R is for Ronnebeck!

1 | I am finally on the ass end (can I say that here?) of my June "Funk". Thank you God! 2 | My Kneeland side of my family invades in T-minus one week - can't believe July is already around the corner! 3 | I just downloaded Snapchat - LORD Help me! 4 | In the last month, I've gone through 3 packets of flash cards... now If I could just remember the content on them! 5 | Eric found a new walking partner for Saturday's till I get this 7 accomplished - thanks Katie for pinch hitting - I'll join you both when I resume my life. 6 | Speaking of Katie - Super excited to go see The Fault In Our Stars with her this weekend - if you haven't picked up this sweet story about a young girl and boy with cancer, you should, it's a tear jerker. 7 | KMS's Interns have arrived this year - I spent all day with them today... Oh to be young again! 8 | We got new desks at work - I'm silently (not so silently) Hoping that we get to move into them at some

I thought about posting a year after on Mom's Blog ... I wrote an entire post, and my heart ached too much to hit "Publish"... and again 2 years after... and now, It's been 3 years since she's been gone. Three years today - Her J ourney to heaven was beautiful, a night I'll never forget.  It's hard to revisit this blog , there was so much hope, and even though her story isn't over, there's not much more to tell. The Cancer took her too soon. Shannon and I took a long walk on Ruby Beach this spring when her and Erica came out to visit. We talked about how much has changed since Mom has been gone, and how empty we feel without her, how lonley. We talked about her cancer, and how we both knew how bad the diagnosis was, yet we still held out hope that she'd be in the clear some day. How she had so much hope to see Erica Graduate, or Carter... or see Troy hit his first baseball, or Kyle get to Tee Ball, but she was robbed of those th

It took me a minute to get around to this post, I'm not sure if it's because we scored so much awesome it too me a while to find the words, or if I'm still recovering from the discovery that at one point in life there WAS a Dennis Rodman Bride Barbie. Or that at some point it was selling in stores for $35.00 OR the fact that I could buy one at this toy show for $25. Maybe I should have snagged it, there's a couple people selling them on Ebay for $60 plus claiming it's "rarity" Oh E-bay, you humor me! I digress... Let's talk about Retro Palooza! Shall we? Eric's friend Emilio and his brother Steven put on this show with some toy vendor friends of theirs. The primary items there were retro games and action figures, but it was kind of a mixed bag of toys!  We didn't spend much, but we came home with a TON of toys. I think it probably had a lot to do with the fact that we went near the end of the day, and it was pretty slow.

Lucas & His Buddy Eric! Demi & her Friend Natalie The Princess Herself Opening Our Gift! The Cake said "Happy 3rd Birthday Princess" The Little girl to the right in this picture dove in to blow out her candle and Demi was having NONE of it! She Screached NO! and got in there to blow it out herself! Lucas & Gene Enjoying the Cake - I think Lucas liked it more than Gene, he had it ALL OVER himself! On Saturday we went over to Gene and Christina's place to celebrate Demitra's 3rd birthday! We helped grill and manage chaos with 6 three year olds running around it was quite a task! They were having fun though! I am certain Demi slept hard after all that playing!  Happy Birthday Demi!!

John came to visit!!!  So, This week month has been a little rough on me. June. I think every year will probably be the same, but each year I anticipate nothing, and get smacked with a whole lot of depression, anxiety and tears. June is the month that holds one of my favorite celebrations (our anniversary) and my least favorite memories (losing Mom). It's nearly over, Friday is the 3rd anniversary of her passing, I anticipate tears, and sadness, but I also am trying to anticipate smiles, and good memories. I've been trying to appreciate the little and good things in life... and here are a few memories from my iPhone to make it through... Thanks for your support. Aquaman - on the steps of our home (gotta take care of that tree!) My quote to get me through Series 7 Studying. Some much needed rainfall to wash away the allergens in the air! My Fluffy Orange Kid ... enjoying the Rain. A new Mantra....

These 7 years have flown by! I wouldn't say it seems like "Just yesterday" but it certainly doesn't feel like 7 years! I took the day off today to celebrate with Eric... It has been 7 years and we've spent one anniversary together... so since I had the time from work, I took it! Happy 7 Years babe... here's to 700 more!

1| Shuhan & Max cooked us this amazing feast on Friday night! Sweet-and-sour mock ribs(from Shanghai) Kung Pao Chincken (from Sichuan) Lion head! (yes, Lion head, actually , just large meatball.) Scrambled egg with tomato(traditional Chinese comfort food). 2| After dinner, we went to Gasworks park with Shuhan and Max, we walked around the park at sunset, giving me yet another splash of summer in Seattle, and why I love this place so much! There were a ton of people there though! 3| I got quite a bit of studying done this weekend, and I feel pretty good about it. 4| I've been having some crazy fatigue and headaches lately, but I've amped up my food intake with some more protein, resting when I need to rest, and trying to drink lots of water! 5| Summer is in full swing here - I know it's only June 1st, but the sun has been shining and we've been doing lots of yard work! 6| Aquaman, Eric and I went and walked around Marvista yesterday and we di