Much has happened since the last post. Nick began his second year of teaching for Teach For America and added a science class to his repertoire. I began my second year of community college prerequisite courses so I can go to naturopathic medical school. Just a few weeks ago I was accepted to Bastyr University's Fall 2011 incoming class of ND students! This means that Nick and I will be moving to Seattle, WA in June 2011.
My mom and I are headed to Washington in January to condo search, a blessing for Nick and me! We look forward to having a place to call our own; somewhere where we can unpack and stay awhile. Nick has just applied to the University of Washington's Political Science PhD program and will hear back from them sometime by the end of March (hopefully much much sooner). Though we will both be busy students I think we are both looking forward to the academic life again.
Now for the kitty update: Annie, my foster kitty, went to Alaska to live with Nick's parents. She is a great addition to the newly emptied-nest up there. So we were back down to two cats until... Annie's brother showed up on the porch of our first-floor neighbor. She couldn't keep him and he stole our hearts. Thus, Rousseau (Rou for short) joined our little family. He looks so similar to Locke that now, as he gets bigger, we can't keep the two straight. So to summarize: Hobbes is the white one, Locke is the one with a black nose, and Rou is the one with more white on his face.
That's the basic update! More posts soon.
~Ashley
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Six Months
On June 29th Nick and I acknowledged our sixth month of marriage. Time has definitely flown by and we certainly have not begun "settling-down" by any means. Our lives are continuously busy. For instance, on that day I was still in Arizona, preparing for finals for my one-month chemistry course I was taking at the local community college. Nick, on the other hand, having finished teaching on May 26th, was home in Alaska working for Princess cruises again.
I have been fostering a new kitten, Annie, who appears to be a direct sibling of Locke. She is a fun, spunky, courageous, and adventurous kitten and she is currently in Alaska awaiting her future home (with whomever that may be!).
I am applying to jobs in the various school districts around where we live in hopes of landing a paraprofessional job as an instructional aide or working in an office. The schools pay pretty well and have benefits, and our days off would automatically be the same saving us a lot of strife.
That's the two-second update!
I have been fostering a new kitten, Annie, who appears to be a direct sibling of Locke. She is a fun, spunky, courageous, and adventurous kitten and she is currently in Alaska awaiting her future home (with whomever that may be!).
I am applying to jobs in the various school districts around where we live in hopes of landing a paraprofessional job as an instructional aide or working in an office. The schools pay pretty well and have benefits, and our days off would automatically be the same saving us a lot of strife.
That's the two-second update!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
New Place!
After a few Saturdays of touring many different properties, we decided to jump on the opportunity to reserve one of our favorite places. The property is called Metro at Zanjero and we are renting a until with the floor plan A2.
It is a one bedroom unit with the most beautiful, long granite counter top island with deeeep sinks and a removable faucet head. The appliances are great (including a microwave with a turntable and an oven with a window--two features our current appliances lack) and there is a huge pantry (also missing from our current kitchen).
Our actual unit is very close to all the amenities including the pool, gas grills, workout room, and mailboxes. We are on the third/top floor so we have a tiny view of the mountains in the distance.
The most exciting part is that our new friends here live in the same complex, just a few buildings away!
We will be signing the lease and moving in May 17th. It will give us a few weeks to move from our current apartment way across town to the new apartment.
We are very much looking forward to the peace and quiet we will experience in the new place, devoid of sirens, helicopters, screeching car tires, bus stop announcements, and chirping crosswalks. Instead we will enjoy the trickling sound of the pool's waterfalls.....
It is a one bedroom unit with the most beautiful, long granite counter top island with deeeep sinks and a removable faucet head. The appliances are great (including a microwave with a turntable and an oven with a window--two features our current appliances lack) and there is a huge pantry (also missing from our current kitchen).
Our actual unit is very close to all the amenities including the pool, gas grills, workout room, and mailboxes. We are on the third/top floor so we have a tiny view of the mountains in the distance.
The most exciting part is that our new friends here live in the same complex, just a few buildings away!
We will be signing the lease and moving in May 17th. It will give us a few weeks to move from our current apartment way across town to the new apartment.
We are very much looking forward to the peace and quiet we will experience in the new place, devoid of sirens, helicopters, screeching car tires, bus stop announcements, and chirping crosswalks. Instead we will enjoy the trickling sound of the pool's waterfalls.....
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
New addition!
Well if you haven't scoped out our facebook profiles yet, then let me tell you about our new addition... Locke! He is a little baby kitty about 8 weeks old.
It all started Sunday morning at 8:20 when we received a call from our friend Katie Mason. We were planning on meeting her and Katlyn for breakfast that morning at 10. However, they had captured a kitten and wanted to take it to the vet at 9 so maybe we could have breakfast earlier or later. I said that we should definitely see this kitten because who wouldn't want to see a baby kitty? Then we found out there was another kitten that was still outside with its mom (who was not too happy). So then we were intrigued.
We had been thinking about getting a friend for Hobbes because he hasn't been eating well at home, but whenever he goes to Sarah's (our cat-sitter and long-time friend) house he eats just fine with his several cat friends. We were strongly considering getting a puppy...but puppies take a LOT more time and work.
Long story short, we went over to Katie's and corralled Locke and took them both (his sister is Elphaba from Wicked) to the vets. Though they are a bit fearful because they are feral, overall they were very healthy and clean.
Hobbes still doesn't know what to think of this little thing but he is very curious about him. Locke is becoming braver and braver everyday, starting to explore a little bit. This morning he purred in my arms for the first time, which was wonderful. He is so cuddly and we can't get enough of him!
It all started Sunday morning at 8:20 when we received a call from our friend Katie Mason. We were planning on meeting her and Katlyn for breakfast that morning at 10. However, they had captured a kitten and wanted to take it to the vet at 9 so maybe we could have breakfast earlier or later. I said that we should definitely see this kitten because who wouldn't want to see a baby kitty? Then we found out there was another kitten that was still outside with its mom (who was not too happy). So then we were intrigued.
We had been thinking about getting a friend for Hobbes because he hasn't been eating well at home, but whenever he goes to Sarah's (our cat-sitter and long-time friend) house he eats just fine with his several cat friends. We were strongly considering getting a puppy...but puppies take a LOT more time and work.
Long story short, we went over to Katie's and corralled Locke and took them both (his sister is Elphaba from Wicked) to the vets. Though they are a bit fearful because they are feral, overall they were very healthy and clean.
Hobbes still doesn't know what to think of this little thing but he is very curious about him. Locke is becoming braver and braver everyday, starting to explore a little bit. This morning he purred in my arms for the first time, which was wonderful. He is so cuddly and we can't get enough of him!
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