What does Tyler do all day?

Sometimes I wonder what Tyler does all day when I'm at work. I mean, I'm sure he wonders what I do too besides the normal make his lunch and wash his work clothes ( yes, I'm that cool!) So Friday I met him @ my parents after work so we could lay out by the pool before he went to sleep! * He also mowed my Dad's lawn for him like any good son-in-law would do ( ?!?) When I was driving out there he told me that he got the "FUNNIEST VIDEO'S EVER" of Clawdia.
I asked him to tell me what they were and he said, laughing " No, you have to wait.. they are so great you just have to SEE them to see how funny they really are!"
I drop it at that!
When we are sitting by the pool, I ask again about what he did today & what the videos were about, and again he denied me the divulgence of these HILARIOUS videos. In my mind I'm thinking " I can't wait to see what happened - this is going to be GREAT!" I am also hoping that he got Clawdia & the parrot next door talking
* Side note: Our neighbors have a parrot that talks and mimics. When Clawdia meows at the door the parrot will meow back identical, although I haven't been lucky enough to witness this event. ( Tyler said the video mayyyybeee was that!)
When we get home I rush to the computer so that Tyler can show me this funny video.. and are you ready for the funniest thing you've ever seen.....



Yeah, that was it. The video I waited so anxiously for & it's not even funny, let alone eventful. The only thing funny about it is his narrations & that I can make fun of him for video taping the cat all day! haha Anyways. That was the shortest of the 4 videos he had narrated, all in which Clawdia didn't do anything to the squirrel but make it make a weird noise!
Moral of the story : Tyler might need a to do list, or at least a better event to video tape during the day. But who's laughing, I am the one on a Sat. night still laughing at the not funny video! Maybe he's more of a comedian than I thought! :)

Week/end Away:

Tyler has left me and Clawdia alone for a week! He left this past Wednesday, but with a good excuse! We had planned a trip for him to go home to Santa Ynez a few months back- but it went sour with a call from his boss saying they need him to work :/ Luckily we banked that flight ( Thank you Southwest) and were able to cash it in when he volunteered off for a week of work to go "home" ! YAY! So he has been in California for the past few days, enjoying the sun, homemade meals ( we all know I don't cook for him very much!) and gets to play with his nieces and nephews! I can't wait to see pictures and have been begging him to take some! We will see if he came through tomorrow, because I pick him up at 6:30!
So what's a girl to do when the hubs is away?
I painted our guest bathroom ( I'll post pictures when it dries :) ) & as I was painting my grandma came over! She was headed up to the "cabin" for the weekend & said she wouldn't mind some company! I jumped at that opportunity, packed my camping clothes in a trash bag ( tyler took our only duffle bag!) & off we went. A cooler full of pendleton & coors light and some lettuce and bread! On the drive we stopped in at the Enterprise Safeway to grab some snackies & we were off to the middle of nowhere!



Above is the road that leads to the cabin!

We rode up the gravel road with drinks in hand and seatbelts off! ( I think that's my favorite part!)
I opened all of the gates as we talked and chatted, all while observing an amazing sunset setting behind the Wallowa Mountains!


You just can't get a better weekend away than by driving up to a place where your Coors Light can matches the scenery!


The weekend was amazing and relaxing! My allergies gave me swollen eyes & a chest I couldn't breathe out of, but you just can't complain when you walk 2 minutes to get a view with the mountains of the 7 devils on one side, the Wallowas on the other, and wildflowers from here to there! I sucked down more books than beer too, but that's ok, & the grass hid most of the ground squirrels, so there wasn't much to shoot at! :) The flowers though-- well just look yourself! Who wants to go with me next week?






An amazing weekend, but I can't wait for Tyler to be home tomorrow! HURRY 6:20 tomorrow.. HURRY! :) ( P.S. Tuna Sandwiches filled our bellies all weekend & Clawdia stayed with my mom & dad, he seemed to have fun , as he's passed out in the bathroom!

The Pull:

This past week has been nothing short of a challenging one, although really good in so many ways! Tyler got a 2 week vacation from work, where he has been twiddling his thumbs waiting for me to get off of work... okay maybe not- but he has been enjoying the sleeping in & not going to work at midnight every night! I have been consumed with the usual, and recent "challenges" have really made us reflect on where we are now, and where we want to be! I have been feeling the pull of me focusing something more than WORK all of the time. I am so blessed to have had two jobs & have been doing it fairly easily for the past 6 months, but this week was not an easy one. It was up and down, and even lower and then up again .. 888 < --- T87[ <-- Clawdia says hi! ( he has a habit of chasing my fingers.. ) anyways, it's time to listen to my heart... and start up a budget. I gave my 2 weeks at the other job, so that I could really focus on ITS :)!
YIPPEEEEEEE wooo hoooo... can we afford that.. who care's I'm tired .. and many more things ran through my head, but most importantly.. it's time. So make plans with me.. I can hang out on the weekends! YAY!
The blessings we have had have gotten us here, and I know that there are more to come- but it's time to start this chapter.
Don't even think it... no babies! haha
On another note.. to conclude the last post.. Tyler's birthday was a success!!! In addition to new tires & a leveling kit Tyler also came home with a lawn mower & a new storage cabinet for the garage! Banoffee Pie for birthday cake, with beer and ribs galore!!! We went shooting & then to the pool and then we took a 5 hour nap before bed hahah! Don't judge us, the beer was too good! We will take pictures for the 4th & hope you all are having a great weekend! :)
P.S. - I was serious about that hanging out! What am I going to do when I only work 40 hrs a week?! :)