Well, here it is.....the long-awaited new car. Our original plans were to get to Kentucky, get settled and then start car-hunting. Since we decided to build, getting settled took longer than expected, thus delaying the new car purchase. But, alas, it finally happened. After selling my Mazda 626 and getting into the Toyota Highlander, I thought I'd never drive a car again. But this baby is so powerful, it is a total BLAST to drive! I can't wait to get in it every day. Plus, it's loaded with all the amenities and has plenty of room. We cleaned up the Highlander and put it out in front of Marks' office......2 days later, it was SOLD and gone. When things happen like that, I'm convinced the Lord is handling it and I am SOOOOO grateful. I haven't decided on a name for my new baby yet, but I'm taking suggestions..... :'D
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Out With the Old....and In With the New
Well, here it is.....the long-awaited new car. Our original plans were to get to Kentucky, get settled and then start car-hunting. Since we decided to build, getting settled took longer than expected, thus delaying the new car purchase. But, alas, it finally happened. After selling my Mazda 626 and getting into the Toyota Highlander, I thought I'd never drive a car again. But this baby is so powerful, it is a total BLAST to drive! I can't wait to get in it every day. Plus, it's loaded with all the amenities and has plenty of room. We cleaned up the Highlander and put it out in front of Marks' office......2 days later, it was SOLD and gone. When things happen like that, I'm convinced the Lord is handling it and I am SOOOOO grateful. I haven't decided on a name for my new baby yet, but I'm taking suggestions..... :'D
In OUR plot of the Holler......
...........we've seen 8 deer, 1 fawn, 3 wild turkeys, numerous rabbits and birds, 2 rat snakes and a coyote. Nothing typical around here!!
Flash Backs
I know it's been a long time since I've entered a post. That's because, if you remember, I haven't been able to get my camera to transfer pics to my computer. By some miraculous event, I unplugged the dock from my computer and plugged it back it and, VOILA!!, problem solved!! So, I will flash back to fill you in on what's been going on around here........
Easter...Alysa Loves finding Easter Eggs and she loves coloring them too!
Visit from Mark's parents. Remember, this is where we went to a local opry house. They loved that. The next day we mowed the grass for the first time and the house smelled like wild onions for days (they grow in our yard, which use to be a beautiful pasture).
Mothers Day.....these are the beautiful roses Alysa and Mark got me. They also cooked me a fabulous steak on the grill....Mark grills the most awesome steaks!
Mark and I celebrated out 11th wedding anniversary on May 21. We went to dinner at a Japanese steak house and then saw a movie. But the best gift (besides the 11 years of wedded bliss) is MY NEW CAR!!! Sorry, I don't have a picture yet. I promise to get it posted soon! I got a 2009 VW Jetta TDI.....fully loaded, sun roof, leather seats (the front seats heat up for those chilly Kentucky days), satellite radio and Ipod accessible and LOTS of other bells and whistles. He is so good to me and even spoils me whether he means to or not. Ain't he a doll?!
Alysa started playing softball this year for the first time ever. She's doing great and is really loving it. She thinks she wants to pitch, or maybe even catch. Right now, she plays 2nd base and right field.
Me and several girlfriends from church did a quilted barn tour. There are barns all over Kentucky that have these quilted blocks on them...all different. We had a beautiful day to just drive around our area and look at as many as possible. I think my group got 16 in all. Beautiful!
Alysa's final awards ceremony and the end of 3rd grade. She made all A Honor Roll all year long, got Good Citizenship Award all year and got Perfect Attendance on some grading periods. We are so proud of her and are amazed our little girl is going to 4th Grade!!! WOW!!
The Friday after school was out, we took Alysa to Cincinnati, OH to see Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Before the concert, we went to a local pizzaria (the girls and I while at Time Out for Women also visited this place....yummy!) and then walked across the Purple People Bridge, which crosses the Ohio River, to get to the coliseum. It was great! Right outside the coliseum, we were viewing all the tour busses and I asked a guy standing there how you get to the entrance. He gave us directions, as best he knew. Come to find out a little later on, he was Taylor Swifts' bass player!! Alysa recognized him when he walked on stage! I didn't care for Taylor at all, but Keith was out of this world, as always!! We had a great time together though. I love family memories like this.
We also were paid a visit from our dear friends, the Anderson Family. They were vacationing in Indiana and called to ask if they could come by and spend a few days with us on their way home. Of course, we were thrilled to have them! We had originally planned to take the kids to the water park, but the bad weather changed our plans. We ended up taking the kids to an open gym to play off some of their energy, then to lunch, then home for a brief rest, then to the movies! We had a great visit and are so happy they hadn't forgotten us.
Easter...Alysa Loves finding Easter Eggs and she loves coloring them too!
Visit from Mark's parents. Remember, this is where we went to a local opry house. They loved that. The next day we mowed the grass for the first time and the house smelled like wild onions for days (they grow in our yard, which use to be a beautiful pasture).
Mothers Day.....these are the beautiful roses Alysa and Mark got me. They also cooked me a fabulous steak on the grill....Mark grills the most awesome steaks!
Mark and I celebrated out 11th wedding anniversary on May 21. We went to dinner at a Japanese steak house and then saw a movie. But the best gift (besides the 11 years of wedded bliss) is MY NEW CAR!!! Sorry, I don't have a picture yet. I promise to get it posted soon! I got a 2009 VW Jetta TDI.....fully loaded, sun roof, leather seats (the front seats heat up for those chilly Kentucky days), satellite radio and Ipod accessible and LOTS of other bells and whistles. He is so good to me and even spoils me whether he means to or not. Ain't he a doll?!
Alysa started playing softball this year for the first time ever. She's doing great and is really loving it. She thinks she wants to pitch, or maybe even catch. Right now, she plays 2nd base and right field.
Me and several girlfriends from church did a quilted barn tour. There are barns all over Kentucky that have these quilted blocks on them...all different. We had a beautiful day to just drive around our area and look at as many as possible. I think my group got 16 in all. Beautiful!
Alysa's final awards ceremony and the end of 3rd grade. She made all A Honor Roll all year long, got Good Citizenship Award all year and got Perfect Attendance on some grading periods. We are so proud of her and are amazed our little girl is going to 4th Grade!!! WOW!!
The Friday after school was out, we took Alysa to Cincinnati, OH to see Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Before the concert, we went to a local pizzaria (the girls and I while at Time Out for Women also visited this place....yummy!) and then walked across the Purple People Bridge, which crosses the Ohio River, to get to the coliseum. It was great! Right outside the coliseum, we were viewing all the tour busses and I asked a guy standing there how you get to the entrance. He gave us directions, as best he knew. Come to find out a little later on, he was Taylor Swifts' bass player!! Alysa recognized him when he walked on stage! I didn't care for Taylor at all, but Keith was out of this world, as always!! We had a great time together though. I love family memories like this.
We also were paid a visit from our dear friends, the Anderson Family. They were vacationing in Indiana and called to ask if they could come by and spend a few days with us on their way home. Of course, we were thrilled to have them! We had originally planned to take the kids to the water park, but the bad weather changed our plans. We ended up taking the kids to an open gym to play off some of their energy, then to lunch, then home for a brief rest, then to the movies! We had a great visit and are so happy they hadn't forgotten us.
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