The BIG news for this week ...

Rudy's birthday is this Friday ... September 1st .... WOOOOHOOOOOO .... YIPPPPEEEEEE ....

Happy Birthday HoneyBunch!

Favorite photos

These diving photos are from my "under the sea archives" - so you've quite possibly seen them before, but it's always fun to take a trip down memory lane, isn't it?

I think the first one is probably my all-time favorite picture. We were diving out at Cane Bay and found this school of spade fish at around 80 feet down. Simply breathtaking, I was sooooooo excited to see them.

The second picture is a BIG barracuda ... YIKES!!!! In the beginning, I was very afraid of them. Now, I simply hide behind Rudy if they get too close!

And some turtle pictures. Haven't been diving in months  :-(

And some flowers and puppy pics.

More pictures to follow.

 

Where does the time go?

Good golly, here it is, August 25th! Where does the time go? I seem to have neglected this space again. Imagine that.

I'm really trying to become more self disciplined these days, and it's been going great in some areas, and not so good in others. Keeping up with my email and updating this thingamabob are on the "not so great" side of the equation. That's my next goal, to stay connected a little better.

So now I'll try to catch up on what's happened since last time:

One of the very best things, last month I was able to go back to Oregon and visit my family and friends. The time passed so very quickly, as it always does. While in Oregon, we celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary. What a fantastic milestone, especially in this day and age, when it seems that marriage has become such a disposable event. I'm so very proud .... way to go Mom & Dad! I love you and I sure do miss you.

Also visited with my Aunt Jan and had a wonderful meal at her house. Good to see my cousins again, haven't seen them in FOREVER!

Visited with Aunt Donna in Sheridan and Rudy finally got to meet and hug her. She's been waiting five years for that hug!

I also was able to visit with my friends from Intel, what a fun time. My dear friend, Kathleen, threw a party at her home and many of the ol' Intel peeps were there. I sure do miss you guys, even you Weasel-Jim! And once again, Kathleen outdid herself; the food was fantastic and a good time was had by all. I have finally transferred the pictures from my camera, I'll be throwing an album together soon ... really. Thank you again, Kathleen and all my peeps in Oregon.  

After a week in Oregon it was on to Kentucky, Rudy's old stompin' grounds. We spent about a week there and had a great time visiting with his kids and grandkids and friends. We also saw some landmarks along the way; Mammoth Caves and Lincoln's birthplace. Also took a little roadtrip over to Indiana to visit Rudy's friends. The temperature reached 102 on the drive over .... phewwwwwww! Kentucky is another beautiful state, we had a great time there!