who is originally from Oregon so most people come here for a reason: they want to live in Oregon.
Today I will have walked approx. 4 miles and biked 6 which is nothing compared to what I used to do when training for triathlons, but I still get in at least an hour of exercise a day so I don't feel too starved for exercise. The nice weather is kind of killing me right now, I'm highly tempted to mtn bike although one hard uphill and I might get over that urge. After the dog walk I meander about the back yard to see what needs to be done, the weather is awesome right now with sun and a high of 70. Baby Girl shadows me around the yard and acts cute, it's really hard to get anything done with her hopping around.
(my favorite ground cover blooming in the back yard) Bill has class tonight so I get to cook dinner for myself and then I have to get busy cutting out Powerdry hats to sell at the Western Oregon University Triathlon this Saturday. Tonight I will cut and sew the basic shape of about 20 hats and then tomorrow I will finish them and organize the rest of my inventory (race belts, towels, sweatshirts, and more hats). Saturday we will be up at 5:30 am to get ready for the race, Bill is racing which will be a hoot considering I have exercised more than he has this week (and last week and the week before that). I don't know how his ego will handle the result, to go from racing the Hawaii Ironman to doing nothing is a pretty hard fall. I think he's counting on his genetics on Saturday because it certainly isn't his training!
(Ms. Kitty and Cassie kissing) I had some fun earlier in the week, I went out twice (wow!) after work but in general, this is what I do and I like it very much. I have no need at all for city life. I was in Seattle for 3 years, living in trendy loft near Alki Beach, working downtown in a sky scraper and running around with crazy chicks but it really didn't do much for me at all in terms of self satisfaction. This life in small town Oregon is very nice. Even though I work a decent amount I can't say that I feel like I'm missing anything, except kids. Bill should get home soon so I better get cracking. All photos were taken today, so I guess I should add blogging to the list of things I do each day. I write fast and I know there are spelling and grammar errors so sorry readers! I couldn't fit this cow in earlier but I saw him while walking at noon, isn't he gorgeous!
(Marshall is always happy to see me come home) When I get home after 8 hours of work there is one thing I can guarantee: the dog is ready for a walk the minute I get get in the door. Luckily we live 3 blocks away from Willamette Park which follows the river for about 2 miles so I don't mind it much at all. There are nice trails and plenty of off leash areas so Marshall is one lucky dog. We usually run into friends at the park or some people we don't know that recognize Marshall and are pleasant to us. It definitely feels like a nice neighborhood and that people are happy to be here and I don't know anyone who is originally from Oregon so most people come here for a reason: they want to live in Oregon.
Today I will have walked approx. 4 miles and biked 6 which is nothing compared to what I used to do when training for triathlons, but I still get in at least an hour of exercise a day so I don't feel too starved for exercise. The nice weather is kind of killing me right now, I'm highly tempted to mtn bike although one hard uphill and I might get over that urge. After the dog walk I meander about the back yard to see what needs to be done, the weather is awesome right now with sun and a high of 70. Baby Girl shadows me around the yard and acts cute, it's really hard to get anything done with her hopping around. 
(my favorite ground cover blooming in the back yard) Bill has class tonight so I get to cook dinner for myself and then I have to get busy cutting out Powerdry hats to sell at the Western Oregon University Triathlon this Saturday. Tonight I will cut and sew the basic shape of about 20 hats and then tomorrow I will finish them and organize the rest of my inventory (race belts, towels, sweatshirts, and more hats). Saturday we will be up at 5:30 am to get ready for the race, Bill is racing which will be a hoot considering I have exercised more than he has this week (and last week and the week before that). I don't know how his ego will handle the result, to go from racing the Hawaii Ironman to doing nothing is a pretty hard fall. I think he's counting on his genetics on Saturday because it certainly isn't his training!
(Ms. Kitty and Cassie kissing) I had some fun earlier in the week, I went out twice (wow!) after work but in general, this is what I do and I like it very much. I have no need at all for city life. I was in Seattle for 3 years, living in trendy loft near Alki Beach, working downtown in a sky scraper and running around with crazy chicks but it really didn't do much for me at all in terms of self satisfaction. This life in small town Oregon is very nice. Even though I work a decent amount I can't say that I feel like I'm missing anything, except kids. Bill should get home soon so I better get cracking. All photos were taken today, so I guess I should add blogging to the list of things I do each day. I write fast and I know there are spelling and grammar errors so sorry readers! I couldn't fit this cow in earlier but I saw him while walking at noon, isn't he gorgeous! 
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