tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23702296279669248022024-03-13T08:40:49.662-04:00Farrell FolliesThis is "THE" place for all your latest news on the adventures and misadventures of the Farrell's.Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-53485681141161446872011-01-31T17:09:00.001-05:002011-06-19T17:47:52.958-04:00NOLAEvery once in a while Chris gets a burst of spontaneity and decides we need a weekend getaway - this time the destination was New Orleans! Chris' previous trip there was cut short by a hurricane & I had never been before so it was a great plan! We caught a Friday afternoon flight and were there before dinner. There was not alot of advance planning, but just enough. I had scoped out online some of the best restaurants and oyster bars to keep us busy while we were there. Friday night we hit up <a href="http://www.acmeoyster.com/">Acme's Oyster Bar</a>. The key was getting there early before the line was out the door. We hit it just in time! I dined on po-boys, raw oysters & char grilled oysters. It was delish! After dinner we walked around the french quarter & then found a place for dessert. Chris had his fave bananas foster & I had pecan pie. Yummy! Saturday morning we had reservations at <a href="http://www.neworleansschoolofcooking.com/">The New Orleans Cooking School</a>. A friend had recommend it and boy was she right on! This may have my favorite part of the trip! I highly recommend this to anyone visiting NOLA. Lots of great food & great cooking tips. You sit at large round tables with random people - which of course Chris loved! We had a fun group! I think Chris' favorite part of this experience was the bread pudding and pralines! The boy is probably 50% sugar. They also serve Abita beer which is brewed locally and quite good. That afternoon we shopped & stopped by <a href="http://www.patobriens.com/patobriens/neworleans/">Pat O'Briens</a> to have our token hurricane. They have many wonderful art galleries and great local shops. When our lunch wore off we grabbed a few more oysters and some local beer at Desire Oyster Bar. Our waitress there was a very knowledgeable local and we really enjoyed her company! I found a new beer to love - <a href="http://www.abita.com/">Abita's</a> purple haze! So tasty! After some bar hopping we met up with Brad & Emily McKenzie (Baton Rouge residents). We had made plans for dinner with the McKenzie's at <a href="http://www.chefpaul.com/site.php">K Pauls</a> restaurant. K Paul has many local specialties on the menu. Chris & Brad opted for the rabbit - I had a taste. It just seems wrong to eat rabbit. Any who we had an amazing time with them - as usual! We wish they loved a little closer so we could do this on a regular basis. Thanks again for making the drive over! Sunday morning we grabbed breakfast at <a href="http://www.cafedumonde.com/">Cafe du Monde</a>, because well its not a trip to New Orleans if you don't. After hearing all the hype about it I can honestly say we weren't that impressed. I think I'll stick with donuts & Starbucks next time. So after waiting in line for a not so wonderful breakfast we set out to find a real one :) Finally we found one at Oceana Grill. With full tummies we set out to ride the cable cars to see the garden district. The homes were AMAZING! Architecture from many different areas are represented. The cable cars were a perfect solution for the rainy afternoon. After that is was time to head home. Fantastic weekend getaway!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1_I9pvn5kYQ/Tf5uB-sWAJI/AAAAAAAAA_g/WUHUXKaG_-o/s1600/Blog%2BUpdates%2B109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1_I9pvn5kYQ/Tf5uB-sWAJI/AAAAAAAAA_g/WUHUXKaG_-o/s320/Blog%2BUpdates%2B109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620050365292871826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w13_r6b7EBU/Tf5t91WHdXI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/SaEzoY4HrpY/s1600/Blog%2BUpdates%2B113.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w13_r6b7EBU/Tf5t91WHdXI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/SaEzoY4HrpY/s320/Blog%2BUpdates%2B113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620050294064248178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kd42L0u4T70/Tf5t5vovh7I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/nXaqb0VQbqo/s1600/Blog%2BUpdates%2B115.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uODLzFPBiyw/Tf5sc8LP9QI/AAAAAAAAA9w/AMknMUTujpw/s320/Blog%2BUpdates%2B160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620048629450405122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZH3geC9e7Zg/Tf5sYF9ZT-I/AAAAAAAAA9o/NBKGQRz2WEE/s1600/Blog%2BUpdates%2B187.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZH3geC9e7Zg/Tf5sYF9ZT-I/AAAAAAAAA9o/NBKGQRz2WEE/s320/Blog%2BUpdates%2B187.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620048546177306594" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-16074579431899310862010-10-15T21:23:00.001-04:002011-06-18T22:28:55.318-04:00San Francisco Treat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-calBtjVsDh4/Tf1YpPJibjI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/0T3SPep06Yk/s1600/IMG_1178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-calBtjVsDh4/Tf1YpPJibjI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/0T3SPep06Yk/s320/IMG_1178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619745375492664882" /></a><br /><br />Although Chris & I have both previously been to San Francisco we decided it was such a great place to visit that we would go for a week this year. We were also able to make a day trip up to Sonoma to see the wine country, and then down to San Jose to check out Stanford and Los Gatos. October is the perfect time to be in the bay area. <br /><br />The weather was beautiful, cool in the mornings/evenings & warm all afternoon! Just perfect! We used the trolleys to take us all over town. We had the most amazing milkshake at Ghirardelli Square, clam chowder in a bread bowl at Boudins on Fisherman's Wharf & a wonderful birthday dinner for Chris at One Market! Basically all our vacations revolve around food - there is no reason to deny it, its who we are! I bought tickets in advance for a nighttime tour of Alcatraz which was great! Chris missed it on his last trip so it was a must see this time around. The views of the city at night were spectacular! One morning we took the trolley to Lombard and hiked the crooked street and then the hill to Coit tower. Again more amazing views of the city & the Golden Gate bridge. After a few days in the city we rented a car and drove up to Sonoma and toured a few wineries. We can't wait to go back just to the wine country for a few days. What an incredible area! So much to see and do. Chris also wanted to see Stanford and the southern parts of the bay area so after lunch at In N Out (cause we love it) we drove back through the city and south to San Jose. Stanford has a beautiful campus - its hard to imagine that people actually live and go to school there. We are certain they do not appreciate it! For dinner that evening we headed to Los Gatos - a great little suburb of San Jose. Food was fabulous and then we made our way back to the big city for a few more days. We attempted the Go Cars, but I just couldn't do it. The helmet was to much for me! Ha! So we settled for a bus tour that took us to Golden Gate Park and passed the Full House homes. The park was stunning! Lots of museums and other things to do. As for the Full House homes, well you just can't miss seeing part of your childhood :) Another bonus to this trip was meeting up with my cousin Nathan, his wife Chenda and their baby girl Preslea. We met up with the Shepards in Chinatown for some peking duck and catching up. They are the experts on the restaurants and it was nice to have an inside track on things. This was our first time meeting Chenda and Preslea. Chenda moved to the US just a year ago to marry Nathan. She has a wonderful personality and fits right into our family! We stayed at a great place near Union Square. Our trip happened to fall the week before the womens marathon in San Fran and the Nike store at Union Square was head quarters so we ventured in to see their store. Incredible! Chris really loved it. The last day was short and sweet. We managed to find an amazing sushi restaurant to grab lunch before we headed out of town.<br /><br />I'm certain the pictures really tell it all.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOTt-S56PVs/Tf1Yh_IStFI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/2XSP2zFerB8/s1600/IMG_0886.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOTt-S56PVs/Tf1Yh_IStFI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/2XSP2zFerB8/s320/IMG_0886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619745250933388370" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MQ6uZkQDqyo/Tf1YdCtQLVI/AAAAAAAAA9I/57lj9oYi54w/s1600/IMG_0896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MQ6uZkQDqyo/Tf1YdCtQLVI/AAAAAAAAA9I/57lj9oYi54w/s320/IMG_0896.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619745165994372434" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hsvZjCqxkCs/Tf1YWg3vECI/AAAAAAAAA9A/4IuG8liPwdk/s1600/IMG_0909.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ng3loaU18w/Tf1VHsnFsII/AAAAAAAAA44/HauNShqH1Qc/s320/IMG_1227.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619741500750803074" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-2231906093731059732010-10-09T20:51:00.000-04:002011-06-17T10:06:08.319-04:00Texas State Fair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FD3ZVVll7wQ/TfqtntOM-rI/AAAAAAAAA4o/aDTqlxC2Teo/s1600/IMG_0873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618994382763784882" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FD3ZVVll7wQ/TfqtntOM-rI/AAAAAAAAA4o/aDTqlxC2Teo/s320/IMG_0873.JPG" /></a><br /><br />About five years ago Chris & I made our first trip to the state fair together, funny thing is I was on a "date" with one of his friends! And to make the story better Chris was the one responsible for the set up! So this year it was our turn to make OUR memories at the fair.<br /><br />October has been a busy month so this was our only available weekend to go and well I guess nothing says Texas like the state fair during the UT vs OU football game weekend! It was crazy busy and there were a few to many sooners & t-sips for our taste - but we made the best of it! I would say the goal of the trip was mostly food related. We had fried oreos, chicken fried bacon, fried twinkies & I think there was a hot dog in there somewhere. All in all a beautiful day to take it all in!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i7NMeOZUM4I/Tfqsuf6BwTI/AAAAAAAAA4A/R7Z9XijuRMA/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px; height: 320px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618993399936958770" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i7NMeOZUM4I/Tfqsuf6BwTI/AAAAAAAAA4A/R7Z9XijuRMA/s320/IMG_0859.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K2Bo4jOLR6c/Tfqs-1dOCpI/AAAAAAAAA4I/l_Rmv1ZruHY/s1600/IMG_0862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618993680599616146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K2Bo4jOLR6c/Tfqs-1dOCpI/AAAAAAAAA4I/l_Rmv1ZruHY/s320/IMG_0862.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kg8Pm38_rYk/TfqtIiabdFI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/0LaJ2CgrwfA/s1600/IMG_0867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618993847286330450" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kg8Pm38_rYk/TfqtIiabdFI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/0LaJ2CgrwfA/s320/IMG_0867.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2hcP_rvfYAM/TfqtULHtSzI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/pt_ZCOfurNE/s1600/IMG_0872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618994047192222514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2hcP_rvfYAM/TfqtULHtSzI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/pt_ZCOfurNE/s320/IMG_0872.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d5oy_Ot6dHc/TfqteuuPvqI/AAAAAAAAA4g/NazwiX12nhE/s1600/IMG_0863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618994228547796642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d5oy_Ot6dHc/TfqteuuPvqI/AAAAAAAAA4g/NazwiX12nhE/s320/IMG_0863.JPG" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-67573738658219511272010-08-29T16:47:00.013-04:002010-08-29T17:41:05.518-04:00FOUR - New York Style<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrT3dy-tDI/AAAAAAAAA3I/3eW2-xXus4c/s1600/IMG_0735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrT3dy-tDI/AAAAAAAAA3I/3eW2-xXus4c/s320/IMG_0735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510950043885941810" /></a><br /><br />This year we had the opportunity to spend our 4th Anniversary in the Big Apple! Chris was making a trip to Long Island for work and I was able to tag along. We spent 3 glorious days back in the city - it was beyond wonderful! We took the LIRR into the city on Friday morning and had lunch at <a href="http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php">Carnegie Deli</a>. They have some serious sandwiches! It was beyond filling! After lunch we made our way down to meet up with my old work buddies for a few drinks. We had such a great time catching up with Stacy, Mary & Jerilyn. I miss these girls so much! After happy hour we ran to the TKTS booth to find a show for the night. Chris landed us some great seats for <a href="http://www.rockofagesmusical.com/">"Rock of Ages"</a>. The show was great! Who doesn't love some good 80's rock n roll! When the show ended we made a quick trip to <a href="http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/">Juniors</a> for some cheesecake and headed back to the room to devour it! Our hotel was perfect. Right in Time Square and just the right price! We highly recommend <a href="http://www.hotelmela.com/">Hotel Mela </a>for your future NYC trips. Saturday we slept in and then took the train down to Soho for brunch with Ramon & Lily. We met them at <a href="http://www.cuppingroomcafe.com/zgrid/proc/site/sitep.jsp;jsessionid=aCXbOyftHxEa">The Cupping Room Cafe</a>. Chris had his favorite french toast! Lily brought along some of her famous meat spice for us to take home. These 2 people are just precious. So giving and so loving! It was a treat to get to spend just a few hours with them. That afternoon we roamed around the city and made sure to stop in at the NBA store - Chris' favorite! Then we cleaned up for another night out! First stop was drinks at <a href="http://www.230-fifth.com/">230 Fifth - The Rooftop Bar</a>. Great sights and good drinks! We left there with just enough time to stop at <a href="http://www.fishseddy.com/">Fish's Eddy</a> in Union Square - my favorite shop! Then we jumped back on the train and headed to Greenwich Village for dinner with The Passaro's at <a href="http://markettablenyc.com/">Market Table</a>. Dinner was amazing! The food was incredible as was the company! We could spend hours just chatting with Nick and Sue. In fact we basically were asked to leave - the next reservation had been waiting for like an hour :) Sunday morning we slept in until we had lunch plans at <a href="http://www.johnspizzerianyc.com/index2.htm">John's Pizza</a> with <a href="http://cmjj4bohannon.blogspot.com/">the Bohannon's</a>. So fun to catch up with their crew! That afternoon we toured the <a href="http://www.centralparkzoo.com/">Central Park Zoo</a>. We caught some incredible views of their polar bears! On our way back to the hotel for check out we made a few purchases at a street fair and took a quick walk through <a href="http://www.fao.com/home/index.jsp">FAO Schwartz</a>. Then we made our way to NJ to fly home. All in all the PERFECT anniversary weekend! <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrTDyNEMTI/AAAAAAAAA3A/gwdwDdR_t4Y/s1600/IMG_0792.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrTDyNEMTI/AAAAAAAAA3A/gwdwDdR_t4Y/s320/IMG_0792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510949156010864946" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrS33Mu_VI/AAAAAAAAA24/a9_RVj8gtFo/s1600/IMG_0747.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrS33Mu_VI/AAAAAAAAA24/a9_RVj8gtFo/s320/IMG_0747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510948951193222482" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSu1UT0zI/AAAAAAAAA2w/KxJ1xxTqROI/s1600/IMG_0726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSu1UT0zI/AAAAAAAAA2w/KxJ1xxTqROI/s320/IMG_0726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510948796069303090" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSjBr33II/AAAAAAAAA2o/gR5jG0dKAEo/s1600/IMG_0755.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSjBr33II/AAAAAAAAA2o/gR5jG0dKAEo/s320/IMG_0755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510948593230929026" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSVDnsl7I/AAAAAAAAA2g/i7ulVQbbFeE/s1600/IMG_0715.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSVDnsl7I/AAAAAAAAA2g/i7ulVQbbFeE/s320/IMG_0715.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510948353232115634" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSJeFc_dI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/PsKXe8ZK86s/s1600/IMG_0702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrSJeFc_dI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/PsKXe8ZK86s/s320/IMG_0702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510948154177813970" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrR9Lxk5AI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/1INVyFoOy94/s1600/IMG_0692.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrR9Lxk5AI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/1INVyFoOy94/s320/IMG_0692.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510947943104177154" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrR0wUGpLI/AAAAAAAAA2I/ut_YtCi9EVA/s1600/IMG_0686.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrR0wUGpLI/AAAAAAAAA2I/ut_YtCi9EVA/s320/IMG_0686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510947798293849266" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrRnFajNeI/AAAAAAAAA2A/Ag0YbRaIONo/s1600/IMG_0679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrRnFajNeI/AAAAAAAAA2A/Ag0YbRaIONo/s320/IMG_0679.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510947563439863266" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrRcv5WdRI/AAAAAAAAA14/aJaApHbzyKM/s1600/IMG_0767.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrRcv5WdRI/AAAAAAAAA14/aJaApHbzyKM/s320/IMG_0767.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510947385864779026" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrQ-9pbH-I/AAAAAAAAA1o/wxTf2ydCov0/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrQ-9pbH-I/AAAAAAAAA1o/wxTf2ydCov0/s320/IMG_0680.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510946874159996898" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrQxvl2wJI/AAAAAAAAA1g/-_CUtfRg6-s/s1600/IMG_0806.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/THrQxvl2wJI/AAAAAAAAA1g/-_CUtfRg6-s/s320/IMG_0806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510946647048634514" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-89069987943071522662010-07-31T10:22:00.001-04:002010-08-16T10:20:45.758-04:00Charleston SC<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlIvx9jF6I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/43LLZXqpHi4/s1600/IMG_0654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlIvx9jF6I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/43LLZXqpHi4/s320/IMG_0654.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506012005139683234" /></a><br /><br />After we left Myrtle Beach we headed to Charleston for a few days with the other Farrell's - Chris' dad & Marsha. Chris, Rod & Marsha had all been before but this was my first time and it was amazing! Chris & I both love to see where history was made and even more where our national history began. If you remember we have toured Williamsburg Virginia which was a Colonial village. It was wonderful as well but Charleston was by far the best of the best! Charleston is a Colonial City so it has a wealth of history beyond that of Williamsburg. It should be categorized with Philly, Boston & NYC - which are also Colonial cities. For whatever reason though Charleston does not get the same amount of historical press. All that to say if you have the opportunity don't miss it! <br /><br />We checked in on Friday morning at The Meeting Street Inn. They are located right next to the slave markets and just a short walk away from Rainbow row and many other sites. We meet up with Rod & Marsha for a late lunch at <a href="http://www.magnolias-blossom-cypress.com/">Magnolias</a> Chris indulged in his first Shrimp & Grits experience, I had a fried green tomato sandwich - both were wonderful! Late that afternoon we took a carriage tour through the old city. For dinner we went to <a href="http://lafourchettecharleston.com/">La Fourchette</a> which was delicious! Chris had lamb chops & I had duck - not the norm for either of us but very, very good! We rode pedicabs to the restaurant which was a fun experience. After dinner we walked around and ended up at <a href="http://www.charlestonplace.com/web/ocha/charleston_place_introduction.jsp">Charleston Place</a> for after dinner drinks and a little piano playing. Saturday morning we grabbed breakfast at the hotel and then headed out for a walking tour of the city. Our tour guide was wonderful! She focused on the history of the churches in Charleston. There are so many! Chris should really post something more on this because I will not do it justice! She also talked about the general history of the city and its people. Completely fascinating! It was a great tour despite the ridiculous hear & humidity! Next time we are going in early spring when its cool :). After the tour we went to lunch at <a href="http://www.magnolias-blossom-cypress.com/">Blossom</a>. I was beyond overheated but I do remember the salad we had being fantastic as well as the pizza :) We did a little more walking around after lunch and then I spent a few hours cooling off in the hotel room while Chris & the parents hung out at a wine bar. Did I mention it was hot? Anyway that evening we had one of the most amazing dinners I have ever had. In keeping with the pattern we had already set we dined at <a href="http://www.magnolias-blossom-cypress.com/">Cypress</a>. Chris had the oysters with ahi tuna as an appetizer, I had the almond fried brie - seriously it was unbelievable! For the main course Chris had the Beef Oscar and I had the Steak Diane. Both were quite tasty! Dessert was a masterpiece all its own! Chris ordered the Grand Marinier Soufle & I had the Chocolate Pecan Torte! Just writing about this brings a smile to my face! Sunday morning we had breakfast back at Charleston Place and then headed to the Aquarium to beat the heat! They have a great little aquarium that includes an albino alligator! It was so cool! Chris even held a small alligator. Then we headed the airport to come back home. Rod & Marsha we wonderful company on this trip as always! Marsha is a wonderful trip planner - we are very fortunate to have her :) Thanks again to the Farrells for taking us along for the ride!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlJH2aD_uI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/x1ETgidXPZ4/s1600/IMG_0561.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlJH2aD_uI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/x1ETgidXPZ4/s320/IMG_0561.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506012418649882338" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHsyZDK1I/AAAAAAAAA1A/W9xGBJ1mk-8/s1600/IMG_0563.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHsyZDK1I/AAAAAAAAA1A/W9xGBJ1mk-8/s320/IMG_0563.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506010854203796306" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHnxXwpuI/AAAAAAAAA04/cDJKSD4owwE/s1600/IMG_0564.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHnxXwpuI/AAAAAAAAA04/cDJKSD4owwE/s320/IMG_0564.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506010768030607074" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHjFs4YhI/AAAAAAAAA0w/6oeY6NLXrlo/s1600/IMG_0570.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHjFs4YhI/AAAAAAAAA0w/6oeY6NLXrlo/s320/IMG_0570.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506010687588557330" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHZ17Ox3I/AAAAAAAAA0o/EvAmc3robFw/s1600/IMG_0579.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHZ17Ox3I/AAAAAAAAA0o/EvAmc3robFw/s320/IMG_0579.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506010528734955378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlHTkvQ6AI/AAAAAAAAA0g/9MnR3sL6SBA/s1600/IMG_0590.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlE0fowejI/AAAAAAAAAxw/xH-Un8orqsc/s320/IMG_0655.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506007688073476658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEiG1WbyI/AAAAAAAAAxo/glIxUvjuFng/s1600/IMG_0658.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEiG1WbyI/AAAAAAAAAxo/glIxUvjuFng/s320/IMG_0658.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506007372177764130" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEbZQKrrI/AAAAAAAAAxg/UG6RK-d_Bug/s1600/IMG_0660.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEbZQKrrI/AAAAAAAAAxg/UG6RK-d_Bug/s320/IMG_0660.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506007256862994098" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlETnoZC4I/AAAAAAAAAxY/EAilggdZ3gw/s1600/IMG_0664.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlETnoZC4I/AAAAAAAAAxY/EAilggdZ3gw/s320/IMG_0664.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506007123283741570" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEKnUZrYI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/7FLsVypt7pI/s1600/IMG_0667.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEKnUZrYI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/7FLsVypt7pI/s320/IMG_0667.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506006968581074306" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEF2AigZI/AAAAAAAAAxI/Ju9doYaBHhY/s1600/IMG_0669.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGlEF2AigZI/AAAAAAAAAxI/Ju9doYaBHhY/s320/IMG_0669.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506006886624952722" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-5575441398605687672010-07-26T09:50:00.001-04:002010-08-13T10:05:02.547-04:00Myrtle Beach 30-30-60<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQprx4-xI/AAAAAAAAAxA/xiT-dw7oCQQ/s1600/Myrtle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQprx4-xI/AAAAAAAAAxA/xiT-dw7oCQQ/s320/Myrtle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504894796587137810" /></a><br /><br />This was a big year of birthday's in my family and we wanted to do something special. In March my Dad hit the big 6-0 and then in April Susan & I celebrated the big 3-0! So about a year ago we started planning a vacation to celebrate! In late July it all finally came together and we all boarded a plan to Myrtle Beach, SC. We rented a beach cottage for the week and had a blast! We spent the mornings & early afternoons on the sand and then cleaned up each evening for some shopping and dinner. It was so nice to relax and just hang out. We ate at some great seafood joints & a really great steakhouse as well. All in a all a wonderful vacation! <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQjOYcm-I/AAAAAAAAAw4/TexRLfaAyS8/s1600/IMG_0496.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQjOYcm-I/AAAAAAAAAw4/TexRLfaAyS8/s320/IMG_0496.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504894685616577506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQfLEMvwI/AAAAAAAAAww/53wNQ2Gte64/s1600/IMG_0503.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQfLEMvwI/AAAAAAAAAww/53wNQ2Gte64/s320/IMG_0503.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504894616006868738" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQZNBtekI/AAAAAAAAAwo/wb1PKmZkQW4/s1600/IMG_0515.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQZNBtekI/AAAAAAAAAwo/wb1PKmZkQW4/s320/IMG_0515.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504894513454086722" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQVOfjdKI/AAAAAAAAAwg/FYikEdzIChA/s1600/IMG_0518.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQVOfjdKI/AAAAAAAAAwg/FYikEdzIChA/s320/IMG_0518.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504894445128217762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQQYLohSI/AAAAAAAAAwY/jQYW4HX2GuE/s1600/IMG_0520.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQQYLohSI/AAAAAAAAAwY/jQYW4HX2GuE/s320/IMG_0520.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504894361829672226" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVQL1747tI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/5DPnG-grkDo/s1600/IMG_0524.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVPFHQw8XI/AAAAAAAAAvI/7CCQxuChCfM/s320/IMG_0551.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504893068797604210" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVOt3oEbhI/AAAAAAAAAvA/kBMclvc6KfM/s1600/IMG_0553.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVOt3oEbhI/AAAAAAAAAvA/kBMclvc6KfM/s320/IMG_0553.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504892669463391762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVOnFdKm_I/AAAAAAAAAu4/sC8mpBy_GpI/s1600/IMG_0556.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVOnFdKm_I/AAAAAAAAAu4/sC8mpBy_GpI/s320/IMG_0556.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504892552916671474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVOaSJklXI/AAAAAAAAAuw/bKk-MRp7tC4/s1600/IMG_0557.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVOaSJklXI/AAAAAAAAAuw/bKk-MRp7tC4/s320/IMG_0557.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504892332985849202" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVORzwMoVI/AAAAAAAAAuo/lyi1KoWHwmM/s1600/IMG_0558.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVORzwMoVI/AAAAAAAAAuo/lyi1KoWHwmM/s320/IMG_0558.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504892187387404626" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-38115035044100152502010-07-08T09:27:00.001-04:002010-08-13T09:40:12.028-04:004th of July - Monsoon StyleWe spent the 4th of July weekend in Lubbock. I am not quite sure how much rain we got that weekend, but it was ridiculous! But we are not ruined by rain and managed to have a great weekend! The drive down & back was great - mostly because we got to spend it with our friends <a href="http://bkdavisblog.blogspot.com/">Brian & Kelli</a>! They also have family in Lubbock so we car pooled. Lots of good laughs & great conversation for the 10-12 hours of car time. Definitely the best way to go! Saturday we hit Rosa's and then the movie theater to see Grown Ups. Great movie! Then Saturday night we had a cook out at <a href="http://coxconformists.blogspot.com/">Susan & Andrew's</a>. Needless to say it was more of any indoor cookout due to the rain. Sunday morning Chris & I attended worship at Experience Life. It was phenomenal! We really enjoyed every bit of it! Looking forward to going again next time we are home. Sunday afternoon & evening we hung out with my mom & Joe. We had spaghetti for dinner and then chocolate rolls for dessert! Susan & Andrew's neighborhood is perfect for fireworks because they sit just beyond the city limits. We did a few of our own but mostly just watched everyone elses. Drew & Brooklyn neither one were big fans of all the load noises and the dark - but I am sure they will grow to love it! Monday we slept in, had lunch with the fam again and hit the road. Its never long enough - but at least we can drive back anytime we like :)<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVK8vRHueI/AAAAAAAAAug/iVTCyllq954/s1600/IMG_0475.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVK8vRHueI/AAAAAAAAAug/iVTCyllq954/s320/IMG_0475.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504888526871181794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVK4QOFiJI/AAAAAAAAAuY/QOgiDm7OPF0/s1600/IMG_0477.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVK4QOFiJI/AAAAAAAAAuY/QOgiDm7OPF0/s320/IMG_0477.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504888449817479314" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVKz0ZwyaI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/xVzcaeDjz_0/s1600/IMG_0481.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVKz0ZwyaI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/xVzcaeDjz_0/s320/IMG_0481.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504888373630781858" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVKvWJ385I/AAAAAAAAAuI/HwlrMFYna90/s1600/IMG_0489.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVKvWJ385I/AAAAAAAAAuI/HwlrMFYna90/s320/IMG_0489.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504888296791602066" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVKrJWDojI/AAAAAAAAAuA/PUyXRuoZLwA/s1600/IMG_0490.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVKrJWDojI/AAAAAAAAAuA/PUyXRuoZLwA/s320/IMG_0490.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504888224633561650" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-73493953996674180792010-06-30T09:20:00.000-04:002010-08-13T10:22:16.154-04:00Happy Birthday, Diana!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHv6Me-zI/AAAAAAAAAt4/fqHldFIOPSI/s1600/IMG_0467.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHv6Me-zI/AAAAAAAAAt4/fqHldFIOPSI/s320/IMG_0467.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504885007931341618" /></a><br /><br />We enjoyed a great family dinner for Diana's birthday this year! Everyone met up at The Cheescake Factory for some food & of course cheesecake! It was great to celebrate and catch up with everyone. I am blessed to have a wonderful Mother-in-law. She raised a great man in Chris! Happy Birthday, Diana! We love you!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHnuYZHQI/AAAAAAAAAtw/0SwtPvfiI8k/s1600/IMG_0466.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHnuYZHQI/AAAAAAAAAtw/0SwtPvfiI8k/s320/IMG_0466.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504884867321109762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHg_sqlpI/AAAAAAAAAto/etbSdu60T4g/s1600/IMG_0470.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHg_sqlpI/AAAAAAAAAto/etbSdu60T4g/s320/IMG_0470.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504884751710459538" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHcBxP7TI/AAAAAAAAAtg/T8L60x_HSF0/s1600/IMG_0471.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHcBxP7TI/AAAAAAAAAtg/T8L60x_HSF0/s320/IMG_0471.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504884666367208754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHPAZq5HI/AAAAAAAAAtY/LoASvIvZQEw/s1600/IMG_0472.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TGVHPAZq5HI/AAAAAAAAAtY/LoASvIvZQEw/s320/IMG_0472.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504884442661577842" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-59182323275824980712010-06-22T11:39:00.001-04:002010-07-02T17:49:18.560-04:00Fathers Day<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5cW2t0c8I/AAAAAAAAAsA/KfVml0Po4LU/s1600/IMG_0459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5cW2t0c8I/AAAAAAAAAsA/KfVml0Po4LU/s320/IMG_0459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489426543525786562" /></a><br />For the first time in several years we spent Father's day with Chris' dad. He and Marsha happened to be traveling to San Angelo for the weekend and we were able to make it as well. It was such a nice and relaxing weekend with Marsha's family - many of them I had never even met before. We really had a great time catching up with all the aunts, uncles & cousins. It was wonderful to spend time with Marsha's daddy as well. Sam is such a neat man. Chris has such a wonderful dad and I have been blessed in the same way by my father in law. Thanks again to the Farrell/Ross/Carmack families for a great weekend!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5deU9XY6I/AAAAAAAAAtI/3g1fB8jvKG4/s1600/IMG_0464.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5deU9XY6I/AAAAAAAAAtI/3g1fB8jvKG4/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427771414766498" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5dV2h-CZI/AAAAAAAAAtA/oyNRo0cdJqA/s1600/IMG_0463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5dV2h-CZI/AAAAAAAAAtA/oyNRo0cdJqA/s320/IMG_0463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427625807841682" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5dNxSu8JI/AAAAAAAAAs4/1njhmhiCt0s/s1600/IMG_0454.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5dNxSu8JI/AAAAAAAAAs4/1njhmhiCt0s/s320/IMG_0454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427486962806930" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5dF4NT8NI/AAAAAAAAAsw/Hxtd00DEa7U/s1600/IMG_0448.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5dF4NT8NI/AAAAAAAAAsw/Hxtd00DEa7U/s320/IMG_0448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427351380160722" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5c_vYI-3I/AAAAAAAAAso/bcZoQLUTRe8/s1600/IMG_0441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5c_vYI-3I/AAAAAAAAAso/bcZoQLUTRe8/s320/IMG_0441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427245930445682" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5c3NPPlQI/AAAAAAAAAsg/ui07xTXlvfE/s1600/IMG_0451.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5c3NPPlQI/AAAAAAAAAsg/ui07xTXlvfE/s320/IMG_0451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427099327370498" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5cv73ldaI/AAAAAAAAAsY/k7z6wh5UTC8/s1600/IMG_0444.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5cv73ldaI/AAAAAAAAAsY/k7z6wh5UTC8/s320/IMG_0444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489426974405653922" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5cpe3SmtI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/ZsRjgUg14zs/s1600/IMG_0439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5cpe3SmtI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/ZsRjgUg14zs/s320/IMG_0439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489426863540574930" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5ciuUOLFI/AAAAAAAAAsI/4H86Rts6ef4/s1600/IMG_0438.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5ciuUOLFI/AAAAAAAAAsI/4H86Rts6ef4/s320/IMG_0438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489426747429366866" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-86401610394644556722010-06-07T11:37:00.005-04:002010-08-13T09:20:12.488-04:00Happy Birthday, Dick!We celebrated Dick's birthday this year family style and all hit the Main Event for some serious bowling! I think the little kids really enjoyed it and they were so much fun to watch. Afterwards we shared a meal together at Rudys. Good times had by all! Happy Birthday Dick! We love you!<br /><br />(For some reason Chris did not get any pictures of Sarah or Dick....not sure why. Next time he will try to do a better job!)<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5a3-YOA7I/AAAAAAAAAr4/IH1lB8-GNKI/s1600/IMG_0428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5a3-YOA7I/AAAAAAAAAr4/IH1lB8-GNKI/s320/IMG_0428.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424913495098290" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5axWXRsVI/AAAAAAAAArw/7E0kQdCkOzU/s1600/IMG_0433.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5axWXRsVI/AAAAAAAAArw/7E0kQdCkOzU/s320/IMG_0433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424799674511698" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5ap7IwYXI/AAAAAAAAAro/Ku_I9-l7zlM/s1600/IMG_0432.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5ap7IwYXI/AAAAAAAAAro/Ku_I9-l7zlM/s320/IMG_0432.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424672106766706" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aev5M8uI/AAAAAAAAArg/swmorDJAR-Q/s1600/IMG_0431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aev5M8uI/AAAAAAAAArg/swmorDJAR-Q/s320/IMG_0431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424480110179042" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aY92WPcI/AAAAAAAAArY/JujGod_SRAQ/s1600/IMG_0430.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aY92WPcI/AAAAAAAAArY/JujGod_SRAQ/s320/IMG_0430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424380777086402" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aSRehYHI/AAAAAAAAArQ/Z543kqQBXI8/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aSRehYHI/AAAAAAAAArQ/Z543kqQBXI8/s320/IMG_0427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424265786777714" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aJh_zQWI/AAAAAAAAArI/4HGQ9PBU0ec/s1600/IMG_0425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aJh_zQWI/AAAAAAAAArI/4HGQ9PBU0ec/s320/IMG_0425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424115602506082" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aDgDYV1I/AAAAAAAAArA/MSY3HlXyeDs/s1600/IMG_0422.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5aDgDYV1I/AAAAAAAAArA/MSY3HlXyeDs/s320/IMG_0422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489424012001433426" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-33837546772856673242010-06-06T11:34:00.001-04:002010-07-02T17:24:29.353-04:00Lake Athens Weekend Getaway<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5WsqHK47I/AAAAAAAAApw/2UH58tszR5E/s1600/IMG_0386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5WsqHK47I/AAAAAAAAApw/2UH58tszR5E/s320/IMG_0386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489420321029809074" /></a><br />Its summertime and that means fun in the sun! We hit the lake recently with our small group from church. It was a blast! There was plenty of tubing and skiing, along with some swimming. We also enjoyed a few meals together and of course there were smores! What would a lake trip be without a night around a campfire :) These precious couples have become great friends. We are truly blest to have a wonderful church family at MCFBC!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5YjaoBxlI/AAAAAAAAAq4/hV9l5GtcimI/s1600/IMG_0342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5YjaoBxlI/AAAAAAAAAq4/hV9l5GtcimI/s320/IMG_0342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489422361277089362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5YZ--P0qI/AAAAAAAAAqw/iuubakbE47s/s1600/IMG_0397.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5YZ--P0qI/AAAAAAAAAqw/iuubakbE47s/s320/IMG_0397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489422199235269282" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5YJlA0W0I/AAAAAAAAAqo/hlEfGh4jwkI/s1600/IMG_0340.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5YJlA0W0I/AAAAAAAAAqo/hlEfGh4jwkI/s320/IMG_0340.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489421917388823362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5X78WvIII/AAAAAAAAAqg/HPMTHNxZ-r4/s1600/IMG_0404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5X78WvIII/AAAAAAAAAqg/HPMTHNxZ-r4/s320/IMG_0404.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489421683136602242" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5Xt5EWVZI/AAAAAAAAAqY/CNVPT-fjrHM/s1600/IMG_0405.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5Xt5EWVZI/AAAAAAAAAqY/CNVPT-fjrHM/s320/IMG_0405.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489421441736005010" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5XgMJKVjI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/thPunfaoO70/s1600/IMG_0406.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5XgMJKVjI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/thPunfaoO70/s320/IMG_0406.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489421206338295346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5XFsXIwKI/AAAAAAAAAqA/Vh1cCiEWaP0/s1600/IMG_0409.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5XFsXIwKI/AAAAAAAAAqA/Vh1cCiEWaP0/s320/IMG_0409.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489420751130378402" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-91475893645481603992010-05-31T11:32:00.001-04:002010-07-02T17:10:19.926-04:00Mother Daughter Memorial Day<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5Veqkt9tI/AAAAAAAAApo/m1CBHPW1A2E/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/TC5Veqkt9tI/AAAAAAAAApo/m1CBHPW1A2E/s320/IMG_0338.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489418981123946194" /></a><br />This Memorial Day my mom came for a visit. It was the perfect long weekend! Shopping, cooking, eating, visiting & sunning by the pool! We also celebrated her birthday. Thanks Mom for making the trip - we always love having you here with us!Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-61508876871179688202010-05-26T09:37:00.005-04:002010-05-26T09:47:57.524-04:00DAD & CathrinaThis past weekend was AWESOME! My Dad & Cathrina drove in on Friday night to spend the weekend with us. After they arrived on Friday we headed straight to Babe's for dinner! If you have never been you are missing out on some of the best food of your life! We all enjoyed stuffing ourselves well beyond full! Saturday we headed to Studio Movie Grill to see Date Night and indulge in more food! Great movie and I think its safe to say we will be there again soon. I mean what could be better than watching a movie and having a waiter to wait on you hand & foot - not to mention they have free refills! Chris & I took a break from the diet we have been on and pumped ourselves full of Dr Pepper. It was amazing! That afternoon we did a little sightseeing, by way of some furniture & book shopping. Then Saturday night we topped the weekend off with mojitos, sangria swirls & wine at Gloria's. According to my Dad Gloria's was "WOW"! Which in our family means FANTASTIC FOOD, DRINKS & ATMOSPHERE. We were able to walk in and get a table within minutes on the patio. It truly felt like vacation! Sunday morning they headed back and we relaxed the day away.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0lphmdshI/AAAAAAAAApA/LLV0elTCg4s/s1600/IMG_0333.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0lphmdshI/AAAAAAAAApA/LLV0elTCg4s/s320/IMG_0333.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475574117276955154" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0lzB-dUxI/AAAAAAAAApI/UDAO56wQbgQ/s1600/IMG_0334.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0lzB-dUxI/AAAAAAAAApI/UDAO56wQbgQ/s320/IMG_0334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475574280586351378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0mDhxW9-I/AAAAAAAAApY/75O0nEnteqM/s1600/IMG_0336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0mDhxW9-I/AAAAAAAAApY/75O0nEnteqM/s320/IMG_0336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475574563999250402" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0mMemjJ8I/AAAAAAAAApg/6oHbFKDbB68/s1600/IMG_0337.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S_0mMemjJ8I/AAAAAAAAApg/6oHbFKDbB68/s320/IMG_0337.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475574717767428034" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-31299051610284410222010-05-15T15:01:00.003-04:002010-05-15T15:07:18.879-04:00Momma Jane<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-7wlagrZBI/AAAAAAAAAo4/l8rRmcf9FeI/s1600/IMG_0330.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-7wlagrZBI/AAAAAAAAAo4/l8rRmcf9FeI/s320/IMG_0330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471575122863940626" /></a><br /><br />What a treat is was to have lunch with my mom on Mother's Day weekend. She was in town to see my sister and of course the grand kids. We met them about halfway between Frisco & Weatherford. It really was wonderful! I have the best Mom around! She is a great friend and always a great encouragement to me. We look forward to having her at our house in just a few weeks. Lookout DFW malls! We will be on the loose! I love you mom!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-7wa5YqzMI/AAAAAAAAAow/eFKELRFaNT0/s1600/IMG_0329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-7wa5YqzMI/AAAAAAAAAow/eFKELRFaNT0/s320/IMG_0329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471574942173285570" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-38748701996220724852010-04-11T18:32:00.001-04:002010-05-11T18:44:24.630-04:00H-Town BoundEaster weekend was a 3 day weekend at my office so Chris and I took advantage and headed South for some fun! During the time we lived in New Jersey we were blessed to meet many people but mostly The Thompsons! Jeff & Cindy were our very best friends while we lived there. They were such a wonderful support to us. They were also our favorite travel buddies! In May of last year they moved back to Texas and we have kept in touch. So this was our big reunion weekend! We drove down Thursday. Spent Friday & Saturday shopping, eating & watching movies. It was so wonderful! Then Saturday night we continued our reunion by meeting The Albanese's for dinner at the Galleria. Parking was a nightmare but it was totally worth it! It had been a long while since we had been able to just hang out with these 2 (now 3). Averie was cute as ever! Saturday night we landed at Casa Hobson for some more fun! Matt & Nicole welcomed James just a few months ago and we enjoyed so real time with him. The boys played some Super Mario Bros which was awesome! Sunday morning we did church and lunch and then hit the road. On the road home we were able to make one more stop to visit with my BFF Linn and her family. Always great to just hug her neck and chat. All in a ll a wonderful weekend! Looking forward to doing it again soon!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndkrOTogI/AAAAAAAAAoo/yi27rKTUVpM/s1600/IMG_0296.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndkrOTogI/AAAAAAAAAoo/yi27rKTUVpM/s320/IMG_0296.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470146844565938690" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndarE5WTI/AAAAAAAAAog/r-BbOW5EykE/s1600/IMG_0297.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndarE5WTI/AAAAAAAAAog/r-BbOW5EykE/s320/IMG_0297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470146672727775538" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndRo3cNyI/AAAAAAAAAoY/_Zn22HWP6n4/s1600/IMG_0309.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndRo3cNyI/AAAAAAAAAoY/_Zn22HWP6n4/s320/IMG_0309.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470146517515646754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndIMTKTxI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/NGUjhGTmSlY/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-ndIMTKTxI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/NGUjhGTmSlY/s320/IMG_0319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470146355228462866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nc81NuVZI/AAAAAAAAAoI/sAJXYoltA0Q/s1600/IMG_0324.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nc81NuVZI/AAAAAAAAAoI/sAJXYoltA0Q/s320/IMG_0324.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470146160053081490" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-31769318758749695142010-03-20T17:57:00.000-04:002010-05-11T18:32:23.837-04:00Birthdays R UsJanuary, February & March are busy months for our families in regards to birthdays.<br /><br />Our nephew Mason & niece Emmerson both turned 5 just a week apart from one another. Emmerson had a Disney party. We drove over to Weatherford and caught a little of the action! She was a very cute Minnie Mouse and had lots of wonderful things to share about her trip to Disney World! Then the next week Chris had to work, but I was able to join the family at The Magic Time Machine for Mason's birthday dinner. Chris & I both were able to make the Going Bonkers party. We all had a great time and Mason got some awesome toys! Here are a few pictures of our time with them.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nVa-jWpVI/AAAAAAAAAmY/7vraxXwPgNc/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nVa-jWpVI/AAAAAAAAAmY/7vraxXwPgNc/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470137881862776146" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nVjzZgC5I/AAAAAAAAAmg/4XDo3Jmu9F4/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nVjzZgC5I/AAAAAAAAAmg/4XDo3Jmu9F4/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470138033487481746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nVstiLfGI/AAAAAAAAAmo/OiOdjFMOOeE/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nVstiLfGI/AAAAAAAAAmo/OiOdjFMOOeE/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470138186532093026" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nWLNmuTjI/AAAAAAAAAmw/_aRwUbC0jBQ/s1600/IMG_0264.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nWLNmuTjI/AAAAAAAAAmw/_aRwUbC0jBQ/s320/IMG_0264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470138710537162290" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nWU3_Gj_I/AAAAAAAAAm4/PjpNMpLTe28/s1600/IMG_0260.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nWU3_Gj_I/AAAAAAAAAm4/PjpNMpLTe28/s320/IMG_0260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470138876532527090" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nWf-tbTXI/AAAAAAAAAnA/AYjQAjHsenc/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nWf-tbTXI/AAAAAAAAAnA/AYjQAjHsenc/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470139067315998066" /></a><br /><br />Granty also celebrated a birthday and so we enjoyed the traditional birthday dinner at Abuelos. She is such a wonderful lady! We are happy to be living a little closer to her.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nXDmk2n9I/AAAAAAAAAnI/iovcsuLQ5P0/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nXDmk2n9I/AAAAAAAAAnI/iovcsuLQ5P0/s320/IMG_0248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470139679312879570" /></a><br /><br />In March we headed to Lubbock to celebrate our niece Brooklyn's 1st Birthday right along side my Dad's 60th Birthday. It was a wonderful weekend! We really enjoyed all the family time and especially dinner with my Dad. Brooklyn was quite a hit with the birthday cake as you could imagine! She is so stinkin cute!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nYUJyUHDI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/N_pChzpGUZc/s1600/IMG_1540.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nYUJyUHDI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/N_pChzpGUZc/s320/IMG_1540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470141063154113586" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nYu-hv5KI/AAAAAAAAAnY/MJfgZe8jy9E/s1600/IMG_1542.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nYu-hv5KI/AAAAAAAAAnY/MJfgZe8jy9E/s320/IMG_1542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470141523988309154" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nZLedMOkI/AAAAAAAAAng/VD7UOeIArX0/s1600/IMG_1549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nZLedMOkI/AAAAAAAAAng/VD7UOeIArX0/s320/IMG_1549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470142013595466306" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nZdsItJcI/AAAAAAAAAno/QGsx50b9Oh8/s1600/IMG_1568.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nZdsItJcI/AAAAAAAAAno/QGsx50b9Oh8/s320/IMG_1568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470142326505285058" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nZ4AhYFKI/AAAAAAAAAnw/SKjRVm7UsOs/s1600/IMG_1570.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-nZ4AhYFKI/AAAAAAAAAnw/SKjRVm7UsOs/s320/IMG_1570.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470142778654069922" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-naR55nBPI/AAAAAAAAAn4/lgWoN0RRmXA/s1600/IMG_1571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-naR55nBPI/AAAAAAAAAn4/lgWoN0RRmXA/s320/IMG_1571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470143223553262834" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-namqU5czI/AAAAAAAAAoA/CRTV9uHGDhk/s1600/IMG_1572.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S-namqU5czI/AAAAAAAAAoA/CRTV9uHGDhk/s320/IMG_1572.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470143580150002482" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-41636878559946015882010-01-15T17:49:00.000-05:002010-05-11T17:56:27.859-04:00My GrannyI am blessed beyond measure to have had such wonderful grandparents! They lived 6 blocks away for most of my life and we were able to spend so much time with them. It was all truly priceless! There were times when I thought I might not get married before they passed - what a great gift that I could share Chris with them in their last years. The holidays this year were bittersweet. Chris & I got to spend our first Christmas at home - but my granny was to sick to be there. However we did get some incredible one on one time with her late one night at the hospital. I think I somehow knew it might be the last time I would get to visit with her. So despite the fact that it was 3am we soaked it all up. She was the granny I remembered as a kid that night - and one we had not seen in months. To say that she was a Godly woman seems to be an understatement. I learned so much from her about life and about my Lord. I miss her like crazy! But I know there will come a day when we will be reunited - oh what a glorious day that will be! <br /><br />I love you Granny!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nQZyiJ66rdo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nQZyiJ66rdo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-14517963814888830412010-01-14T13:44:00.004-05:002010-01-14T22:09:45.475-05:00MEXICOOh how sweet it is to be on vacation....oh how hard it is to get back to reality! <br /><br />We headed out New Years morning for a week vacation in MEXICO! Warm weather & all you can eat/drink! It was fabulous & I can't wait to do it all over again next year. But until then I will just soak in all these beautiful pictures! We stayed at the Aventura Spa Palace - it was wonderful! We would both highly recommend it! The hotel was great, but we did venture out to Playa for the day & also to Xel-ha. Xel-ha was beautiful! Another great recommendation for your next Mexican vacation! Chris & I both got some sun - which was awesome! I guess it makes up for our summer in NJ where we never saw the sun. Now we begin our countdown to the next vacation...to bad its 6 months away :(<br /><br />Sidenote: we saw lots of Iguana's and I just could not pass up the opportunity to snap their picture...sorry if its a bit excessive!<br /><br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-ca.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-ca.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=1008806316553813450&site=widget-ca.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553813450&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ca.slide.com/p1/1008806316553813450/ms_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553813450&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ca.slide.com/p2/1008806316553813450/ms_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553813450&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-ca.slide.com/p4/1008806316553813450/ms_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-61840863632944985652009-12-30T13:36:00.000-05:002010-01-14T22:08:29.759-05:00White ChristmasIt seems Chris & I are on a roll of White Christmases. Last year we watched the snow fall in Vermont & this year it followed us to Lubbock. I love SNOW! So it was the perfect addition to our holiday celebrations. Unfortunately Christmas in our family was a little rough this year. My Granny fell and broke her hip just a few days before and so we spent the holiday on hospital rotations. However I really would not trade it for the world. Chris & I spend part of Christmas night at the hospital. My Granny had slept most of the day which made her awake & alert for our 9pm-3am shift. We just sat & talked. I held her hands, rubbed her back & just shared the details of our Christmas day. She commented on all her great grandchildren & how beautiful they are. It was truly priceless time! We always treasure our family time and this year was really no exception! I think the kids all had a wonderful Christmas!<br /><br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-9b.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-9b.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=1008806316553814427&site=widget-9b.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553814427&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9b.slide.com/p1/1008806316553814427/ms_t056_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553814427&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9b.slide.com/p2/1008806316553814427/ms_t056_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553814427&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9b.slide.com/p4/1008806316553814427/ms_t056_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-52522232307190982402009-12-21T13:33:00.001-05:002010-01-14T21:41:30.984-05:00Pre-Christmas ChristmasThis was the first year that Chris & I have been on a more typical holiday circuit with our families. Since we spent Thanksgiving with his family then we will be in Lubbock for Christmas. So his family had a Pre-Christmas Christmas this past weekend. The kids got tons of toys, games, clothes & costumes! I still cannot believe all the loot! We enjoyed spending the evening with everyone & watching the Cowboys afterwards. The pictures really tell it best...<br /><br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-fd.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-fd.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=1008806316553812477&site=widget-fd.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553812477&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p1/1008806316553812477/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553812477&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p2/1008806316553812477/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553812477&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p4/1008806316553812477/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-42861071589284477852009-12-14T13:27:00.000-05:002010-01-14T21:39:01.267-05:00Run the RockMy twin sister has always been the athlete, so it should be no surprise that she has a new hobby....running. A few years back she & a friend began training for a half marathon. They have since run 3. It just blows my mind! Anyway this year they were back to run the White Rock Half Marathon & fortunately for me we now live close enough to participate as spectators! Saturday night we "carb loaded" with she & Andrew at Bucca. Yummy food & great Sangria! Then Sunday morning I met up with Andrew, the kids & her in laws. We drove down together and found a place to spot her at mile 9. They stopped long enough to hug Drew & I got a quick photo op. Then it was back on the road to the finish line. Susan & Sarah set new personal records & were very pleased with how the race went. Congrats ladies!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_UbeyKEfI/AAAAAAAAAl0/N51HOsDT9uM/s1600-h/IMG_0019.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_UbeyKEfI/AAAAAAAAAl0/N51HOsDT9uM/s320/IMG_0019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426789644589732338" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_UmqbAmAI/AAAAAAAAAl8/Y4ArITL7fU8/s1600-h/IMG_0027.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_UmqbAmAI/AAAAAAAAAl8/Y4ArITL7fU8/s320/IMG_0027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426789836692428802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_U00KFF9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/cVFy3lNdUc4/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_U00KFF9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/cVFy3lNdUc4/s320/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426790079823943634" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_VB8Uj0kI/AAAAAAAAAmM/04r5uN_vD6Q/s1600-h/IMG_0034.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_VB8Uj0kI/AAAAAAAAAmM/04r5uN_vD6Q/s320/IMG_0034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426790305353683522" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-61838674431118742412009-12-06T21:26:00.001-05:002010-01-14T21:33:42.086-05:00JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS!It is so great to be back home where we can enjoy the little things in life...like my nieces Christmas dance recital. They did a number to a Jingle Bells tune. It was priceless! She was eating it up! We look forward to this spring when the next recital comes around. We love you Emmerson!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_TpYNVpUI/AAAAAAAAAlk/nNX0isJDLw4/s1600-h/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_TpYNVpUI/AAAAAAAAAlk/nNX0isJDLw4/s320/IMG_0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426788783831229762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_Tyy963uI/AAAAAAAAAls/yQQIdatM1Iw/s1600-h/IMG_0016.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WKBLqt2FdVc/S0_Tyy963uI/AAAAAAAAAls/yQQIdatM1Iw/s320/IMG_0016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426788945633140450" /></a>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-2501683207833996222009-12-02T11:20:00.004-05:002009-12-04T10:47:02.434-05:00Gobble GobbleWe have so much to be thankful for! This year has been a whirlwind, but we have seen God's faithful hand in everything & so we give thanks! It was nice to spend the holiday here in the Dallas area - no traveling required! Wednesday night we had dinner with our friends the <a href="http://annaclaire2007.blogspot.com/">McKenzie's</a> in from Baton Rouge. We finally got to meet Anna Claire and she was so much fun! We only wished they lived closer so we could hang out more often. That evening we met up with <a href="http://seiferd.blogspot.com/">Shane & Laura</a> (who really need to update the blog) to see The Blind Side. It was soooo good! A must see for everyone out there :). Thursday we spent the afternoon & evening with Chris' family. Lots of good food & fun times at the park. Followed by a big Cowboys Win & an Aggie loss...I guess we can't have everything we want! <a href="http://seiferd.blogspot.com/">The Seiferd's</a> entertained again on Thursday night - definitely a night I will never forget. Not sure if I can explain without it becoming a novel, but I will try. We met them at a friends house (they were house/dog sitting) & headed for some relaxation in the hot tub. Got out of the hot tub to learn we had locked ourselves out in the cold. Its 11:30pm, we have no clothes (just bathing suits & towels), no shoes, no keys, no phone, no phone numbers...you get the picture! Fortunately we found some neighbors who were awake and were able to eventually call a locksmith. In the meantime we waited it all out in Shane's key less entry truck. But not before Shane & I found the dog poop in the dark! Good times my friends! Memories of a lifetime for sure :) Friday we slept in and then did a little Christmas shopping. I cooked up brisket for dinner and we enjoyed some time with Aunt Debbie & Uncle John. The rest of the weekend was pretty low key. We finished up a few more things from the to do list around the apartment & of course we decorated (or rather I decorated) for Christmas!<br /><br />Here are some great pics from Thanksgiving Day mostly. And no unfortunately there are no pictures from the hot tub incident - you will have to picture that yourselves :)<br /><br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-af.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-af.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=1008806316553504943&site=widget-af.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553504943&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-af.slide.com/p1/1008806316553504943/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553504943&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-af.slide.com/p2/1008806316553504943/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553504943&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-af.slide.com/p4/1008806316553504943/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-17349203230234729532009-12-01T16:17:00.004-05:002009-12-01T16:24:24.535-05:00Happy 3rd Birthday Drew!My little nephew turned 3 yesterday! He is such a big boy now and really it all goes way to fast even for us aunts & uncles. I still remember seeing him for the first time via Skype. We were living in Phoenix and could not be there for the birth. It was a cold snowy day in Lubbock so really Skype was the best way to see him even if we had been local. Drew is the perfect blend of Susan & Andrew - it is crazy how much he looks & acts like both of them! We love you Drew & we were so happy to celebrate with you this year! My sister threw a great party with a fire truck and everything! She really is so creative. Way to go sis you did an amazing job!<br /><br />After the party Chris & I were able to hang out with family and friends we have not seen in at least a year! It is so awesome to think now we can see them whenever we would like :) We were able to have 2 double dates for coffee & lunch with 2 very special couples. Thanks for making time for us Rineharts & Kings! We look forward to doing it again soon! <br /><br />This trip was also special because I got to meet my newest niece Brooklyn. She is already so big! I have serious time to make up for! She is a wonderful baby, so happy & sweet! We love you too Brooklyn!<br /><br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-01.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-01.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=1008806316553503489&site=widget-01.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553503489&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-01.slide.com/p1/1008806316553503489/ms_t013_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553503489&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-01.slide.com/p2/1008806316553503489/ms_t013_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553503489&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-01.slide.com/p4/1008806316553503489/ms_t013_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2370229627966924802.post-42339419229300448612009-12-01T15:44:00.003-05:002009-12-01T15:50:54.565-05:00NashvegasThe drive from NJ to TX is about 24 hours long - so we decided to enjoy the sites along the way to break things up and give our legs a good stretch! Our main stop was Nashville! Chris had never been before and well I barely remember it from a trip there when I was younger. We had a great time doing all the touristy things during the day. We visited the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium and walked the streets of Broadway. For lunch we stopped at Jack's. Clearly it was the best choice as the line was out the door. They have some serious BBQ and everyone wanted to try it! After we had seen all we could see we met up with Cody & Raylissa Batten for dinner and then stayed the night at their house. It was so great to see them & meet their sweet little girl Trenda. Thanks again to the Battens for letting us stay & for entertaining us :)<br /><br />We took tons of pictures....so enjoy as many as you can!<br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-3f.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-3f.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=1008806316553492287&site=widget-3f.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553492287&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3f.slide.com/p1/1008806316553492287/ms_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553492287&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3f.slide.com/p2/1008806316553492287/ms_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1008806316553492287&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-3f.slide.com/p4/1008806316553492287/ms_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Chris and Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724627837495861064noreply@blogger.com0