I don't know if I have anything to say if this really happens....
Sunday, July 12, 2009
We're Gonna Be Parents!
I think we'll call him Pepe the Pepper! Rob & I are trying our hand at "gardening" this year. We have one pepper plant and one tomato plant that are each in pots on our back porch. Today we noticed that we have a little pepper growing! No tomatoes yet. We'll be happy with just a few considering the pot it's in is really just one of Mom's old Tupperware containers that's probably a bit to small for it. We also have a couple of flowers pots back there too.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Kentucky...
Mom & I are trying to do a long weekend trip once a year where we do some sort of walk. It all started because I need an excuse not to walk the 17-mile Syttende Mai walk in Stoughton every year. Last June we hiked up Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota and took in Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park on the quick trip. This year we wanted to go somewhere a little closer and where we hadn't been before. We settled on the Tri-State area of Kentucky, Tennesee, and Virginia. We took Grandma Trader along and stayed in a log cabin at Pine Mountain State Resort Park in Kentucky.
On the way we stopped at President Lincoln's boyhood home in Indiana where Lincoln's mother is also buried. This is the outline of the cabin that Lincoln grew up in. Some of the mantel rocks are original.
It was too hot to do any real long walking (hiking is more accurate) until Monday. Mom and I then took on two trails that proved to be one of a kind. At times we had to guess where the trail was, others we had to climb under or over trees and squeeze through rocks! Although a little primitive, it was a very beautiful area.
We also went to Cumberland Gap National Park where the boundaries of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee are. The Gap is where Daniel Boone and others made their way West between the Appalachians (that's Ap-LATCH-ins). Another beautiful area.
On the way we stopped at President Lincoln's boyhood home in Indiana where Lincoln's mother is also buried. This is the outline of the cabin that Lincoln grew up in. Some of the mantel rocks are original.
It was too hot to do any real long walking (hiking is more accurate) until Monday. Mom and I then took on two trails that proved to be one of a kind. At times we had to guess where the trail was, others we had to climb under or over trees and squeeze through rocks! Although a little primitive, it was a very beautiful area.
We also went to Cumberland Gap National Park where the boundaries of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee are. The Gap is where Daniel Boone and others made their way West between the Appalachians (that's Ap-LATCH-ins). Another beautiful area.
Golf?
While we were in Nebraska for Memorial Day, Bob & Donna decided to take us to the driving range. Donna had been taking lessons and she got to show off! Well, Rob & I needed a new hobby that didn't involve baseball, which is good because I'm hooked! We got back to Chicago and before too long purchased some clubs for me. We've been out to the driving range a bit and played three different courses in Chicago and Wisconsin. I'm still quite terrible, but hit lots of boogies on the par 3 course!
And Boomer wants to be Bob's caddy...
Bob on the way to the driving range...
And Boomer wants to be Bob's caddy...
Bob on the way to the driving range...
Baseball, Baseball, Baseball, and a Little Hockey
We've been taking advantage of Chicago sports this Spring and early Summer. The Hawks were having a good run, and luckily my company bought some boxes and amazing tickets that we were able to take advantage of. The view from the 3rd row was pretty sweet! As was Kane's Hat Trick.
We've spent quite a bit of time at Wrigley as well this year. And, good news we're undefeated! Rob may have gone years and years without seeing a win, but now he appears to be lucky. Which is good considering the less than stellar season. This picture is with the "good seats" from my company:
Before another game we decided we should stop for a drink, as they are cheaper on the "outside." However, I didn't quite have a drink this big in mind... Don't worry, a liter of beer with 30 minutes before first pitch doesn't scare us, we were good to go!
For my birthday, we headed up to Wrigley North to watch the Cubs take on the Brewers with my brother, Tony and his wife, Nichole. It was a little chilly, but not cold enough to keep us from tailgating with the best of them. If only the Cubs would have shown up to play though... Oh well, at least the Cubs got the best of them this weekend at Wrigley!
Watching another win with Tarah and Ryan...
During the off-season the Cubs traded two of our favorite players, Kerry Wood & Mark DeRosa (who we officially can't like any more now that he's at St Louis!), to the Cleveland Indians. Russ and Rachel decided to make the trek to Chicago for the series and we got sunny Bleacher tickets to the game on Saturday. It was just a little on the hot side (80+), and after 13 innings, lots of beer, a couple of sunburns, water and Popsicles, the Cubs managed to pull off a win! Luckily Russ finally got to see a Cubbie win in person!
We've spent quite a bit of time at Wrigley as well this year. And, good news we're undefeated! Rob may have gone years and years without seeing a win, but now he appears to be lucky. Which is good considering the less than stellar season. This picture is with the "good seats" from my company:
Before another game we decided we should stop for a drink, as they are cheaper on the "outside." However, I didn't quite have a drink this big in mind... Don't worry, a liter of beer with 30 minutes before first pitch doesn't scare us, we were good to go!
For my birthday, we headed up to Wrigley North to watch the Cubs take on the Brewers with my brother, Tony and his wife, Nichole. It was a little chilly, but not cold enough to keep us from tailgating with the best of them. If only the Cubs would have shown up to play though... Oh well, at least the Cubs got the best of them this weekend at Wrigley!
Watching another win with Tarah and Ryan...
During the off-season the Cubs traded two of our favorite players, Kerry Wood & Mark DeRosa (who we officially can't like any more now that he's at St Louis!), to the Cleveland Indians. Russ and Rachel decided to make the trek to Chicago for the series and we got sunny Bleacher tickets to the game on Saturday. It was just a little on the hot side (80+), and after 13 innings, lots of beer, a couple of sunburns, water and Popsicles, the Cubs managed to pull off a win! Luckily Russ finally got to see a Cubbie win in person!
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