Great friends, great city, great fun

Mike and I are back from our trip to NYC & CT to visit Kelcey & Jordan & go to Kelli's wedding. We had a blast and it was wonderful to see so many of my wonderful friends. We had an amazing time in NYC - Kelcey was a wonderful tour guide and I wish we could have stayed longer to visit the museums and see a Broadway show but we got to see a Mets game (the Yankees were on the road) and enjoyed spending time with friends.

Kelli's wedding was wonderful as well - I saw friends I hadn't seen in more than 2 years and friends I hadn't seen since our wedding. We loved seeing our friend so happy on her big day and had fun hanging out with even more friends. Mike was a trooper being around mostly girls for almost the entire weekend! :-)

Other than seeing friends, the highlights of the weekend were the game (I can cross another MLB stadium off my list) and driving in NYC. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I drove in NYC. We had to rent a car to get to Kel's wedding and since Mike is just shy of 25, I got to drive and save us money. We took a few wrong turns getting out of the city but we did it and I even drove in pouring rain on the way back. While I am proud of myself, I don't ever want to drive in that city again. There should be a disclaimer that speed limits are merely a suggestion and if you don't go at least 10 miles over the limit, you will get run over.

Enjoy the pictures - the rest are on Facebook!

Tomatoe/Tomato

It's a good thing I got tomato plants so I can have homegrown tomatoes this summer since everyone is removing the wonderful fruit (yes, it's a fruit) from their menus...

Life. Is. Good.

Wonderful things about today:

• We got something (I'm not sure what, ask Mike) that allowed Mike to fix our garage door so we don't have to manually open and close the door anymore. YAY!!! It's amazing how much you take little things like that for granted.
• I got the new Erin Bode CD in the mail - I like it.
• I made Gooey Butter Cake for work tomorrow.
• It was cool outside.
• We won Mets tickets that we bid on. I can check another MLB Stadium off my list (and add another since the Mets will have a new stadium next year).
• Our sweet neighbor, Lulu, gave us cookies!
• I get to see a bunch of college girlfriends this weekend - I'm excited.
• We leave for NYC in 2.5 days.
• I have a wonderful husband. :-)

That Movie

You know that movie that you always wanted to see for some reason or another when you were little but your parents never let you? I watched that movie this weekend and I now know why my parents never let me see it. All that to say, I HIGHLY recommend the soundtrack to 'The Big Chill' but the movie, not so much.

Storm Season

I had forgotten how wonderful storm season can be in Kansas. Until tonight, we had 5 nights of rain, thunder and lightening and while it generally wakes me up for a few minutes during the night, I always seems to sleep the best when thunder is crashing and lightening is flashing and rain is pounding on the roof - I think it's because it reminds me of how awesome my God is and that He is always there, especially in the storms.

The Joys of Homeownership

It is not fun to discover a leak in your roof and have your house get hit by lightening within a two week time period. The leak is fixable and hopefully, Mike can figure out how to fix the garage door that the lightening took out. We really like living in a house instead of an apartment though.

Other things we have learned so far: our dishes fit it our cabinets now, unlike at the apartment, but now they don't fit in the dishwasher; Mike really dosen't like flat-head screws; the "other people" smell is hard to get rid of no matter how many candles you burn; the washing machine is still cool.

(Pictures coming... eventually)

Forget TV

Mike and I started moving into our new house this weekend. Before we completely move in, we thought it would be a good idea to paint so we didn't move in, put the furniture in place, move it out to paint and move it back into place. My parents were here for a long weekend and were a HUGE help - we couldn't have gotten so much done without them and we had a great time.

In addition to painting, our washer, dryer and fridge were delivered. We got a front loading washer and had to try it out the day we got it. My Mom and I enjoyed the process. :-)