wk 10.

the last couple weeks have been crazy. bear didn't come home before we left for texas.

we flew there tuesday night. we had such a ball! that'll be another post.

we came home saturday night around 10 pm. still no bear.

we decided that on sunday morning, we were going to drive to utah in the morning and surprise our family.

sunday, we woke up at 5 am and left at 6 so that we could be home by sunday dinner at 530.

it was so much fun seeing the family and surprising Camille. she is the sweetest.

the next morning we went to the pound to look at kitties.

well....we left with one.

we wanted to name her after something that would remind us of home.

so we named her Rumbi.

its a bit soon to get a kitty after bear left. we're both so sad about him being gone. 

the point of getting a cat was to keep me company while jon is away. i wanted him to spend time with a new kitty too, so that he didn't just come home to a cat he doesn't know. 

we still want bear to come home. 

and this new little kitty is so so so sweet.
p.s. those specks on my jeans? yeah. its snot from rumbi sneezing. she was sick when we got her, so we're in the process of nursing her back to life. we are good parents. 

wk 9.

this is the picture jon took of me last night. 

this cat was on the animal shelters website. it so obviously isn't bear. he looks so angry and mean. i wanted it to be him so bad. and really thought it was.

 i took another picture today. just the one. i thought i'd be bringing bear home with me. instead i came home alone. 

missing.

our kitten went missing. he left thursday night and hasn't come home. we usually leave our screen door open for him. we looked for him all day yesterday. i called everywhere on base, everyone said they haven't seen him. i think someone stole him. today we are going to put posters around our neighborhood.

i know he didn't run away, he has a good little life with us. he is the most spoiled cat.

look at him. after i bathe him, he gets so cold and shakey. so i wrap him up.

he fell asleep.

this is how bear reacts when he hasn't seen us for awhile. this is right when jon got back from st. george. 

happy little baby.

my little plant.

i love plants. i don't know a single thing about them, but i love them.

before i moved, i stole* the plant off of my desk at work.

we were in transit for 4 days. when we got to california, we stayed a couple nights at the Vigil's. since we didn't have a home, i left my plant in the Vigil's garden. i hoped that they had sprinklers so that he could get watered....wellllll...he didn't. 

this is what he looked like when i picked him up. 

such a pathetic sight. i was so worried. we bought some fertilizer for him and i have been nursing him ever since. 

proof-

look how full and luscious!! he's a whole new man! 

now i need to get a bigger pot.

does anyone know where i can get a cute one??

in unrelated news, this is what my nights look like:

jon and i usually read before we go to bed. jon reads for MAYBE 3 minutes before he's out.

oh how i love them. 



*i didn't REALLY steal it....i just told my manager i was taking it and he wasn't very happy about it. he has a good home though. 

dads visit!

gary came to visit us the weekend we got bear. thats when bear did nothing but fall asleep in weird places and positions. he is asleep in this photo. 

on friday, we went to the aviation museum right next to where we live. it was pretty cool. 

i dont know if i'd go again, but it was free.

then we went to the USS Midway! it was awesome exploring the whole ship. we were in it for about 4 hours and still didn't see everything. poor sailors had to live and work in such small spaces. 

this was the creepiest. the ship hospital. i know it was haunted. 

we thought this was so funny.

me with coronado in the background.

we took a tour of the flight deck? or something. but it was really worth it. if you ever go, you need to take the tours. sometimes, the tour guides were stationed on this ship. it was so cool hearing their personal stories of when they lived on it. 

dad in the brig. scary!!!

i got these pictures off my dads camera. yes, he took a picture of the cat playing in his shoes. 

he loved this little kitty. 

the next day, we went to sea world! jon and i are recent season pass holders! we bought one year, and got another year free. so actually we have passes for two years. it comes with free parking as well. we've been twice, and it already paid for itself. sweet. 

in true robinson fashion, we got to the park right when it opened. meaning...we were the very first people to ride Atlantis that day!

it is the funnest, cutest ride. 

dad and Mei looking at the 'dolphins'.

scared in the shark exhibit!

midday snacks.

this face is reminding me of one that amanda used to do. i will never do it again.

i got a kids meal for lunch, and walked away with a sweeet plate souvenir. 

in the middle of the day, jon and i rode shipwreck rapids. 

i really love that ride, so finally jon decided he'd come with me.

not only did my dad put a quarter in one of those things so that he could spray water at us, but you go under a waterfall. we. got. SOAKED. SOAKED is even an understatement. 

after that, i took off my shirt and put my sweater on. which is why i had my shirt draped over my shoulder. well, sometime between the shark exhibit and this last picture, i dropped my t shirt. we looked all around and traced our steps and FOUND it! i'm so happy to be wearing it right now.

it was such a fun vacation, i'm so happy my dad got to come and visit. we loved spending time with them!

wk 6.

not the most flattering picture of me...

but i like it.

i was squeezing the cat until he mewed with his mouth shut and both jon and i were laughing.

bear.

LOOK at this kitten. 

he's officially ours.

we've been thinking and talking about getting a kitten for awhile.

i want to have a little companion here while jon is gone, and i just love cats.

he finally decided to let me get one!

he's allergic, so i wanted to make sure that jon was here when i got the kitten so he could get used to him.

we fell in love with him as soon as we saw him. 

this is us on our drive home.

i'm making that face because he has his buried in my arm. he was so drowsy all day. 

looking out the window on the drive home.

holding him while letting him look out the window. 

!!

my nails...i know.

but he fell asleep like this and it was soo cute. 

when we got home, he went right under the couch and passed out for hours. 

when he woke up, we showed him his food and the litter box.

after jon helped him, he started eating himself. then he made his way to the litter box and used it.

fabulous. 

i love him. he has such a pretty coat and it just so cute. 

jon doesn't like cats and didn't want to get one.

he is so sweet for letting me get bear and being so good to him.

they are SO cute together!!!!

wk 3.

first day with Bear.