A weekend to celebrate the new job

We decided that when Noah got a job, we'd take a mini-vacation to celebrate. And we are celebrating... on the Russian River... in a cabin called Blackberry Bliss.

We spent the morning eating breakfast on the patio and being divebombed by hummingbirds.





Then we went down to the river, which is right behind the cabin. Tag REALLY enjoyed this.













Then we went to the beach to wear the pup out.







After that we were pretty pooped, so we came back and took a nap. When we woke up we decided to take a walk down to the bridge.







Tonight we'll probably relax in the hot tub and drink some wine... a perfect way to relax before heading back into the mayhem of preparing to move at the end of the month.

One last thing... we got a new car this weekend! Ruby* wasn't going to make the journey across country again. So we got a 2009 Subaru Outback with plenty of room for Tag and any brothers or sisters he might acquire in the future. Her name has yet to be decided, but here she is!



*Note: for anyone who doesn't know, Ruby is my 1991 Acura Integra... she has 250,000 miles on her and has served me well for the past 8 years. Now she's going to go back to her previous owner, Good Friend Dan, who will lovingly care for her until the end of her days.