Beautiful Chrisman Mill
Tired baby
Mrs. Colonel and Harrison
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Friday, June 1, 2007
I finally found my camera....
Here are some pics from last weekend.
Beautiful Chrisman Mill
Tired baby
Mrs. Colonel and Harrison
Beautiful Chrisman Mill
Tired baby
Mrs. Colonel and Harrison
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Extraviganza!
We had a stellar weekend
It started Friday when Micah got home from Pittsburg and like a night on a shining silver horse he brought home my suburban with a working air conditioner. We took the kids over to the neighbors and headed to Chrisman Mill for our Tuscan-style dinner. We got a little lost on the way, which always stresses me out, but we got there. The atmosphere was great, there were only 10 other people, the french doors were open, and in between courses we went outside and did a little stargazing. The food was good and there was a ton of it. I think we ate for nearly 3 hours!! The wine was a little on the green side but Micah had a little tete-a-tete with the winemaker about it and he fessed up, he said that they didn't have a very good crop and had to do a lot of blending. And due to Micah's bold move we scored our first taste of tank wine. It was the 2005 that they hadn't bottled yet, it tasted much better than the stuff they served with dinner so we will anticipate when they finally get around to bottling this vintage.
Saturday we bummed around and took a late afternoon nap (5-7), this was a mistake because the kids did not want to go back to bed, but we couldn't resist.
Sunday Micah went on a 6am bike ride, then we headed off to church, then went to an evening BBQ with some new friends. It's always fun to be around new people, even though I feel as if my social skills have plummeted since having children. Sometimes I feel like Tommy from Rugrats. I think I'm talking very plainly but everyone else just hears babbles. That mixed with the fact that I usually look a little haggard, and well, I just don't feel like the life of the party. But we were received warmly and a few brave souls even tried our Paint Thinner Bloody Mary's, and if you wonder what's in them....here you go
Tomato Juice-half bottle
V-8 Hot-half bottle
3 tbsp. Lemon Juice
3 tbsp. Lime Juice
1 tbsp. Celery Salt
1 tbsp. Lemon Pepper
1 tbsp. Dill Weed
1 tbsp. Horseradish
1 tbsp. Picapepper Sauce
1 tbsp. Tiger Sauce
1 tbsp. Tabasco
1 tbsp. Frank's Red Hot Sauce
1 tbsp. Sriacha Sauce
2 tbsp. Worchester Sauce
Pickled Jalapenos (equal to one whole)
Vodka half a 1/5+-
Monday we slept until 9!!!!!!! Gentry slept from 8-9, it was freaking awesome! There was more bumming and then we went to another BBQ. But unlike the BBQ the day before our kids were the only ones there and the house wasn't childproof. So we were nervous wrecks who spent most of our time trying to keep Grey out of trouble and Gentry happy. So we left about 7, came home and had a drink.
It started Friday when Micah got home from Pittsburg and like a night on a shining silver horse he brought home my suburban with a working air conditioner. We took the kids over to the neighbors and headed to Chrisman Mill for our Tuscan-style dinner. We got a little lost on the way, which always stresses me out, but we got there. The atmosphere was great, there were only 10 other people, the french doors were open, and in between courses we went outside and did a little stargazing. The food was good and there was a ton of it. I think we ate for nearly 3 hours!! The wine was a little on the green side but Micah had a little tete-a-tete with the winemaker about it and he fessed up, he said that they didn't have a very good crop and had to do a lot of blending. And due to Micah's bold move we scored our first taste of tank wine. It was the 2005 that they hadn't bottled yet, it tasted much better than the stuff they served with dinner so we will anticipate when they finally get around to bottling this vintage.
Saturday we bummed around and took a late afternoon nap (5-7), this was a mistake because the kids did not want to go back to bed, but we couldn't resist.
Sunday Micah went on a 6am bike ride, then we headed off to church, then went to an evening BBQ with some new friends. It's always fun to be around new people, even though I feel as if my social skills have plummeted since having children. Sometimes I feel like Tommy from Rugrats. I think I'm talking very plainly but everyone else just hears babbles. That mixed with the fact that I usually look a little haggard, and well, I just don't feel like the life of the party. But we were received warmly and a few brave souls even tried our Paint Thinner Bloody Mary's, and if you wonder what's in them....here you go
Tomato Juice-half bottle
V-8 Hot-half bottle
3 tbsp. Lemon Juice
3 tbsp. Lime Juice
1 tbsp. Celery Salt
1 tbsp. Lemon Pepper
1 tbsp. Dill Weed
1 tbsp. Horseradish
1 tbsp. Picapepper Sauce
1 tbsp. Tiger Sauce
1 tbsp. Tabasco
1 tbsp. Frank's Red Hot Sauce
1 tbsp. Sriacha Sauce
2 tbsp. Worchester Sauce
Pickled Jalapenos (equal to one whole)
Vodka half a 1/5+-
Monday we slept until 9!!!!!!! Gentry slept from 8-9, it was freaking awesome! There was more bumming and then we went to another BBQ. But unlike the BBQ the day before our kids were the only ones there and the house wasn't childproof. So we were nervous wrecks who spent most of our time trying to keep Grey out of trouble and Gentry happy. So we left about 7, came home and had a drink.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Weekend Review
The weekend was long, and well Saturday was a little shaky. Micah went on a bikeride from 7:30-12:30pm (47miles) , and I was a little ticked off to say the least (only b/c we hadn't seen him all week). So when he got home I went to go and get a necklace repaired and shop at Hamburg, I had planned on going to Petsmart to pet the puppies, but I was feeling pretty good after a couple hours shopping so I didn't need to, but Sunday was awesome. We actually got to sleep in a bit! Micah woke up and made a stellar breakfast, he crumbled up sausage and put it inside the pancakes, then fried and egg over easy and put it on top of the pancake, pour on maple syrup and there you have it. Sounds a bit weird but tastes out of this world. Then we got ready to go to Rolex. The day was beautiful and the kids did great. The only bad part was the blisters I got from wearing the wrong shoes....stupid me! By the time we got home we put the kids down. I took a nap, Micah studied, then the good part. We went over to the neighbors for dinner. Now some of you have heard me talk about my neighbors. They are the world's greatest. Our kids love them like family and so do we. So anyway after dinner they gave us an anniversary present. It's a 4 course dinner at Chrisman Mill Winery. They only do it once a month in the summer, for twenty couples, by reservation only. How freakin' cool is that! And to top it off they are watching the kids for us while we go. We are soooooo excited. So rocky start, awesome finish....Thanks Neane and Casey! And for the grand finale, Gentry slept from 12-8am!
Monday, April 16, 2007
Anniversary weekend
Well we had a wonderful time this weekend. It was a bit of a clusterf**k, but still great. Both kids slept on the way to Louisville so they were ready and rarin' to go. Gentry was in a good mood until we needed to get dressed and then he promptly had a meltdown, so we dosed him with teething tablets, tylenol, benadryl, oragel and the like. I know it sounds a bit much but the kid has exzema, a rash, an ingrown toenail, and is teething, on top of all that we were in a new place. So we left the house to the screaming of our child, knowing how bad it was going to suck for Micah's aunt and uncle. We took out our anger on one another, almost turned the car around and called it quits and then decided to just not speak to each other until we got to the resturant. This may sound bad, but it really wasn't.
We got to the resturant, Micah got his first look at my dress ;-), we had a celebratory toast and about fifteen text messages, and one phone call later, we were feeling a little better about Gentry and the evening ahead.
We had a wonderful meal: Cheese board, lamb pops, ahi tuna, duck breast, raspberry chocolate cake for dessert, and lots of wine! It was better than I remember and just a perfect. We left by 7:15 to get to the Palace on time, we forgot how beautiful it was in there.
The show was so wonderful, the women had an ethereal quality to there voices, at times you felt you were in the middle of a Lord of the Rings elfish dream, until the drums started going and then it felt a little like a Braveheart battle scene.
So all in all it was a great weekend, and our best anniversary yet! 4 down 46 to go.
We got to the resturant, Micah got his first look at my dress ;-), we had a celebratory toast and about fifteen text messages, and one phone call later, we were feeling a little better about Gentry and the evening ahead.
We had a wonderful meal: Cheese board, lamb pops, ahi tuna, duck breast, raspberry chocolate cake for dessert, and lots of wine! It was better than I remember and just a perfect. We left by 7:15 to get to the Palace on time, we forgot how beautiful it was in there.
The show was so wonderful, the women had an ethereal quality to there voices, at times you felt you were in the middle of a Lord of the Rings elfish dream, until the drums started going and then it felt a little like a Braveheart battle scene.
So all in all it was a great weekend, and our best anniversary yet! 4 down 46 to go.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Busy Weekend Ahead
We went this morning to go play at the Gilmore's. Grey and Keaton definately have a love-hate relationship. They are always so excited to see one another and cry when we have to go, but the inbetween is full of hitting, kicking, wrestling and the sort. We also drove some meals over to Sally who just had her second baby, his name is Harrison, so cute!
Tonight we have a small group cookout, everyone's kids should be there so it will be a big crew, but should be fun.
Now for the great part...we are going to Louisville tomorrow to celebrate our 4th anniversary. We're jumping the gun a bit, it's not really until May 2nd, but who can afford to do anything in the ville Derby weekend? So we are going to eat at one of our fav. places L & N and then going to the Palace to see Celtic Woman, it's kinda like an Irish poprah. I know we're a little on the artsy fartsy side. But we are excited non the less. Micah's aunt and uncle will have the kids so we are actually getting a free night of babysitting!!! I can't wait, I even bought a new dress, now lets just all pray I don't leak all over it :-)
Sunday we are having brunch with some friends we haven't seen in almost a year, they just found out they are pregnant and I'm sooooo excited. I've never seen anyone who loves kids so much, they are going to be exceptional parents. We're driving up two boxes of maternity clothes, so that's another bonus. We don't have to put all that crap in the attic..
Tonight we have a small group cookout, everyone's kids should be there so it will be a big crew, but should be fun.
Now for the great part...we are going to Louisville tomorrow to celebrate our 4th anniversary. We're jumping the gun a bit, it's not really until May 2nd, but who can afford to do anything in the ville Derby weekend? So we are going to eat at one of our fav. places L & N and then going to the Palace to see Celtic Woman, it's kinda like an Irish poprah. I know we're a little on the artsy fartsy side. But we are excited non the less. Micah's aunt and uncle will have the kids so we are actually getting a free night of babysitting!!! I can't wait, I even bought a new dress, now lets just all pray I don't leak all over it :-)
Sunday we are having brunch with some friends we haven't seen in almost a year, they just found out they are pregnant and I'm sooooo excited. I've never seen anyone who loves kids so much, they are going to be exceptional parents. We're driving up two boxes of maternity clothes, so that's another bonus. We don't have to put all that crap in the attic..
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