tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62807099340487431092024-03-19T17:08:32.825-04:00devin and chiannedevin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-78149782997779741582012-08-05T20:50:00.001-04:002012-08-05T20:50:20.453-04:00one shot<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I know this picture is not great. I had to take it peeking through a window so they wouldn't move. This is Zombie and Roxi's new favorite hobby - cuddling in the sun. I think they are still thawing out from Oregon. They love having a yard and just hanging out all day. These little guys just make my heart so warm!<br />
We received all of our goods, so now we are just getting the house in order. More photos to come!<br />
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I have a lot to blog about, so I will break it up over a few posts. For starters, enjoy a few shots from Devin's A-school graduation.<br />
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chianne.<br /><br /></div>devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-72184073565099672112012-05-03T14:55:00.000-04:002012-05-03T14:57:52.902-04:00R.I.P. Laptop...Well, I had every intention of posting about day to day life here at Sam Allen. However, one day, several weeks ago, the laptop would not turn on. We knew this day was coming but did not expect it so soon. As we live in a furnished house, there is a computer here to use, but it is unbelievably slow, so we don't use it too often. Also, I don't have a way to upload the photos I take, unless I showed you my iPhone photos, but then why would I have Instagram? The photos will just have to wait for a future time when we buy a new computer, which will be probably after we move to our new station.<br />
Speaking of which, Devin put in his "dream sheet" last Monday. You put your top 3 places you'd like to go. When the list of available places comes out, you're only allowed to pick one of your top 3. If none of your top 3 are available, then you can pick anything from the list. They also pick in order of their class rank. It's a complicated process and quite frankly, makes me feel like the stars will have to align and hell will have to freeze over for us to go anywhere we want to go. Devin really wants to work on the Dolphin 65 helicopters.<br />
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I did not take this photo, just found it on Google. If he were to get stationed on this particular type of helo, it gives him a lot of options of places to be stationed in the future. We will find out where we are going sometime this next week. We are both so anxious to know. I just want to be able to start planning and get all our ducks in a row. It's hard work moving with only 6 weeks notice! That's all for now. Next time I write will probably be to inform the masses where we will be moving at the end of June. Until then - <br />
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chiannedevin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-35096663428650212852012-03-29T14:42:00.000-04:002012-05-03T14:57:07.100-04:00Sam Allen and Aurora<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We are all settled in at the waterfront cottage the owners have named "Sam Allen". It's so peaceful and even though it's furnished with the owner's things, we have felt so at home here. We have been able to go canoeing, and Devin is making use of the kayak and fishing equipment. The dogs LOVE it here. They love sitting in the sun room and watching the water and the birds. All the dogs roam free around here, so we regularly have several dogs in the yard playing. Roxi will even run off and visit her friends (her favorites being a little white dog named Jack, and a golden retriever who also is named Roxi), and then return home later. We even took them out in the canoe one day! Roxi thought it was amazing. Zombie was a little more nervous but got used to it. I fell in the water by accident, and to my surprise it wasn't very cold considering it was only 70 degrees out. Roxi has gone for a swim a few times after watching the lab next door jump off the dock and chase down toys in the water. Zombie is not so interested in swimming, but I think that will change when the heat of summer comes. We have to drive a little further to get to town and work, but we have no regrets.<br />
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Devin's doing well in school. He currently has a 95% in class. They take several tests a week, and he is constantly studying or doing homework. In 3 months (to the day!) Devin will be graduating, and we will be moving to wherever the Coast Guard decides to send us next. We won't know until May where that might be. The suspense is killing me! I'm not even going to tell you where we want to go, because we literally change our minds every day based on which aircraft Devin likes most each day. Not every aircraft is at every air station, so whichever one he picks will narrow down the places we are able to go. There are just so many factors to consider!<br />
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Last week, I was able to take the week off work and visit my sister, brother-in-law, and their new baby, Aurora. It seriously blows my mind that my sister grew that little girl in her belly for 9 months! I haven't been able to spend that much time around that young of a baby before, so it was a learning experience on many levels. It was such a nice trip.<br />
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The only downside is that those harborers of all things germy, AKA airplanes, seem to have infected me with a mean cold now. I'm already on my second box of tissues. Ah, well! It seems my obsession with hand sanitizer did not spare me this time...<br />
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chianne.devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-56471178965639438802012-03-09T11:33:00.001-05:002012-03-09T12:28:52.987-05:00Moving! (again.)Devin and I were so lucky to have friends offer to house us while he was in a-school. It enabled me to move out here with him and land a great job at a busy salon. Now that we are here, something fell into our laps that was too good to resist. We heard of a couples' vacation home on the Albemarle Sound here that they were looking to rent out. It's a charming remodeled cottage with spectacular water views and a dock you can use. They have a kayak, canoe, and skiff that they have welcomed us to use. We figured, "Carpe Diem!" When would we ever get to live at a waterfront property again??<br />
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-Chianne.</div>devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-519399010858770002012-02-29T12:15:00.001-05:002012-02-29T12:16:10.221-05:00Announcing...Our newest niece, Aurora!<br />
Born Friday<br />
5 lbs. 12 oz. 20 inches<br />
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My sister is officially a mom, and my mom is a grandma! It's unreal. I can't wait to meet this little blessing.<br />
Love,<br />
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I know this is almost a month overdue, but we did make it safely to the East Coast. It was a crazy trek involving lots of weather, family, and friends. Poor Devin got food poisoning the day after his birthday, and I came down with a nasty cold, but we pressed on.</div>
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Saturday morning, after we had checked out of the hotel, we hopped in the car and drove to Salem to pick up Devin's mom and brother. (They had rode out with family that were going to stay in Salem, which is why we picked them up.) We drove back 3 hours to where we live on the Coast, but before we got home made a pit stop at the beach. You see, in all of Devin's mother's fifty-something years - she has never been to the ocean. Devin and Dillon made her close her eyes while we drove directly onto the beach. Then, they got her out of the car and made her face with her back to the ocean. They made her just breath the salty air and listen to the sounds for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, they let her turn around and face the majesty of the powerful Pacific Ocean. It was amazing to see the awe in her eyes. It made me realize how lucky I was to grow up visiting the beach often and that I get to live next to it now. We played in the cold sand for a bit and then went home. We had lots of laugh and delicious meals. Their trip ended too quickly.<br />
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Now we're gearing up for Christmas which leads into packing up the house to move. It's weird to think in just about one month we'll be traveling cross country to our new home in North Carolina. Boy, do I have a lot to do!<br />
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-chianne.devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-19440345168124747922011-12-11T00:21:00.001-05:002011-12-21T14:02:05.445-05:00Beard beanie tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been busy at work learning to crochet lately...all because Devin wanted a beard beanie, and I sure as heck didn't want to pay $50 for one. The first one I made was alright (see pic of Devin), but now that I got the hang of it, they are turning out nicely. I made a few as Christmas gifts. I could not find a tutorial online to do it, so I'm going to share how I did it.<br />
*I am very new to crocheting, so if any of the steps seem confusing, just let me know*<br />
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Beard Beanie Tutorial<br />
-Yarn for both the beanie and beard<br />
-I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook <br />
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For the beanie: I used <a href="http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2009/03/mens-large-crochet-beanie-cap.html?m=1">this website</a> for the beanie pattern. I did several less rows because I didn't want it to fold up. The beauty of doing it in a round is that you can pretty much stop whenever it's long enough. I will make note that I made one of the beanies using a J hook and it produced the same great beanie but a little larger.<br />
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For the beard<br />
1. Row 1-Make a slip knot. Using the I hook chain 45 sc.<br />
2. Turning chain stitch. Skip 1 sc and continue the second row by working 1 sc into each sc in the chain. Make sure you have 45 stitches.<br />
3. Repeat for rows 3-13 (you can adjust this if you want a thinner or thicker beard) *Make sure to do a turning chain at the end of each row or you will drop stitches, and your beard will start to look like a pyramid.<br />
4. Row 14 - work 15 sc stitches just as you had for the other rows.<br />
5. After the 15th stitch you are going to chain for 15 stitches not connecting to the beard. <br />
6. Slip stitch the chain into stitch 30 of row 13.<br />
7. Work sc into each stitch on the beard until the end of the row (stitches 31-45)<br />
8. Row 15-16 - continue sc into the previous row. When you get to the disconnected 15 stitches, continue as normal working sc in each stitch. After the 16th row is complete, tie it off.<br />
9. Finish by attaching a button on each corner of the beard. The beard can now be attached by putting the buttons into any of the holes in the beanie which is great for adjusting to different faces! Please don't copy this tutorial without citing back to my blog. Thank you!<br />
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I should be finishing up crafts I made for family.<br />
I should be boxing up said crafts to send off tomorrow.<br />
I should be packing up my house since I'm moving in less than 2 months.<br />
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But what am I doing? I'm <strike>sitting</strike> laying on the couch watching the Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family. Sigh. I need some motivation today. Or a magic wand so I can accomplish these things while still watching Harry Potter.<br />
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I put this blog URL on my Christmas cards. Yep. I'm hoping it will hold me accountable to write about our day to day life and will help me put more photos on here. So if I haven't been on here in awhile....yell at me...or something. haha<br />
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-chianne.devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-77107356946466479882011-11-28T14:53:00.001-05:002011-12-04T14:18:33.486-05:00PhotosWe recently had some new family photographs taken. A friend of ours did them, Kara, who just started her own photography business. It was so kind of her to snap some pictures for us! You can like her page, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anchor-Line-Images/288092361224261?ref=ts">Anchor Line Images</a>, on Facebook.<br />
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Also, I graduated physical therapy this month. It feels so weird to not go several times a week, but they gave me tons of at home exercises so I'm not totally off the hook. <br />
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There is only 61 days until we move out of Oregon, and that is very strange.<br />
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-chiannedevin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-26644426702115961502011-10-30T18:53:00.001-04:002011-11-28T14:33:26.172-05:00Halloween 2011Our neighbors had a Halloween party last night. There was much fun to be had and lots of great costumes. My favorite was a pregnant woman dressed as an oven with a bun in it, and her husband was dressed as a chef with an apron that said "Bun Maker". So cute!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devin as "Old Man Herbert"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am wearing heeled boots, so I'm not THAT tall really.</td></tr>
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-chianne.<br />
<br />devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-56933816693201981352011-10-25T13:45:00.001-04:002011-11-28T14:34:23.007-05:00reliefMy plea was heard. In August, Devin received airman orders. Last week, he became an Airman and started working at the air station here. He loves it so much, and that makes me happy. I'm also thankful we get so much more time together now.<br />
We adopted a mystery mutt (we think she's a Yorkie Dachshund mix) from a rescue here. She is furry and wild. They said she was a stray living on the streets which is crazy since she was still a puppy! We named her "Roxanne" but "Roxi" for short. Our inspiration was the song by the Police, "Roxanne! You don't have to put on the red light!! Those days are over! You don't have to sell your body to the night!" We figured this was appropriate considering her past. I think she is the only dog crazier than Zombie if that is even possible. Though Zombie has mellowed out quite a bit since his 3rd birthday.<br />
Right now we are focusing on decluttering and packing so we will be ready to move to North Carolina next year. I'm excited for this new adventure.<br />
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-chianne <br />
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I really wish I didn't have such an empty house at this time. :/<br />
I work too much and don't sleep through the night. It's frustrating.<br />
It's hard to be reliable and in pain, and I feel like I'm at my limit.<br />
I would do almost anything to have Devin get airman orders this month.<br />
August has been better than June and July, but they weren't hard to beat between my accident and the death of baby Taco.<br />
I am just done with this place.<br />
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devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-30910238235206894122011-07-08T02:35:00.000-04:002011-07-08T02:35:32.489-04:00i hate big trucks.I feel like I was hit by a truck, except that that happened to me recently, and this is so much worse.devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-58792376444429773192011-05-09T02:51:00.000-04:002011-05-09T02:51:32.145-04:00progress so far...I'm happy to report that since we started our saving and debt killing journey, we have been making much more progress than we ever have before. Staying on a cash budget is proving more difficult than we thought with Devin being away. However, since we started we have a baby emergency fund of $1000 saved (we have never saved that much ever!), and have saved a great chunk of money for a trip to Las Vegas to watch my brother graduate this summer. (I know we could kill a bunch of debt super fast by NOT going on the trip, but frankly, I need to see some sunshine, Devin needs to get away from that boat, and I don't want to pass up the opportunity to watch my little brother graduate.)<br />
I have paid off one credit card completely and am taking chunks off the next one. All in all, we have paid off over $1100 in debt since starting this journey. It's been over 3 months since we started this so maybe this doesn't seem like a huge chunk to you, but trust me, if you knew how much we made, this is amazing. (and if you are really nosey and want to know, military pay charts are public.) I would have never thought I would be able to say in 3 months I had found that much extra to put towards savings and debt. Now lately, I have been making more at my job due to some management changes, but most of this we had accomplished before the management shift. I will get to kill a second credit card by the end of this month. WOO-HOO!<br />
I think my mom is sick of me talking about savings and debt every time we talk on the phone, so now you get to hear about it...whoever you are.devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-83969159218449031012011-03-29T23:33:00.000-04:002011-03-29T23:33:39.669-04:00belated "sunshine"I love love love flowers. Especially bulb flowers such as tulips, daffodils, and amaryllis. I had a little surprise waiting for me when I got home a couple weeks ago. It made my day and reminded me that I'm surrounded by a great community of people. What was awesome was another friend recently gifted me with the awesome stone that holds flowers! I hadn't got to use it yet, so I was so excited to try it out. (I had way more daffodils than fit in my little stone vase, so I split them up around the house.) I just had to share. <br />
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It was sunny. I went to the beach to eat lunch. I followed as the clouds danced across the sky. I watched the sand lift up in the wind and settle on my pants. I stared at the ocean and hated it for wrongs it didn't commit. I had tears in my eyes masked behind sunglasses.<br />
I saw Red Beard when he was a long way off. For being such a big beach, he was walking straight towards me. I always go out of my way to avoid people, especially when they are sitting alone. Couldn't he walk anywhere else? I tried to make myself invisible.<br />
It didn't work.<br />
Red Beard came right up to me and said, "Hello, how are you today?" I replied, "Hello, I'm good. How are you?" I was what I considered to be far from good, and while I was cursing myself for failing at being invisible, I was thankful for my sunglasses that helped me hide the tears behind them.<br />
Red Beard raised his hands up towards the sky and said, "Well?? It's sunny!" I smiled back assuming he meant all was well as most people in this land equate sun with good without factoring in that <em>warmth</em> is better than cold sun. I guess some sun is better than none.<br />
As Red Beard read my deepest thoughts he said, "Ya know, things could be better. That's true. But things could also be a hell of a lot worse." I didn't feel like we were talking about the weather anymore.<br />
With that he walked away and lit a cigarette.</div></div>devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-15409140631196325972011-03-14T05:34:00.001-04:002011-03-14T05:35:29.478-04:00It's always winter...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making Spring happen indoors.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>devin and chiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661545984636574443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280709934048743109.post-32975082552119014332011-02-28T19:13:00.000-05:002011-02-28T19:13:51.653-05:00leaving....This is Devin, the one who doesn't write as much as he should.<br />
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I'm not excited. I leave again soon, for two and a half months. This is ridiculous, I know I should be thankful that I've had a relatively long in-port, but I really get bummed that I have to leave my wife sitting here in Oregon while I'm out doing who knows what wherever I am.<br />
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Chianne is the smartest, funnest, prettiest, most wonderful person I know, and I've barely had time to get to know her again after joining the Coast Guard. I can't wait till I get to be an AET, and stay home more often then being away. I don't really regret how that I joined, I just wish that it would have worked out, that I could see her more.<br />
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Chynee, I love you, I will always love you. I don't know how I am so lucky to have you, and I'm sorry I've taken you for granted so much. I love the thought that we get to grow old together, and that you said yes when I asked you to be my bride. You truly will always be the light in my eyes. Even when I act like an ass, it's not to hurt you. You are so amazing, and I think that you don't realize it. I love you more than I'll ever be able to put into words. XOXO<br />
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This is the source of my joy today in this long dreary winter - see those 3 little sprouts? Well multiply that by 7 pots (and some have more bulbs than this pot!)...not to mention my flower bed as well. The point being, back in October I started a project.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have <b>always </b>wanted to grow tulips. So I studied up. I bought all the right things. So finally, it was time to plant. This started in my living room. It was too cold and rainy to plant my potted tulips outdoors so I put a blanket down and went to it in the living room. </div><br />
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I had learned you can force the tulips to grow indoors during winter if you incubate them outdoors for the necessary amount of time. I wanted to make sure I could bring the pots indoors in rounds to constantly have flowers starting in February, so I went a little crazy and planted more pots than I have room for in my house. Then I watered them and put them outside to get cold.<br />
The next morning it was surprisingly sunny, so I planted the rest of the bulbs in my flowerbed. Yes, 75 bulbs in all between the pots and the flowerbed. I also panicked the first morning because one of my pots had been dug in. I soon learned I had an enemy - Mr. Raccoon. Oh well, after that night I was smarter and kept my flowers safe for the remainder of the incubation period.<br />
Today was a blessedly sunny morning. I went outside to check my flowerpots because it has been long enough to start trying to force the blooms indoors. I was overjoyed to see the sprouts. I brought two of the pots inside, so we will see what happens!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">If you made it through my tulip ramblings, I commend you. I'm so eager for Spring.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">love,</div><div style="text-align: left;">chianne</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The thrill of tulips/two lips together <3</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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