The Parties Over

Well the guests have come and gone, and we will shortly be back on our way as well. It was a nice small gathering of friends and family, and we have had a fairly relaxing time. It is always good to get back to this side of the state everynow and then. It would be nice if we had a little more time and freedom to get into Seattle proper, but no such luck. Things need to be run on a fairly regimented schedule when you are traveling with two young ones to make the trip as painless as possible. The new car and the DVD player sure helps though! It's nothing that six hours can't fix. We are off to walk the harbor downtown and get some pizza before we take off. Wish us luck. Anything with caffiene at this point!

Here are some pics that we were lucky enough to get from the photographer that was here. Thank you very much Lisa, it was fun. The top pic is the family that was in attendance, and below are Grandpa and Grandma Tripp. Last but definately not least is my little Aaliyah. What a sweety!

A place for everything

Well this is just my second post on my new but more than probably short lived adventure, and allready I am posting abroad. Ok, so it is only 280 miles abroad from where I would normally post, but for a man with a wife and two kids that is just about the most abroad things get these days. We are visiting family in Gig Harbor this weekend for a birthday and a baby coming out party....at least I guess that is what they are calling it. Don't ask me, I don't really get it. It is, however, nice to take a little trip in the new car. Besides, if you know anything about me, you would know that I vastly prefer this side of the mountains as opposed to that other side.
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I see that our friends in Boston are a little quiet lately. They started off so well with a poste every day too...Not that I am one to speak mind you, but it's fun to poke the bear every now and then. I think I will go pick some blackberries growing outside my window. Happy belated birthday if you are reading this Anna. Love you. I think a hot cocoa would be appropriate today.

Is this the party to whom I am speaking?

Well, here I am in the big scary world of the super digital party line that is the contranets. I figure if my good friends have set up residence here, then why not me too? I may not have any fantastic adventures to talk about at the moment or nice things to say about grass in middle america, but here we are nonetheless. We will see how the journey turns out in the end I suppose, but I am happy that we are on our way. Happy Mochas and Lattes. We'll talk later.

Thank you for all our good times kid...and for the many more. <3

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I

Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I

Lights will guide you home

Coldplay - Fix You