Busy Being Big Kids

Well the last month has gone by so fast! We have both been busy being "Big Kids" working like crazy!

Kyle has been at the police academy for almost 2 months now. We've started to fall into a routine with him being gone during the week and coming home for the weekend. It's been hard for both of us to only see each other on the weekends, but at least time is going by fast! He is home this week as the academy is closed for Thanksgiving, but he is still working at the police department here in Florence during that time.

I am now working at two different dental offices, one in Newport and the other here in Florence. I'm so happy to be working and finally earning a paycheck! I feel all grown up now! It's been a lot of fun settling into both offices, especially in the Florence office where I have my own room to make my own. I also ordered a special light for my loupes (my magnifying lens) that clips right onto it and I'll no longer have to use the overhead light attached to the chair. I'm so excited to get it! I know I'm a big nerd, but it will make life at work easier as well as saving my back and eyesight.

We've had a lot of family and friends come stay with us during the last month or so, which has been a lot of fun and kept us pretty busy!

Kayla & Austin came down from Portland for a couple days and went crabbing with us! Read Kayla's Blog Here

My grandma rode the bus over from Bend to spend a few days with me while Kyle was gone.

We had a lot of fun at the beach and of course doing some gambling at the casino!

This last weekend we went to Bend to spend an early Thanksgiving & Christmas with my side of the family. My sister lives in Idaho so her family met us at my aunt & grandma's house in Bend! It was a lot of fun spending time with everyone; I can't believe how fast my niece and nephew are growing! I hate that I only get to see them a couple times a year, but no way around that until I can get my sister to move back over here! While in Bend my sister took some family photos and photos of Kyle & I (can't wait to see them!). My sister Samantha is an excellent photographer, she took some great photos this weekend! If you're ever in the Boise area hit her up for pictures, or occasionally she is in Oregon as well. Sammy Jean Photography

Sunset at my grandma's house (also where we got married!)

That curious look on Tessa's face is her deciding to make a break for it while she was off leash. We spent about 10 minutes chasing her after this picture was taken. It's a good thing she's so cute.

Goofing off with my sisters holding up mom!

Unfortunately Kyle has to work on Thanksgiving day, and his mom works this weekend so it has complicated being able to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family. This just means we will have to do some extra celebrating when we see them for Christmas (which unfortunately can't be on Christmas because poor Kyle has to work on Christmas also!). We are going to make the best of it by having an early Thanksgiving dinner with just the two of us before he goes to work. I'm going to roast a chicken instead of turkey since it's smaller, and of course have mashed potatoes & gravy,  cranberry sauce, fresh green beans, deviled eggs, and my fave: chocolate pie. Then on Friday we are going to get up bright and early to do some shopping here in town at Fred Meyer and Bi-Mart, but luckily with this small town we shouldn't have to fight many crowds :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving, thanks for reading!