Outdoors

We've been busy this summer with little weekend trips! Here are some pictures from the last two family mini vacations (with the whole fam!).

We went camping off of Skyline Drive in the Mountains at the beginning of the month. We did a long hike to some waterfalls.

Then we were invited by some of our good family friends to stay at a lake house they rented at Smith Mountain Lake. We wake boarded at tubed. Well I only tubed once at a very slow pace because of my hurting back but everyone else did great!!

Good times.

Mmmm...peaches!

My mom, Chelsea and I went peach picking on Knotts Island.

Then we canned them!

Visit

I went up to Lexington to visit one of my favorites!

I'm so glad she lives only hours away!

Ronnie's Rants

Ronnie has started a new blog to write his thoughts on politics, books, lawyer stuff or whatever else he feels like.

http://ramblesrantsandruminations.blogspot.com

Check it out and leave a comment if your so inclined (it'll give him encouragement)!

It's been a year...

..since we were married! Can you believe it?? One year down....eternity to go!

For our anniversary we decided to take a little trip to Charleston, SC. I love that place and now Ronnie does too. We spent the couple days we were there visiting plantations, walking around downtown and admiring the beautiful homes.








People say the first year of marriage is the hardest...I don't believe it. This past year has been great and I couldn't ask for a better hubby! Happy One Year babe!!!

Summer Fun

We've accomplished a lot already..in terms of summer fun. Just to prove it, here are some pictures.

First was my dad's birthday. Party hardy!






Then Ronnie, my mom and I went strawberry and may pea picking...yummy. I hadn't been in a long time. It was nice to do that again.

While I was in Utah, the rest of my family went to Okracoke Island, NC. My aunt Penny and her kids were here from Colorado. They spent half their time on the east coast in a beach house in Nags Head, NC. I was able to visit them at their beach house before I went to Utah. But I was told they had a lot of fun on Okracoke!

This summer I've also been admiring my mom's garden. It's just nice to go outside and look at the flowers and yummy veggis in the beautiful weather.

Most recently, we visited Cape Henry lighthouse in Virginia Beach. My cousins are here from Utah so it is fun to get out and do some things with them.

And Ronnie turned 29!!!! Happy Happy Birthday! His birthday was this past Saturday. We had a fun day and ended it with eating a juicy steak at Lone Star...well just Ronnie ate the steak. I stuck with the salad.
And what would the summer be with out swimming in the pool...

Utah Trip

This past week I made a trip to the state of Utah. My friends and I decided it had been way to long since we had seen each other and my friend Chari flew me out. It was so fun to have a girls week. After the crazy plane ride there (typical canceled flights, mechanical problems, and rebooking) I finally arrived 7+ hours late and found Chari waiting for me in the airport. We immediately drove to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory where I got my strawberry cheesecake carmel covered apple...to die for and then went to dinner at Cafe Rio...delicious. Friday night my friend Devanie came over and we had a "slumber party". We enjoyed ourselves by eating...lots... and watching a movie and just chatting. Saturday they surprised me with going to the Thanksgiving Point to see the dinosaur museum. I have a thing for dinosaurs so I had a great time. Its just fun to be with these girls. They're hilarious. We spent the rest of the day visiting little shops, going to dinner and eating icecream. Sunday was church and visiting Grandma. It's always good to see her. Then stopping by Devs again to enjoy some crackers and cheese. She also told me about some books I should read. Which Chari and I went and looked for the books the next day. I got a couple good ones. The four of us (Dev, Chari, Stacy and me...we were all roommates) met for lunch in SLC. That night Chari took me to my uncles house where I stayed the night. I ate dinner with them and played with my little cousins. They are too cute and we had a little slumber party downstairs. Who knew 5 year olds snored...precious. I flew back with two of my teenage cousins and arrived safely home that afternoon. The trip went by so quick but I am so happy I was able to go. I wish I was able to see more of my friends and family but I guess I'll have to save them for my next trip.