I sure loved driving the buses! I was lucky in my career being able to do different jobs where I worked. It gave variety to what could have been mundane! In the end I loved driving the buses the best!
Sis and I went on an adventure, I will post pics from that soon! It feels so good to not have to wake up to an alarm clock and go to bed so very early!
Now I have time to slowly work on my house, also do all of my hobbies and down the road get me another fur kid! I miss having a doggy fur kid!
We so lucked out there was just a small line to see the Coast Guard ships and I never got to tour them so this was a big treat for me! The Coast Guard is my favorite branch of the service so I was so stoked to be able to see their ship.
We boarded the U.S Coast Guard Cutter Henry Blake! it is based at a Naval Station in Everett Washington and it’s primary mission is the maintenance of 80 lighted, 39 unlighted, and 65 shore-based Bouy Tenders. They also perform search and rescue, law enforcement and environmental protection.
Positioned in front of this vessel was the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle. It would have been fun to see it but there were way to many people on there and the line was way too long! I was so happy to see the smaller vessel anyway!
Here is one of the buoys they have on board, the chain looks so massive too that is holding it.
This officer has been serving in the Coast Guard for 8 years! It was nice to chat with her!
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle
The Iconic Portland Sign
We listened to this Navy Band play and they sounded really good!
Group of people finishing up their parade float for the Grand Floral
We stopped at a wonderful Thai restaurant and had an appetizer and beer. We will definitely be going back there for lunch. The restaurant smelled so good!
Head over to instagram stephvnietea for her recipes. I made her Boo Chow and Chicken recipe and it is delicious! I have made a few of her dishes and loved every one of them!
Creating my own wall art by having my photos printed of my beloved fur kids and hanging them on my walls for sentimental wall art! That way I get to enjoy seeing them instead of on a disc stored somewhere and not looked at ever!
I have quite a bit more I want to print up of them and other things I have taken in my photography hobby!
Tomorrow May 26th, 2025 marks that last official day of me at work as I didn’t want to go back after the holiday! I decided to retire after putting in 36 years at my job!
I was so young when they hired me and wow what a career I had at my job. I got do work in different positions there and ended with my most favorite of driving the bus!
At times it seems like it was yesterday that I started there and wow where did the time fly by?
It is scary starting a new chapter when you are so used to very early get ups every day and early to bed!
Time to dig out all my hobbies and work on improving my house in ways that I want to and get myself a dog, yesssss get myself a dog! I miss my little Gizmo and I know I want the companionship again of a fur kid! tee hee!
I am slowly adding more flowers to my deck! This is the first year where I have had this many and I can’t wait to make the rest of my deck a flower oasis!
I sat on my deck for a while and enjoyed the warm sunshine and my flowers!
I came in and made a simple dinner of boiled cabbage and threw in ground chicken and thyme seasoning, and a little bit of pasta! My late fur kid Gizmo would have loved this dinner, tee hee! A fond memory of her eating cabbage and she of course adored chicken!
Tomorrow we get our rain back, so I will have to wait before I put my little table and chair out on my deck for summer!
