Fall is here!

So after moving from Florida there are a few things that KY can trump over life in Florida...one of which is Fall! We have some great seasons here and growing up in Florida you never experience them, you have warm, hot, hotter, summer, less hot, a few days of cool and then back to warm. That is Florida seasons in a nutshell...so when I moved here I learned about seasons and foddershocks, and pumpkin patches and which apples make the best cobbler....so this weekend I was sick of being sick and we went to Boyd's Orchard where you can pick your own pumpkin and your own apples! Jesse went with Nathan and I on our adventure.....


We got Jonathan apples and I think it was Gala apples and I made some yummy apple cobbler the next day for a BBQ at Jesse's....
It was great....and a new recipie that used Splenda and oats and other less dangerous things! No one even noticed! The apples were really sweet and fresh so I think that made it....That evening we went to the Pub for dinner and hung out with Jesse and by then I was super tired after my first day back in real life after being sick.

So I slept in Saturday and later that afternoon Matt came down to Lexington and we went to the UK vs WKU game at Commonwealth stadium. While I did attend a UK game I did wear my Gator shirt and brought my Gator blanket to stay warm with once the sun went down....So I am not a traitor! :) I enjoyed the fireworks that went off after every touchdown and the bands were fun to watch....Kim and Rick met up with us to tailgate a bit before hand and I made pulled pork and potato skins to munch on by the car....It was fun to watch the undergrads and their antics as well....realizing that just a few years ago that was us....Good grief we were retarded!

North Carolina got lost but Florida made it!

So I went to see McDuff about a month ago and took all kinds of fun pictures of our adventures and I got home to upload them and my stupid memory card had some error and it erased them all! So I guess I will have to just go back to see her again sometime soon! Getting schedules together to plan stuff is quite a challenge but worth all the effort and time. It is so good to have just a relaxing weekend of hanging out with my girlfriends. It makes me realize that I gave up quite a bit to stay in KY. With all of my family and friends in Florida it is always hard to leave behind.

So this past weekend I went to Florida to visit Megan, Cristi and Jenny! Jenny flew down from DC earlier in the week and hung out with her rents and then she drove up to Orlando to meet us to celebrate Cristi's birthday and hunt around for bridesmaids dresses for the wedding. It was great to have my friends back and to stay up late and catch up on all the things we have missed out on by living so far away. Now that I have normal hours of work and able to schedule things I am hoping we can have more frequent visits. The wedding is also going to help with that too!

So here are some pictures from the weekend shenanigans and our fun. We even got to see the Peabody ducks! :) QUACK QUACK!! McDuff would have loved it!

Cheers to all!!

Love Jules

Babies in our grill!

So the other evening I came home from work and was going to make chicken on the grill. I turn on the gas and hit the ignitor button and then immediately open the lid to the grill. Here is what I found! Something had built a nest and had babies in our grill!

So I quickly turned off the gas and heat and yelled for Nathan and he helped me put them into a shoe box which we kept on the porch so the mother would return. We are still not sure what these things were, you can see how tiny they were with my finger in the picture. That evening they slowly disappeared as the mommy came and took them to another nest. So this was our first new home in our new home. Thought you animal planet lovers would like to help solve the mystery. More to come!

Fruits of our labor!

The garden in Morehead is in full swing. We have cucumbers, yellow squash and zucchini coming out of our ears. Also green beans are plentiful as well. Tomatoes are large and green and the corn is almost to size. We also have sweet potatoes just around the corner. Nathan and I raided it on Sunday before coming back to Lexington and we grilled out the squash and zucchini and made cucumber salad. Super yummy!

Thirsty Thursday!

So we went with some friends to Thirsty Thursday a few weeks back and I am behind on the bloggin'! The Lexington Legends faced off with the Rome Braves (I think, it was weeks ago and my memory was foggy....it was thirsty thursday afterall!) We had a great time and I even got a game ball!

Florida for the 4th

So we went home for the fourth of July, well my home at least! Nathan went out fishing and was able to reel in a Bonita (I think that is right!)

The trek out to sea was cut a little short with some incoming weather but he at least got a small taste of the Florida life. We went out on Junior's boat for the fireworks extravaganza and even had a boarding by the coast guard. They were out collecting drunks and losers so we were left to go about our business.

Emilie and Katie came along and Katie was nervous that Junior was going to get taken away by the police boat! Pretty funny! Also we get back to the dock and after we get Katie unloaded, Grandpa asked Katie what she thought of the fireworks, her response? "Boring." We could have got her 99 cents worth of sparklers and she would have been more impressed!

We also went wedding location hunting with Homer. He did most of the pre scouting the week before we came and we spent Wednesday and Thursday checking out his picks. We really liked alot of the places and are excited with the choice of the Jupiter Beach Resort and Spa.

The date is January 24, 2009! Now comes the fun part of working on the guest lists to narrow it down to a reasonable number. Fun fun fun! We are going to Morehead this weekend to talk to the Kentucky folks to get their plans rolling and see who can and can't make it.


On the housing front we are still quite furniture-less but thanks to the rents now have a new set of linens for the bed that we don't yet own....hopefully this will be solved this afternoon since Nathan got his George Bush money and I found a deal on a mattress and boxsprings! I will keep you posted as we make the house look less like homeless people have taken it over and more like we actually live there and have a brain in our head and jobs!

Hope everyone had a Happy 4th! Cheers!

Jackson Hole, WY and Yellowstone!

So I got back last night from a work trip to Wyoming. We stayed in Jackson Hole and then I had a chance on Sunday afternoon to sneak over to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful....she was luck for us 15 mins late so we were able to make it to the park on time to see her go off. It was great. Even though it was 80 degrees in the park there was still snow on the ground! Nuts I know! I am at work for a few hours today and then Nathan and I are treking towards Florida to have a weekend of wedding planning with the rents and celebrate Emilie's birthday with the fam. I will keep you posted as things progress...more to come, stay tuned!