A trip to the E'n'R room.: Ryan's homecoming

Friday, January 9, 2009

Ryan's homecoming

I have been meaning to update the blog since Ryan's homecoming, but honestly... I've been a bit distracted!

I took video of the dogs greeting Ryan for the first time- enjoy!

Once inside, they got a better view of him!

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Jeff said...: These were awesome. Totally made me grin ear-to-ear how happy they were to see him!
Thanks for posting!; January 10, 2009 at 2:24 PM

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Our Running List of Shows and Concerts

Super Diamond at Showbox SODO 12.31.07
Ben Kweller "The Craft Series" at Neumo's 11.28.07
Band of Horses at Showbox 11.20.07
Steve Stephanowicz and Kirstin Elmer at Harmon 11.8.07
SuperDiamond at Showbox 9.2.07
Polyphonic Spree at Showbox 10.25.07
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah at Nemos 9.29.07
Smashing Pumpkins at Endfest 9.22.07
Stevie Wonder at Chateau 8.31.07
Chicago at Chateau 8.25&26.07
Keb Mo at Chateau 8.23.07
Wilco at the Paramount 8.21.07
Rufus Wainwright at the Moore 7.29.07
The Fray at Marymoor Park 7.28.07
Cabaret Show at Triple Door 7.26.07
Lyle Lovett & KD Lang 7.21.07
Doobie Brothers at Chateau 7.19.07
Monte Montgomery at the Triple Door 7.16.07
Band of Horses at Showbox 7.2.07
Chris Issak at Chateau 7.1.07
Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs at Chateau 6.23.07
Left Hand Smoke at the High Dive 6.22.07
ToTo at Chateau 6.17.07 (Ryan)
West Side Story at 5th Ave 6.12.07
Harry Connick Jr at Chateau 6.2.07
Killers at WaMu Theatre 5.27.07
Rent at Paramount 5.13.07
Camelot at 5th Ave 4.23.07
Bright Eyes at Paramount 4.1.07
Paulo Natuli at Showbox 3.28.07
The Shins at Paramount 2.20.07
Gomez at Showbox 2.15.07
Josh Radin at Triple Door 2.13.07
Keane at the Paramount 1.30.07 (Engagement night)
Matt Costa and G-Love at Showbox 1.24.07
Band of Horses at Showbox 11.4.06
Super Diamond at Showbox 11.3.06
Rolling Stones at Qwest Field 10.17.06
Killers at Paramount 10.12.06
Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah at Showbox 10.10.06
Elton John at KeyArena 9.23.06 (Emily)
Bonnie Raitt and Keb Mo at Chateau 9.3.06
Chicago at Chateau 8.26.06
Red Hot Chili Peppers at EndFest 8.12.07
Pink Martini at Chateau St Michelle 7.22.06

Ryan & Emily

Ryan and I met at camp. We were both counselors at Camp Goodtimes, the American Cancer Society's annual week-long summer camp for pediatric cancer patients and their siblings.

Ryan had emceed a fundraising event for the camp and was recruited to be a counselor. I had been an active volunteer with Relay For Life and had found my way to camp the year earlier. For several years I watched Ryan in his zany personality as "Coastie" working with the older boys. Ryan had selected his camp name because he was a Coast Guard reservist, and I had chosen "Bug" as my name for no other reason than I really wasn't that fond of the real thing, and it fit.

For three years we saw each other once or twice a year. We were always fans of one another, but the sparks really flew when we started dating in the summer of 2006. Ryan says it took me three years to take his flirting seriously, and I think it took me three years to take HIM seriously. He is a true personality!

It turned out that we both had successful professional lives, many similar interests and goals and fell in love very quickly. The next six months were a blur. He started law school, we crammed every minute together in that we could, and soon he moved to where I owned a home and we got engaged. Last summer we bought a house and moved North, closer to school and much of our social circle.

We were married in December. We had a beautiful ceremony and reception with close family and friends. We rang in the the new year as newlyweds then spent almost two weeks in Central America. We reluctantly returned to the cold and immediately prepared for the next big event in our lives, Ryan being deployed to Iraq.

He spent a long year away, but is now home and has completed two years of law school. We are enjoying our home, friends, family and spending time with our "kids" Bonnie and Clyde.

A trip to the E'n'R room.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Ryan's homecoming

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A trip to the E'n'R room.

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