Annual Training

It's that time of the year again! For most people, summer consists of swim suits & sun burns. For us, it's dreading drill. Every summer, Michael has to leave for 2 weeks to be with the Marine Corps. Normally, while he is gone, I'm a slave to my phone. I cannot leave it's side, & if I lose service for even one second, it's a frantic scramble to regain bars! 

Lucky for me, this year, Michael was able to stay back at Camp Williams instead of going to California with the rest of his unit. This meant, I was able to talk to him every day! 

B L E S S E D ! 

Although he was working way harder staying back than he would if he went, having him a phone call away was priceless. 

At the end of  A N N U A L   T R A I N I N G  they have "Family Day." Basically, they do a little luncheon with everyone & their families. This year, thanks to a little help from our friends, we did have fun!

Meet the Bierma's. They are our soul mates. We love them.

We then spent the day with not a care in the world & putting an even deeper hole in our pockets! 

It was totes worth it!

X O X

Katie Goose

Birthday BBQ Surprise

As if getting Raven for me wasn't thoughtful enough, Michael decided he would surprise me with a beautiful Birthday BBQ! Since Michael had Annual Training We both had to work on Saturday, but after, he took me out shopping, then over to a park where our families & a few friends were waiting to surprise me! 

W H A T ! ? 

He had everyone pitch in & bring food & drinks. We played volleyball & even our kids (pups) got to come! It was everything I could have hoped for, & more!

That night, as we crawled into bed, Michael told me had one more surprise for me. He then left the room & came back with the prettiest pearl ring I've ever seen. He told me he wanted me to have a pearl with my wedding ring & all of the sudden, my already perfect wedding ring became even more perfect. 

X O X

K A T I E  G O O S E

South Duel Creek Adventure!

This year, Annual Training is coming earlier than the norm. It's next week. As tough as this time is for us, it encourages us to make the most of the time we do have together. That being said, today was our last day to get to spend together with just our immediate family. 

(Immediate family: Me, Michael, Frank, Raven.)

So, we spent our day hiking up South Duel Creek! First of all, it's a such a gorgeous hike. You wind back & forth over this little river, slowly making your way up this little canyon. The pups loved being off leash, & being able to jump/splash in the numbingly cold river.

After hiking for a little less than 45 minutes, we reached the top of this little hike where we found the cutest little rope swing! Basically, we spent a few hours just hanging out, playing with pups, & swinging our lives away.

Today was perfection.

X O X

Katie Goose