You Say Tomato...

For at least three years now, I've been trying to grow tomatoes.
Each year I put out my tomato plants and water them. And each year
I watch and wait for them to grow and produce. And each year...nothing.
This year I've planted them in hay bales. In each bale is a mixture of
pea moss, compost and vermiculite. I have tomatoes, pole beans, and onion
sets.
So, we'll see how it goes this year.
I think the only reason why I keep trying is because I happen to be very
stubborn.

Spring Break 2010

Spring Break seemed to come up upon us before we knew what happened...
Plus it was a little earlier this year than in the past. March 15-19.
It was kind of a last minute fluke, but we made reservations for a apartment
in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Matthew, Ben and I drove down on Wednesday morning. We arrived that afternoon.
We quickly unpacked and headed out to the beach. The weather could have been a
little better. It was overcast and slightly chilly, but we braved it anyway.
Later on in the evening, Ben and I walked on the shoreline. It was great!
The next day the weather was a little better, and we headed for the sand again.
Our apartment was just across the street from the beach so it was easy access.
We took a light lunch in the room and spent the rest of the day at the beach.
For dinner we went to a place close by that had an all-you-can-eat fish fry.
Yum! Matthew and I watched a movie on our portable DVD player in the room while
Ben surfed the television for the rest of the night.
The next day the weather was wonderful. It was sunny and warm. We spent the day
at the beach again walking, relaxing in the sand, building sand castles(or digging
holes). Ben got a skim-board and tried that out.
In the evening, for Matthews' 22nd Birthday we went out for BBQ and steak in town.
We got a great chocolate dessert, and Matthew was sung a birthday song by the staff
at the restaurant (he wasn't too happy about all the attention).

Saturday morning we packed up and came home. Took us an extra hour and a half
because of stop and go traffic. There was a car wreck just outside of Montgomery.
And a sink-whole in I-65 by Cullman that slowed us up. Even so,
we had a great Spring Break Adventure!

SISTER REUNION 2010

The Second Annual Sisters Reunion has come and gone.
I can hardly believe how quickly it went.
It was 5 days of fun and visiting with all of us together.
Chris was able to spend another few days leisurely enjoying the South.
I think the very BEST part of the whole deal was the visiting.
But along with the visiting we went to the OpryLand Hotel and the Orpy Mills Mall
for a dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe. We went to The Space and Rocket Center,
(and while there watched an I-MAX movie, and everyone but the pregnant lady took
a shot at the climbing wall). We also prowled around Unclaimed Baggage and stopped
off at Hammers. We ate BBQ and fried fish at Greenbriers, and went to the Harley Shop twice. Everybody loved Mo's for dinner. So Chris and I went there for lunch
too.
We took in a walk on Big Cove Greenway and a short walk at Lake Guntersville.
And Chris and I made it to the local Waffle House for pecan waffles and hash browns. We also made it to Franklin, Tenn.
And went to The Carnton Plantation where the Battle of Franklin took place during
The War Between The States. We stayed in Nashville one night by the Cool Springs
Galleria.
It's been quite a time! I am already excited for next year.
Thanks again everybody for the great time. I was having such a great time, I didn't take all the pictures that I'd planned on.
Thanks to those that held down the fort at home so we could do this.
I love all ya'll!