 | Current mood:  chipperCategory: Life Hello all! Yes it's been a little while (almost a month). Busy, busy.... Firstly, my vacation was just that...a well deserved vacation. I enjoyed every minute of it. It's one of those vacations that you don't want to ever get back to reality. There's a little bit of beautiful in Washington, and I think I found it. There's a little bit here as well, but sometimes you just gotta put on your walking shoes and go see what's out there. Holly and her family were more than just a bit accomodating to me and I sincerely appreciate it. Holly and I took a little walk (HAH!) up the mountain to her little slice of the planet and it was well worth every out-of-breath and out-of-shape minute. I realize that pictures don't really do any view justice but here are a couple.
In case you all are wondering about the last pic, that's my yearly snow angel. Been doing them for as long as I can remember. Pretty good for an old guy! Let's see....I got Holly's myspace page up and looking good. We tweaked it and she's looking good! Other news from the front... I guess the biggest news of late is that I'm in the works of buying my first home. I should be closing on it at the end of this month. Details and pictures to follow (eventually). Be prepared for a house warming party of some sort! Work's work. Busier than ever. Had a few decent calls lately. They generally are good for me and my students/third riders...bad for the patients. Always doing my best to kick the reaper in the drawers and away from my patients. Doesn't always work, but I got good odds Well, I promise not to be a stranger...hopefully I got myself in a routine for a little while. I'll be back soon. Until then... Have a happy and blessed Easter! God Bless, Mikey
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Back from Washington and Other Stuff
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| Current mood:  relaxedCategory: Travel and Places Hello all! Doing well. Doing nothing is good! Relaxing is even better!! Boy, I had no idea how much I needed this. Being able to sleep in til noon (if I want to) is a good thing. Been seeing the sights, so to speak. If you're looking for monuments and skyscrapers, this is the wrong part of the universe. If you're looking for nature at it's finest, then this is God's country! Lots and lots of snow. If you were paying attention to the news on Wednesday (February 28th), the sixty-car pileup was about 20 miles or so from where I'm at. I was safe at home watching all the snow fall, drinking my hot coffee. Really, the weather isn't bad at all, if you're used to the snow every day. Temperatures have been pretty reasonable. Good thing I didn't bring a bulky jacket. I can get by just fine with a fleece jacket. Here are some pictures of the surrounding area: Holly's (and her parent's) driveway:
Holly's house:
A view of the countryside (with lots and lots of snow):
And last-but-not-least...downtown Cle Elum:
Okay, gotta go...they're kicking me out of the internet cafe again. More tomorrow! Mikey 21:01 2 Kudos --------------------------------------- Beautiful pictures!!! Are you sure you want to come home? I'm glad your having a relaxing time we miss ya. Tell Holly I said hi. That is to much snow for me I need a beach and some palm tree's because I am having cabin fever. Love ya Nicole Posted by Nicole on [06 Mar 2007 | Tuesday] - 01:05 -------------------------------- Mikey, It is so pretty there. I would not want to shovel all that snow. Make an igloo for me. Tell Holly and her family I said hi. Love, Cherie ------------------------------------- LOL, You two crack me up! No shoveling up here (at least for the most part). They got a couple of back-hoe's to do the job. Been pretty mild this week. Lots of melting snow and even some rain today Love you two! Mikey |
Cle Elum, Washington (1 of ?)
| Current mood:  calmCategory: Travel and Places Hiya Folks! Made it ok (if it wasn't too obvious). Didn't get hijacked or anything disturbing like that. Mostly slept on the way over here (almost eight hours total travel time with one layover in Cincinatti). Seattle's pretty much the same as I left it (at least I think so). I didn't spend too much time seeing the sights. I have quite enought time to do that. Rented a 4WD and I'm damn glad I did. I got nothing but mounds of snow everywhere, and it's snowing as I type this in the local internet cafe. Just had to buy a coffee to use it. Cheap at that, WOOOOT! Cle Elum is probably pretty close to any small town up in northern Michigan. Cle Elum is about 70 miles east of Seattle/Tacoma. Not too far up the mountains (we're about 2500 feet above sea level) but the balmy feel of Seattle (no snow anywhere to be found) changed tremendously in that 70 miles of travel. At about 40 miles or so, snow was evident on the ground and it only got higher and higher as I drove. We got probably 3-4 feet of snow on the ground and almost 10 feet drifts. Cle Elum is your typical small town, a couple of street lights and its got that rustic feel. Believe it or not...just what I was looking for. Ooops gotta go...they're closing up shop all around me...typical small town...everything closes up early. Will write more soon. God bless! --------------------------------------------------------Yeah Mikey, I am glad you are in Washington. I visited Medstar on Saturday with Jacob and he wanted to know where Uncle Mikey was? I made everyone look twice. They were confused because I looked so much like Nicole. It really messed with some of them. It was very funny. Good job with your class. You and Nicole rock! Love Ya, Cherie ------------------------------------------------- LOL! I'm not suprised. I'm sorry I missed you two, but I had a date with a plane trip as you well know. I'm actually suprised that you haven't been up (at Medstar) before now. And thank you for the kind comments as always. I've been up here for four days now and we've had snow everyday to add to the multitudes already fallen. Good thing I packed for this weather. I even brought my boots. Good thing too! Will write more soon! Love you too! |
Vacation
| Current mood:  energeticCategory: Travel and Places I will be on my way to Washington State very soon. I'll be gone for two weeks and I am so looking forward to it. Dunno if I'll be looking forward to the 17 feet of snow that I'll be anticipating in the mountains but I'll be sure to relax and have some fun. I don't know what kind of internet access I'll have but if I have to hike it back to Seattle to use a internet cafe then so be it. Later peeps! Mikey
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