We laid to rest Bear tonight. He developed labored breathing so we took him to the emergency hospital. Through X-rays we found out that his heart had shifted to the wrong side and that likely there was a hole in his only good lung. We will miss him very much, but he will be remembered by us and online (he was featured on Stuff on My Cat). Bear was 2 years old.

Joe’s 25th Birthday was over a month ago now, but we had a great time with friends. It was a surprise party where we had dinner at Tahoe Joe’s and then went to see Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. We were finally able to get the pictures back from our friends and post them up online, enjoy.

Joe and I have been having quite the busy summer so far. We’ve been to two weddings: Daryl and Christina and Curtis and Lyndsay which were very enjoyable. We’ve also had the opportunity to serve a bunch at church, and Joe started to play bass guitar with the worship team every other Saturday (which he has been enjoying very much). The weekend after the 4th of July we took off a few days and went to see the Olsen clan (Mark, Vivian, Craig, and Matt) and just spent some days relaxing (and getting to see Ratatouille).

Our other pass-time that has been keeping us busy is that we are looking to buy a house on the central coast. It’s been a very eye-opening experience and we are learning a lot. We’re excited to see how God leads and provides. We’ll keep you posted when we start to get further down the path, but we’ve found an area that we like, so now it’s just a waiting game.

I’m not sure if anyone reads this or not, but if you do, thanks for being a part of our lives!

Last Saturday was my Bridal Shower up north. It was hosted by all of my aunts (Joan, Lori, Darlene, and Suzie) and was very nice. There was wonderful food, and everything was color coordinated with the wedding colors (blue and silver).

Everyone there was either family or family friends, and it was so nice to see everyone, especially the people I haven’t seen for a long time. They gave us so many wonderful gifts, most of them were for the kitchen which is so great because I’ve missed getting to cook. Thanks so much for everyone that came, it was really special that you came.

~Kristen

P.S. I’ve posted some photos from the day in the photos section.