Campin' and Crabs

The weekend started with a birthday celebration for my sister - a pirate theme! With booty and eye patches. What a blast.

Then ... a campin' trip filled with crabs. We took some good friends out to Seabeck to go camping a couple of weekends ago. What a time we had.





First after setting up the tents we hit the water to go crabbing. The gentlemen had dropped to pots early that morning so first we hit up Pleasant Cove for lunch. I had a great chicken pesto sandwich, but the French Dip was to die for. (Yes Carol, I still LOVE them!)





After lunch we headed to pull up the pots. Which... were filled with 12 crabs! Back to the campsite we went where we boiled the crabs, played a little Phase 10 and then ate to our heart's content.





It truly was a feast. And lucky for us, my sister was there and likes to crack but doesn't like to eat it as much. :)







In the morning we made breakfast over the coleman stove.



A laid back evening at home, filled with more crab and games was the perfect conclusion to our camping extravaganza!

Whirlwind

I've had a whirlwind four months since my last post! Including completing my first year teaching, getting married the day after school let out, and now working and playing the summer away.


I have hosted kid's camps out of our home for 3 weeks this summer, worked in our yard, and found that settling into "real life" as I like to call it, suits me very well.







The kids have been great, and have learned a lot. The first week we studied Zoo animals and took a field trip to the zoo. The second week we examined the human body and that took us to the Pacific Science Center and during this past week they have been exploring the performing arts and are learning monlogues and 2 dances! I'm having a ball.

One exciting thing that happened this July was that my best friend, Janet Harding, became Miss Washington 2008. I get to have the chance to follow her through her journey and in a way experience it myself. God knew his plan for my life, and I am so content and thrilled with the outcome of my pageanting days.






Pageant you ask... no more competing because of the new last name. ;) (and marriage!) but I am looking to do some judging in the teen program this pageant season, taking the necessary steps to later be involved in judging in the Miss program.

Wedding, marriage, and life at home with Ben is all I could have hoped for. He is the most amazing husband and partner.


He has the most incredible work ethic, takes care of me, encourages my dreams, and we are making quite the life together in our little home in Poulsbo.

School wrapped up nicely, and quickly for me (since the wedding took place the next day). Here we are at "graduation" a few days before school let out for the summer.

But I had incredible classroom volunteers who helped me get it clean and ready to be the school's tour room for the summer. I felt great leaving Friday after field day and heading to my facial. Then that night we had our wedding rehearsal and the next day embarked on the incredible journey of a wedding and honeymoon.

Check out our wedding website to see more wedding photos! What a day, and it was all made possible by family. I had no wedding planner or coordinator and the day of, was truly stress free due to all the family members and friends who lent a hand! It truly was all we could have imagined, and more.







Can you tell we had fun?!

I need to head back to work, but I want to encourage you to follow our new Miss Washington's journey on her blog at http://janetharding.blogspot.com/ she truly is an incredible Miss Washington and will do great things this year.

Blessings, Alex Jacobson