Life in America

Monday, February 4, 2008

Katrina caught me off gaurd, when see secretly invited 17 of my friends to join us for our romantic dinner at P.F. Chang's. I was so schocked that I didn't get it at first. I thought to myself, why are all my best friends here without me? Then it hit me, they're here for me! Ya! We had 10 dishes of either chicken, shrimp, beef, more chicken, and noodles with rice for dinner. Afterwards we all met up at a new DQ Grill and Chill for dessert. That small Blizzard was way too sweet! Thank you Honey for making my 30th Birthday so special. I love you Katrina. M

Monday, January 14, 2008

Marc's 30th BDay Week

Well,

Thank you Dad and Mom for driving down to Richland Saturday for my Birthday. Thanks for spoiling us with dinner at Anthony's and purchasing and installing our new dogie door. Last night was the first time in 2.5wks that i didn't have to get up in the middle of the night to let Roo out. Also, Uncle Dan and Aunt Sharon were in town with a church family. They shared dinner with us last night at Anthony's and stopped by the house to see Roo. It was cool to have Uncle Dan and Aunt Sharon at Church too. So, BDay cards are beginning to arrive in the mail and Katrina has a nice dinner planned for me at the grand opening of P.F. Chang's tomorrow night! More to come on this topic.

Buckaroo's adopted!

Our new Golden Retriever was born on October 23, 2007. We picked him up on Friday Dec. 28th in Mica Peak, WA. His full registered name will be Mica Peak Buckaroo. We call him Roo. He is a handsome pure bread golden. His Sire (dad) is Hollykins Rio Grande an American Kennel Club Champion. Roo's Dam (mom) is Johnsons Goldenquest Chanel or "Nell." Nell was born by a Canadian champion sire Goldenquest Jaayd. Nell's mom was a field rated golden. So, the cool thing is that Roo's Dad is an American Champion, and his Grandfather is a Canadian champion. Once we get his official paper work, we might find some cool facts too post.

Fun facts about Roo:

I love people more than anything

I love to eat more than I love people

I enjoy chewing on bark, fiberglass, cardboard, people, and jackets

I have a new dogie door installed by "Grandpa Bob"

I'm not potty trained yet

I am getting better an fetching and sitting on command

I sleep in the garage or laundry room

I like the snow

I get to have my second round of shots on Monday

I'm already visibly bigger than when i left Mica Peak.

I'm all around lovable

The Coeur d'Alene Resort

Katrina and I met up with Ismo and Christina on Thursday before New Year's Eve. We ate lunch in Post Falls at the White House a.k.a the garlic factory! When drove another 15 minutes east to the CDA Resort which was covered in snow and thousands of Christmas lights. In fact, the light show is the biggest of its kind in the U.S. We took a chilly boat cruise to see the "North Pole" and the largest living Christmas lit tree in the world. It was taller than the Rockefeller's and U.S. White House's tree combined. We ate great food, sat by the blazing fire to warm ourselves, and enjoyed the hot tub, pool, and saunas. I visited my favorite local coffee roaster, Doma. Another nice treat was that both of our rooms were upgrade to a view looking west over CDA Lake. I spent a few moments on the boat cruise reflecting God's goodness in 2007! The majesty of the NW outdoors blanketed in snow inspired me to praise God and want to be a part of His plans of blessing in 2008. Katrina and I are so blessed with God's provision that we want to see many more people join God's family and experience the peace, joy, and thankfulness in our spirits.

A White Christmas!

Katrina and I took many pictures during our Christmas break in Richland, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene. It was the first time celebrating Christ's coming at our new home. Before we drove to my parents for Christmas week, Katrina and I hosted our young marrieds/singles small group. The guys decided they would overcome their fear of snow by walking barefoot outside...truly a bonding moment! From left to right is Creighton, myself, Ryan, and Justin. Joel and Darren followed soon after. At Dad and Mom's we celebrated with the extended family on Christmas Eve. The food was totally scrumptious and seeing my cousins, uncles, aunts, and Nana is always nice. We did a gift exchange at the end and we walked away with two movie tickets. Playing with our nephew Cade and niece Ellie gave us countless smiles and memories of our childhoods.