The month of May

To start off this month we had our 4 year anniversary. We celebrated by going to the Black Keys concert and it was so awesome!! I really liked them before we went to the concert, but seeing them live made me like them even more!
So it turns out that I don't have any picture from our wedding so I made yet another video for the blog.

I was able to take some videos during the concert, but the sound was terrible on my phone so I just put them together with one of our favorite songs. This song just makes me want to dance! If you haven't seen the music video for Lonely Boy by The Black Keys you should check it out asap!

The rest of the month has consisted of school/clinic for Chase and work for me. Chase is finished with all of his requirements for clinic and his graduation is in June. (Crazy that it has gone sooo fast!!) He still has to finish 12th quarter which will be from July-September, but during that time he will be doing an internship and getting some more clinic hours under his belt. He has done so well in school it's awesome! As for me I just finished my supervisor training at good ol' Costco and now able to apply for the new Supervisor position at my warehouse. We are excited for this summer, and hopefully spend more time together if we get the same days off during the week. Cross your fingers!!

Spring Break

For Chase's spring break we used our Groupon for Bandon, Oregon. This was a perfect chance for us to see what the southern Oregon coast is all about. It turned out to be our favorite trip we have been on. We didn't have a schedule of where we need to be or a time frame to get there. So we took our time driving Highway 101 and pulled off at most of the lookouts! The weather could not have been any better and in the 3 years we have been here it was the first time both of us had small sunburns!

Bend, Ory-gun

A couple weeks ago Chase and I made a trip to Bend with Andy and his wife Krista. Andy goes to school with Chase and he also treats me in the campus clinic. Anyway, we made plans with them a few months back for a little weekend ski trip to Bend.
When we were all done with school and work on Friday we made the drive down and stayed 2 nights. Saturday we went skiing and it was the perfect day to go! It snowed at least a foot overnight then continued to dump while we were skiing. Unfortunately part of mountain wasn't open because of the wind, but we still had knee deep powder and fresh tracks all day long! It was a little chilly but nothing a hot chocolate and uncrustable couldn't help!

Andy and Krista found the little house we stayed in and it was so cute! Complete with a fireplace, hot tub, double head shower in master bedroom, and an awesome kitchen! I would seriously love to live there. It was close to downtown Bend and next to the river, perfect spot.

 The house was decorated so cute and had some awesome pieces of furniture. Chase and I are keeping an idea of what we want in our amazing house one day! haha jk ~sort of :)

Sunday we had to head back to the real world, but not without taking our time getting there! We stopped at a couple waterfalls along the McKenzie River and with the snow they were the perfect winter falls.

Bend is definitely a fun place to visit. There is so much to do there and around the area all year long! We had such a great time with Andy and Krista. They have given us motivation to take some more weekend adventures and see more of ORY-GUN! After Chase is done with boards this weekend and finals next weekend our next stop is Bandon, OR.

Thanksgiving and Christmas

Well as always I'm a little behind on updating the blog!
For Thanksgiving we again went to Silver Falls and had our meal in the cozy cabin. This is my favorite tradition we do so I was excited to be there with the fam and enjoy the great food!
The next morning (Black Friday) the boys hit the stores early and the girls slept in. They got some good deals and surprised us with their dedication to shopping!

 For Christmas we went to Denver and hung out with the Marsh family. Hailey, Trev and the girls we able to make it so we had a great time hanging out and going meal to meal!

  

Unfortunately I was not on the ball in Denver and I didn't take any pictures! But we had a great Holiday season and sad it went by so fast! We are excited for this new year and what it will bring. We have a lot of big decisions ahead of us and we are looking forward making the best of it!

Best skiers on the mountain....

One day these girls are going to be the best skiers on the mountain and I can't wait to go with them!! They have the hardest and best teachers around (my brothers)! I wish I looked as good as them!!

Ruby, Madden and Stella

October

Well this thing called work has really messed up my schedule! As much as I love not having to study for tests or doing any homework, I really miss being a student. I had so much more free time and I guess even then I didn't update the blog on a regular basis, but I feel like I had more energy to do it. These days are filled with long days at the "office" and Chase getting home late from Clinic, so our time together has been cut down dramatically. But we have have slipped in some fun in the last month.
Chase was able to go on the hunt this year! I love when Chase gets excited to do something and I know that the hunt is his 2nd favorite thing to do behind skiing with me of course! haha just kidding! He has told me more than once that he loves to spend time with his brother and dad and the hunt is something they have always done together. I made sure he took pictures this year so I could see the buck they got, so here are a few!

  GOOD JOB BOYS!!!

Next was Halloween. I like Halloween but it's not favorite holiday. The thing I do love about it though, is carving pumpkins! I love taking my time to pick the best pumpkin and then carving a better design than the year before. The harder it is the more I love it. This year Chase drew the designs on our pumpkins and we carved them while watching Corpse Bride. Very Festive! Anyway here are Jack and Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas in all their glory!

Chase's Bday was also in October and we celebrated by going to dinner and getting him some new pants for the hunt. Now we are prepping for Thanksgiving and Xmas and we both could not be more excited to eat, eat, eat and hang out! Oh ya and to see the families soon!!

Chase's Big Catch!

To cure Chase's hunting blues we went salmon fishing on the Columbia River. We only had one salmon rod and then rigged up my trout rod and crossed our fingers it won't break! After a few hours we decided to switch rods with each other and before I knew it Chase's pole looked like a rainbow. He was using the trout rod and it looked like it was about to break in half! We were both so excited he caught the salmon and of course couldn't wait to have a great meal.

Also right when we got there we noticed a bald eagle with a salmon flying around!