Funtucky
Don't drip mustard on your pants.
I'm picky about my pants. Very picky. I spent 2 months looking for the specific pair of pants I wanted (button-fly khakis from Banana Republic). I had a pair before and I wore them so much I put a "wallet hole" in them. They're far too expensive from the store and the website so I kept a watchful eyeball on eBay and woomph! There they were! Well I got them and have happily been wearing them for a good 6 months now... and I packed them last week for a family trip to Kentucky. Long story short, I dripped mustard on them, "Shouted Out"" the mustard only to realize the "Shouting Out" wasn't a success once I had them under the sunlight when I took the out to dry so I re-shouted them, soaked them, put them in a plastic bag and I now fear said bag was mistaken for trash and thusly, thrown out.
The moral of this story? Don't eat the bones, even if they seem small and soft enough to chew.
So what drew us to Kentucky you ask? My splendid sister Felica, her husband Steve and my two nieces Raechel and Kate (they're all three splendid too) invited us out for a stay in their new house. My other sister Summer had just returned from a one-year-and-a-bit teaching adventure in Korea and she accompanied us on the 7'ish hour trip across the weary snake of I-64 through West Virginia into the great Bluegrass State for four days of doing very little. It was altogether a pretty good trip and as a result, I can now attest with honesty that Diet Dr. Pepper does taste more like regular Dr. Pepper.
Annie, me and Summer looking very lethargic while taking a break somewhere in West Virginia.
Summer teaches Annie proper sunglass etiquette.
My eight-year-old niece Kate does the ancient Mongolian shin rub while repeatedly chanting the words for "Friendship" and "Mayflower" in Dutch.
My food (excluding complex carbohydrates :).
Melissa food (including complex carbohydrates).
(l2r) Felica, Steve, Raechel and Kate. My lovely Kentucky family.
What an adorable face! Annie's cute too.
Having lunch outside Ruby Tuesdays at the Lexington Green in Lexington.
You're a baby!
I'm a baby? She's a baby!
I'm a toddler! And this tower has "Destroy me" written all over it!
Ball! (Annie's favorite word... and thing)
I'm picky about my pants. Very picky. I spent 2 months looking for the specific pair of pants I wanted (button-fly khakis from Banana Republic). I had a pair before and I wore them so much I put a "wallet hole" in them. They're far too expensive from the store and the website so I kept a watchful eyeball on eBay and woomph! There they were! Well I got them and have happily been wearing them for a good 6 months now... and I packed them last week for a family trip to Kentucky. Long story short, I dripped mustard on them, "Shouted Out"" the mustard only to realize the "Shouting Out" wasn't a success once I had them under the sunlight when I took the out to dry so I re-shouted them, soaked them, put them in a plastic bag and I now fear said bag was mistaken for trash and thusly, thrown out.
The moral of this story? Don't eat the bones, even if they seem small and soft enough to chew.
So what drew us to Kentucky you ask? My splendid sister Felica, her husband Steve and my two nieces Raechel and Kate (they're all three splendid too) invited us out for a stay in their new house. My other sister Summer had just returned from a one-year-and-a-bit teaching adventure in Korea and she accompanied us on the 7'ish hour trip across the weary snake of I-64 through West Virginia into the great Bluegrass State for four days of doing very little. It was altogether a pretty good trip and as a result, I can now attest with honesty that Diet Dr. Pepper does taste more like regular Dr. Pepper.
Annie, me and Summer looking very lethargic while taking a break somewhere in West Virginia.
Summer teaches Annie proper sunglass etiquette.
My eight-year-old niece Kate does the ancient Mongolian shin rub while repeatedly chanting the words for "Friendship" and "Mayflower" in Dutch.
My food (excluding complex carbohydrates :).
Melissa food (including complex carbohydrates).
(l2r) Felica, Steve, Raechel and Kate. My lovely Kentucky family.
What an adorable face! Annie's cute too.
Having lunch outside Ruby Tuesdays at the Lexington Green in Lexington.
You're a baby!
I'm a baby? She's a baby!
I'm a toddler! And this tower has "Destroy me" written all over it!
Ball! (Annie's favorite word... and thing)
posted by Melissa at 4:22 PM
4 Comments:
looks and sounds like y'all had a splendid time in Kentucky! =) oh and annie's wearing that cute pink skirt ;) she looks very adorable in these pictures, and you all are a beautiful family :)
Thanks for your comment, Denise. I think that's the cutest skirt ever!
---Mongolian shin rub? ? ? That one made me laugh. I like the photo I took of you and Summer in your shades. Would have been better if Annie was wearing shades too.
Yea, that shin rub is an important Friday night ritual in Mongolia. They picked up the Dutch words when Ghenghis Khan invaded Europe long ago.
Heehee. You are so funny, Joel.
Too bad about your Banana Republic pants. I feel sorry for you. I know what it is like to get attached to a certain type of clothing. For me it is a certain type of shoe.
You're such a trooper about your restricted diet.
Annie is so adorable. You guys are soooo blessed. I had my turn being blessed with my little darling sweeties. Now it is your turn. But the neat thing is I get to share a little in your turn. I can't wait to see Annie again.
Prayers and love,
MomCheryl
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