Golf Course Photos

Sorry it took so long to post these photos! They have been uploading very slowly. Double-click on them if you want to make them bigger. 

Cow on the Golf Course

I forgot to mention in the last post that recently Tim had to chase a COW off of the golf course!! Here is the picture that Tim took with his phone for proof. Crazy!

Finally An Update!

Wow, it has been a crazy month! I haven't written a post in a while because I was unsure of where we were going to be living, working, etc. as most of you already know. For those of you that haven't heard... Tim is now the Superintendent of the golf course at Bear Mountain Ranch. He is doing very well with the new job so far and has already seemed to adjust to the new responsibilities. I am so proud of him!

The same week that Tim was offered the new position, I traveled back to Minneapolis for my cousin Nicole and her now husband Trent's wedding. I also was able to make a quick trip to Nisswa to hang out with my sister on the lake for a day. It was so much fun to see most of my amazing family again even though it was such a short trip! Since I have been back, Tim and I have been looking into moving into Chelan so we can be closer to where he works. It will be so nice for him to be able to sleep in an extra hour every morning and to be able to relax a little more when he gets back home from work. We would also like to golf a lot more than we are able to right now. I have sent a few resumes out this week and I am still looking for other possibilities so hopefully I will find something soon. I am starting to go crazy with boredom at home every day!

For our first anniversary and Tim's birthday, Tim and I went to a resort near Portland for the weekend. The picture below is of the view from our hotel of the Columbia River, which separates Washington and Oregon. It was such a beautiful area. From what we have seen, Washington is such a pretty state and we are looking forward to do more traveling around the state in the future!

Sarah's Visit

I know a few of you have been watching for a new post, but there hasn't been too much going on since Sarah visited two weekends ago. We spent this weekend watching golf and running a few errands. Tim had to work, but was still able to make it back home by about 10 AM so that was nice. 

We had a fun weekend with Sarah two weekends ago! She was working in Seattle the following Monday so it was a great chance for her to be able to come visit us! We did some wine tasting in Chelan, visited the golf course and the model home there, and went out for a nice dinner that Saturday. On Sunday we drove around Wenatchee a little and went for a walk on the paths by the river. The weather was beautiful over the weekend, but it was a good thing Sarah drove back to Seattle on that Sunday afternoon because it snowed all night and the next morning in the mountains. It is crazy that we still have a small amount of snow on the mountains. I guess it is usually long gone by now. 

We are looking forward to this weekend... it is Tim's 26th birthday on Sunday and our 1st anniversary on Monday!!! 

I added this picture of Bogey and I because everyone that has seen it has commented on how big Bogey looks! He has grown, but I think he is just about done now. The rest of the pictures are from the weekend Sarah was here. 

Sue & Bryan's Visit to WA

Sue and Bryan came to visit us over memorial day and we all had a great time! Tim and Bryan were able to golf twice while Sue and I rode along to watch them and enjoy the views. I forgot my camera the first time... we had to leave Wenatchee at 5:30 AM to make it on time for their tee time at 6:30 AM... so I didn't get many more pictures of the golf course, but I do have a few. Over the weekend we also went to Leavenworth, which is a Bavarian town that is popular with tourists. It has many small shops similar to the ones in Nisswa, MN if you are familiar with those and many restaurants and wine tasting rooms. One of our favorites so far is the cheese shop... they let you try any of the many cheeses that they have! And there is a Cold Stone there, which is my favorite ice cream!! We also had a chance to shop in downtown Wenatchee and drove up a mountain to see the view of the city. 

There is a chance that we may have found a house to rent in Chelan. It is not for sure yet, but everyone at Tim's golf course wants us to move to Chelan and have been watching for places to rent for us. Hopefully it will work out, though, because Tim is already getting a little tired of the 45 minutes drive to and from work every day. Saving money on gas would also be nice! Right now he has to be at work by 5 AM every day so he is waking up at 3:30 AM every morning!! I don't know how he does it!!

Family picture  :)

This is the picture of Wenatchee that we took from high up on a mountain. It doesn't look that cool in the picture, but in person it is amazing! It would be cool to get a picture at night with all the lights on.

Bella seriously fell asleep like this one night. She rolled on her back for a belly rub and we threw the covers over her. 

This is the main street in Leavenworth. There are about four blocks on this street and then a couple blocks on the street behind it that look like this. The hotels, grocery stores, and even McDonald's in the town look like this though. 

This was taken from a restaurant we ate at in Leavenworth. Such a pretty view!!

Tim and Bryan golfing!

This is the Wenatchee River which is fairly high right now because of all the snow melting on the mountains. When my parents came to visit we were standing on a small beach here which is almost completely covered now. 

Here are some pictures from the golf course...

The green is up past the bunkers on this hole. I guess there were some fires several years ago which you can see here, but there are a lot of new trees coming up.

This is from the tee box of the 17th hole (I believe). If you look close enough, you can see some of the lake at the bottom of the mountains. As I have said before, this all looks so much more amazing in person!!!

This is the view from the other direction on the 17th tee box. 

These are the orchards on the property that the golf course is also on. I think Tim has said that there are mostly cherry trees. 

Golf Course and More

When my family was here last weekend we had a chance to play the course that Tim is working at. I was playing the first couple holes so I don't have any pictures of them, but I will post the rest. Tim still hasn't played the back nine, but with Bryan coming this weekend I am sure he will soon! I think Sue and I are going to ride along for the views so I will try to take some more pictures then!

This is from the fairway of the eighth hole. They are growing grapes all along this hole. 

This is the seventh hole.

This is the sixth hole... the green is up closer to the houses. They are many southwestern style houses being built on the course right now.

This is the green of the fifth hole.

This is the fourth hole of the course. The tee box is about 100 feet above the rest of the hole. Such a pretty view... it looks even better in person so you will have to take my word for it (or come visit)!!  :)

One of the many views from the golf course.

This is the first time Bella has ever slept on anyone's lap! I guess her kennel was getting uncomfortable. 

And then there's Bogey...

So, we were making a pile in the kitchen of the stuff we didn't want to keep and Bogey climbed on in the tv stand. It was probably much funnier to us at midnight after very little sleep the night before. 

Graduation & Moving

Well, we made it through the crazy weekend!!! Tim made it back to Fargo a day earlier than planned last Wednesday night and the next day and a half were spent packing, studying for my last final, and graduating! Saturday we went to Bird Island for Cody and Tina Bohm's wedding and we were on the road to WA before 2 on Sunday afternoon. We made it to Billings, MT Sunday night and we got home in WA around 8 Monday night after a long day of driving. We were amazed by how well the dogs did on the road trip!! Bella spent most the time in her kennel sleeping as she usually does. Bogey spent the majority of the time sleeping too, which was quite surprising! Usually he loves to run around the car, but he seemed fairly content as long as he was in my lap. I will leave you with some pictures of graduation and the road trip!

We're Moving!!

As you all probably know by now, Tim and I will soon be living together in East Wenatchee, WA. It has been a tough couple months for the both of us since Tim has already been living and working there while I am finishing up my last semester of school. We wanted to create this blog so we could share our new experiences and photos with our family and friends while we are living in Washington. So for now I am going to leave you with some photos from when we moved Tim out there and with a couple links of where Tim works. Enjoy!!

The Bear Mountain Ranch website:  www.bearmt.com

These are some good pictures of the golf course taken by someone who played the course: http://sports.webshots.com/album/554480484FKRXdR

This is a picture of Chelan (the town where Tim works). Isn't it amazing?!?!

The view from our apartment!

An apple orchard... there are many of these in WA!

Since I had to fly back to Fargo from Seattle, we decided to spend the weekend there with Tim's uncle and aunt.