Five Truths...

Five Truths...1) You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity... 2) What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving... 3) The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else... 4) You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it... 5) When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them; and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

Summer where are you??

After a fun trip and being in 80 degree weather we come home to clouds and rain:( blah! its June for goodness sake! It sorta makes it harder to be home from vacation when its yucky here... I want to go back!!!!!

Look at this glorious sunshine.... I tried to bring it back with me, didn't work out so well....

Oh the yummy sunshine! I was just in it a week ago:(

I guess this weekend is supposed to be hot but they also said today was going to be sunny, is there sun?? noooooooooo!!!! Yes I'm complaining. I'm ready for summer! I'm ready for swimming, camping, BBQ's, picnic's, and here's the big one.... drum roll please.... THE SUN!!!!!! :)

I think I'm a little bored right now. Subject change!

How about I tell you about my day, yes I will tell you about a day and the life of Cassie:)

Today I took my car to a car wash on steroids... they wash, vacuum or shampoo, wax, clean the inside, clean the tries etc... Make it look new basically and I think I'm obsessed! Now I don't have to do it! I sit and wait while they do all the hard work. Hee hee! If you have one near you, you should try it. Sooooooooo worth it. And the best part, they spray your car with smelly stuff (of your choice), I picked pina colada. Smells so good. I wish I had a scratch and sniff over the computer but I will leave it to your imagination:)

After that I went to work out with Mike at the military department. They have a pretty good gym and one of his co-workers started a circuit training routine that he's been doing with a few people. He been wanting me to come do it with him. So I did. Today was arms. I don't do arms, or at least what they were doing. Blah! I have to be honest. I SO did not want to do it! So I went on the elliptical for the first round of exercises. I joined for the second half. My arms suck. Each station was was mostly some type of push up, are you kidding me?!?! I can't even do one! haha! I tried anyways. I did 4 of each type that's about all I could squeeze out of these sad little arms:) I will do legs, abs anything else!!! Just not arms... no sir... no bueno! Anyhow~ I survived that. We had a nice little lunch together at baja fresh. Back to work for Mike!

It was a good day dispite the lack of sun and the arm work out or it should be called the workout from hell. Hee hee! Tonight I will be dropping the kids off with their dad then off to the mall to hit Bath and Body works semi annual sale, that makes every thing better:) BIG GRIN on my face:) :) :) :)

Tomorrow yard work and then later on in the evening a movie with friends! We tried to barge in on one of our most favorite friends and their pool but I'm think 'en its not going to work. they have a busy weekend, Maybe next weekend;) hint hint!

Well that's all folks! I'm done ranting and raving about nothing. Have a great weekend all!

"Red woods"

We took a road trip to Cali with some close friends of ours. We told the kids we were going to the "redwoods" with the intention all along to go to Disney land. It was a huge surprise!

The trip was tons of fun:) Here are a few pictures!

My mothers day weekend

Saturday the family treated me to frozen yogurt at the mall. One of my favorite frozen sugary evil indulgences. We sat and people watched while we ate. It was pretty entertaining! After that we headed to Portland's 23rd street. Its a fun little street with all kinds of shops and restaurants and of course my favorite little chocolate shop Moonstruck chocolates:) I had to get a couple of truffles!

We then went to the Rose gardens, no roses but it was still very pretty. It really couldn't have been more of a perfect day really. The sun was out, it was warm the skies were so clear.

I love spending time with my family. It was a really good weekend for me.

Thanks hubby for making that happen! I love you:)

On Sunday before church I woke up to a yummy breakfast, lots of love from my kiddo's and then this.....

Pretty isn't it? I love, love, love Plumeria flowers! I'm a bit obsessed with Hawaii and Hawaii flowers and anything tropical... maybe because its in my blood?! Not Hawaii but ya know tropics... Filipino... same difference! I felt very spoiled this Mothers day and still feel very spoiled and blessed to have such a wonderful family:)

Horses!

Boy it takes me so long to update this!!! I really do enjoy writing and posting pictures but to be honest I seriously forget about it! How sad is that?!? Anyhow Here I am updating from about 3 weeks ago... so about 3 week ago I had to go to Costco for my eye exam I had plans with cailie to hang out. We ended up going horse back riding. She has a beautiful horse that she keeps up at this property in Wilsonville. The people that own it gave her permission to use one of the other horses... so I got to tag along with her.

I had a blast! We rode on some fun trails in the woods in a small creek and in a field. It took me a little awhile to get used to riding again since it has been since high school that I was last on a horse!

Death cab for cutie

I'm having one of my mushy moments right now, when I think of when Mike and I starting to date. I like to remember the excitement of a new relationship. Staying up at all hours talking, having your "song" or in our case it was an entire CD! Death cab for cutie... Occasionally I will hear some of "our" songs on the radio and it will bring back all the fun memories. We had the CD at one point but its all scratched up now:( I couldn't ask for anything better in a man. I am so very blessed to have him in my life. We will be married for 5 years this July and as exciting as a new relationship is I love what the years of being together brings. Getting to experience life with your best friend is so much fun. The ups and downs only bring you closer together.

And now my mushy moment is over.... :)

What?!?! is it 4am??

Well, here I am at work pulling the all night shift once again. I have been working the Sunday night and Monday night shifts for the last 3 weeks. Its good for the extra " suprise trip" money but SO SO brutal when 4 am hits! I usually have alot of work to do so I keep busy and its easy for the time to pass but this week and last its been real S-L-O-W. I have to find things to do, like update my blog. Sorry folks no pictures though, I'm on my work computer.

I finally got contacts last week, its amazing that I can see and not have these bulky things stuck to my face! Not sure what took me so long to figure that out:) I'm working my way to the surgery right now, I'm pretty freaked out by it. Maybe in a year or two. We will see. After my contacts met friend Cailie to hang out and ended up horse back riding. It was a ton of fun. I haven't been since high school. It took me about half way though to get re- acquainted with it again. I must say I was a bit intimidated at first. It had been long enough that I forgot most everything! The horse kept wanting to wander off, I finally got irraited enough to forget that I was intimidated. After that I was fine. That was pretty much the high light of my week, haha!
That weekend was a Jr high event, we went glow in the dark golfing! it was pretty fun! Before the evening with the Jr highers Mike and I hung out with Christian and Julie. We had fine dining at Wendy's. I had this craving for french fries and frosty. Mmmmm! we then went to the out let mall, where I splurged in Coach. Oops! and then off to goodwill where the guys coned us girls into wearing these hideous "golf" sweaters... our were really just old lady sweaters that smelled, well like old lady! We wore them and the kids thought it was funny, I did however take mine off half way though. I couldn't take it!
I love to hang out with the kiddos, they bless me in so many ways. Funny how I didn't want to be there in the first place. Now I totally love it.
Sunday came and went and now here I am typing away at work trying to catch up on my blog!