We're Engaged!

Eleven months and one day . . .

And we are engaged!!!!

I am so happy Markus wants his future to be with me.

Here’s a retrospective of the past year:

Markus Visits Me in Southern Oregon.
We go to Crater Lake

Fourth of July Brings Us Together

I Show Markus Ashland

We See Shakespeare

We go Camping & Hike at Bobby Lake

We go to Vermont and I meet Markus' Parents and his Grandfather
(who was visiting from Switzerland)

Markus Drinks the Wine His Parents Put Away When He was Born

We Fly Home From Vermont

Markus Sends Me Flowers

I Visit Markus in Portland

We go to Sauvie's Island

We Toast Chris & Brian

And Go To Their Wedding

We have our first party: Dia de Los Mortes

Markus braves the Snow for Me














We get our first Xmas Tree
































We say goodbye to Nikita.


















We Have our First Xmas
































Sledding in Mt. Shasta


















I Leave for American Samoa














Markus Arrives in Samoa














And that brings you all up to date!
It would be wonderful if we could come home this summer for a wedding, but it's too short of notice. We are thinking probably next summer. We'll be sure to keep you all up to date.