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11/8/2018

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I am currently at my aunts house in Eugene Oregon, it is my first time ever being to Oregon in general but Kember has been years ago. Although it is the first time we have ever been out to visit our family. 
So far the visit has been great, we met their two dogs Asto and Ruby, Jasper the cat and of course the albino bunny. 

A quick update on the van, we brought her to No Name garage the second day we got here. There were VW buses everywhere, Vandy seemed to have made lots of friends. We felt bad taking her away from all of them this morning. She got a lot of work done although thankfully thy did it in a day. It was much needed work, I won't make you suffer through more of me talking about car parts etc. just know she is set for a while. Always enjoy calling our parents to let them know what she needs done and the price tag attached to that. Then again we are their two daughters and they would do anything for us... right?

It has been good to spend time with family again, I can call my mom, dad and brother with one push of a button. That in that brief phone call it doesn't feel like I am thousands of miles away. Reality sets in as I end the call each time. It is nice to have familiar faces, people we trust and love to help us out.

They have been showing us around Eugene which has been fun, we climbed a mountain and got some 360 degree views of Oregon. That night we decided to do an escape room. It is quite hard to explain what that it is, you basically pay money to be locked in a room and figure out clues to escape. This one was a haunted temple themed, Scooby Doo and the gang sadly did not make it out. I guess we are the new Mystery Incorporated. Pretty sure that is their team name... not sure if they still got by that?

Today was another great day, went for lunch at this great restaurant and headed to a pinball bar. Lucky for us it was a Friday and most games were free! So played my first game of pinball... disliked it because it was challenging... then kinda fell in love with it. I understand the reason people have tournaments now. I am looking for folks to make a team with. Please help me out with team name suggestions as well.

That is really all I have to say, not sure what else I have to talk about. I realize I do not talk a lot about what we have been up to. I guess I write about psychopaths or random crap like that. I am looking for new books to read so if anyone wants to help me out with that. 

I have so much on my mind right now, I am worrying about my friends for I guess no reason. It is just weird to be around someone all the time and know you will be their for them whenever needed. Then next thing you know you are miles away and that almost becomes impossible. I will probably write more about my thoughts on that. As of now I will enjoy my dinner and hanging out with my family. As should you.

I almost forgot!! Happy No Shave November! My favorite month for that reason and of course my birthday is coming up. So remember you cannot shave or else?
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Sage
11/10/2018 02:37:06 pm

And don’t forget that Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet comes out later this month, too!!!

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dad
11/11/2018 07:08:31 pm

Glad you are at Kari, Chris and Raven's place. Sad to say that I have not been there yet. Not a good brother, sorry.
Happy that you will finally be heading south to some warmer temps. You are going to have an awesome drive down the coast to San Diego.
Tell Vandy that I hope she is feeling better. All we need now is to put in a new engine and then she will really kick some ass.

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Julie vanderblue
11/11/2018 07:17:13 pm

So happy you are hanging with Kari, Chris and Raven! Wish I were there! Let me think about some books...although who EVER reads what their mom suggests?!
One of my favorite books as a tennagers was The Outsiders by SE Hinton...I am pretty sure I gave it to ... Pony Boy ...
"Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day."
Stay Gold Gretsky...I love herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

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Julie vanderblue
11/11/2018 07:20:37 pm

FORGOT to type the last line of Robert Frost's poem...

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

But YOU guys will stay Gold...I am convinced of that! xoxo

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