NASCAR...yes really NASCAR

Last weekend I went to a NASCAR race with my friend Sarah. It was so much fun. It was in Charlotte, North Carolina. We had an awesome connection with garage and pit passes. Part of the race we watched from a suite and the other part from the center of the track. The cars are so loud, and fly by very fast. My favorite part was being a few feet away from Jeff Gordon's pit stop! Those guys work fast to change the tires and add fuel. I took away a few lug nuts as a memento. Who knew that someday I would be a NASCAR fan?

My Grandma Joan's Wedding

My parents.
Grandma, Melissa and I after she caught the bouquet!
The Holtz's
Cousin Ryan with Auntie Cherie's tulips.
Annie and Jon's new addition Joseph.

Holly and I.

Grandma Joan
Cousin Tyler, Aunt Wendy, Cousin Ryan and Uncle Randy.
Grandma and Gary! My cousin Ryan.
Mom and I.

My grandma got married last week on Saturday. The wedding was beautiful and the couple is very happy. I was home and busy with family for a few days. To all that read my blog and live in Gresham I apologize for not seeing you. I had family in from Maine and California. We had a wonderful time being together. Also during my visit home my sister-in-law Annie had her third child, Joseph William!

Four Things

Four jobs I've had:
1) Baby Sitter
2) Real Estate Secretary
3) Nursing Skills Lab Assistant
4) Nurse

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1) Meet the Parents
2) Adventures in Baby Sitting
3) Juno
4) Devil Wears Prada

Four places I've lived:
1) Boring, Oregon
2) Corvallis, Oregon
3) Enterprise, Alabama
4) Pooler, Georgia

Four TV shows I watch:
1) American Idol
2) The Office
3) Criminal Minds
4) Lost

Four places I've been:
1) Booth Bay, Maine
2) Oahu, Hawaii
3) San Diego, California
4) Orlando, Florida

Four people who email me regularly (doesn’t include blogging comments):
1) Jake
2) Mom
3) Zoe
4) Grandma Joan

Four of my favorite foods:
1) Pad Thai
2) Mexican
3) Grilled Chicken
4) Ice Cream

Four places I would like to visit:
1) Virgin Islands
2) London
3) Greece
4) Hawaii (again)

Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
1) JAKE COMING HOME FROM IRAQ!!!
2) Long Vacation with Jake
3) Going home for Christmas
4) Spending time with Jake

Four friends I'm tagging:
1) Jake
2) RaeAnn
3) Holly
4) Laura

Visiting with Andrea in Charleston and Savannah

My friend from nursing school came out this way on vacation. She came to Charleston first because her boyfriend has a conference there. So on Sunday I went and spent the day with her touring Charleston. We went to brunch, took a boat to Fort Sumner, and went shopping. Monday night they came down to Savannah. We went to dinner on River Street then they spent the night at my house. Tuesday we got up and went to Savannah and had lunch and I showed them around downtown. It was a lot of fun.

Mystery Gnome

So this friendly creature showed up on my front door a couple of weeks ago. Who sent it?! I have no idea who it is from. If anyone out there has a clue let me know. My sister thought I did it and I thought she did it, then I blamed Zoe and she said she didn't put it there either. What a funny mystery. I hope some day I find out who came to Pooler, Georgia and placed this lovely specimen on my front step.

Julie and Disney World

Julie came out to visit last week. I showed her around Savannah for a couple of days then we went to Orlando. We visited Disney World's Animal Kingdom and Epcot. She is a wonderful friend and I was thankful for the time we were able to spend together.

Spring in Savannah

These photo's are from Forsyth Park in down town Savannah (kinda the Central Park of Savannah.) The sun is out and it is so nice here. For all you Oregonian's hang in there the sun will come out soon for you, and it will be too hot to go outside here in a couple months.

Jake picked one of these flowers for me last spring.