Life

Okay, so - California is over and I am now a lone duck again. (katie, i'm trying to make you feel bad enough to come with me - i hope it's working!:) I am officially an idiot. My car is in California and I have no job:( oh well - live and learn, right? I'm at home and let's see: i've been to st vincent de paul, glued a cookie jar together, fixed a welcome sign, done A LOT of purging:) and a bunch of other CRAP. It's been real entertaining, let me tell you. Congratulations to chris and christina: you rock! I'm saying lots of prayers for you. I've applied for a job in phoenix, so ... fingers crossed!

COUNTDOWN!

Okay: so, we are officially down to our last and final days here in san francisco. :( We are laying out every chance we get! Kate is so tan but sadly, I am far behind. I still have not found a job. BUT! kate and jon and i are going skydiving next sunday:):):) i am SO excited. i'm wondering if either one of them are going to chicken out:) EVERYONE WILL LAUNCH! is my motto- he he he Alright- well, hope everyone has a good week and for those of you who missed the last entry, scroll down because there are some very good pics...

Aaaaggghh!

I cannot believe how busy we've been lately. Kate and I are wearing ourselves out with the way we've been running lately. We can't wait to go home where things will hopefully settle down for a short while. We're ready for vacation!!! Only 8 more days of work and we plan on laying out on those remaining days:) he he he Okay, so here are the updates: Emily has come and gone but we have had an absolute blast having her here. I can't put EVERY picture of the things we did but we were able to sure her a fun part of san francisco. On Friday, we went to alcatraz, pier 39, fisherman's wharf, golden gate park and muir woods. (It was a very busy day.) And on Thursday night, we went to Half Moon Bay and Moss Beach. I still don't know where I'm going after this:(. Kate is excited about moving back to Minnesota and being near Pete again. And Emily made it safely back to Lexington. SO - more updates to come, just winding things down in our last few days. OH - i nearly forgot the biggest story: kate and i went paintballing with jon on sunday and what can i say? I NEVER realized paintballing was such a taxing hobby. I am so sore, it's unbelievable- and NOT from getting hit from paintballs. My legs are sore from running up and down hills with an extra 10 to 15 lbs on me. I mean, I've been running 2 to 3 miles a day, and my legs felt worse than after i ran my half marathon. unbelievable ....

btw: the 1st pic is the 3 girls on the ferry to alcatraz, the 2nd one is emily getting pooed on by a bird on moss beach and ... i think the last 2 are self-explanatory:)

Mmm... where to start?

Okay - so... we have lots of catching up to do. FIRST of all, we went to santa cruz on saturday and it was FABULOUS! we had so much fun and it was really pretty. next, we went to the wineries in lodi this weekend with jane and larry and brandie, my girlfriend from new orleans that just moved here. i had a lot of fun but i think everyone was tired at the end of the day. i've put several pics on here of santa cruz and the wineries. BUT the most exciting thing is.... EMILY'S HERE!:) we picked her up from the san jose airport yesterday afternoon and we're having the best weather during her stay here. she laid out at the pool today and got sunburnt- dang it! i haven't gotten that much sun since i've been here:) i am so jealous... friday, we're going to see alcatraz and do some other sightseeing in san francisco so we're all excited about that. and now for the negative part: i'm SO stressed right now. i'm going to be unemployed in 2 1/2 weeks and everyone at work keeps asking me where i'm going and when i say i don't know, they all ask me if i'll sign on to stanford. and there's just a lot going on right now and a lot of things to take care of. i'm feeling very bogged down with responsibility and i don't like it:( welcome to life, huh? hope everyone is having a good week. love you guys, jules (and kate and em... and M)he he he

3 WEEKS LEFT!

Okay, we officially have three weeks left here... And we're trying to fit so many things into them. It's kind of stressful! My girlfriend Brandie made it into California from New Orleans and we're going to see her on Sunday. Today I think we're going to Santa Cruz. Kate really wants to go so we're making it our priority today:) And I think we're going to one of the wineries with Jane and Larry tomorrow. SO - we're counting down the days and I have no idea what I'm doing after this. I've applied for a job in Oregon yesterday but I haven't heard anything from the agency yet, but I'm hoping that I will on Monday. I will keep you posted when I know where I'm going:) Love you guys, Jules

Snuggle Buddies!

Okay - so, kate and M are officially best buds. they're always together!!! i'm so jealous...:) but glad for M 'cause she's getting extra attention. but she's so spoiled now- she growled at kate the other night because they were sleeping and kate moved her legs and accidentally shifted M a little bit. unbelievable... so we went to the beach today!! it was 78deg and fabulous- it was M's first time at the beach:) it was a little warm for her but she had a lot of fun. we went to half moon bay again because we love it so much. the drive up there is so pretty and the beaches aren't crowded and people camp there and it's just so much fun. we're definitely taking emily there when she comes to see us. so- ha ha ha to all of you guys in the midwest driving through snow right now. we may never come back!:) hope everyone has a good week. my friend brandie is flying in to sacramento on thursday so we're going to be there to meet her when she gets off the plane- i'm so excited!

EaRtHqUaKe!!!!

Okay - so here's the scoop: last night at 2040 california time, there was a 4.2 earthquake one mile north of lafayette, which is about 2 hours northeast of san francisco. we felt one of the three reported aftershocks but at the time we thought it was the kids running upstairs (we were over at liz's eating dinner and chatting). about 10 min after we commented on how loud they were upstairs, a bulletin flashed across the screen that told us about the earthquake. it was kinda creepy... but kinda cool:). so, that's the only major event happening here. stanford asked me to stay on at my present job, but i don't think-sorry- i KNOW i'm not going to stay on in my current job because I HATE IT. it's nice to have a break because it doesn't require a lot of brainwork, but i'm SO BORED. so, no news yet on where i'm going after this. i'll keep you posted. kate and i are getting really excited about seeing everyone at easter. em will be here in about 9 days and 2 weeks after she leaves, we go home!!! we have plans for the weekend to go out with some girlfriends from work on saturday and sunday. hope everyone has a fun weekend planned! love you guys, kate and jules