Rest in Peace Dear Friend.

George Hands in the spitfire Jan 2011

The brothers George Jan 2011

It is with a heavy heart that I write this post... on August 7th, George's best friend George Hands died.They were like brothers and talked almost every day on the phone and often more than once, and frequently for hours.. (had to change the phone plan to make sure they could talk as long as they needed...especially during football season! lol!)
 I only got to meet him once, he came out to Oregon for a visit in January of 2011... I have never seen George so happy!! They were like kids playing hooky from school or something.. it was really something to see. And makes me smile every time I think about it.
 I know that George misses him greatly..and the next few months especially are going to be hard..football season is upon us after all.. and they were the best armchair coaches the New England Patriots ever had!
 So..if George seems a little off when you see him please know that it's not a reflection on you..he's just got a big piece of his life that's missing.. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers...
And make sure you hug your friends and family and make sure they know how much they mean to you, because the number of your days isn't guaranteed.

Evergreen Air Museum... 2011

So George took George to see the Evergreen Air Museum... the home of Howard Hughes famous Spruse Goose...
















and a few other interesting sights... =)

and of course we couldn't ignore the U.S. Mail plane and truck!!! Support the Post Office... it keeps George working!!! =)

George Hands visit to Oregon....January 2011

we had a beautiful day at the beach with George...


we went to Depoe Bay and did some sight seeing... saw the Devil's Punch bowl... which unfortunately was an extremely low tide sooo not so much looking like "Devil's Punch bowl" as looking like a "Hellish Punch bowl"...meaning empty!!


But we enjoyed some yummy clam chowder and some great company!... all in all an excellant day!

This is George's friend George who came out from Rhode Island to visit! They had a great time!!!