... to Lake Ozette.

My family went on a backpacking trip last weekend to the ocean by Lake Ozette. It was definitely one of my favorite family vacations! We got there Thursday and hiked out about 5 miles. It was sprinkling just a little bit but then the sun came out in the afternoon. Friday we spent the day running around climbing rocks, swimming around in the freezing cold river and basking in the sun. Which did not turn out that well since me and Alison got some pretty bad sun burns and my legs look freakish now. We invented rockshoes, our version of horseshoes. We also gathered up some garbage off the beach and played a couple games of bowling with a round buoy. There was a nice swing made from a buoy too. We saw lots of animal life during our trip; deer with their young, an otter, eagles, a seal, and some whales off in the distance. It was really cool! The tide pools were awesome!! We wanted to go swimming in them but we ran out of time. It was a very nice relaxing weekend, we were only sore a little..

... hosting a wedding reception/shower/open house... thingy.

Whew. One of the responsibilities of the maid of honor is to throw some kind of bridal shower. So that is what I did. I really detest those chessy games people often play at showers so I avoided those. Alejandra also wanted to have everyone meet Devin so I tried to make it an open house. We had a decent amount of people show up at my house. The food was scrumptious! Thanks to everyone who helped! I had people make a little note to give to the couple and then I hosted a little interview with the couple. The questions were pretty fun I think. All in all, I think I pulled it off; with a lot of help from many other wonderful people.


P.S. Congrats to me this is my 100th blog!

... to mini golfing with my dad.

Happy Father's Day!!!
Father's day is here and gone and my sisters and I wanted to do something fun with my dad. Mini golfing has always been a favorite so we took him to the Putting Zoo in Bonney Lake. It sure was nice weather for it! Afterwards we took him out for a milkshake at Wally's. We threw in a few DVDs and candy for good measure too. We had a blast hanging out with our dad!

Dad, you are one of the most amazing people ever. You have so much wisdom and knowledge. You seem to know the perfect moment when to share your wisdom when it is most needed. Thank you so much for setting a godly example for us. and for caring so much about our family. I love you tons Dad! Megabomb

... to Kathryn's Graduation!!

Wahoo!!! Hey everyone my little sis has finally graduated!!! Woot woot!!
My little sister, Kathryn Irene Murray, has officially graduated from Enumclaw High School. The commencement ceremonies were held at the White River Amphitheater on an incredibly cold night. (Wow has I freezing!!) The ceremony itself seemed a bit long, nothing compared to Alejandra's, but the speeches started sounding the same. One of the highlights of the evening was having my grandma participate in the whooping and hollering. Yea, apparantly my sister Alison was not ringing the bell hard enough so my grandma grab the bell and started beating it against the railling. Later she started beating it against my mom's chair; that's when it broke. It was pretty funny.
So congratulations Kathyrn, you made it and you made it with honors! Love you!

I would also like to give a shout out to my cousin, Adam, who has also graduated from a Kent school. I forgot which one, I get them all confused. He won the silent and strong award. So congrats to you my amazing cousin!

... to hear a talented musician.

Again this blog is about my little sister Kathryn and her amazing fluting skills. She is quite the flutist! I went to her final high school band concert. She is in the Wind Ensemble with Mr. Breakfield. (Wow is he a character, I had him when I was in junior high!) The band did an excellent job! They did a pop concert so they played songs like the pink panther, Andrew Lloyd Webber medley and Star Wars. It was very enjoyable beautifully done! Good job muff!

... to a bloody end.

!!!Warning!!! Those of you with weak constitutions, should not continue reading this blog!!!!

Yes, there is a bit of blood involved, along with needles. Alison cleaned out all her Army medic supplies from her closet and thought we should put some of them to use. So she taught me how to give an IV... on herself. It was great fun really. We both enjoy the medical field and all that that encompasses. So this was quite a treat for me.
Alison is a great teacher and was very patient with my morbid excitement. Of course our parents were not too thrilled with our makeshift hospital, but hey what would you do on the field?
She taught me how to prep the needle/catheter thing, how to properly clean the arm and find the vein. I was a little nervous at first, especially when I poked through her vein. Luckily my dad was nearby and showed us both how to save it by moving the tube thing around. It worked! Alison did not loose much blood really. (Thats after the fact and I emptied the syringe onto her arm for added effect.) Thanks Alison for being such a great patient!