Happy Earth Week

I'm pretty sure that the majority of the state of Washington doesn't recycle. Or at least it doesn't recycle as much as it could. Sadly my family is one of the worst. My mom has asked my dad to get her the recycle bins a few times and his reply is that they are filled to the brim with tools in his shop so instead they have 2 of the giant trash cans that they put out every week. I was guilty of this bad bad behavior as well. That was until I moved to Portland. One good thing that came from my old roommates was their knowledge of recycling. I am now a tree hugging, peace making, hippie. Ok, maybe not that bad but I do separate my plastic from my glass from my trash. I even recycle on the airplane and on a 40 minute flight that is an accomplishment :)

Go hug a tree and soak up the sunshine. Happy Earth Week everyone.

Now thats real love

After we left the tulip farm and battled the ridiculous traffic on the little two lane road leading back to the city Zach and I stopped at a gas station to grab a soda and use the facilities. I let him go first to check it out and make sure it was safe while I decided what beverage I was in the mood for. I was doing the peepee dance by the time he finally got back and when I asked him if it was safe what did he say? "It was...but I peed on the seat" Ugh. Of course he was being a brat so I grabbed the bathroom key from him and rushed off and what do I find? He has set multiple paper toilet seat covers on the seat for me and made sure it was all nice and clean, for a gas station. Such a gentleman :)

Spring has arrived

I can not tell you how excited I am for spring to FINALLY be here. I was just in Spokane last week and it snowed. Yes it is mid April and there were giant fluffy snowflakes in Spokane, Washington. Luckily it didn't follow me back to Portland. Here I am today soaking up the 80 degree sunny weather and loving every second of it.


I've been bugging Zach since this time last year about taking me to the tulip farm here in Oregon. Now the calla lilly is my favorite flower but running a very close second is the tulip. For some reason they remind me of being a kid. I think its because they are one of the first flowers to pop up in spring and they are the first real sign that the cold weather has finally past. Here are a few shots I took while enjoying my wonderful date on the tulip farm with Zach.

They call these 'Mickey Mouse Tulips'

Honey I shrunk the kids?

I know these aren't tulips but I love this combination. They are the only flowers planted in this little planter and it looks exactly like the planter that sat in front of my Grandpa's house. I thought it was really neat to see the duo here as well.

Yes, that is Zach, in a picture. I know, hard to believe. I think that is more of a grimace then a smile on his face but we are making progress ;)

I forget what the names of these are but I love the shredded edges.

This little pink guy was standing strong among all the orange tulips.

My Favorite...Music

The weather the last few days has been BEAUTIFUL! Even Portland got up to 79 degrees with out a single cloud in the sky. No clouds, in Portland!!! Hallelujah! I went down to the park, sprawled out in the sun and read my book. Took a walk downtown jamming out with my iPod. This album is amazing! It is the perfect sound for a sunny day. Upbeat, happy, easy listening. A little reggae. I'd put it somewhere in the mix with Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, and Bob Marley. You wont be able to keep your feet from tapping to the beat. Enjoy this little treat. If you do pick up this album I recommend starting with the second CD, 'Elias' is the best song. Hope you all like it!

Grandpa

Well it has been 3 years since Grandpa passed away. I had to work on the day I usually go take him flowers so I went yesterday and took my little sister. And I took a few pictures :)

Special Delivery!!!

And by special I mean VERY special...say a baby. Yes that is what I almost did on Friday cruising at 24,000 feet in the air, deliver a baby. We had a 15 year old girl on board, looking very pregnant, although she told me she wasn't due for another 2 months. Just after we finished service I hear the call button. The social worker she was traveling with says that she is having contractions. Well I'm thinking this girl isn't due for another 2 months so it must just be Braxton Hicks right? Wrong. After I called the pilots to let them know the story I went back to check on her and she says her water broke and the contractions are getting closer. By closer I don't mean every 5 minutes or so, I mean every minute and a half lasting for 45 seconds. And what does our little gal say to me. 'I'm going to push. I can feel it I have to push...NOW!' Oh yes all of this at cruise altitude and at least 15 minutes away from being on the ground. Now I'm no expert and I don't have any kids of my own but I am pretty sure that once your water breaks you are pretty well on your way. Luckily we got on the ground and medics got her off the plane before I had to whip out the gloves.