Lucy and Cats

So Lucy was in Morehead this weekend and on one of her many encounters with Cats she lost a battle. At first we thought the cat did no make it, so she was going to be in big trouble. Then the cat turned up just fine, but Lucy on the other hand had a bad cut on her ear. We brought her home to give her a bath and that opened up the scab so she was bleeding from her ear. In an effort to keep her from doing the "Shakey" and splattering blood everywhere we tried to bandage her up. This is the funny result! Lucy has since recovered well, and back to torture Cats once again....

C-A-T-S spells.....GO GATORS!!!

Last night was our first UK basketball game of the season. Nathan was excited to go and overall we had a fun night. It was an exhibition game, which is basically a game to showboat around in. We have our same seats as last year and I think they have a great view of the whole court. Although we would like to be a few rows down closer, we will take what we can get at this point! :)

Sesame Street Live

So a few weekends back I went with Leslie and Henry to see Sesame Street Live. I of course had to have a kid with me to disguise me as an adult Sesame Street fan...:)

It was the night before Henry's 6th birthday so he was really excited to begin with. I was worried that he might be too old to like the show but as soon as it started he was wide eyed and happy! I love how he anticipates the flash of the camera. Every picture I took he was a squinty eyed! :)

The best pizza ever!!

So in September I was in Chicago for a meeting and found the BEST PIZZA EVER!

I forgot to blog about it so sorry this is late....

It is called Giordano's and it is a "stuffed Chicago style pizza". I am sure that one slice will set you back a thousand calories but it is so worth it. There are locations in Chicago and in Florida so we will be going when we are home again and find one! Junior told me about it when I was in the windy city so I hunted one down!

Nathan needs to experience this, especially when he was like "there is just a bunch of sauce on top" ....he has no idea.....

Lance Armstrong and Austin TX

So I went to Austin for work but did not get to see much of the town other than our hotel and the convention center. I did however get to see Lance Armstrong!




































Also while walking to a local CVS for some things I did see some interesting local folks and sites that I feel like I should share about Texas....Austin in particular....You can find the real "Urban Cowboy" or a construction worker in a cowboy hat in downtown....and everything is bigger and bolder in Texas, proved by this massive cool looking guitar!

Lucy Likes Sushi! Fresh still swimming sushi preferred...

So Lucy got a new Gator jersey in the mail from her Auntie Megan! Go Gators!

Also Lucy met her new fish friends and has adjusted well to their new home. Except for the fact she thinks she can lick through the tank and have some sushi for dinner.

Montreal

The same architect who designed the Empire State building in NY, created this structure in Montreal first. Basically a copy 5 times larger in every scale is the Empire State Building in NYC.

Doesn't this cathedral look so close to Westminster Abbey in London? Tons of similar places are all over Montreal that have European counterparts. There is even a bridge designed by Eiffel, who has mini Eiffel towers on the peaks of the bridge.

This was a unique way to see the city, it was an Amphibious tour, it was a bus at first then converted to a boat. It basically drove into the river and then started it's engines. Weird!

The cobblestone streets of Old Montreal keep the European feel throughout the city.

The colorful building is a modern convention center, and this fountain "caught fire" every hour on the hour. It was really neat.


So Schwartz's smoked meats is like the Carnegie Deli of NY. It is the place to go and it is packed. Really great corned beef is served family style and you sit with other families in this packed deli. The smoked meats are great and it was really yummy. If you are ever in Montreal this is a must do!

So, Montreal is the birthplace of one of my favorite things I discovered! Cirque de Soleil!!! There is a huge tent right on the river and apparently Montreal gets to sample each show before it hits the road. Ovo was the show there on the river, but I did not get time to see it. I guess this is reason to return to Montreal!

The Old Montreal part of the city had some beautiful scenes, fountains, monuments, and gardens. Here are a few I found.

So my thoughts on Montreal is that they just want to make Paris somewhere on this side of the world. They have the wine, the cheese, the chocolate and the fabulous bread. It seriously was just like being in France. Amazing!

I went for work so I didn't get much time to sight see but as you see I had a few hours of free time to get a taste of the city!

Alisa comes to KY and Maggiano's!

So my sister came to KY, sans kids, for a weekend to hang out, shop, make scones, eat at Maggiano's and drive to central Ohio for some retail therapy! We had a good time and the best part was watching her have to sit on her suitcase to get it to shut! Ha!

Louisville with Jenn and the PEO's!

So Jenn came over from Asheville, NC to go with me to Louisville for a PEO convention! It was a great "Girly Weekend" that went off without a hitch...except getting lost in the ghetto of Louisville, going to the weird "Bodies in Motion" exhibit full of real dead people, eating about 5000 calories at breakfast and dinner at Lynn's Paradise Cafe (totally amazing grub), laying out by the pool and listening to traffic at the Galt House, and trying to hunt for a parking space. :)
Since Nathan was in California, Jenn was my date for the weekend. We had alot of fun just being our weird selves in one of my new favorite places in KY, Louisville!

This was Lucy after we got home...we snuck up on her napping on the porch! Aaron was our Lucysitter for the weekend! :)

California!

So Moo Moo and I went out to visit Nathan while he is on a job in California. He is staying in Stockton California which is so central to many of California's places to visit!

We went to Yosemite, San Francisco, Alcatraz, Muir Woods, and Napa Valley. It was a great trip! Here are some highlights!