Three weeks ago (ish), we got snow. This weekend, we got sunburned. And according to the thermometer, it was in the neighborhood of 92 degrees here on Saturday. What?! It stinks that we went from winter to summer with nothing in between. It does look like it might cool off to the upper 60s later this week, so maybe we'll get some spring weather yet.
This past week is a complete blur. Work was really busy for both of us...it's a toss up as to who was happier when Friday finally rolled around!
Kim played in a Scrabble tournament for the local literacy council on Thursday evening, and she had a lot of fun. Fortunately, it was a group tournament, so she was on a team with several others. The way it worked is each team got one bag of letters and the goal was to use them all up. And if you needed more letters, you could buy them for the point value of the letter (so purchasing another Z cost $10, etc.). Her team ended up placing third overall - and even got to use the word zyzzyva.
Eric drew the short straw this weekend and came down with a bug. While he rested up, Kim enjoyed the warm weather - pulling weeds and planting flowers. We sprayed the new flowers this time, and the bunnies haven't eaten them...at least not yet!
Current gas price: $1.93/gallon
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Dandelion run amok
Yesterday was so busy that it felt like it was actually two days in one. On the bright side, it felt like we had a three-day weekend instead of a 'regular' one.
On Friday night, we met friends for dinner at Brixx. Since the weather was so gorgeous, we sat on the patio, and somehow 7 p.m. became 10 p.m. in no time. Relaxing with friends was a great way to end the week - and a nice change since we're normally bums on Friday night!
They were predicting the weather on Saturday was supposed to be gorgeous again (mid-70s), so we wanted to make sure we took advantage of every second of it! We got up early and did a bunch of yardwork. While Kim pulled dandelions, Eric washed all of the windows and screens. The dandelion pulling was hard work - 2 hours of work resulted in three overflowing bags of weeds, a bruised hand and only half of the yard done. Ugh! We also mowed the lawn - with mixed success since parts of the yard were still really soggy from the rain.
That afternoon, we headed south for our first festival of the year - the Maple Sugar Fest. It was a smaller festival, but still a lot of fun to walk through the craft booths and food vendors. (Mmmm, lemon shake-up season is upon us!).
Unfortunately the weather was not nearly as nice today (rain all day), but it looks like we're in for another great week and weekend coming up!
Current gas price: $1.99/gallon.
On Friday night, we met friends for dinner at Brixx. Since the weather was so gorgeous, we sat on the patio, and somehow 7 p.m. became 10 p.m. in no time. Relaxing with friends was a great way to end the week - and a nice change since we're normally bums on Friday night!
They were predicting the weather on Saturday was supposed to be gorgeous again (mid-70s), so we wanted to make sure we took advantage of every second of it! We got up early and did a bunch of yardwork. While Kim pulled dandelions, Eric washed all of the windows and screens. The dandelion pulling was hard work - 2 hours of work resulted in three overflowing bags of weeds, a bruised hand and only half of the yard done. Ugh! We also mowed the lawn - with mixed success since parts of the yard were still really soggy from the rain.
That afternoon, we headed south for our first festival of the year - the Maple Sugar Fest. It was a smaller festival, but still a lot of fun to walk through the craft booths and food vendors. (Mmmm, lemon shake-up season is upon us!).
Unfortunately the weather was not nearly as nice today (rain all day), but it looks like we're in for another great week and weekend coming up!
Current gas price: $1.99/gallon.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Happy Easter!
We hope you and yours had a wonderful Easter. We were lucky enough to spend the holiday with Eric's family, and we had a great time seeing the whole crew. (And it's nice to know we'll get the chance to see everyone again in June!)
Here are a few pictures from the weekend:
Current gas price: $1.99/gallon.
Here are a few pictures from the weekend:
Current gas price: $1.99/gallon.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
April showers? Or will it be April snow?
The weather here was gorgeous most of the week...up until about dinner time tonight, in fact. The nice weather meant that Peanut got a lot of long afternoon walks, the garden got some attention, the lawn got mowed (at least the parts that weren't still soggy from the rain) and the patio table came out from the garage. And that pretty much sums up the weekend!
Saturday involved a lot of errand-running, and Eric also worked on installing a new power supply on his computer. The good news is the computer is now up and running again - and the only thing left of the original computer (purchased 8 years ago) is the metal casing. It's also hard to believe it's been 8 years since he got the computer, but that's an entirely different story!
We met Kim's dad for dinner tonight at a hole-in-the-wall Mexican place (which also happens to be known for its potent Margaritas. We're thinking we need to take Eric's mom for a drink next time she's in town!). Dinner was nice, but the weather outside wasn't - a nasty storm was blowing in, complete with tornado watches/warnings. The storm is also bringing in cold weather, so much that we could even get snow tomorrow. Not fair!
Current gas price: $1.91/gallon
Saturday involved a lot of errand-running, and Eric also worked on installing a new power supply on his computer. The good news is the computer is now up and running again - and the only thing left of the original computer (purchased 8 years ago) is the metal casing. It's also hard to believe it's been 8 years since he got the computer, but that's an entirely different story!
We met Kim's dad for dinner tonight at a hole-in-the-wall Mexican place (which also happens to be known for its potent Margaritas. We're thinking we need to take Eric's mom for a drink next time she's in town!). Dinner was nice, but the weather outside wasn't - a nasty storm was blowing in, complete with tornado watches/warnings. The storm is also bringing in cold weather, so much that we could even get snow tomorrow. Not fair!
Current gas price: $1.91/gallon
Sunday, March 29, 2009
More visitors! (We must be popular.)
On Monday after work, Kim had stopped by the garden center to pick up some fertilizer and spring flowers. Eric put down the fertilizer while Kim planted the flowers, which really added a lot of color to the front beds.
We woke up on Tuesday to a heavy rain shower, so we were glad we got the fertilizer down the night before. Unfortunately, however, the day went downhill from there. When Kim took Peanut out for his morning walk, she couldn't see the new flowers she planted. Thinking the rain had beaten them down, she walked into the garden for a closer look...and the flowers were GONE. Ugh - bunnies! At least they left the daffodils and tulips. So, she grabbed her stuff and headed to work. When she got to work, she noticed her water bottle was empty...but her bag was soaked. Guess that explains where the water went. On the bright side, the day ended with ice cream cake, so at least there was a silver lining.
Eric's mom and dad arrived on Friday night, and we enjoyed spending time with them all weekend. It's hard to believe we haven't seen each other since early December - time has surely gone by quickly! On Saturday, Eric and his dad investigated installing a new water heater for the house, but after a lot of research it looks like it was going to be a bigger pain than we were looking for in a weekend (like everything else in our house, it looks like the original install job was a bit of a free-for-all, which does not make for easy updating!).
Unfortunately, the weather was much colder this weekend than at had been all week - but at least we didn't get snow like other parts of the Midwest! Since it was so chilly, we spent most of the time in the house, chatting, watching basketball and playing cards.
Current gas price: $1.98/gallon
We woke up on Tuesday to a heavy rain shower, so we were glad we got the fertilizer down the night before. Unfortunately, however, the day went downhill from there. When Kim took Peanut out for his morning walk, she couldn't see the new flowers she planted. Thinking the rain had beaten them down, she walked into the garden for a closer look...and the flowers were GONE. Ugh - bunnies! At least they left the daffodils and tulips. So, she grabbed her stuff and headed to work. When she got to work, she noticed her water bottle was empty...but her bag was soaked. Guess that explains where the water went. On the bright side, the day ended with ice cream cake, so at least there was a silver lining.
Eric's mom and dad arrived on Friday night, and we enjoyed spending time with them all weekend. It's hard to believe we haven't seen each other since early December - time has surely gone by quickly! On Saturday, Eric and his dad investigated installing a new water heater for the house, but after a lot of research it looks like it was going to be a bigger pain than we were looking for in a weekend (like everything else in our house, it looks like the original install job was a bit of a free-for-all, which does not make for easy updating!).
Unfortunately, the weather was much colder this weekend than at had been all week - but at least we didn't get snow like other parts of the Midwest! Since it was so chilly, we spent most of the time in the house, chatting, watching basketball and playing cards.
Current gas price: $1.98/gallon
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Flyer Fever
The Flyers beat the WVU Mountaineers during the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday. But we're guessing you heard our cheering and figured that out already! Eric took a half day off work so he could watch the game, and Kim and her coworkers gathered to watch the game at the office. Given the unpredictableness of this team, we weren't getting our hopes up, but this is one game that definitely did not disappoint! The team played with a great energy, and there were dunks galore. And when all was said and done, we won our first NCAA tournament game in 19 years. Great feeling!
The madness continued on Saturday night as we went to a surprise birthday party for our friend Katie, where we celebrated and kept tabs on all the evening basketball games.
Today we met our friends Julia and Tony at a local sports bar to watch our Flyers take on the Kansas Jayhawks in the second round of the tournament. While we played great defense, we could not hit a bucket (seriously, there was a force field around the hoop. NOTHING went in), so we ended up losing pretty handily. It was really fun to watch the game on the big screen with lots of other Flyer fans though - the entire place would erupt with cheers on a big play. While we were sad to lose, we couldn't be too upset...all in all, it was a great year!
And in non-basketball news, someone turned old this week. In celebration, we went to the Oakwood Club, a fancy steak/seafood place, for dinner. The food was quite tasty, and it was nice to have a relaxing evening. As for Eric's favorite birthday gift: homemade fruity marshmellow Krispies.
Current gas price: $1.87/gallon.
The madness continued on Saturday night as we went to a surprise birthday party for our friend Katie, where we celebrated and kept tabs on all the evening basketball games.
Today we met our friends Julia and Tony at a local sports bar to watch our Flyers take on the Kansas Jayhawks in the second round of the tournament. While we played great defense, we could not hit a bucket (seriously, there was a force field around the hoop. NOTHING went in), so we ended up losing pretty handily. It was really fun to watch the game on the big screen with lots of other Flyer fans though - the entire place would erupt with cheers on a big play. While we were sad to lose, we couldn't be too upset...all in all, it was a great year!
And in non-basketball news, someone turned old this week. In celebration, we went to the Oakwood Club, a fancy steak/seafood place, for dinner. The food was quite tasty, and it was nice to have a relaxing evening. As for Eric's favorite birthday gift: homemade fruity marshmellow Krispies.
Current gas price: $1.87/gallon.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
The madness begins
Happy Selection Sunday! Of course, we had to wait to post the blog until after the field of 65 had been announced and we'd listened to/read all the analysis and commentary about the tournament. We're extremely happy that our beloved Flyers will be dancing - and taking on West Virginia. We're also excited that three A-10 teams were selected (even if one of them happens to be Xavier). Now we just have to spend the next few days debating our bracket picks!
This weekend was full of activity. Melissa, Dave and Addison were coming to Ohio for the weekend, so Melissa and Addison were going to spend Friday night and Saturday with us while Dave met up with friends. Unbeknowst to all of us, though, a new casino opened on Friday night and the trio ended up sitting on the highway for over an hour - fun. Melissa and Addison finally got to our house about midnight, and we all quickly fell asleep. Apparently Addison and Sebastian (the dog) were up off and on throughout the night, but neither of us heard them. Not sure if that's a good thing or not!
We had a great time on Saturday just hanging out and catching up. Sebastian and Peanut absolutely loved chasing each other around the house. Though Sebastian was smart and was taking shortcuts through the furniture so he didn't have to exert as much energy as Peanut did. Amazingly, neither dog ever seemed to tire...though Peanut did sleep most of the day today!
We, of course, fawned over Addison and took a ton of pictures (86 pictures in 17 hours!). Here are a few of our favorite:
Then on Saturday night we went to a welcome home/birthday/St. Patrick's day party at a friend's house. We ended up seeing several people from college we hadn't seen in a few years - so it was great to catch up.
Today we lounged around and watched basketball coverage all day. Danielle came over for dinner and to watch the selection show - and we had cookies and creme to celebrate Eric's birthday. (It's not too late to send gifts!).
Current gas price: $1.84/gallon.
This weekend was full of activity. Melissa, Dave and Addison were coming to Ohio for the weekend, so Melissa and Addison were going to spend Friday night and Saturday with us while Dave met up with friends. Unbeknowst to all of us, though, a new casino opened on Friday night and the trio ended up sitting on the highway for over an hour - fun. Melissa and Addison finally got to our house about midnight, and we all quickly fell asleep. Apparently Addison and Sebastian (the dog) were up off and on throughout the night, but neither of us heard them. Not sure if that's a good thing or not!
We had a great time on Saturday just hanging out and catching up. Sebastian and Peanut absolutely loved chasing each other around the house. Though Sebastian was smart and was taking shortcuts through the furniture so he didn't have to exert as much energy as Peanut did. Amazingly, neither dog ever seemed to tire...though Peanut did sleep most of the day today!
We, of course, fawned over Addison and took a ton of pictures (86 pictures in 17 hours!). Here are a few of our favorite:
Then on Saturday night we went to a welcome home/birthday/St. Patrick's day party at a friend's house. We ended up seeing several people from college we hadn't seen in a few years - so it was great to catch up.
Today we lounged around and watched basketball coverage all day. Danielle came over for dinner and to watch the selection show - and we had cookies and creme to celebrate Eric's birthday. (It's not too late to send gifts!).
Current gas price: $1.84/gallon.
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