Brittney

I think the last month has been completely consumed by one person....Brittney.

Brittney is our niece who just moved here from Utah. Cohen's older sister Corrina is Brittney's mom. She is living with us while working and going to school. I cleared out one of the spare bedrooms and that is now what she calls home. She is a lot of fun to spend time with and so easy going. We hatched this plan in early Oct when she came to visit with Cohen's younger sister Havila.

Brittney, Cohen and Havila

10-4-10

(Check out: Sometimes in October)

We are so glad Brittney was brave enough to move 800 miles from home and make new memories.

Brittney's Family 2008

Steve, Corrina, Brittney, Cameron, Colton and Alyssa

Halloween '10

Too bad Cohen had to work on Halloween. Jeanne went with me to the church "Trunk or Treat" Halloween party. Her son Dorian, 1o months old won a prize for the cutest baby (he was a Maine Lobster) and Cohen's Chili won Best of Show in the Chili cook off.

First Place for the Mexican Chocolate Chile

The Pugmire Family

My Mom the wicked witch leading the spooky festivities

"Trunk or Treat"

Henderson's Haunted Trunk

Ben and Raena

From the arctic north Ben and Raena paid Santa Rosa a visit. Lucky it was timed perfectly while Amber was here visiting from Utah so she could see Hermano Ben too.

Sometimes in October

Sometimes people you love get in a car and drive 12 hours to spend time with you. Sometimes your dad turns 65 and your best friends daughter turns 1. Sometimes you go camping with your puppy in the Redwoods.

Orange

Yesterday I was driving home from the Oakland airport when I saw something beautiful. The sun was setting and San Francisco was illuminated in a beautiful orange glow. I could see perfectly the famous skyline with the bay bridge leading to it. A camera would never have been able to do it justice. It was so inspiring.

This thought came to mind.....

If all that you hoped and dreamed for lay waiting for you if you crossed that bridge, would you have the courage to take the first step ?

The journey is always worth it.

Enjoy it

Dillon Beach nearby Tomales Bay, CA is most certainly a dog friendly beach. Cohen took Salty out on Friday and she had a great time running around off leash with a few other dogs and watching the surfers. I remember having a blast visiting with Buddy Brady and family a few years back.

Brady Family taken 8/1/08

Cohen and Salty had so much fun Friday that we turned around and went back out Saturday morning before Cohen left for work.

Summer is coming to an end - so grab your towel, drive to the nearest swimming hole, and ENJOY IT!

So much to blog about

Salty is laying next to me on the couch pooped out from our 1.5 hr walk around the neighborhood. I love being able to stroll around and see life happening all around me. There are families, joggers, bikers, lone rangers, doggies, singles, kids, and even a few quail. I can't help but sneak a peek into an open garage or sniff at what people are grilling.

In the late part of August Cohen somehow managed to survive a long weekend where 3 of my girlfriends stayed with us and a 2 month old baby boy. Good thing we have 3 bathrooms. Anna, Amber and baby Ethan came out from Arizona and Holly (Dale) came out from Layton, Ut. It was such a special reunion. We stayed busy all weekend. One of my favorites was dressing up and eating at Cohen's restaurant. It wouldn't have been complete without Amy Willits.

It wouldn't be a proper trip without lunch at Mary's.

Taco night with some friends from high school

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SALTY DOG

So this little pup of ours is now almost 4 mos old and weighs in at 18lbs. Recently she had her first bee sting, visit to the beach and ER trip to have a foxtail removed from her left ear.

Doran Beach

Northern Light Surf Shop, Boedga Bay CA

Bee sting swelling : (

Waiting for Cohen to come home

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BOOKS

The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins. (3 books). The books are a great, fast read and I was sad to have it come to an end. We listened to the first book on CD on our way home from Utah in January - it's available for loan if anyone is interested.

Millenium Trilogy - Stieg Larsson. (3 books) One of the most intriguing characters in this series is actually the author himself who passed away unexpectedly shortly after delivering the manuscripts and never got to see his books hit the world wide best sellers list. I read book 1 The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo during our San Antonio trip in May. My mom just loaned me books 2 and 3. I finished book 2 The Girl Who Played with Fire in about a week (very addicting). And I am toying with the idea of starting the final book tonight.