A heavenly unplanned mini vacation

So I uploaded all these pictures to the blog on April 3rd, the day I took my computer over to my MIL to completely wipe everything off of it and start new, in hopes that I would again have a functioning computer.  And then life got in my way and I never got around to posting!  

I got mandatory standby (weeks and weeks ago) and Paul and I decided to go to Port Townsend since it gave me three days off.  He was amazingly able to get three days off too at the last minute, and it was a much needed vacation.  We stayed at the Palace Hotel in the very same room we had stayed in almost a year previously

We drove around Port Townsend, walked around the docks, drank coffee, took naps, read books, watched too much tv, took shadow pictures, and enjoyed life. It was awesome. 

We then took the ferry over to Seattle so we could visit Mr. Foutz and his wife (Paul's bible teach in HS and he did marriage counseling for us and married us).  They have moved up to Seattle and actually live just minutes away from my brother.  They are starting a ministry called Ratio Christi (kinda like campus crusade) on campus and it was fun to hear about their new lifestyle and how God is providing for them month to month as they continue to raise support and follow Gods calling. 

We had the most amazing Mexican food before we met up with the Foutz's (and then pizza for dinner, definitely not a health conscious day) . We got to wait in the rain (in the car of course) for Mr. Foutz to get home, and then when we finally got home that evening we had some more kitty pee to greet us on our couches. And this began the very long journey to try and train ourselves and rehabilitate our cats into knowing the couch is not for peeing.  I have been reading an amazing book (The Cat Whisperer- Amber I think you would like it, it has chapter about how to make your cats get along and not fight) and we have been implementing a lot of her strategies all around the house to help with Erics peeing problem. I never knew cats could be so high maintenance   

Pathetically these are the only two pictures I took when I was helping Becca paint their old bathroom and bedroom. Hailey was a doll and played in the hallway and was as content as could be as long as she could see either Becca or I in the room at any given time (since we barracaded her out there with the ottoman). 

Paul turned 26 and requested two different cheesecakes for his birthday.  I personally don't like cheesecake so I asked Kathy to make one of them, since making two in one day sounded like a lot of work....even though cheesecakes are easy.  They were both good (according to cheesecake lovers) and I enjoyed the crusts. :) One was chocolate and the other was caramel truffle. 

I was having the laziest day and wasn't feeling good all day and was super proud of myself for making the bed and putting "real clothes" on.  Becca, ever since you mentioned wearing leggings with shirts, but the shirts have to be a certain length I have been addicted to this.  (though this was a month ago, so now I am loving wearing shorts sometimes too!)

More Port Townsend because blogger uploades pictures super weird.  This coffee shop makes the best lattes I have ever had.  I am pretty sure they are made with whole milk though...so good think I only got an 8oz-er. 

We seriously lounged on the coffee shop furniture forever.  The sun was streaming in the window and it was heavenly. 

We finally got our roof done (about a month ago as I write this post), got the rotting board on our entryway replaced, and finally have a microwave that has a handle and looks awesome in the kitchen.  

My two friends at work had a baby and they brought her in to share.  Oh how I love holding squishy little babies.  I will never take my non-existant child into work though, they are kinda crazy to be taking her around all the nastyness we deal with, but since it wasn't my kid, I loved on her as long as I was allowed!!

And that folks is my life, a month late.  New post coming very soon with current updates, because I am just that interesting (not).