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Crazy is...

...bikeriding to the gym, working out for an hour and then riding home in 100 degree weather. My heart-rate was probably dangerously high. I told Dad I'm never going to the gym with him again. At least not until Monday.

Kirsten's Graduation

Kirsten had her graduation party on Saturday...Kirsten and her parentsKirsten, me and Tia- Kirsten and I were at Tia's graduation and they both flew down for mine so we had to get a picture of all of us together at Kirsten's!All of us girls: me, Roya, Kirsten, Katie, Tia and AndreaKyle and IKatie snuck up behind us to take this pic while we were eating our cakeRoya, Kk and IKirsten and I grew up as sisters and Kyle and Kirsten are cousins... That could be confusing. Luckily none of us are blood related...Aaron and Katiesiblings: Tia, Kyle and TylerThe whole group (minus the parents and me taking the picture): Katie, Kirsten, Andrea, Roya, Kyle, Ty, Tia and Aaron

Horses

Kyle loves basketball like I love horses. He's played basketball since school and I used to ride in Washington for several years before we moved. Basketball is alright in my opinion and he doesn't mind horses. It helps us to put it in perspective when we talk in terms of basketball/horses for each other.

Example: I was very disappointed that Big Brown did not win the Belmont. I put it in these terms for Kyle- Imagine that the Sonics had an opportunity to stay in Seattle on one condition: they win the playoffs. It's game 7, the Sonics lose in overtime and have to leave Seattle....

Ok so that's drastic (there's always next year for the Triple Crown) but anyway, on Saturday I brought my study books and sat while he played basketball for a few hours. On the way home we stopped to play with the horses who live at the end of his road.Five of the horses had foals and they were all together in one big pasture.It looks like Kyle is giving the foal a kiss but he's actually blowing in her nose. Horses get to know each other by breathing in each other's nostrils and she kept leaning her head over the fence trying to smell his face.DancingWhen the foals got tired of eating dried grass from the side of the road we started running alongside the fence. The foals got all excited and pranced around for awhile.Mt. Rainier- good view from near Kyle's house

Seattle- Clouds and Starbucks

What Seattle is best known for:

The weather has been partly cloudy off and on but generally pretty good. Today is 77 degrees... I'm not jealous of the hot weather I hear they are having at home (at least not while it's sunny here)!

This Starbucks was exactly 65 steps away from...

...this Starbucks. In the same shopping center.

Life Lately

This is what we've been up to lately: real estate classes 20 hours a week, work, studying in between, packing for another trip to Seattle for Kirsten's graduation at the end of the week (and of course to see Kyle, who has been busy training for his new job at Boeing). Weekends are family and play time in the pool!


Smiles from Jhett (and his Daddy)....Splashes from Carter...Waves and claps from Camden.Carter saw the baby doll floating in the pool. He instructed his Mommy to "help it!"I asked him if his baby was a boy or a girl. Carter said, "Both!"

Shopping

I flew into Seattle Friday morning. Kyle was working so Kirsten picked me up and we spent the day driving around Seattle and shopping. I only got to see her the one day while I was up but I'm going back in a week and a half for her graduation.

Saturday

Saturday we drove around for a few hours and stopped when we felt like it to take pictures and enjoy the day.


napping foalsWe drove up to Crystal Mountain for a few minutes before heading back down to meet some of the friends for frisbee at the park.a turkey buzzardthe spring in back of Kyle's parent's houseMolly