Wilson!!

Rory and I went to Bend this week so Rory could get his neck cyst out. First we had a little fun. Smith Rock State Park is just a half hour out of Bend so we headed there and went rock climbing. And then it rained.

This is Rory's 'I'm not awake yet but I sure am glad it's over' look. He kept asking me if Wilson was gone and then he'd ask me what time it was. Brain loop. Poor guy. Everything is ok though. He's still a little out of it on pain meds but the cyst is out and not malignant as far as the doctors can tell. It's getting analyzed right now.

April 12, 2008

Opa!!! Three years down, eternity to go.

Where in the World were Emily and Rory?

It was warm! It was humid! There were alligators! Florida! We went first to see Rory's grandma in Tampa. We stayed with his aunt Jane, uncle Sam, and cousin Charlie. We got to go to a Tampa Bay Rays vs. L.A. Angels Baseball game with Rory's dad. 

 We went to Tarpon Springs where everyone is Greek. It's famous for its sponge diving and soap making. We had some really delicious Greek food and I got sunburned.

We also got to go to the beach and got even more sunburned!

Rory found a neat conch shell that looked like it only had leaves and rocks in it. Then the leaves and rocks moved and crazy little alien eyes came out. The shell was still occupied! We showed everyone and then let it go back into the ocean where it happily swam away.

While staying with Rory's relatives we got to sleep with rats! Three of them! I actually kind of liked them. They were very friendly but didn't like to go to bed when we did.

We went to Busch Gardens too. The Florida Busch Gardens is an amusement park/zoo. One of the attractions is a train ride safari.

Rory and his Grandma on the train.

This was my favorite ride. It took you up up up and then dangled you for a little before dropping straight down. I tell you what, wow!

The last few days of our vacation we went and stayed with my auntie Sara and uncle Jake and cousin Ruby Roo. They took us to a spiffy swimming hole where we had tons of fun but no camera. We also went gater spotting. Along with a few gaters we saw a mama turtle. She was funny looking.

They also took us orange picking. We had fresh squeezed orange juice every day and the most delicious fresh grapefruit ever!

After we got home I realized I didn't actually take any pictures of Sara and Jake and only got one blurry one of Ruby. We were having too much fun I guess. Thank you so much for letting us stay and pester you!!!

Medical Issues and Good Food

Rory went to the doctor last week because he had a mysterious lump in his throat. After many days of tests and puzzled doctors and being poked a lot it ended up just being a cist (thank goodness).

After that kind of a scare we needed comfort food so we rolled up our sleeves and produced chili soup bowls. What could be better for an after-shock/scare-cold-snowy-night sort of meal?



Very Naughty Kitty

One our kitties has started jumping up on our kitchen window if we don't feed her when she thinks we should. She'll just cling there for a while staring indignantly at us. If that doesn't work she'll go to the door and start yowling and jumping at that window. Spoiled kitty.

Warner Canyon Whaaaat!

We finally went to Warner Canyon with our friends the Madsens!!! It's a fun little resort run by volunteers. (Bigger than Kelly Canyon for all those who know) One lift but lots of untracked snow!! Oh yeah, and it rained. Yes... we got very wet. Or at least we would have if we weren't wearing water proof clothes.

Oh, and this is me trying to do a sweet pose but falling over instead.

Hurricane Season

I didn't know eastern Oregon had a hurricane season but that's sure what it feels like right now. If there were palm trees in my front yard this is what they'd look like.