You know what the best thing about this couch is? Two recliners! TWO!! I'm never getting a couch without recliners again. If you come visit, just make sure not to squish a cat when you put the recliner away.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Big Person Furniture
To celebrate my job (and most importantly pay check) Steve and I finally replaced the Ikea futon we've hated for the last three years.
You know what the best thing about this couch is? Two recliners! TWO!! I'm never getting a couch without recliners again. If you come visit, just make sure not to squish a cat when you put the recliner away.
You know what the best thing about this couch is? Two recliners! TWO!! I'm never getting a couch without recliners again. If you come visit, just make sure not to squish a cat when you put the recliner away.
Dow Gardens
Here are some fun photos from the last time we went to Dow Gardens in Midland. Our favorite plants were the black decorative peppers. The peppers themselves were so reflective that from a distance it looked like the plants were full bright sparkles!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Josh and Erin's wedding in NJ
A few weeks ago, we went to Josh and Erin's wedding in Somerset, NJ. Aimee's known Josh since her wild party days in the Greek system at MIT.
Before the big event, though, we flew out a day early into glamorous Newark. Dow has a site five minutes from our hotel, so I spent that Friday meeting with people in the research groups there to talk about doing a potential rotation sometime in the next year. I don't know that I will, but I had a great time learning more about what work goes on there. Aimee got a friend from growing up, Erin (not the bride), to come down from New York and visit us for the day. They pretty much knitted and caught up with each other while I had my meetings, then we all went out for some Indian food. We like to hit up any Indian or Thai places we can find when we go out of town. Erin seems to have liked knitting enough to really take it up quickly, which always gets Aimee excited.
On Saturday, the wedding wasn't until 5, so we had time to meet up with Dan, Jackie, Molly, and baby in Newburgh, NY. It wasn't chosen for any better reason than being roughly halfway for us. We had bagels at a park, walked around the Hudson shore, and had lunch together before we had to go back to Somerset for the wedding. It was short, but great seeing them!
The wedding was fun and elegant. The ceremony was lovely, the food was fantastic, there was dancing in between courses, and it was all Mardi Gras-themed (Josh is a Louisiana boy), so we got to wear some party masks. The groom's cake was even a King Cake. They had a photo booth set up in the reception, which was a lot of fun for everyone with the masks. They looked so happy together, and we wish them the best!
Before the big event, though, we flew out a day early into glamorous Newark. Dow has a site five minutes from our hotel, so I spent that Friday meeting with people in the research groups there to talk about doing a potential rotation sometime in the next year. I don't know that I will, but I had a great time learning more about what work goes on there. Aimee got a friend from growing up, Erin (not the bride), to come down from New York and visit us for the day. They pretty much knitted and caught up with each other while I had my meetings, then we all went out for some Indian food. We like to hit up any Indian or Thai places we can find when we go out of town. Erin seems to have liked knitting enough to really take it up quickly, which always gets Aimee excited.
On Saturday, the wedding wasn't until 5, so we had time to meet up with Dan, Jackie, Molly, and baby in Newburgh, NY. It wasn't chosen for any better reason than being roughly halfway for us. We had bagels at a park, walked around the Hudson shore, and had lunch together before we had to go back to Somerset for the wedding. It was short, but great seeing them!
The wedding was fun and elegant. The ceremony was lovely, the food was fantastic, there was dancing in between courses, and it was all Mardi Gras-themed (Josh is a Louisiana boy), so we got to wear some party masks. The groom's cake was even a King Cake. They had a photo booth set up in the reception, which was a lot of fun for everyone with the masks. They looked so happy together, and we wish them the best!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Anniversary
For our third anniversary, Steve and I went north to Oscoda. We stayed two nights at a wonderful bed and breakfast called the Huron House. The room was beautiful and came complete with complimentary champaign and a Jacuzzi!
The bed and breakfast also had a beautiful garden full of flowers and sculptures and overlooking lake Huron.
While we were up north we went to the lumberman's monument. Which had period tools and dwellings and a giant lumberman statue.
We also went on a nice hike in the trees. There were tons of crickets to accompany us and even a few hills!
The Huron House had a local potters work for sale, so as a souvenir of our fun time together we went crazy and bought this lovely vase.
All in all a wonderful celebration of three great years together!
The bed and breakfast also had a beautiful garden full of flowers and sculptures and overlooking lake Huron.
While we were up north we went to the lumberman's monument. Which had period tools and dwellings and a giant lumberman statue.
We also went on a nice hike in the trees. There were tons of crickets to accompany us and even a few hills!
The Huron House had a local potters work for sale, so as a souvenir of our fun time together we went crazy and bought this lovely vase.
All in all a wonderful celebration of three great years together!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Blueberry!
Steve and I went to Russell's blueberry farm and picked ourselves a bucket of blueberries.
It was a fantastic experience. There were many different varieties of blueberries to choose from, so of course we tried them all. There were also some of the largest blueberries I have seen in my life. And they were SO sweet right off the bush and warmed by the sun. The cost was 1.65 per pound of picked berries, but when you factor in the berries we ate, it really goes down to about 1.25 per pound. I think I ate more berries in that one afternoon than the rest of my life combined! We went home with over 17 pounds of blueberries. That is more than our two cats put together!
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This is what 17 pounds of blueberries look like when compared to a 9 pound cat. All those berries went into the freezer and so far have been becoming cold smoothies on hot days. If they last until winter they'll hopefully turn into pies, muffins and jam.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Tiny Horses
We went to the miniature horse show at the Midland fair grounds this weekend. We got to walk around and see all the little guys and we stayed for the pleasure driving competition. I would love to take one of those buggies around Midland and watch the jaws drop! Who knew horses could be so cute.
Pleasure Driving
Looks like the people should pull the horses
Pleasure DrivingLooks like the people should pull the horses
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