After 18 years...

I remember knowing couples at church who had been married for 15+ years and compared to the 2 or 3 years Shauna and I had been married, that seemed SO far away. January we celebrated anniversary #18! Time has certainly gone by quickly. In some respects living in our beautiful little home in Boise on Siesta Way next door to Brian and Linda seems only yesterday... but last time we drove by it felt like we'd been gone a long time.

So for our anniversary, we left for a long weekend at the coast and stayed at our favorite spot in Cannon Beach, the Tolovana Inn. A stormy weekend for sure! The ocean waves were literally crashing just below our balcony! But it was fun to just get away... something we probably don't do enough of. Just hanging out together made the perfect weekend. On the way home, we hit a HUGE snow storm (VERY unusual for the coast!) and the highway was soon covered in snow. It reminded us so much of our years in Idaho. So did the moment when we stopped to help a poor guy and his dog get unstuck from the snow bank he spun his truck into! It reminded me of the times others helped to get my old 1966 Datsun pick-up unstuck from time to time... minus the dog.

This is where we like to call home as often as possible!



Look at these waves! They were spectacular in person and just outside our door!

And this was the storm we drove home in! If you click the image to enlarge it, you'll see that 'ol Ford off to the side... sorry, no photo of the dog.