Our Anniversary

Chad and I celebrated 11 years together on May 22. We drove out to Louisville, KY on Friday afternoon where we checked into the Dupont Mansion, a very nice B & B just south of downtown. It was a beautiful old house, and the innkeepers kept it stocked with a fridge full of drinks and counter full of snacks and homemade cookies.

We had dinner at a Bistro on Main Street and then walked across the street to see Wicked! Oh, it was so wonderful!! Just absolutely wonderful! I have been wanting to see it for about a year and would gladly see it again (if I didn't have to pay for it)! Unfortunately, the best seats we could afford were the worst seats in the house (very top row) and we didn't realize they had binoculars for rent!! My eyes hurt from straining, but the music made up for it!

After a breakfast of Belgian waffles, eggs, bacon, and fruit, we spent a little time visiting the Kentucky Derby Museum. I wasn't sure I wanted to go as I am not really into fancy hats and horse racing, but it turned out to be quite interesting and I added a few wrinkles to my brain (as Chad would say).

After that, we just drove back home. It was a short trip, but very nice. We had plenty of driving time with uninterrupted conversation and a few meals we enjoyed without someone on our lap.

Here's to many more anniversaries together!

Pillow Fight

I heard them first.

They started out jumping on my bed. Then the covers went into the floor. The pillows were exposed. And the wrestling started. They were having a lot of fun together, so I wanted a few pictures. But then it just really looked like fun, so I put down the camera and grabbed a pillow. Chad heard the laughing and came to investigate. Of course, who can resist a good pillow fight? We were all in it then!

We didn't let it drag on too long, though, because too much fun usually results in an injury at our house!

Aaaah, good times!

A new favorite picture

Okay - this is gonna be one of my new favorite pictures of all time. Unfortunately, it isn't the kind of picture I can blow up and display on the wall. Still, a favorite! Annie scampered away while I went to find her clothes and, by the time I returned, had already put on her boots and was going for a ride on her big green tractor!!