Washington D.C.

The weekend of the 4th of July we decided to make a trip into D.C. to go to the zoo. In hindsight probably not the best idea to go into the nation's capitol during the fourth. We did not enjoy the city and have no immediate plans to return. The purpose of the trip was to see the National Zoo. I will admit that the zoo was nice. Although driving through D.C. makes me more nervous than the zoo was worth. But we did have a nice time seeing the animals.

The elusive anteater.

Snapping turtle.

These guys were too fast for the camera, but they were one of my favorite things to see.

Finally a close up of the camera shy anteater.

May 25, 2013

I forgot to write anything in May about our anniversary, how neglectful of me. May 25 was our 3 year wedding anniversary. I still can't believe I am married or better yet that I am lucky enough to be married to Tim. I promise I won't get all mushy. I could not have chosen a better person to spend eternity with. For our anniversary we went to a Japanese Hibachi Grill. Our together gift was a new bed. Tim got a book about Einstein. We had a really good day. No pictures. I just wanted to post that I love being married. :) Some interesting thoughts:
-Tim does not really like desert (I really haven't met very many people like this).
-Sometimes going to bed mad is fine (seriously sleep is the great mediator).
-If a boy refuses to play with your hair, don't marry him (Lucky for me Tim never tires of this task).
-Together we have lived in 3 states, 6 houses and had 5 wards (we are part gypsy I think).
-There is nobody that I would rather be with than Tim (Chauncey and Dwight are also included in that statement).

Goodbye Winter

The beginning of winter was not so bad, but it seemed like spring was never going to get here. It stayed cold or coldish up until the middle of May. I do not really mind, but Tim is not a fan of cold weather.

We took the dogs to the park, when the weather got nicer.

These flowers are pretty.

The dogs are happy to be outside again.

This has nothing to do with winter. It was a Pinterest recipe that turned out well. This is before I cooked it.

After it was cooked. It was really good.

This is a project of Tim's. He is growing watermelons. This was taken a coupe of months ago when  his plants had just started growing. They look pretty good now. We will have to take another picture of their progress.

Spring Zoo Trip

Our favorite animal at the zoo.

We took a trip this spring to a zoo in Wilmington. It turned out not to have the best assortment of animals, but we still had a nice time.

Taking a nap.

She/he (I'm not sure) looks so friendly. Probably not though.

My zoo friend.

This is a member of the rodent family. Who would have thought.

The expression reminds me of Chauncey.

Relaxing

Gross.

Outside of the zoo. 

There were some friendly ducks next to the river outside of the zoo.

This little guy was friendly.

Life is beautiful

Tim: Tim now works a crazy schedule; it’s called the Panama schedule. Basically one week he works Monday and Tuesday, is off Wednesday and Thursday, then works Friday, Saturday and Sunday and that is the night shift. The following week he is off every day, but Wednesday and Thursday. He is doing well and is in the process of getting his school figured out. He still plans on starting classes soon. He has also been doing volunteer honor guard. When fallen soldiers come back to the United States, they come here first. There are protocols that are followed surrounding these brave people. Every couple of weeks Tim is on call. Two weeks ago was his first experience doing that. It would be too sad for me to do. But Tim serves honorably as always.

 Jessica: I finished the semester with a 4.0, I am quite proud. I am currently waiting to see if I am accepted into the social work program. I am currently working at a doctor’s office. I am glad to be working. Right now it is not so bad because school is out so my only focus is work.  I am nervous to see how working full time and school full time will work out. I’ll get a trial run this summer. I am going to be working and taking one class at night. Not the same as full time, but I suppose we will see.

 

Really life is great. There is nothing that we could ask for.

Update on the East Coast Jarman's

Tim: He is doing extremely well. He is one of the hardest worker’s I know and the people at work say the same. He is usually the one asked to help with things that are broken because he is smart and efficient. He rarely complains and gets along with most people. As of now he plans on starting back to school this summer. I believe he will be taking some math classes this summer, but I am not sure. He is pursuing a degree in physics. He continues to be the best friend and husband ever and I am continually thankful for him and all he does.


Jessica: Not much for me, I started back to school this semester. Currently I have a 4.0!! That’s pretty exciting. I am trying to get accepted in to the social work program. I am applying in May, so I won’t know until sometime over the summer. I also meet with my advisor sometime this semester to see how much longer until my degree is done. Fingers crossed that it’s only a year. That’s all that’s going on in our world.

When are we coming home? Many have asked when we are coming to visit. We feel so loved that we are missed so much. Originally I had started telling people that we might be making a trip home at the end of May. I began looking up airline tickets and we have since realized that unless prices drop dramatically we cannot come home then. Besides that we really need to try and save money and Tim’s leave time for the holidays, weddings and other really important events that we are going to try hard to be a part of. I know that is disappointing, but right now it’s the best we can do. Who knows there might a really good deal found and we may come sooner than expected. Know that we love and miss you all.



Jessica

Snow Days.

It is almost the end of March and still no spring weather here. The weather has been a blistering 50 degrees (rare) down to a balmy 30 (the weather has been varying in the high 30’s to mid-40’s). Basically we have a heat wave going on. Ha! But we have not had any more snow stick, we have had some flurries, but nothing like the snow we had at the end of January and the end of February

The beginning of the snow.

The product of those flurries, although it was still snowing some.

Tim woke me up when it first started snowing (I like snow, so I was really happy), but I was not ready to go outside, therefore I took a picture from inside.

Note the dog paw prints. Both seemed intrigued by this new substance and willing to play, however after they needed to be under blankets to get warm again.



More of the beginning snow.