Parents, Projects & a 25th Birthday

It's been a long 2 weeks. I obviously haven't posted anything recently. That's because things have been a little crazy to say the least. My parents came to visit, which was a first for them, I've been working on several projects, and I 'celebrated' my 25th bday yesterday.

Mom & Dad were were here for a long weekend about two weeks ago. They got to see the farm and of course dad tried out the scooter. No pictures to prove it, but believe me.. it was hilarious. Brian & I took them to Boone, NC one day and these are a few of the pics we took. Nothing too special except for the fact that dad wanted pictures, but didn't want to get out of the car to be in any of them.. hence the photo of him with his head out the window.

These are taken at a lookout of Watauga Lake in TN, about 20 miles from our house

We spent a few hours trolling around the Bristol Motor Speedway. Dad has always loved NASCAR, but I don't think he could ever enjoy being at a race. It's hot, overcrowded, drunken rednecks... and Im sure it's a boatload of fun. When the race comes to town here, every spring and fall... it's best to either leave town or don't leave your house.

After browsing the gift shop, dad couldn't find matching #49 Jimmy Johnson onesies for the twins, so he settled on #49 socks and something else, I'm not sure. In the world of NASCAR... you have your favorite driver and you hate everyone else. Especially little Jeffy Gordon.. as Dad calls him.

I guess they had a good trip. they didn't seem to say anything too bad about it here. Brian did everything he could to make them want to move here, which cracks me up. Dad was taking bids from us and my brother and his wife, who live in Colorado, to see who could offer the best deal. I don't think it's likely we will win that seeing as how they have babies and the scenery is much different there. On a side note, a friend of Mom's let them borrow his GPS.. which I might add is HILARIOUS!!! The fact that the machine tells them where EVERY antique/junk store is between here and Texas.. can only spell disaster... or a very long drive. In the time it took them to get here, Brian and I could have driven there and back!!


Do you see this? This took me entirely too long to complete. i had so many complications and frustrations.. But, it was finally mailed out this week and Mandy, I hope she likes it.

Diaper bag, 2 sets of car seat strap covers, 4 burp cloths, and a mini quilt.
(Duke kept following me around and wouldn't get out of my pictures)

This quilt is to be raffled off to support our nonprofit here at the farm - The Little Dudes Ranch Project.

Tickets will be $5 and the raffle will go from Saturday 9/26-Saturday 10/3. My goal is not to make a fortune, but to raise enough to where it's something I can do every year at Horse Days.

The color of it doesn't stand out in the pics. This is what it looked like two nights ago, it's currently being quilted and Im hoping will be complete for tomorrow, when the raffle begins. It's going to be a nice sized lap quilt and is done in Pashmina by Moda. If and when it's complete, there will be more pictures to share. Hopefully that is tonight.

On a LAST side note, I had my 25th bday yesterday... one in which went so very wrong. Nothing was right all day, even the day before was bad. Brian called me just before 5:00 yesterday at work to tell me he needed me to take him to the hospital as soon as I got home. Well, if it'sbad enough for him to call and ask me to do that, then I knew it was bad. I immediately left work and rushed home, only to find him curled up on the bench outside looking like CRAP. He could barely walk and complained of a head ache. After all was said and done the ER doc released him last night saying it was a severe migrane. they pumped a lot of stuff in him and I'm not convinced it was a migrane. I have my doubts and still think this all has something to do with a head injury while he was deployed to Iraq... He's home now, and should be resting.. I say should.

If you have read this far, that means you are now caught up in the last two weeks...

The End

Road Trip

Don't we look like such nerds!

Friday evening we left for Nashville, well not really Nashville, but it's somewhere south of there.. you get the idea. Brian's best friend growing up got married Saturday afternoon, they also had a baptism ceremony for their little boy Aiden, who is 5 months old. All of this on Easter Weekend!! Great Timing! It was a long drive and we didn't get in until midnight or so, then stayed up talking with his family until 2:00 am. Seriously, we aren't late night folks! By 7:00 the next morning the phone was already ringing for Brian to help Danny pick up last minute things for the wedding. Imagine this, they had to pick up the cake, flowers, 2 kegs and the wine. I don't know if I would trust them to grab my cake, since to them the booze were what was important! Somehow they manged to make it, with everything in order! The wine however was opened before the baptism even began, it was a long day!




This is a picture of Brian and Danny, the groom. You see, they've known each other FOREVER and this is what happens when they get together with music and beer. Seriously, don't judge us, it's just who we are! Here's my question to you, if you know what a Keg Stand is, more power to you, if not you should just stop reading here. I really wish I had pictures of it, but I don't and I can only describe to you what actually happened. When was the last time you were at a wedding where someone did a Keg Stand, I have never been to a wedding where that occured. However, at this reception not only did the Groom's mom, dad Bride's mom, dad and just about anyone and everyone within arms reach of the keg, did a Keg stand. I must say it was a heck of a party and definitly one that I won't soon forget.


All I can say is no matter what my mom will not be doing one at my wedding, and Im pretty sure neither will Brian's. We'd like to keep it that way! We danced and we danced and now I remember why barefoot dancing when alcohol is around, is not a good idea. My wonderful, uncoordinated fiance' stepped all over my feet, but still it was a lot of fun!


Oh, ya. We took duke with us this weekend and boy are we pooped! ...