Count Down Has Begun!!

Well, mom & dad have decided to drive me & my dogs across counrty to catch my flight to Japan. We leave next Thursday the 30th, and I have to be in Seattle on August 5th...not long now. The countdown has begun...13 days until departure!
Eric has moved into our house & our furniture arrived, yay! The bed is up & the movers unpacked almost everything. I've learned a "few" Japanese words, but how long will I remember them? Safe to say...NOT LONG! Sigh, I've always been terrible at foreign languages! Three years of French...can't speak a word!
I'm kinda freaking out about packing & such. I have a huge list of things I have to keep "on me" such as: Medication for me & dogs, 2 dog folders, 2 personal info folders, 1 large personal info file, huge medical record, 2 copies of orders, 2 dog crates (one very LARGE CRATE!), 1 large microchip reader for dogs, dog food, few books, few toiletries, zune, & little make-up. Of course I have more junk, but that is what has to be on my personage, lol.
Eric is talking about Italy after this, but I say Florida! This traveling with dogs reqires more paperwork than children.

Limbo

Limbo is not a place that I am totally comfortable...I guess most people are not happy in that place, but I have been dealing with it pretty well I would say. However, it is getting harder. I left Washington in May, so I have been in this place of limbo for over 2 months with one more month to go. The things Eric and I do for our dogs,seriously. It is worth it totally, but I hate being apart from Eric, ugg! I leave August 5th for Japan. Eric and will have maybe 2 months together, and then he will be gone for about two months...I'm going to need some prayers! I can be independent, I just prefer to be with Eric as opposed to apart from him:)Anyway, that is where I am at. Having fun here with the family...but missing the other part of my family in Japan!

Missin' my man in Japan:(

I talked to Eric today & he seemed a little sad. He is all alone in a foreign country & that made me feel bad. We are used to being together most all the time so this is kinda hard for us. He is really strong though and I know he is getting everything done for us so it will be easier for me when I get there. He found us a house, yay. I will post pics when I get some. He says it is big with 3 bedrooms...nice, given that I got rid of most of my furniture bc everyone said we wouldn't have any room. Oh well, guess I will have to get new stuff;)
I am having a great time with my family right now. We are gardening, cooking, and relaxing... I'll be honest mostly relaxing:)This Alabama heat is brutal for real. We have shopped some too. My Granny & I tried out all the recliners at Ashley Furniture. I have enjoyed spending time with her & my parents. They are fun, but I can't wait to see my man.

My sister humored me and let us have our picture drawn on the board walk in San Francisco. We turned out looking hilarious, but it was fun. I am a sucker for old people, & I just thought the man drawing the pictures was so darn cute. Tim says we look like evil dolls & made us turn it around so he couldn't see it:) I love the way that Heather came out looking asian. Thanks for humoring me Hey.

Rv Show...Can't Wait

No I am not buying an RV, as the one we like is $750,000, and way out of our housing allowance, but we are going to the Tacoma Rv show tomorrow. Eric & I love to watch rv shows on tv & discuss what requirements we would have if planning a large purchase such as this.I don't know why , but it's so fun to us. I also collect realestate magazines & mark the ones I like to show to Eric...that annoys him though b/c we will not even be in the states to purchase a house for 3-4 more years:( With the market like it is we could afford a nice place back in Florida where we used to own a little town home & want to live again one day. Since we have owned once before we have a little bit of an idea of what we would like next time. Of course, being able to "afford" our wants is a different story:)There is a show on tv that I like to watch called My First Place. I love watching the people as they home search. I enjoy living vicariously through these strangers.

Salmon and Chive Muffins

I found this recipe today, tweaked it a little & it was delicious. I am posting it here in case anyone wants to try it...I realize, my sister confirming this to me earlier today, that this recipe may sound gross, but it really was very tasty:)Would be great for a brunch type thing.

Salmon and Chive Muffins
Preheat oven to 395*
Grease muffin cups

Mix together 1 cup milk, 80 grams of melted butter, 1 lightly beaten egg, 1/2 c fresh chives (added salt & pepper to mine)in a jug & shake well.

Pour into 2 cups sifted self-rising flour & stir until almost mixed...add 1 can pink or red salmon ( I didn't want that strong of a fish taste, so I added 1 packet of mango salmon, found in grocery store by the tuna fish) Sounds gross I know...

Pour into baking cups 3/4 of the way full.
I made a little hole in the middle of each muffin & stuffed cream cheese inside.
Bake for 18-20 minutes.

It smelled so yummy baking:)

irritated

Just spent an hour writing a blog & then it disappeared! Over it! Maybe I can post later when I get another free hour!! Argh!