Driving to Arizona

Phew! We got through all the busyness of the last few weeks, and Jason and I have actually had time to talk to one another and eat dinner together again. It's wonderful.
On Easter weekend though, we were in different states. I went to Arizona to visit my grandparents and check out their remodel, but Jason's work schedule wouldn't permit him to come with me, so he went up to Modesto for Easter.
My mom and I drove together to see her parents, and it was a really fun road trip. On the way back, we ate soft-serve ice cream cones in Wasco, a little town that has a bunch of old fashioned hamburger and ice-cream joints, with names like Dari-Freeze and Jolly Kone. Cute, huh?
Lots of other fun stuff happened, but I'll have to tell you about it later, because dinner is done, and I'm starving!

A New Horizon For Allison

Jason routinely fills out these surveys that Yahoo sends to him. He's been doing it for quite a while. And apparently, they have a raffle to award prizes to people who fill out the surveys. This month, Jason won!
What did he win, you ask? A Yahoo mouse pad? A cheesy tee shirt? No, my friends, something better. Jason describes it as "less cool than a car, but better than a tee shirt."
Yahoo sent him a Playstation 3.
Now I admit, at first, I was less than thrilled. I dislike even the idea of video games. But to be completely honest, at least part of the reason I dislike them is because I am so inept at playing them.
However, Jason got some games specifically for me to try out, and I have been having a lot of fun! One of the games is "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune", a game about an Indiana Jones-type treasure hunter. And, while I'm still not a pro, I didn't suck so much that I got disinterested. In fact, I can't wait to play again.

So Sue Me

I admit it. I have been terrible at this blog thing. I started out with the best of intentions, but you know, blogging is really hard. And it's very time-consuming to write an engaging, witty blog. Or at least I would assume so.
I have been looking at some more houses on redfin.com. House-hunting is my new hobby. There are now a lot of cute houses in the $350,000 and $400,000 range here. I can't wait to see how much lower house prices go!
In addition to surfing real estate websites, Jason and I have been traveling quite a bit--to San Diego a few weeks ago, and then to Mt. Hood, Oregon last weekend.
In San Diego, we enjoyed perfect, sunny, warm weather, in the midst of a gloomy Northern California February. I am convinced that San Diego is heaven on earth--how else can you explain buying 20 avocados for only 5 dollars!? We also had a wonderful time with Michael and Lindsay--they were great hosts, and let us relax completely. We enjoyed the weekend Southern California style: on the beach, and watching dolphins. Amazing!
Then last week we went up to Oregon for the wedding of Jason's niece. The ceremony was at the beautiful Timberline Lodge. Jason gave a really eloquent speech during the ceremony that made everyone tear up. During the reception it snowed, and made a perfect background to the stunning decorations. In other news, Justin, Melynda, Judy, Jason and I went to Ikea. I bought some lovely new dishes, a bath mat, and sundry other things. We also went to Multnomah Falls with Jan, our lovely hostess. The Falls are really amazing, and I'd like to go back again sometime.
Once we got back from Oregon, Jason started preparing Credit Line for their move to Pleasanton. This has used up all of Jason's free time this week, but he should be finished moving soon. He is busier than I could ever handle!
Whew! So in a nutshell, that's what we've been up to.