Dog and Ferret Explore The Yard

I just made Micky pee herself. 

It's a great talent that I have. I put on a deep voice and say "pee yourself," and she does. Sometimes I don't even have say anything. Last time Andrew came to visit my parents, Micky was so excited to see him that she spun in a circle and peed on his foot. So maybe my talent isn't so very unique.

Now it's time or some neck stratches.

Mom wasn't home, but we managed to get Micky to go out into the backyard with us with the help of her best friend, Bear. If he was out back, she just had to come too.

Bear, "what's this?"

Micky says "Watcha doin'. Come play with me." 

Nightmares

I had a dream yesterday that I was at a doctor's office and the doctor was telling me that I had some kind of terminal illness and had less than a few weeks to live. I was very upset about it. In my dream I said to Andrew, "I want a second opinion, and if it's true, I want a dog."
Then I woke up to find myself at home with as much chance as anybody of living a long and healthy life. The dream made me appreciate more the existence that is mine. Apparently the only thing that I really find to be missing is a dog. I guess that means I have a pretty good life.

A walk on the beach at Cannon Beach

He ruptured his Achilles tendon in June and here he is walking on the beach. So pleased to be walking again!

Oh my mysterious lady, what is your name?

Auntie "Wooow"

So mysterious

Andrew

What kind of job are you looking for?

What kind of job are you looking for? What exactly is your degree good for? What is an Environmental Engineer?
As a person who is one class away from getting a master in Environmental Engineering, I should not have trouble answering those questions. As a young professional looking for a job I should know the answer to that too... and I do. I do know the answer. Do I have a concise way of putting it into a simple statement that somebody outside my field can understand? No, I don't and that's a problem. Expect an essay to come answering those questions. Here's a list for now.

An Environmental Engineer:
Treats waste water
Treats polluted air (for example think about coal plants)
Does remediation (think cleaning up contaminated ground water)
Designs artificial wetlands
Habitat restoration

Sunset at Cannon Beach

 

 Sarah and Joe

Mom and Dad

Random Couples watching the sunset. I think the guy and his dog get the prize for cutest couple

Dizzy Blue

It's post finals let down finally having a chance to settle in. Only this time it's compounded with post moving let down. I feel dizzy and directionless. I'm calling it emotional vertigo. I don't know where I belong in the flow of things. Which way is up?
As a result, I've been feeling down. Depressed. You know that fog that gets into you brain and makes even your own thoughts and memories dim. It's harder to do everything. Tonight I wished that I had a fun group of friends that I could just get drunk with and laugh until the clouds blow away and all that's left is a mild hangover. Unfortunately none of my friends are here in town (Portland) as far as I know. I was feeling blue and perusing facebook. Seeing all the cool things other people were doing and wallowing in the gloomy confusion of my own lack of motivation at the moment.
Then I looked at my own photos. I look really happy in so many of them. Especially our wedding photos, Andrew. Now I'm smiling. Life is good again. I have a good life. I just need to live it. We must go backpacking this summer.

Seattle

Moving is hard. We're here but I don't feel like I belong. I seem to think that I am waiting for something. For what I don't know. It's time to stop waiting.