Friday, April 16, 2010

As promised, the goats and my shift in accent

As promised to several, I'm posting a recently found video of me (Chels) feeding my goats (back in 2005). Kelly J., this is what happens to a backyard covered with several feet of grass and weeds when you put goats in it. Notice my dad had to buy hay because they ate all of the grass and we supplemented with veggies (with apples for dessert).

Notice how SOUTHERN I sound! Jeremy is a bit "sad" that my accent has faded a bit. :O)


Sunday, January 24, 2010

San Diego

Went to San Diego for my cousin, James, wedding. We underestimated how warm and sunny San Diego would feel to our Vitamin D deprived, Boston skin in January!
Here's the happy couple, James and Daina, at the sword ceremony.

Posing with my sister.

My oldest cousin, Jason, with wife, Nicki, and girls, Kelly, Taylor, and Morgan. Kelly, their oldest, was the flower girl in my wedding!

I danced with Kelly as she was frustrated that her sisters didn't want to dance with her. I feel your pain Kelly. I husband is too bashful to shake his tail feathers with me!

With my cousin, Jerrod's, wife, Laura, and my mom.

My Uncle Dick, parents cousin, Sally, and my mom. It was great to meet Sally and her husband, Frank, they were career m*ss*onaries in W. Africa. Encouraging to have a conversation with them about where Jeremy and I are, our work in Boston, and being Christians here in the city.

It was WARM and sunny! Can we go back?


At Seal Beach in La Jolla... They are sunbathing!

Apparently, Jeremy caught the 3 of us either looking confused or disgusted by some action of a seal.

This guy or girl is a cutie...taking a snooze.

At an outdoor restaurant in Old Town. Whenever asked where I wanted to eat I would always reply, "anywhere outdoors." It just feels good on your skin to get fresh air!

Nuff said in this photo... USS Midway. There is an F-18 on top. Without saying, you know that a lot of time was spent after this picture walking all around this thing.

Had to have a picture with this beauty. He works on the F-18 engine. So, we have a number of pictures of various parts of the inlets and outlets of the engines...I will not bore you with those. :O)

I was asked to pose here. I don't normally pose at the butt end of a jet. I guess this is to demonstrate the size of the F-14.

My dad and I on the flight deck. Did you know that the flight deck is made of 3 1/2 inch thick reinforced steel. Crazy heavy!

Friday, January 1, 2010

What a Difference a Day Makes!

We got out for our Christmas trip to TX on time... a few hours after the last flake of a 14 inch snowstorm. Take a good at the difference a day makes!

This is pre-trip to the airport. We couldn't wait for the man who removes snow from our driveway to come by... we had to get to the airport as our plane was saying "on time." So, we both got to shoveling. I'm a terrible shoveler. You wouldn't have been able to predict that our plane would be running on time by the road conditions...no mam.

That night our friend Lara was gracious enough to pick us up and house us so Jeremy's folks didn't have to come to Houston that night only to be back early the next morning for their day full of not-so-much fun at MD Anderson. Here is my great buddy Lara and I eating OUTSIDE (in December!) at a super cute cafe the next morning before meeting up with Jeremy's folks. My Boston skin was soaking up that Vitamin D!