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Saturday, October 8, 2011

More about Jacob

Here is just a little more about Jacob and what he's been up to, to follow up on my last post. Here is a picture of him working with one of his favorite new buddies, Ellis:

A lot of the time they work in pairs, one will dig, the other will sift and take the notes. That is what is happening above.

Here is a picture of the group. They are working on a site next to a road because the company they are working for wants to expand the road. Jacob doubts that the company will be able to expand the road the way they want based on the amount of artifacts they found there. The company will have to expand the road on the other side which will mean going into a mountain, and will cost the company quite a bit more money.
And here is an example of what it looks like after they dig. When they survey and find a collection of things in a given area, they start by digging what is called a 1x1. They uncovered so much here that the 1x1 grew into a 4x4 (4 meter by 4 meter square).
I know we are all so happy for Jacob! He worked so hard to get where he is now, and is ready to continue working hard in Grad School. He is so amazing!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Jacob the Archaeologist

Here are pictures of a few of the things Jacob has uncovered on the job. For those of you who didn't know, my husband is an archaeologist working for P-3 Archaeology here in Salt Lake. They do most of their work in Elko, Nevada.

How it works: he leaves for ten days at a time, with a 4 days off in-between when he comes home. He loves it!

He finds A LOT of arrowheads, but his first trip out they excavated the 8 to 10 thousand year old 'kill site' of a giant ground sloth, who still had a spear point lodged in its pelvis. Below you can see a picture of that ground sloth's patella. Awesome, right?! Incase you don't know, this is what a giant ground sloth looks like, they are HUGE:



Here is an arrowhead:

This arrowhead is about 800 years old:
This is a drill (late pre-historic 2,000 to 800 years old):

And here is the Giant Ground Sloth patella (8-10,000 years old):

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Hi!

Oh man, was Finn really this little once?


I was going through old photos and home movies and I came across this gem. Every night guys, every night.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Spring Inspiration!

Jacob and I are growing things like crazy. We've got big planters and little jars all over our house growing up a storm. We are waiting patiently for the moss to sprout up in the forest so that we can bring some home. Check out this chair:



And we love these:


This is my favorite:



And this is my inspiration to get my flabby arse to the gym.
I love you girls!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

House Hungry

When the time comes, I hope this is where life leads me. Or at least somewhere similar:






Butler's Pantry:

Main Kitchen (with 2 work areas!):


Garden Room:

It wont be that time for a while. I get it. Seriously. Point taken. So the next time you hear me dreaming of my ideal house, fair warning: first person to come at me with a "Yeah, when Jacob has his master's in 3 years..." or "yeah, someday that would be awesome" is going to get slapped. I wont hold back anymore. I'm allowed to have dreams. I don't need a time line reality check.
Just dream with me! No harm in that.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

A Festivus for the Rest-Of-Us, My Holiday Abroad

Can I say "abroad" even though I didn't leave the country?

This year, as my friends and family may already know, Jacob, Finn and I had the opportunity to spend the holidays on Oahu. I will post a couple more things about this trip later, but wanted to start with one of my favorite memories of the trip: Pearl Harbor.
What an amazing place that really inspired in me gratitude for the people who serve our country. I am so grateful for this memorial. I hope anyone visiting the Islands makes a point of stopping there, if only to hear the story of the boys and men on the U.S.S. Arizona and be humbled by the fact that days later the pleads of men trapped inside, destined to die, could still be heard by workman breaking apart the ship.



Something I learned while visiting: survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor who served on the Arizona and have passed away later in life have been able to have their bodies laid to rest at this site.
Also at Pearl Harbor, we were able to tour the U.S.S. Missouri. This blew Finn's mind and, can I say, there seemed to be a penis joke waiting for me around every corner...

Exhibit A:





It was... I can't think of a meaningful enough word... it was a BIG DEAL to see the spot where World War 2 was ended, and a copy of the document that ended it:





I love this display, and I want one to hang in my house:



And check out this rad candid:



Jacob at the Submarine Bowfin:



And here's me, stoked to be not in Utah. Plus, buses and I became good friends over the last few weeks.



More stories to come of our adventures in the Pacific. Briana, I love you and didn't forget your birthday. I am putting off calling you until I can say I've mailed off your Xmas and birthday presents, but knowing me that could take awhile. Hopefully before Valentines Day...
And Dad has a Facebook? I actually went on the other day determined to delete my account and thought "WWWHHHYYYYYY, freedom was this close to me!!!" ... but now I can't quit because I am dying to watch dad's profile come together. Curses.