The best thing I ever did!

Happy Anniversary to my fabulous husband! I can't believe its already been a year. Time really has flown right past us. I can honestly report, I have had the best year of my life and that I love my dear husband even more then the day I married him. He is always very kind, loving and patient with me. I could never have imagined married life to be so wonderful, but it has brought me so much joy and been such a great blessing in my life. I am excited to spend the rest of my life with this handsome boy! Here is to another year as great as this one!

He did it! He's a Doctor!

Hooray for my husband! He graduated this week from medical school and I couldn't be prouder. He has worked so hard and put so much time, energy and effort into achieving this goal. I don't know how he does it sometimes. That is one of the things I love most about Clint, he is a very dedicated and hard working person and is continually trying to progress in life. He is also very humble and quite modest, so I know he will be a bit embarrassed about me spotlighting him, but he deserves it. I don't know anyone who works as hard as he does. He has even been dubbed "The Worlds Most Efficient Man" by some of his buddies, because he never stops working. While I sat there at his graduation, I felt overwhelmed with gratitude that I was able to be part of this event in his life. I hope that in a small way I have helped him along the path of this accomplishment. Anyway! Congrats Clint! You will make a fantastic Doctor!

Costa Rica!

Clint & I had decided long ago to go on a big trip to celebrate both of our graduations, our almost one year anniversary, and to just get a chance to go somewhere big before he started residency. So we decided upon Costa Rica! And just look at that picture, can you blame us? We had a fabulous time from start to finish, and although we got a little soggy from a few rain storms, we still had a ball.
We explored Arenal Volcano, saw our first group of monkeys out in the wild, and were in awe of the beautiful variety of plants and animal life.
While exploring the jungle we happened to get absolutely drenched by a sudden rainstorm, but we still had fun. Next we took an insanely crazy, white knuckle bus ride to Monteverde, the Rainforest high up in the clouds. It was all worth it when you take a look at this:
The Rainforest was absolutely exquisite. It was probably our very favorite part of the entire trip. It was just such a unique place with plants and animals you never knew existed. It was quite a rush to see the animals in their natural habitat. Take a look at some of the beautiful plants we saw:
Not to mention these very nice birds we made friends with
While in Monteverde, we also became little explorers and went on a hike with a guide at night, with our flashlights, in the pouring rain to try and spot more wildlife. We spotted some frogs, tarantulas and a nice sloth, whose name was Dagoberto. The next day I conquered my fears and went on the zipline through the rainforest. While I was terrified the entire time, and shaking like a leaf, it was still a thrilling experience and I am glad I got up the guts to do it. Here we are, two little adventurers!
Our last stop on our trip was the beautiful Manuel Antonio.
It had been several years since I had seen the ocean. And what a site it is. The sounds, the smell, the feeling of the sand on your feet. I love the ocean! We stayed on a hotel right on the beach, so we got up at 5:30 everyday to go walk around while everyone else was sleeping. It was beautiful. We also spent a few days in the park looking for more critters.
We found some fury friends, and some not so fury friends

We loved our trip and we are so glad we were able to go. It was a real SPLASH!
I think this is my favorite picture from the entire trip. Clint was hiking off a bit to have me get a cool picture of him near the rock on the beach, when a huge wave hit him. Look at his face! Priceless! He sure is cute.


Our Tropical Bird Atlas

Above: Clint's good friend Cody met up with us

 Above: Action shot of Clint!

Below: Beautiful Scenery

 And more fun times and pictures. We had a blast!