Pendleton "Comes to Life"

My mom and her family grew up in Pendleton Oregon. We visit every year and enjoy Pendleton and its awesome attractions. Its known for the famous Pendleton Woolen Mills, the rodeo, and the underground tours. The underground tours take you through a city under the city that was built it the 1800s by the Chinese. Every year, once a year, in the underground tours, they put on a show called "Comes to Life". This is were they replace manikins for real people. So when the tours go through, the manikins come to life and as if it were that time period. Josh and I were able to go this year and play a part in the Shamrock Card Room, the saloon. Josh played the part of the bar tender and I was a cancan dancer. Josh had never been before so I was a little nervous of how he would react. I didn't know if he would be able to understand why I love Pendleton so much or even be able to understand my family... but he did good and he actually enjoyed himself quite a lot.

These are the Chinese jails. Josh and I went though the tour the day before Comes to Life


This was first comes, first serves

The meat market








Me and the sheriff Til Taylor

Back in Idaho

So we're back in Idaho. Believe it or not we really missed it. Our first day back Idaho greeted us with a beautiful snow storm and really cold winds. Gota love Idaho's weather. We live in my parents basement, free of charge, and enjoy home cooked meals my mom makes... We are hoping to be moving out sometime soon... Its been a good time hanging out with our families, although no one believes that Ive been in Hawaii for four months. They keep asking where my tan is... Anyway, I got a job at a spa and Josh is doing JB Windows (anyone need their windows cleaned?) and working at a bank on the side. Life has been good, we feel really blessed.

Last Days in Hawaii

We woke up at 7am, we knew this day would come quickly. We went to Hukilau beach for that last time, Josh tried hard not to cry...






When we were all finished packing there was no where to sit or relax. Our suit cases took up the hole bed... So Josh found the only spot open against the hard sinderblock wall and a suit case with his feet proped up on the nightstand... He took a nap

Beach Time

Josh wanted to be burried in the sand....He said it felt good... "cool and soothing" ...

Goodbye Mr. Gecko

Our beloved Mr. Gecko died today on April 9, 2008. He was a great gecko with many talents. He could change color faster than you could blink. Green, brown, and purple were his favorite colors to change into. Mr. Gecko bore two children in his life, here in the Bowman house. Although Mr. Gecko is in fact actually a girl, we never referred to him as one.
Mr. Gecko's children, fortunately, will not miss him. They too have passed on. About a month ago, Josh was climbing out of bed, hap-hazardously, when he accidentally smashed flat one of the baby geckos under his foot. Later in the month. I was checking our mouse trap when I came across the second baby gecko, that had been missing for several weeks, he got stuck in our sticky trap. On a happy note, they are all together again.
Although we do not know the cause of Mr. Geckos death. We suspect loss of his children, we think he was starving himself. Wasn't able to deal with the loss... Josh buried him outside by the telephone pole. He will be missed here in the Bowman house.

Life is how you make it

Josh took me to the Winter Ball. It was held on a cruse ship called "Star of Honolulu". I'm not sure why they call it "Winter ball" in April, in Hawaii... Well we had a blast!! Our friends Len and G, paid for our tickets for our birthdays (We owe you) There was a live band and a DJ for dancing, there was also a lot of eating, and relaxing. I got our outfits for $9 together. I'm such a great bargain shopper. Although Josh's suit was a little snug. He had to unbutton his pants every time he wanted to sit down... He sure did look handsome though.



"I'm flying Jack!"


I cut Josh's hair for the first time. It took me almost a year to convince him to let me do it.


Finally he realizes he should always listen to his wife.


We have been having fun and working hard... pretty much just having fun though. For my birthday we ate at a Thai resturant went Kayaking. It was pretty awesome! We saw turtles and dolphins. I fell like I'm living in the movie Lost. (I get to see the cast sometimes, they come into the spa for treatments) I really need to stop watching it. Me and Josh have just started on the second season, we are trying to catch up.


We also visited the Polynesian Cultural Center... this is Te'o-Tafiti... the fire dancer

Another Day in Hawaii