Trivia Night

The Rules

• No more than 6 people per team
• Team names must be creative (e.g., The Sassy Sombreros)
• The announcer should think he's pretty funny even if no one else does
• Only those over 60 who watch a lot of TV can know the answers

Needless to say, we didn't do very well, but we didn't lose!
And since we were with fun people
---Katie, Jana, Jen, etc.---
we couldn't help but have fun!

Missionary Mike in Mexico

Here is the most recent picture my brother sent from Mexico. He says he wants a street bike when he gets back. I am so proud of my little brother and the amazing person he is and is becoming. He has just about 8 months left!

Spring at UW

Ryan & I took the Ross kids to "The Quad" at UW, which is currently bordered by blossoming cherry trees. It was quite picturesque! (Too bad all I had to capture it with was a camera phone.)

Med School Prom

Med School Prom was really fun! It was held at the Space Needle and was quite well attended. I was happy to see that med students can do a lot more than attend class and study! This was the first dance that Ryan and I have ever been to together and since it went so well, we already have plans to attend next years' Prom together!

Here we are decked out in our formalwear.
And here are some of Ryan's good friends, Eric & Jonathan.

A Visit with My Parents

Lucky for us, my parents live in beautiful, sunny, Southern California.
Our last visit, over Spring Break, included the following activities:
Hanging out with our super nice hosts in beautiful surroundings,

Four baby birdies & several fish feedings,

A walk on the beach at sunset,

Karaoking with grandparents, Auntie Karen, Uncle Tom, and cousins!

Spring Break

Ryan & I had Spring Break for the first time since high school so we went to a magical place to celebrate... DISNEYLAND!

We had a great time doing all sorts of fun things like...

...trying on hats at The Mad Hatter.


...taking a picture with Mickey & biting his head off.


...getting soaked at Splash Mountain & driving at the Autopia.

And of course, after our two days of fun at "the happiest place on earth..."

Theo Chocolate Factory

Today we went on a field trip to the Theo Chocolate Factory. It was pretty cool since we learned all about the production of chocolate "from bean to bar," we got to wear hairnets, and we did quite a bit of taste testing. It was good stuff, but you know, too much of a good thing can become a bad thing. I don't think we will be able to eat chocolate again until probably . . . tomorrow!

Whistler Trip

Ryan broke out of med school "prison," I took a day off work,
and we spent the weekend at Whistler with Ryan's parents.
We had a wonderful time skiiing and enjoying the beautiful
mountains & the peace that comes with being away from it all.

Mission Friends

While serving in New Braunfels, Texas, I was fortunate to have not just 1, but 2 wonderful missionary companions: Sister Miller & Sister Engels. Amazingly enough, we all happened to be in/near Seattle last week and were able to get together and reminisce over lunch and bowling. It was great fun, just like old times!

A Fun Breakfast

We made a "fancy" breakfast for ourselves the other day and we threw a few "specialty" pancakes into the mix. Cute pancakes definitely taste better than those plain, round, boring kind!

Ryan's Birthday

For Ryan's birthday we celebrated by going to Snoqualmie Falls. It was so beautiful at the falls and in the surrounding forested areas. It was a perfect day to walk around there. Ryan thought it was a perfect day altogether and he thinks life would be so much better if every day were his birthday. I agree, but I worry that he would age quite quickly if that were the case.

New Year's Day

We had so much fun skiing up at Mt. Baker on New Year's Day with Ryan's dad, his brother Shawn, and our friends Kris & David.