Camping Pictures

We are back from Virgina, and we had a GREAT time! The weather was perfect, it was great to spend time with Jay, and we had so much fun biking, hiking, hangin out by the fire, and being with friends. Here are some pictures...I didn't take my big camera on the hikes, so when i get some of those pictures for our friends, i will post those as well.















This is our truck and trailer with all our crap! Stopping for breakfast on our way down!















Our Camping Site.... Our first drink after everything was set up















Hangin' with Jason...time for burgers! Campfire time....



MORE PICTURES TO COME....

OH....A CAMPING WE WILL GO....

Here I sit, 12:23am just waiting for the time to tick past. It has been a LONG day, and I'm ready for some sleep...but it hardly seemed worth laying down in bed for 40 minutes. We are leaving at 1:00am to go visit our friend Jason out in Virgina! We are really looking forward to getting there, hanging out with him, and enjoying God' s beautiful creation! I had a full day of...(a) finishing yard work (b) getting groceries for our trip (c) getting cash... a must :) (d)doing laundry and packing clothes (e) packing all our CRAP for tenting for 4 days.

Well, it was 7:00 at night and our friends/cousins Sarah and Aaron dropped off all these stuff, and Jake and I started to put it in the truck. We finally realized we wouldn't have enough room. We call Aaron, he goes and get a trailer from his mom, and by now it's dark out. We repack, and this time, we just fit everything. YEAH!! By now it is 11:00. I still need to empty the dishwasher, run another load, pick up the house, shower, and make sure everything is ready.

So...here i am at 12:28 showered, house is picked up, dishes are cleaned and put away, and I'm waiting for Sarah and Aaron to show up so we can hit to road! I'm sure we will have a great time...but it will be an adventure. We are camping in tents (not really my thing), plus there is no water or electrical hook up....oooo goooood! haha. I guess this is what you really call camping. Oh well, it will be wonderful to see Jay, and we are looking forward to hiking, biking, tubing down the river and hanging out! I'll post pictures next week when we get back!

No golfers...and I LOVE it!

I guess the saying, "when it rains, it pours"...is true over here at Winding Creek. After the storms Saturday night and Sunday the course has been closed (probably will be opened tomorrow?? I dunno...) Anywho, almost the whole gold 9 was/is under water, and we had/have many new "ponds" behind out house! I have to say, i do not miss the golfers one bit...is that bad?!
Yesterday and today i have been able to take a few walks on the course and not be afraid that i will be hit by a ball, and i could let Macie run free! I love how quiet it is, and there aren't people always behind my house! If we ever move, it will be to a house with land and no people to bug us :) hehe.

TAGGED....

So, i've been tagged and i need to come up with 5 things about me. Hum...where to start.

1. Starbucks is my weakness...We have a espresso machine at home that i use daily, but for some reason i still find myself going through the starbucks drive thru regularly! yumm...

2. I love my family (extended- parents, and siblings) and immediate (Jake and Miss.May). I can't believe that it's almost been two years since Jake and I said , "I DO"....the time has flown on by. And as for Macie May, she is my baby love for the time being. I love coming home and having her looking at me from her kennel, and then running to me, with her little booty just a waggin'...at least someone is always happy to see me! :)

3. I love my friends. I think that it is so special that we still have a group of 8 of us that still hang out from our high school days. I love that we laugh and laugh with each other, and have so much fun! Even though we may not hang out every week anymore, the times we are together are always so much fun! I love ya girls!

4. Some of you may not be awear by i do not like being outside when it's dark outside. Even to this day, when i bring Macie outside before bed, i am constantly looking around to make sure no animals are gonna get me! haha...i think it all goes back to the time I was in Cali when I was younger and i could hear all these coyotes...i thought they were going to eat me up :)

5. I can't wait to meet my new little niece in September. I can't wait to hold that little baby in my arms...and who knows, maybe i'll have some of my own some day ;)

A new look....

This weekend we decided to start some of our landscaping.

Friday night we went out and bought the plants/trees for the front of our house.
We got home at 7:00, planted all the trees and plants, and finally got done and ate dinner
at 10:30 at night. Then Saturday we woke up and barked all the stuff. It took a bit of time,
but the end result looks great. Now we need to go get some perennials, for the front
of the house! Here is a look at our "new" front yard.River Birch & Globia Blue Spruce

Boxwoods...it's hard to see :) They are small, but they will grow!! :)

Holly

More Holly & Japanese Maple Tree
Front View...our grass is coming in, we have some landscaping,
now we need to finish those pillars :)