Heartbreak

As you know from my last post Trevor and Erin wanted to get me a kitten for my birthday.  I was so excited to finally pick out my new baby, I even bought an automatic litter box so that we would be prepared for the day we brought him/her home.  When we moved into our apartment we noticed that there was a damage deposit that all pet owners must pay.  So tonight we called our landlord and asked him how much that it was going to cost us.  To my heartache he explained that the rules had changed and that he was no longer allowing people to have pets in the building.  I can't help but feel sad. :(

Birthday Weekend!

This year for my birthday, Erin, Trev, Chris and I went on a weekend trip to Seaside, Or.  We left really late on friday night because Chris didn't get off work until 10pm.  At around 1:30 AM Trevor was pulled over for speeding in the middle of nowhere Oregon.  Luckily she let us off with a warning, but in reality we don't think Trev was speeding, we think she was just bored and ours was the first car to come through there in hours.  We got to the beach at around 2:30 and stayed up talking until 4!

The next morning Erin woke up to me, like a kid on christmas, ready to go!  After all it was the most amazing day, at one point the thermometer reached 70 degrees!  We went to Bagel by the Sea for breakfast, did some shopping, and walked along the beach.  When we returned the boys were just getting up and heading out with the canoe to drop the crab pot.  More than enough time had gone by to drop the crab pot and the boys still weren't back.  We started to wonder what was taking them so long, so we hopped on the bikes and rode down to the bridge where we could see them standing on a bank, quite a ways down the river. While Trev and Chris were taking a leisurely stroll down the river, they had been stopped by a police officer.  Apparently it is illegal to canoe without a life jacket, even when you can stand up in the completely still water that you are canoeing in.  Once again we had a run in with a bored police officer, but this time we weren't as lucky.  Even after showing Officer Oconnor Chris's military ID, he gave Trev a ticket.  We walked the canoe back to the house and headed off to Cannon Beach.

Cannon Beach was amazing, we walked out to haystack rock and Erin and I waded around in the tide pools.  We found a lot of hermit crabs that looked like tarantulas with shells.  I didn't really like them.  On our way back to Seaside, Erin and I got our noses pierced.  I almost chickened out as always :)  We went to Dundee's for dinner (best chicken strips ever!), then we had a fire on the beach.  After putting out the fire, we went to Girtles for some Karaoke!  We never did decide on a song and we were all getting tired, so we went home, made funfetti cupcakes, and went to bed.

On the ride home we didn't have any run ins with the law.  Around factoria, Erin pulled off an exit and was going a way that I had never gone.  I didn't think it was possible for her way to be faster, but I wasn't in any hurry and didn't complain.  I was starting to get very confused as to where we were going, but I still played along until we pulled into the humane society parking lot.  My eyes lit up with excitement and I immediately turned to Trev.  WHAT!  I have been wanting a cat for so long, but Trev had been resisting.  Turns out that Erin and Trev had been planning to surprise me with this on my birthday for a while.  They even had a cat carrier in the trunk, covered by a black plastic bag.  sneaky sneaky!  We went into the building, but were unsuccessful in picking out a kitty.  The one that I loved, was sick :( Don't worry I'm going to keep looking!

It was an amazing birthday weekend.  I have the best friends and fiance!

Right after they got the ticket for not wearing life jackets.

I love this picture of us, on the town.

Cannon Beach

After our nose piercings

Erin took this awesome pic of Trev and I.  sneaky!

aint nothin better than 23

This is my first post on the blog, and it's a very important one - Stephanie Newcomb is 23 years old today!

I met you when we were only 10. Now, here you are, 13 years later, and I can’t help but to love you more every day.
When I think about your life so far, many events pop in my head, whether it was a story you told me, or something I experienced first-hand.

Here are a few of my favorites:

You were in 4^th grade and new to your school - and there was a sack lunch bandit on the loose! The kids in your class were losing their food to some unknown, well-nourished thief.
After this had gone on for a few days, a girl spotted the culprit. She went to the teacher with the surprising news.
That day, you walked in from recess, and in front of the entire class, the Teacher looked at you and said, “I know what you’ve been doing”. With shock, you replied, “What?”
“Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’ve been stealing these kids’ lunches!”
You felt completely embarrassed, more vulnerable then you had ever felt. Before you could say anything, the eyewitness said, “No, not her. It was the other Stephanie!”
You didn’t commit the crime, but you had felt like you did, as you stood in front of your class, wrongly accused by your own teacher.

I always feel for you when I hear that story. But then I laugh :)

Another good one, was when you were playing video games at Godfather’s Pizza. You, a young girl at the time, were told by your Dad that it was time to leave. But not if it was up to Stephanie – you needed more quarters for more games!
Because you were so adamant about playing more games, your dad was forced to almost drag you out of Godfather’s. You began to scream, “Help me! This man is not my dad! Help!”
I can only imagine being a person in the restaurant, contemplating whether I save this little girl from being kidnapped, or not. Better yet, being your dad, as your own daughter proclaimed you as an abductor in a room full of strangers. But luckily, you didn’t seem convincing enough, as everyone continued minding their own business.

But selfishly, my favorite memory about your 23 years, is when I met you for the first time. You were new to the neighborhood, and your Grandma Kathy was introducing this very cute girl to all the neighbor kids. I was fresh off a nice slide from the Slip ‘N Slide, my 10-year-old biceps gleaming in the sun. I quickly put on my shirt, so I wouldn’t intimidate you with my blindingly, egg-white skin.
As your grandma introduced you to all of us, I could not wipe the stupid smile off of my face. Knowing almost nothing about you, I later told Kristen “I think I like her” – also knowing full well that this 10-year-old gossip queen would quickly deliver that information to Stephanie.
It was like at first sight – the first girl I ever liked. I mean there was Pam Harding in the 4^th grade, but I only “liked” her for her taste in lunch boxes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
I then spent the rest of the summer walking by Kristen’s or your grandparent’s house – just hoping that you were outside. And 13 years later, not much has changed. I value every moment I have with you. You are an amazing person, Steph. I love you.

Goodbye Double Deuce. Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

Here's a little ditty to celebrate your 23rd.

nerd alert

This is what I do with my free time.

So long 22

I know I'm 2 days early, but I can't help but feel sad that my 23rd birthday is here.  As most of you know 22 is my favorite number, so I put together some pictures that I took of my favorite digits. Don't worry I wont be getting rid of my license plate any time soon so you can still make fun of me ;)

Here is to you DBLDUCE!  

It's Pretty Darn Official

Mr. Trev and I are getting married in Leavenworth, WA (not the prison).  Papa Jim and Grandma Ida have graciously allowed us to host the wedding in their back yard, which by the way is incredible.

Only 394 days to go!

R.I.P

The only tulip in our yard died today :(

Favorite Color of the Day!

Lemon Apple Green!

I Love ME

I sure had my priorities straight back then.

Sassy Pants Gets A New Look

Jumped on the bandwagon

Here is the link to my new flickr site!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sodeosodeo/

ZOO with the CROO

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.



This is what happened to Katie's glasses when we walked into the rain forrest habitat.

Carter Boy

Just because...

Proof of the Divine Creation Theory

Olympic National Park

Trevor and I have a bit of an obsession with national parks and so when we awoke to a beautiful morning we decided what better way to spend the day.  It was a full day of climbing snow covered mountains, dipping our feet into beautiful blue lakes, and enjoying a west coast sunset completely alone on the incredible Ruby beach.  What an experience!  We are planning our next big National Park trip to Yellowstone in May, but are hoping to do a quick weekend trip down to Crater Lake National Park sometime before then. Yay!

On this day in 1985..

A 10 pound baby boy named Trevor Joel Whitney was born to Brian and Marceil Whitney at around 5:15pm.

These are the facts;

Trevor Joel Whitney traveled to Chile when he was just 3 years old, where because of his unusual size he was mistaken for a child of go cart riding age.

When he was a young boy Trevor was given something extremely rare that every kid dreams of having... a power blanket!

Trevor received mostly good marks on his 1st grade report card, however there was a note scribbled in by hand that read, "Needs to be careful of interruptions at the rug."

In the summer of '94 Trevor asked a neighbor girl to pick blackberries with him.  She declined because she "just wanted to be friends."

In January of '97 a close friend of Trevor's was lost to brain cancer.

Trevor bought his first Abercrombie and Fitch shirt with his brother Shawn's discount so that he would be prepared for Junior High.

Trevor thought that he was so cool when he was dating a senior cheerleader in his sophomore year in high school.  (It wasn't that cool)

His senior year of high school he was the runner up in Mr. Mustang (a comedy competition), and he was the Homecoming King.

In 2003 Trevor faced a life-threatening infection and beat it.

After a full recovery, and many months of not being able to do much, Trevor craved adventure. His fix was a 3 month employment on a fishing vessel in Alaska.

Trevor graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle with a degree in Audio Production in June of 2006.

He landed his first Job only weeks after graduation, and now is working at Adobe.

In January of this year Trevor asked the neighbor girl to marry him.  She said yes.

Happy Birthday Trev

I love you!

~Neighbor Girl

I Made this in December...

but I couldn't figure out how to post it.  Thanks flash class!

more to come...

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