Road Trip 2014 Part One

We must be getting older.............we enjoy road trips.  We left early in the morning (June 1) armed with about 6 audio books and a new smart phone.  Our first leg of the trip took us from home to St. Louis, Mo.  I wasn't really sure how to use my new phone or if or when I was using 'data'.  I had figured out how to get my music off of the computer and onto my phone and learned how to get audio library books on my phone and play thru the radio.  Of course Arn didn't have much patience with me trying to learn as we were trying to find things.  I did need to call customer service only once for some help.  We reached St. Louis the first night and then headed to Atlanta.  We did stop at the quilt museum in Paducah, Ky. and had lunch in Nashville, Tn.  We tried to walk in a River Park in Nashville but it wasn't what we were looking for and we couldn't really find a 'trail'.  We ate at a german place downtown and started our 2 1/2 week tastings of fried food.  The 'oyster balls' were fairly good but it was basically a hush puppy with an oyster inside. 

The GPS on the smart phone became our friend and it was really helpful.  We found Lisa and Nasser's house in Atlanta without any problems.  We had a good visit with them and ate out a couple of times.  We also helped with some handyman things, took a hilly walk in the neighborhood, and I tried Zumba with Lisa early one morning.  Boy, is she a better dancer than me!  We stayed in Atlanta for 2 nights and then headed for the beach.  We stayed in Greenville, SC. on the way to the OBX.  On the morning of June 6th we were driving to the Outer Banks and sadly we got a speeding tix (in an area where the speed had just dropped)  and found out that Arn forgot to renew his driver's license on his birthday!  We got to Duck, NC just after lunch but couldn't check into the beach house until later so we went to the beach!  I'm still gathering pix so watch for another post.

Reunion at the Beach...........Katey's Wedding!

We'll be seeing everybody but Molly soon to celebrate Katey and Matt's wedding in the Outer Banks.  Let the good times roll!

Projects!

We're learning just how talented our kids are............Tyler just built a patio in his backyard (with lots of help from Lauren,  Eric, Val, and us.   It turned out beautifully and we're looking forward to sitting around the gas fire pit. 

Watch for future postings on the girls 'Projects'.............

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day was quiet this year but I did talk to all of my kids.  Val and Eric stopped by on their way home from camping. We were in the midst of a snow storm so we stayed home and had an afternoon brunch of eggs and bacon.  Arn and I watched The Book Thief which was excellent.  Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Birthday Arn!

Today is Arn's 63rd birthday.  He played golf while I spent the day in an ACLS class.  We did go out for sushi and will celebrate more tomorrow.

Field Trip

Things change as you get older.  A field trip to a grocery store makes you happy.  Terri, Jane, and I took off to Denver today and went to Trader Joe's.  I had done my research and had a list of fav products but it was still overwhelming.  We all got a bunch of products to try and a little wine too.  We ate brunch at Snooze which was excellent.  They have a great selection of different egg's benedict and wonderful pancakes (even though pancakes are not my thing).  Snooze has a 'Jetson's feel' but we figured most of the people in there had never heard of the Jetson's.  TJ's and Snooze will definitely be a redo.  And the great news is that Colorado Springs is getting a store next spring.