New Job!! - 7/2007

Jason started work and is doing well. I rarely get to see him cuz he works 8 am - 10ish pm. I just keep reminding myself that we are only out here to pay off our debt and then we can do what we want to do. I guess the harder we work now, the faster we can pay off debt and get back to the things that are really important to us. It is still hard though.

Jason is doing REALLY well out here. He is setting up leads for Home Depot. Last week he was the #2 representative IN THE COUNTRY! This week he will be #1 for sure. Last week, the #1 rep set 28 leads for the whole week. Jason has already done 44 by the end of the day Wednesday. I am so proud of him. He is working so hard and doing so well!

I got a job so that makes it a bit easier. At least I am busy. I am working for a company called American Combustion Industries, Inc. Katie (Jason's bosses fiance) works here so that is how I found out about it. I am working in the service department, but I am basically helping anyone that needs help. They pay me well so I will do what ever. I work 7-4 so then I have my afternoons off to spend with the pups. I am learning a lot, it is just going to take some time to get everything down.

I always look forward to Sunday when I get to spend the whole day with Jason. We are going to the beach again this Sunday. We are looking for a new beach that is not so crowded so we can let the pups run wild. Stay tuned!

Virginia Beach - July 1 2007

I am so sunburned!!! It is great! I had been spending too much time indoors so I was almost transparent.

Jason was supposed to go to a meeting in Philly this last weekend. It was supposed to be all day Saturday and Sunday. He has been to at least 6 of these meetings already. They are always the same, boring and pointless. He decided not to go so we found ourselves with a WHOLE weekend together! That never happens so we were so excited. We decided on a whim to pack up the pups and take them to the beach.

Virginia Beach is theoretically 4 hours away...unless there is traffic. There was traffic. It took us about 6 hours to get there. Not fun, but since we never get to see eachother any way, it wasn't so bad. At least we were together. We got the a little before dark.

We got a hotel room and dropped off our stuff. Then we took the dogs to the beach for their first beach experience. They were excited at first. I had Toby's Leash and Jason had Maya's. As we got closer to the waves, Toby started getting worried. He did not like the sound of them crashing. We walked toward the water and were watching the waves roll up the beach. A rogue wave came out of no where and rolled Toby. Maya was ok cuz she is stocky, but Tubs got swept off his feet. He was not happy. Maya was not a big fan either. We walked down the beach, on the sand, away from the waves. Toby just wanted me to carry him, he was miserable. I made him walk though and eventually he looked like he was having fun dodging the waves when they washed up. We walked a long way and wore the pups out. We took them back to the room, bathed them and left them to sleep while we went to dinner. The weather was great. We ate on the boardwalk and people watched.

The next day, we went down to the beach around 9ish. We had a big umbrella incase the dogs got too hot. We were there for like 10 minutes and a cop stopped Jason and told him that dogs are not allowed on the beach or boardwalk at all. We no longer had a hotel room and came all the way down there to go to the beach. So we kept the dogs on the beach anyway. I know, we are rebels :)! There were so many people on the beach, it was amazing. I have never seen that many people on a beach. It was really windy and a little chilly so we didn't go in the water much. We just hung out in the sun and people watched. Toby loved it as long as he wasn't near the water. He lounged in the sun and slept. Maya decided to dig a very large hole. She and Jason dug for a long time. Jason would bury her toy and she would get it out. She loved the sand. She was covered in it. She dug for over and hour. Then, Jason decided to dunk her in the ocean. She was not happy. She came back and abandoned her digging venture. She crawled into a towel and went to sleep. We stayed a little longer and then decided to head back. I had to be at work at 6 in the morning so we wanted to get back at a decent hour. It only took us 4 hours to get home, traffic was much better.

We had a great time. It was beautiful and away from the city. Exactly what we needed.

This is after we got home...forgot to take the camera to the beach. As you can tell, we got a bit of sun. Maya was so tired, she decided she did not want to join in the family picture...so, all you get is her paws next to Jason's head.

Trip to D.C. - June 2007

So, Jason and I decided to close up shop and head to the big city. Jason had a opportunity to work in an office in Washington DC and I had possible job openings so we decided to check it out.

Jason wanted a dog he could wrestle with (Toby is too little) so we went to the Humane Society and he fell in love with Maya. She is a 4 month old pit bull puppy. So, now we have 2 dogs. She is a great dog though. Still frustratingly a puppy so she has her moments, but for the most part she is much better than Toby was at her age.


Mom and Dad came in town from New Mexico and helped us load up the truck. We took one last adventure to the mountains before we headed to the coast. We spent the day in Eleven Mile Canyon with Mom and Dad and the pups. It was gorgeous.


Then, we went to Miranda's house to see her and the kiddos. We had a nice dinner with them and Maya and Trinity wore themselves out in the back yard. Then, it was time to head out.

We had some time before we had to return the truck so we decided to visit Bryce and Ed in Illinois on our way cross country. We left Miranda's at 4:30 a.m. and got to Ed's at 11 p.m. that night. It was a loooooong drive, but we made and the pups were great all the way there. Toby slept all the way and Maya slept or chewed on chew toys. Maya rode part way there on the dash. Silly Pup!


We spent 2 or 3 days at Eds and had a blast. Olie put Maya in her place and they had a blast chasing eachother around the yard. We did a lot of relaxing and drinking and swimming at Eds. It was great to see Bryce! We went and visted Grandma also. It was a great time!


Then, it was time to go again.

We left for DC at 5 a.m. and got in around 10 p.m. We stayed outside the city at Jason's bosses house that first night. The next morning we drove into the city (traffic was crazy) and found the apartment. We were taking over Jason's bosses (Chris) fiance's (Katie) apartment. It is right in the middle of DC so it is close to everything, but it is insanely expensive! It is a tiny, 1 bedroom for $1550. I think it is insane and having two dogs in there is crazy, but oh well. At least we have a place to live.

We unpacked the truck and remembered what humidity was. I got so spoiled in Colorado. The humidity here is about the same as the humidity in Texas, but I had forgotten what it was like.

So far the city is awesome! I love being so close to everything. Not such a fan of parking, I am not very good at parallel parking. The history on the east coast is amazing though.

We have been wandering around the city getting aquainted. It is going to take some time to get used to city driving again.