Dear Hazel

Dear Hazel,

At first I wasn't really sure what the heck you were doing in my house with my toys and my parents. Now I'm just wondering where you went--I guess I got used to having you around. I'm bored today. I have no sister to get me into trouble while mom and dad are gone. I didn't get in trouble for moving all the area rugs. The laundry room floor wasn't covered in water for everyone to step in. I was able to eat my breakfast at my normal slow pace, in fact, almost all of it is still in my bowl and it's already the afternoon. Mom didn't even have to use her new Windex wipes she made just for your nose markings. The mailman and neighbors have been walking by all day and I've forgotten to bark at them! It's a pretty strange day. Can't wait for you to come back and make this house a little more noisy, a lot more messy, and way more fun.

Love,

Hadley

Well Hazel is gone for a couple days getting spayed. She got dirty while dog sitting Piper this weekend. Then, she rolled around in the mud with Maizey, Piper, and (kinda) Hadley and got dirty again on Tuesday. I knew she won't be able to get bathed for two weeks because of her stitches, so I tried so hard to bathe her AGAIN before she went to the vet. What did she do this morning? Oh yes, that's right, dug holes in the backyard. Whatever, I tried. What was I thinking getting a white dog?

My week started off rough. Monday - flat tire. Tuesday - tick bite. My first bee sting, my first tick bite...have I mentioned Oklahoma is not my favorite state? Hadley was the first to get a tick and then Zack. I guess it was my turn (watch out Hazel!). I called my husband crying because I couldn't get it out and I didn't know what to do. I picked him up from work and he saved me! I am so pathetic. I have no idea what I'd do without him somedays.

But the week is turning around. We got a RAINY day! We had almost forgotten what an overcast sky looked like and what rain smelled like. It was wonderful. I enjoyed work SO much that day. I thought of Seattle all day long and kept planning everything I want to do when we're home in December. Zack went for a run in the rain for the first time since we moved here (he missed all the spring showers while he was at IFS). During his run he thought about helicopters. I'm thinking helos are going to be his number one choice. In the meantime we've been putting the word out so we can get into contact with AF rotary wing pilots.

I've been trying some new recipes and recycling some favorites.

Also, I've been pretty nostalgic. Seeing some layouts of graduation make me think of school and how I actually do want to go back someday. Thinking about tapping into that GI Bill when I can--getting paid for school sounds so much better than paying for it.

Seeing the new seniors starting school and getting senior pictures taken make me think of good 'ole RHS. Also, when we first started dating Zack wanted a picture of me and I sent him some of my senior pictures. We're about to celebrate our anniversary, and it's weird to think that this is about how young I was when we met. He gets creeped out when I remind him I was only 18. Ha.

 

flashback!

 Some very good friends of ours just got engaged. We are very happy for them and were so excited! Made me think of our trip to Leavenworth when Zack proposed. I'm anxious for our 4th trip together back to our special place this December. Here's a picture from our engagement weekend