It's BBQ time!

Had our first family BBQ Monday night to kick off BBQ weather :)

The best mother-in-law you could ask for:

Helicopter Ride!

I had my first day back at Domaine Serene working in the tasting room on Saturday and got to go for a helicopter ride while on the job! It was a great day back!

The Craziest Storm EVER!

....ok so maybe it only lasted for 30 minutes, but during those 30 minutes it was a bit scary! As you may know we had a tornado warning here yesterday, as well as thunderstorms, lightning etc. etc. It cracks me up how much people freak out about weather here. Like when it snows 2 inches and all our schools close! Don't get me wrong I have definitly benefited from it in the past.

At about 4:30 yesterday I was in Walmart and overheard EVRYONE in that store talking about the "Big Storm" that was coming! How exciting and crazy I called my husband to warn him! As I was checking out of Walmart, the power even went out for a few seconds. I rushed home and put Sunny in the house (while imagining the whole drive home that a tornado was about to tear through our backyard and take Sunny with it!) . We got all our candles and flashlights out, even talked about our bunker underneath our house. All that and only about an hour of high winds and lightning! Us Oregonians are SO dramatic sometimes!!!

... and in true Oregon fashion we ended the storm with a pretty sunset....

A Visit From Meg!

One of my best friends Meghan came to visit me today along with her two puppies and the baby in her belly :)

Home.

Well after a few days in the hospital I begged to go home (don't know that it was such a great idea). Everyone said I would heal faster at home, but I am very uncomfortable sleeping in our bed and miss being waited on with drugs in hand by nurses.

Me at my finest...

Anyway since I got the incision instead of laproscopic, I guess my recovery time is longer :( And for those of you who know me I have a VERY hard time sitting still and doing nothing all day. Its driving me crazy.

The good news is I don't have to eat only fluids anymore:

And here is the damage...

Hospital Visit

Well I ended up in the ER early Thursday morning with bad stomach pain. I resisted going in because I didn't want to embarass myself if it turned out to be no big deal. However, after a Cat Scan, it was determined that my appendix was ready to burst.

Within an hour I was going into the surgery room (which turned out to be a good thing so I didnt have time to think about it too much!) I have been in a lot pain the last two days but thankfully have had some great family taking good care of me! Thanks Renee for hanging out with me all day and making me laugh (and therefore hurting my stomach more!)

I am very thankful to have such a sweet husband to take care of me.

My mom didnt miss an oppurtunity to snap a pic of me without knowing....

Beautiful Country Night

See the deers on the horizon?!

More Beach Pics!

The Husband and myself on an amazingly beautiful Oregon Coast day!

Cooking steaks on the traeger! Built in BBQ by Jones Masonry, Inc.!
Never get sick of these sunsets!

We are so blessed to have such a beautiful beach house to go to!

Running Sunny around....

Ironically our beach house is on "Independence Ave." and the next street over is "McMinnville Ave."

We got married in Indeoendence, OR.

Matt picking out some candy at the store!

Matt & Katie

My weird brother.

Beach Weekend!

We had a great weekend in Neskowin with my mom, brother Matt and his girlfriend Katie:

Normally, you toss Bocce balls underhand, however on my second attempt I failed to let go of the ball and threw it directly above the four of us causing quite the commotion as we all ducked out of the way. If you have played Bocce Ball before these balls are not light. Hence my reasoning for trying an overhanded toss :) OOOOOPS!Myself and the Husband!
Me & My Mom

Some sunset action...

A mini trip to Pacific City...

More Clover Fields!