Light Room

I FINIALLY felt well enough to play with my light room tonight, if that tells you how sick I have been!!! I got the lights In the mail on Wednesday and I didn’t even get it out of the box. I waited until drew came home and I even let him put it together and play with it first I then closed the door on it and let the dust start building up while I paid worship to the porcelain god because we all know how much more fun that is!!

Our Resignation:

In the past year alone I have wanted to become many things… A Lifeguard, EMT, Nurse… (WAIT people throw what up????....) Photographer, Administrator, anything to do with the Planned Parenthood and working with teens, teaching them about STD aka STI. Oh and you can’t forget Swim Instructor. Drew on the other hand, is an Engineer through and through. He always had the best couch fort with the most stable design, despite what Coaly thinks. He is a true Mr. Fix it. From your bike, to your computer, back to your car, he can fix it. With all of my uncertainties and his ability to fix anything I formally announce our resignation from a semi care free couple. For we are about to enter it to the world of parenthood.

Sincerely,
Drew and Keri

2008 Highlight Recap

January: We decided not to move to Alaska and live at a gold mining camp…. After all Utah isn’t that bad!!

February: We decided that yes indeed Utah is that bad…. We both started looking at for jobs in Oregon.

March: We took are spring break and went to job interviews. I interviewed for the Aquatic and youth program director in Eugene as well as with the Red Cross Drew at Stuntzner Engineering and Forestry in Coos Bay. All jobs were looking good…… Drew got an offer in his interview I fell in love with the Ocean.

April: Decided that coaly needed a Friend and we took in the hell dog. Aka Zeaphy. We also put or condo up for sale.

May: Sold the Condo + 20k after closing costs. We leave Utah.

June: Drew loves his job I am working for the red cross and getting really good at Guitar Hero. I decide I need a hobby and buy the Nikon D40

July: I get tired of the red cross and apply for a job at the hospital after I get many response of we can’t afford to hire someone with a degree. Well why did I spend so much time and money getting a degree if that means people can’t afford to pay me.

August: Drews working still and loving his job I am working at the hospital not much time to really do anything.

September: We get tired of the corky rental house go out on the spear of the moment and buy a house that weeks the market hit an all time low. Which made it one of the best and worse times to be buying a house? Our interest rate is great but wow it took forever closed.

October : We finial closed on our house and move in!!

November: First thanksgiving at our house where family came to see us!!!!

December: Took a trip back to Utah.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!! I decided to buy my own present!!! No one really wanted to buy me camera stuff so my mom and grandma gave me money to buy my own camera stuff so I did!!!! Drew and his family always wanted to me to find a hobbies, now that I have drew thinks it is a bit expensive but quickly remembered all off his hobbies we have sitting in our garage, hummm, Kayaking, Skiing, Snowboarding, and Rock-climbing oh and the four wheeler. He has no room to talk and indecently neither does the garage.

Back from Utah

Well we are back in Oregon. I all I heard at work yesterday is how crappy the weather has been, and frankly I am not seeing it 40 in December is not crappy!! I do however feel that we should not have to be mowing or lawn in December!!! The way back was seemed a little long and less entertaining photo wise anyway!! We have a new Niece, her name is Chloe and other than that I don’t have anything else to say.

OH and i got to see Jess for about 5 whole mins!!!

Trip to Utah

Well we left Coos Bay Saturday Morning at about 5:30 am. I am convinced that we chose the biggest storms of the year each year to travel in. Oddly enough just out of Coos Bay was the worst. I made a photo journal and here it is.


Just outside of Coos Bay

Trucks pulling out to put on chains

As soon as we got of Oregon everything was clear and dry and we even stopped for some site seeing

Utah first thing in the morning

The dogs traveled very well.

Oh i almost forgot we came to a sign weed or college humm???

P.S. I am in Price right now if anyone one is around ;) *hint *hint*

Star Light, Star Bright

Or in this case: Moon Light, Planet Bright. The brighter of the two planets is Venus and the slightly dimmer one higher in the sky I think is Jupiter. They were all very bright last night and the sky was clear so I took some long exposures of them. These two came out the best.

Thanksgiving

For some reason when I first visualized Thanksgiving this year I figured it would be something like yesterdays reheated KFC, I mean after all I had to work Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. I did manage to get Saturday off (thanks Carol), But the craziest things happen when you have a house; people come to you! (I am sure being right by the ocean didn’t have anything to do with it.) Anyway Drew’s parents, grandparents and brother came to have Thanksgiving at our house. On Friday after I got of work we had our thanksgiving dinner. I even had time to make a few things. I was inspired by Jessie to take pictures of the food.

Since I had Saturday off we tried to cram all of our sight seeing into one day. (Drew, Scott, and Barb were busy working on the house the rest of the time.) You can view more thanksgiving pics here.

Newport Aquarium

Well the reason we haven’t blogged for so long is because drew said he wanted to blog about the Newport Aquarium. We meet Trevor and Erin in Newport a few weekends ago and went to the Aquarium. I got some good pics but Trevor thought I could be killing the fish with my flash ;) I am sure he was kidding… at less I hope so because that didn’t stop me. But i am going to keep this short and simple so drew can added one or make his own.

you can click here to view more pics.

http://picasaweb.google.com/DrewBeeMiller/Newport#

Sunsets and boats

Well, we started off the day with a very photogenic cup of Orange Juice and of course the puppies had a treat as well. Then we went sailing and I didn’t even get sick, which is a plus because we could very well buy this boat one day ;) (Anyone ready to visit yet)


The Puppies also had a play date with a great dane.



Anyway, anyone that knows me, knows that I am have the tendency to really like one thing for x amount of time and then move on to something else well I think I am over waves for the time being and you may now start seeing 100 different pictures of sunsets because tonight’s was sooo sweet!!!

Virtual Tour

So everyone keeps asking for pictures of the house. So here it is a Virtual tour of the house, room by room. If you want to see all of the tour photos you can see them on our picassa page.

Entry Way

Office/Computer Room

Guest Room

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

BBQ

Kitchen

Kitchen

Dining Room

Living Room

I took many more pictures (about 45) of the house, click here.

Happy Viewing!

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary!!!
Well today is our 2 / 8 year anniversary, and no that is not 2.8 years that is 2 years being married and 8 year total dating. It is a bitter sweet. Why is it a bitter sweet you may ask? Well I haven’t seen one of my best friends since or wedding and she keeps saying she is going to come see us….. cough cough ***** Jessie. I have plenty of proof if you read any of my comments that she said she will come here to see us, I am just hoping that openly blogging about this will speed things up. ;) Hi Vin and Jess!!
Anyway I have posted a few photos of us together from the past few years.

High School Age 17 thats right we started dating when we where 17.

But we always had fun with our friends, and yes that is Nathan and Breana you see in the photo and no they didn't go together. We found out years later that he hates this photo because he didn't go with breana but he wanted to. i'm going to post it anyway because i don't think Nathan ever reads this. You live with a kid for how long and he can't even read your blog. Its ok i don't read his blog about World of War craft so we are even ;)

The day we go engaged and then left it at that for about two or three years.

I think is is when i sold Patty the pathfinder :`(

Drew's High school graduation pic. That’s right he was a year behind me in school I liked the younger boys.

Umm I even still married him after he made me shovel my way to the outhouse when we lived in Alaska. It was the single worst moment I can recall since we have be together and it was just about five mins before this picture was taken. I asked where is the bathroom and he pointed to a bucket. He promised that at less there would be an outhouse … So a shoveling i went, which wasn't easy i don't know if you can really tell from this picture but the snow was up to my waist.

November 4th 2006

Oh and i couldn't help but to added are first photo together with coaly.