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!

Lucy the Pooper

So last night I took Lucy to PetSmart to get a bag of dog food because the ziploc bag we brought from Morehead got consumed. I took her for a long walk before going in to avoid any mishaps inside. As I am sure you have seen it is difficult to take a dog by yourself into PetSmart and try to shop. So here I am with a cart trying to load her massive bag of dog food into it, and manage to keep her on a short leash and all the tail wagging and nose sniffing with the other dogs that seeemed to be out in full force last night. So needless to say as I am loading this up, she decides to poop right there in the aisle. The little boy petting her at the time gets grossed out and starts gagging so I get their "accident station" essentials and clean it up and get moving on. She picked out a toy in the toy aisle (have you noticed that the put the most expesive toys at doggie level so then they grab them out of the bins) She would not even let the cashier get it out of her mouth to get it rung up so he scanned it right in her mouth while she growled at him. Brave dude! It took me trading her a treat for the ball so I could get the tag off it when we got home. So that was our evening! Stay tuned...things are bound to get more exciting then just dog poop and toys!

Julie

First Blog Ever!

I got this great idea from Megan Coltharp who inspired the plan! Kudos to her! So for the first blog this might be kinda boring but our weekend was as follows: We fired up the industrial strength weed eater (well Nathan did actually) and cleared out the back yard. It was previously a weed garden from some psychedelic Alice in Wonderland type place as the weeds were seriously huge. Attached is a picture of the front of our new place. I wish I had taken pictures of the back yard just to show you the massive weeds! Now that we have a blog I will be sure to document such monumental tasks!

Cheers!
Julie