My Hubby is Heartbroken

About three weeks ago, THE announcement was made.

THE one that broke my darling husband's heart in many, many, many little pieces... the Seattle SuperSonics are no more. Their TERRIBLE owner moved the team where he wanted it all along - to Oklahoma City. And the NBA Commissioner - David Stern didn't do much to save the team either.

Brian has been so upset over losing his hometown NBA team - the one he grew up watching (even when they lost more games than not). He's been searching eBay for memorabilia - especially since the team's website DISAPPEARED the day after the announcement was made! He wants to keep the memories he's had throughout the years Alive! The Seattle Times has a great memory site... take a look - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics

ESPN commentators have discussed possible names for the new Oklahoma City team. The best one so far - the one that truly defines the new team and their ownership = The Outlaws!

I just hope Seattle builds a new stadium so they can get another team soon. Brian will be anti-NBA until then - I'm sure of it!

Holy Snake!

Once upon a time, in a far, far away land (called the "Ru"), there lived a fair maiden. One Friday evening, as she waited for her prince (outside their castle) to go out to dinner, a HUGE black snake invaded her space. She initially thought it was a fake snake - one in which the jester next door left in humor... however, when the snake opened it's mouth - the fair maiden started SCREAMING for her prince and the jester next door (and then ran as far away from the castle as she could). Both the prince and jester came to her rescue and fought the snake to its death! Although the snake did put up quite the fight!!!




The prince and jester saved the day and saved the land of the "Ru".

Jordyn Elizabeth

Mark and Kim welcomed their baby girl on May 28th! Brian and I spent some time with Jordyn on Sunday... she's so beautiful! Congratulations Mark and Kim!





Jordyn with Uncle Brian

end of school bbq

To celebrate the end of the school year (and Brian's promotion to Assistant Principal), we had some friends and family over our place last weekend. Instead of barbecuing in the 90+ degree weather, we decided to pick up our favorite bbq from First Choice. We had a great time hanging out with everyone - especially little JC. He's such a cutie!


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Happy Birthday, Sophia!

We drove to Cape Coral on Sunday to celebrate Sophia's 1st birthday! Sophia is the daughter of Harley (Brian's college buddy) and Teresa. And Sophia is ever so cute! Just like her brother (Harley Cole) and cousins... this Brazilian family is packed with beauty! Take a look for yourself ~


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Such Dedication

Ever since we moved into the house over five months ago, Brian and Patrick (our neighbor) have dedicated much of their time tending to the lawn. They have spent every free moment watering, edging, fertilizing... Not to mention several trips to Lesco in Bradenton for fertilizer.























They have sweated and stressed over the lawn day-in and day-out. They work until they literally pass out in the garage from the terrible humidity and bright sunshine! Their hard work has paid off... well, partially... the backyard is looking great! The grass in the backyard is Bahia. While it's gone through its brown stage, the turnaround process has been much easier than the front.

The frontyard has more to go in terms of lush, green grass, mainly because St. Augustine grass is a bit of a pain to maintain. But, I have to say that it's definitely looking much greener than it previously did.

Here are a few photos of our backyard.

The Evergreen State

We traveled to Washington last weekend for Sam's college graduation (see prior post). Brian and I had a blast!

We drove from Everett to Pullman, about a 6 1/2 hour trip. Along the way, we saw many beautiful, natural places (thanks to Mike & Deb). In and around the Seattle area, there are TONS of really tall trees. As you travel East, the trees disappear and you see nothing but farmland and crops... green manure, apple trees, hay, potato, and more. Pretty much everywhere I looked, I saw mountains in the distance. It's really cool!

Early in our drive, we stopped in Snoqualmie Pass - where there was SNOW! I had so much fun walking on the snow and gathering it in my hands! I had the biggest grin on my face the entire time! I can't believe there was still snow in early May! Born and raised in Florida, I've only seen snow once before in Colorado (over Memorial weekend three years ago)... but, the snow was old and melting. Unlike Colorado, Snoqualmie Pass had fresh snow - since it snowed two weeks prior to our trip. I don't know that I could handle a snow storm, but I definitely want to see more snow!

To get to our hotel, we had to drive 45 minutes Southeast from Pullman. We were in Idaho for a few minutes (Lewiston) before circling back around on the highway to Clarkston, WA. We saw Univ of Idaho (only six miles from WSU) and drove through Moscow, Idaho. It was fun.

On the drive back to Everett, we went a different route and saw more beautiful places... many small towns - including Starbuck... Palouse Falls (gorgeous waterfall!)... Wenatchee (Rocky Reach Dam)... Leavenworth (cute Bavarian town)...

While we saw a lot in only four days, there is still so much to discover in Washington and the Northwest. I can't wait!

Thank you Mike & Deb for making our trip so special!


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