Today was our second day in Valencia so we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and go to the beach! We got up, put on our swimsuits and headed out to catch the train. When we got to the lobby we realized that the weather was super cloudy...something we probably could have noticed from our room had one of us actually looked outside. But we decided to check out the beach anyway so we continued on our mission. Valencias metro system is not that amazing and there is no quick way down to the beach. Thankfully we weren't missing any killer sun time. The shore actually had several restaurants to choose from. We found one that looked appealing and decided it must be good because there was a nun eating there too. During our meal, the clouds started to clear away and the sun came out. I took most of the credit because I had been saying that the whole time!
We hit the beach and layer out for s few hours. I don't know that we actually got any color but the sand was soft and the sun was warm so I wasn't complaining. After we had enough beach time we wandered around until we decided it was time to head back.
During some of our wandering we stumbled across some Turkish kebab restaurants which are actually pretty plentiful in Spain. We thought it was pretty funny that there was one called Ankara and one called Istanbul that were side by side. We had planned on going there for dinner but as we walked by the delicious food in our hotel restaurant we decided to eat there instead. Well...maybe it was for the food...maybe it was for the cute waiter we wanted to befriend.
Valencia is a pretty small city so you can get from one side of it to the other pretty easily...if you know how to read a Spanish map which I've determined is different from any other map I've seen.
Wednesday
Tuesday
Thank goodness for GPS
So today was our first day in Valencia which is the 3rd largest city in Spain. Valencia is located on the coast so it's a bit warmer and we're hoping to get some beach time in tomorrow! We arrived at the train station this morning with a whole 3 minutes to spare. Then once the train was already moving, they though we were stowaways. Turns out we were just in the wrong seats. But in the end we made it here safe and sound!
Selen has never been to Valencia either so we don't really know our way around. We spent the first 20 minutes of our time in the city trying to figure out which direction we should be facing to get a cab to our hotel. We crossed the street about 3 times before we realized that the street only went one way so we'd have to go that direction regardless. Luckily it turned out to be the correct direction. Once we told our driver where we were going, he told us that our hotel was the best in the city. We were pretty pumped about that until he followed it up with "it's the best hotel in the city if you 3 beautiful ladies are staying there."
We went to our hotel, which wasn't anything to complain about, and checked in and then ventured out into the city. After taking the Metro 1 whole stop (which turned out to be quite a debacle since we couldn't figure out how to get through the gate with our new metro card), we got out, and managed to walk in the opposite direction of the city center for about 15 minutes. Clearly we were off to a rough start. But after that we figured out we should always go in the opposite direction of what we think and we ended up being able to see a lot of sights.
We searched the entire city for an outside cafe that looked to have decent food. That's one thing that isn't amazing here in Spain, the food...along with their customer service. We ended up at a place that had sandwiches because by that time is was almost 2 pm and we were famished so we went for it. Selen and I got chicken sandwiches were were your typical chicken sandwich. Damla decided to be a little more adventurous and ordered a potato sandwich...I think she learned her lesson.
My favorite part of today was the area of the city that is called the City of Arts and Science. It's basically a bunch of really modern buildings that are placed on one end of town. The architecture was amazing and beautiful. Some of the buildings were still under construction so we didn't go in any of them but that suited us just fine since none of us really like museums. The city center full of very old looking building that have cute balconies and intricate designs. It's slightly hard to identify what everything is from the tiny pictures on our map but we were at least able to say that we saw them.
Valencia is famous for its paella and we weren't about to miss out on any of that. We asked the hotel for a good recommendation and went there for dinner. They special ordered the seafood paella for us ahead of time and it was delicious. It was actually even better because we ordered a pitcher of sangria along side of it. :)
Tomorrow our day consists of getting some sun and checking out the area along the beaches of Valencia!!
Selen has never been to Valencia either so we don't really know our way around. We spent the first 20 minutes of our time in the city trying to figure out which direction we should be facing to get a cab to our hotel. We crossed the street about 3 times before we realized that the street only went one way so we'd have to go that direction regardless. Luckily it turned out to be the correct direction. Once we told our driver where we were going, he told us that our hotel was the best in the city. We were pretty pumped about that until he followed it up with "it's the best hotel in the city if you 3 beautiful ladies are staying there."
We went to our hotel, which wasn't anything to complain about, and checked in and then ventured out into the city. After taking the Metro 1 whole stop (which turned out to be quite a debacle since we couldn't figure out how to get through the gate with our new metro card), we got out, and managed to walk in the opposite direction of the city center for about 15 minutes. Clearly we were off to a rough start. But after that we figured out we should always go in the opposite direction of what we think and we ended up being able to see a lot of sights.
We searched the entire city for an outside cafe that looked to have decent food. That's one thing that isn't amazing here in Spain, the food...along with their customer service. We ended up at a place that had sandwiches because by that time is was almost 2 pm and we were famished so we went for it. Selen and I got chicken sandwiches were were your typical chicken sandwich. Damla decided to be a little more adventurous and ordered a potato sandwich...I think she learned her lesson.
My favorite part of today was the area of the city that is called the City of Arts and Science. It's basically a bunch of really modern buildings that are placed on one end of town. The architecture was amazing and beautiful. Some of the buildings were still under construction so we didn't go in any of them but that suited us just fine since none of us really like museums. The city center full of very old looking building that have cute balconies and intricate designs. It's slightly hard to identify what everything is from the tiny pictures on our map but we were at least able to say that we saw them.
Valencia is famous for its paella and we weren't about to miss out on any of that. We asked the hotel for a good recommendation and went there for dinner. They special ordered the seafood paella for us ahead of time and it was delicious. It was actually even better because we ordered a pitcher of sangria along side of it. :)
Tomorrow our day consists of getting some sun and checking out the area along the beaches of Valencia!!
Monday
Hola Spain!!
So I made it to Barcelona!! The trip over was relatively uneventful...except that I rode on Alitalia which reconfirmed my love of Italian guys. Other then that though, the airline is sub-par and I don't recommend it...unless you eat ham...and then feel free to jump on board.
I do love being back in Europe. Even just being in the airport I loved walking around and seeing what people were wearing. However, I was slightly annoyed by how slow people move here. I mean, it's the airport. We all have a plane to catch. It's not like we just came to all hang out and see where everyone else was going.
Damla and I arranged our flights to arrive 10 minutes within each other. It actually worked out again and we met up at the baggage claim and went to go find Selen. Just in case she was worried she wouldn't be able to find us, we made sure to put on our sweet Barcelona hats.
After taking a short bus ride and a short train ride, we made it back to Selen's cute European apartment. She fed us a delicious brunch and let us crash for the next 5 hours. Then we mustered up the energy to head out on to the streets. We went to a delicious tapas bar which had a very complicated name. If you go to Barcelona and want to know what it is, I'll ask Selen to e-mail you. We ate several delicious tapas and put down a pitcher of delicious sangria. I have to say that's one of my favorite things about this place!
You know what's not a good idea? Drinking an entire bottle of something called Sangria the night before you get on the plane to come to Spain. Contrary to what you might think, it's not the way to get in the mood for your vacation. I happened to do that Saturday night and was definitely riding the struggle bus for the first half of my plane ride.
Today was our first full day in Barcelona. We started off our one week adventure with a Fat Tire Bike Tour through the city. If you're ever in a city that does these tours, I would recommend it. The jokes aren't good but they seem to know what they're talking about. When I agreed to go on this tour, I didn't realize that the ride would actually take us through the busy streets of Barcelona. Considering I only get on a bike one every six months, I'm not super stable on two wheels. The tour was a bit out of my comfort zone but...I DID IT!!
I do have to say that the I didn't come of the adventure without any scratches. I did happen to run into a giant potted plant...that was free standing...with about 5 feet on each side of it...I swear it popped out of nowhere.
And I have to say, it was really fun. Occasionally we would be riding through a plaza and someone would be playing Spanish-style music on a guitar and I felt like I was in a movie! My favorite part of the tour was seeing the Sagrada Familia which is hugely amazing. We didn't even have to go in it to be amazed. We were actually recommended by our tour guide not to go in it because apparently it just looks like a constuction site on the inside. Note taken and obeyed.
After working up an appetite on the bike (the tour was 4 hours!) we stopped at a place for falafel stuffed pitas that you got to pick your own toppings on. Delish!! Thank goodness Selen got here in September and scoped out all the good food places for us. Then we headed to Las Ramblas to do some shopping until we could barely take another step.
The cool thing about Las Ramblas is that there is a median in the middle that is wide enough for several people to walk on. For some reason, they were selling all these random animals on this median...like mice, parakeets, turtles, bunnies...and even pigeons. I found this pretty strange because there are pidgeons all of there place. Why would I buy one when I could go throw a box over one in the plaza? One of the turtles was flipped over on his back and Damla was getting a upset that none of the others were helping to come flip them over. She yelled at the other turtles to help him but realized that they probably didn't understand English and asked Selen to help her translate.
We also stopped in the Boccaria (I have no idea how to spell it) which is the HUGE market off Las Ramblas. Everything in there is bright and colorful and they have every kind of chocolate you could ever want. One very imporant thing to remember in there is that you can look but DON'T TOUCH!!
Tomorrow we're off to Valencia until Thursday. We've been told they have amazing paella which is one of my favorite foods. I'm pretty exicted for it. Well..that and the lovely beaches and warm weather!!
I do love being back in Europe. Even just being in the airport I loved walking around and seeing what people were wearing. However, I was slightly annoyed by how slow people move here. I mean, it's the airport. We all have a plane to catch. It's not like we just came to all hang out and see where everyone else was going.Damla and I arranged our flights to arrive 10 minutes within each other. It actually worked out again and we met up at the baggage claim and went to go find Selen. Just in case she was worried she wouldn't be able to find us, we made sure to put on our sweet Barcelona hats.
After taking a short bus ride and a short train ride, we made it back to Selen's cute European apartment. She fed us a delicious brunch and let us crash for the next 5 hours. Then we mustered up the energy to head out on to the streets. We went to a delicious tapas bar which had a very complicated name. If you go to Barcelona and want to know what it is, I'll ask Selen to e-mail you. We ate several delicious tapas and put down a pitcher of delicious sangria. I have to say that's one of my favorite things about this place!
You know what's not a good idea? Drinking an entire bottle of something called Sangria the night before you get on the plane to come to Spain. Contrary to what you might think, it's not the way to get in the mood for your vacation. I happened to do that Saturday night and was definitely riding the struggle bus for the first half of my plane ride.
Today was our first full day in Barcelona. We started off our one week adventure with a Fat Tire Bike Tour through the city. If you're ever in a city that does these tours, I would recommend it. The jokes aren't good but they seem to know what they're talking about. When I agreed to go on this tour, I didn't realize that the ride would actually take us through the busy streets of Barcelona. Considering I only get on a bike one every six months, I'm not super stable on two wheels. The tour was a bit out of my comfort zone but...I DID IT!!
I do have to say that the I didn't come of the adventure without any scratches. I did happen to run into a giant potted plant...that was free standing...with about 5 feet on each side of it...I swear it popped out of nowhere.
And I have to say, it was really fun. Occasionally we would be riding through a plaza and someone would be playing Spanish-style music on a guitar and I felt like I was in a movie! My favorite part of the tour was seeing the Sagrada Familia which is hugely amazing. We didn't even have to go in it to be amazed. We were actually recommended by our tour guide not to go in it because apparently it just looks like a constuction site on the inside. Note taken and obeyed.
After working up an appetite on the bike (the tour was 4 hours!) we stopped at a place for falafel stuffed pitas that you got to pick your own toppings on. Delish!! Thank goodness Selen got here in September and scoped out all the good food places for us. Then we headed to Las Ramblas to do some shopping until we could barely take another step.The cool thing about Las Ramblas is that there is a median in the middle that is wide enough for several people to walk on. For some reason, they were selling all these random animals on this median...like mice, parakeets, turtles, bunnies...and even pigeons. I found this pretty strange because there are pidgeons all of there place. Why would I buy one when I could go throw a box over one in the plaza? One of the turtles was flipped over on his back and Damla was getting a upset that none of the others were helping to come flip them over. She yelled at the other turtles to help him but realized that they probably didn't understand English and asked Selen to help her translate.
We also stopped in the Boccaria (I have no idea how to spell it) which is the HUGE market off Las Ramblas. Everything in there is bright and colorful and they have every kind of chocolate you could ever want. One very imporant thing to remember in there is that you can look but DON'T TOUCH!!
Tomorrow we're off to Valencia until Thursday. We've been told they have amazing paella which is one of my favorite foods. I'm pretty exicted for it. Well..that and the lovely beaches and warm weather!!You Can Find Me in St. Louis
This past weekend Gina and I hopped in her car and headed to St. Louis!!! Gina is from STL so she makes quite a fine tour guide!! To top that off, Laurent was down in STL visiting her sister so we were able to meet up with her as well! All in all, 2 thumbs way way up!
Friday night we went over to Laurent's sisters new condo and just sat around talking about random things like where we were getting married and how surprise proposals don't always go as planned! Saturday was our big day in the city so we didn't stay out too late because we wanted to get an early start!
Saturday morning we woke up and started our day with a big bowl of Pho. Pho (according to Wikipedia) is s a Vietnamese beef and noodle soup. The soup includes noodles made from rice and is often served with basil, lime, bean sprouts, and peppers that are added to the soup by the customer. This is pretty much right on the nose except that Gina's mom makes it with chicken, you should always add hot sauce, and no matter where you have had pho, you haven't has any as good as Gina's mom's.
One we were full we headed out to the St. Louis Zoo!! We visited pretty much every animal in the world including PENGUINS!!! They continue to be my favorite animal but elephants still remain a close second. We saw the big brown bears that appeared to have paced back and forth the entire time we roamed the zoo (which was a VERY long time!). We saw a 19 foot tall giraffe. We saw lions, and tigers, and jaguars, and zebras, and camels, and ostriches, and kangaroos, and gorillas, and spider monkeys, and puffins, and even some animals that I don't remember because I'd never heard of them before!!
The zoo visit was made even better when we heard that Purdue beat Ohio State!! WOO WOO!! BOILER UP!!!
Tammy and her friend joined us at the zoo toward the end of our visit but I think they planned it that way. This being that after the zoo they knew we were going to Ted Drewes ice cream!! I don't know Ted but I would have to say well done. It was quite delicious!!
Laurent and Papa Laurent met us at Ted Drewes and once we were full (and a little chilly) we decided to head to the mall for some much needed boot shopping! The zoo was full of people wearing all sorts of cute boots and Gina decided she needed a pair. I knew that we were going to the Hunan Star for dinner and I could think of no better way to work up an appetite then shopping!!
Shopping was a success as Gina is the proud new owner of grey suede boots, Laura got a new shirt dress, and I finally got a new bathrobe! Then it was off to the Hunan Star!! The Hunan Star is my FAVORITE Chinese restaurant. I'm pretty much a Chinese food conisure so this says a lot. We filled ourselves up with crab rangoons, vegetable low mein, hot braised chicken, mongolian beef, spicy shrimp, tofu and vegetables, and drinks from glasses shaped long donkeys! It was all delicious!! I really think that part of the reason I love Chinese food so much is because it's usually served family style so I know I'll get to try my food as well as what everyone else is eating! :)
After dinner we decided to skip the Mizzou football game party and headed back to Gina's for some good old slumber party gossip. I probably see Gina once a week and Laura once a month but for some reason, we never run out of stuff to talk about!
Sunday morning I was moving a little slower then normal. Gina's bed is a half waterbed and I had some strange dreams that I was on a boat! But Gina's mom must have predicted that we would need a good breakfast before we headed out on the road because she made green curry!! Plus there was sticky rice and some sort of carrot tomato combination that I'd never tried. There was also eggs and chicken but I didn't even get to those. One of these days I'm going to go to STL and just ask Gina's mom to teach me how to cook.
After brunch we piled into the car and headed back to Indy. While I was sad that our fun STL weekend was coming to an end, I made sure to capture pictures of the giant cross in Effingham and the St. Louis arch as we made our way back to Indy!!
This weekend I leave for SPAIN!!! I'm so excited to see Selen, spend a week vwith Damla, and experience all the sights and sounds of a country I've never visited before! I'll be sure to have a full report when I get back!!
Friday night we went over to Laurent's sisters new condo and just sat around talking about random things like where we were getting married and how surprise proposals don't always go as planned! Saturday was our big day in the city so we didn't stay out too late because we wanted to get an early start!
Saturday morning we woke up and started our day with a big bowl of Pho. Pho (according to Wikipedia) is s a Vietnamese beef and noodle soup. The soup includes noodles made from rice and is often served with basil, lime, bean sprouts, and peppers that are added to the soup by the customer. This is pretty much right on the nose except that Gina's mom makes it with chicken, you should always add hot sauce, and no matter where you have had pho, you haven't has any as good as Gina's mom's.
One we were full we headed out to the St. Louis Zoo!! We visited pretty much every animal in the world including PENGUINS!!! They continue to be my favorite animal but elephants still remain a close second. We saw the big brown bears that appeared to have paced back and forth the entire time we roamed the zoo (which was a VERY long time!). We saw a 19 foot tall giraffe. We saw lions, and tigers, and jaguars, and zebras, and camels, and ostriches, and kangaroos, and gorillas, and spider monkeys, and puffins, and even some animals that I don't remember because I'd never heard of them before!!
The zoo visit was made even better when we heard that Purdue beat Ohio State!! WOO WOO!! BOILER UP!!!Tammy and her friend joined us at the zoo toward the end of our visit but I think they planned it that way. This being that after the zoo they knew we were going to Ted Drewes ice cream!! I don't know Ted but I would have to say well done. It was quite delicious!!
Laurent and Papa Laurent met us at Ted Drewes and once we were full (and a little chilly) we decided to head to the mall for some much needed boot shopping! The zoo was full of people wearing all sorts of cute boots and Gina decided she needed a pair. I knew that we were going to the Hunan Star for dinner and I could think of no better way to work up an appetite then shopping!!Shopping was a success as Gina is the proud new owner of grey suede boots, Laura got a new shirt dress, and I finally got a new bathrobe! Then it was off to the Hunan Star!! The Hunan Star is my FAVORITE Chinese restaurant. I'm pretty much a Chinese food conisure so this says a lot. We filled ourselves up with crab rangoons, vegetable low mein, hot braised chicken, mongolian beef, spicy shrimp, tofu and vegetables, and drinks from glasses shaped long donkeys! It was all delicious!! I really think that part of the reason I love Chinese food so much is because it's usually served family style so I know I'll get to try my food as well as what everyone else is eating! :)
After dinner we decided to skip the Mizzou football game party and headed back to Gina's for some good old slumber party gossip. I probably see Gina once a week and Laura once a month but for some reason, we never run out of stuff to talk about!
Sunday morning I was moving a little slower then normal. Gina's bed is a half waterbed and I had some strange dreams that I was on a boat! But Gina's mom must have predicted that we would need a good breakfast before we headed out on the road because she made green curry!! Plus there was sticky rice and some sort of carrot tomato combination that I'd never tried. There was also eggs and chicken but I didn't even get to those. One of these days I'm going to go to STL and just ask Gina's mom to teach me how to cook.
After brunch we piled into the car and headed back to Indy. While I was sad that our fun STL weekend was coming to an end, I made sure to capture pictures of the giant cross in Effingham and the St. Louis arch as we made our way back to Indy!!
This weekend I leave for SPAIN!!! I'm so excited to see Selen, spend a week vwith Damla, and experience all the sights and sounds of a country I've never visited before! I'll be sure to have a full report when I get back!!
Tuesday
Brutus and Bob Go to the Gym
I'd like to share a little adventure from the gym. But first, a little history. When I lived in Midland, I used to work out at a gym where I swear that somewhere in the fine print of the signing contract it stated:
You may only become a member if you
a) have a horribly ugly and tacky tatoo around your bicep, on your shoulder bade, or on your calf
b) promise to wear those shirts that are cut all the way down the sides
c) can not put your arms down to your sides because your muscles are too big or
d) can not turn your head a complete 180 degrees and are forced to turn your entire upper body instead.
Don't worry, the rule only applied to males so they let me in. I later joined my company gym because lifting weights around meat heads can be rather intimidating. Not that they're even watching me and my 5 lb weights. They're just checking out how many veins they can get to pop out in each 75 lb bicep curl.
So now I below to another gym...it still had meatheads but a bigger cardio area so it's not so much a problem for me. I rarely venture into the free weight area unless my trainer makes me. This brings me to my story.
Yesterday at the gym my trainer and I were doing circuits as he normally makes me do. At one point we used some machine next to some guy who fit all the criteria listed above except instead of wearing a t-shirt cut down the sides, he was wearing a super tight tank top and spandex. Let's call him Brutus. I was using the machine next to Brutus and he started joking with my trainer (we'll call him Bob for confidentiality purposes) that Bob was following him around the gym. Bob was polite and laughed but his job is to make sure that I don't hurt myself and I like to think I challenge the trainers in this aspect. Later Bob and I went and used some other machines. About 15 minutes later Brutus showed up and was like "Now I'm starting to get creeped out...here you are again." Brutus must have failed to notice that we had been there and he was actually the one following us now. But he said it in a joking tone so Bob just laught and we kept on going...or so we thought.
A couple minutes later a manager and Brutus approach the bench Bob and I are at and asked to speak to Bob. Apparently Brutus was complaining that we were following him or that we were too close to him or something. Whatever he was complaining about was not true. Bob could have cared less what Brutus was doing and we weren't using any of the same machines. I think Brutus has taken a few too many steriods and now has become ultra paranoid.
That's my story. I had to share because I found it pretty ridiculous. If you don't want people within 10 feet of you while you workout, then don't join a gym.
You may only become a member if you
a) have a horribly ugly and tacky tatoo around your bicep, on your shoulder bade, or on your calf
b) promise to wear those shirts that are cut all the way down the sides
c) can not put your arms down to your sides because your muscles are too big or
d) can not turn your head a complete 180 degrees and are forced to turn your entire upper body instead.
Don't worry, the rule only applied to males so they let me in. I later joined my company gym because lifting weights around meat heads can be rather intimidating. Not that they're even watching me and my 5 lb weights. They're just checking out how many veins they can get to pop out in each 75 lb bicep curl.
So now I below to another gym...it still had meatheads but a bigger cardio area so it's not so much a problem for me. I rarely venture into the free weight area unless my trainer makes me. This brings me to my story.
Yesterday at the gym my trainer and I were doing circuits as he normally makes me do. At one point we used some machine next to some guy who fit all the criteria listed above except instead of wearing a t-shirt cut down the sides, he was wearing a super tight tank top and spandex. Let's call him Brutus. I was using the machine next to Brutus and he started joking with my trainer (we'll call him Bob for confidentiality purposes) that Bob was following him around the gym. Bob was polite and laughed but his job is to make sure that I don't hurt myself and I like to think I challenge the trainers in this aspect. Later Bob and I went and used some other machines. About 15 minutes later Brutus showed up and was like "Now I'm starting to get creeped out...here you are again." Brutus must have failed to notice that we had been there and he was actually the one following us now. But he said it in a joking tone so Bob just laught and we kept on going...or so we thought.
A couple minutes later a manager and Brutus approach the bench Bob and I are at and asked to speak to Bob. Apparently Brutus was complaining that we were following him or that we were too close to him or something. Whatever he was complaining about was not true. Bob could have cared less what Brutus was doing and we weren't using any of the same machines. I think Brutus has taken a few too many steriods and now has become ultra paranoid.
That's my story. I had to share because I found it pretty ridiculous. If you don't want people within 10 feet of you while you workout, then don't join a gym.
Monday
Happy Birthday J.B.!!
Today is J.B.'s birthday!! Have a great day J.B.!! I hope it's fabulous and I can't wait for you to open your presents!
Sunday
The End of Wedding Season!!
Well, it's official. I went to my last wedding of the year. I actually have two more friends getting married this month but unfortunately I won't be able to make it to their weddings.
This weekend I was a wedding date for a wedding in Chicago. So I drove up Friday night to spend some time with Damla and J.B. It was raining on Friday and traffic was terrible!! It took me almost 5 hours to get there! I could have driven to Midland by that time!!
The ride was bearable though because I started a new book on tape. I'm listening to "The Summons" by John Grisham. It's really good and I was almost bummed when I pulled into my spot back in Indy this afternoon. But I'm in the car for a good 40 minutes a day commuting to work so I'm sure I'll finish it in a couple weeks.
Since I was the wedding date, I was a little concerned that I wasn't going to know anyone at the wedding. Well, that turned out to be a pretty valid concern since it ended up I only knew my date and one of the groomsman. Thankfully, being shy isn't really my way to play and I was able to meet some really nice people. Plus, after dinner I didn't have to worry about conversation anymore because you couldn't tear me off the dance floor. I might sound a little cocky when I say this but I'm a really fun wedding date. ;)
Other fun things that happened recently is that Kamm and I were invited to do some PUMPKIN CARVING!!! Little did we know that this was our calling in life. We made a great team and now have one sweet pumpkin displayed on our patio. It might actually be the only redeeming quality of our patio at the moment.
I've included some pics of the process below. Unfortunately I have no pictures from the wedding to post at the moment. But I know I'm in a few pics other people so we'll just wait and see what shows up on Facebook.
Starting out with cutting the top off. At this point we were a little concerned about our adventure.
I was in charge of scooping out the pumpkin seeds. 
Using Kamm's artistic abilities and having her sketch our design.
Let the carving begin!! I'm standing that far away in fear of stabbing myself. I didn't realize how awesome I was going to be at carving...and how dull the knife really is.
We took turns. We're good at sharing.
What we cut out...
The glorious finished product!!
The rest of the pumpkins made by the group. We only had one candle so we had to take turns putting it in the pumpkin.
This is Hank. He made sure we didn't leave any seeds on the ground.
This weekend I'm off to St. Louis!!! There are so many glorious things to do and see in STL and I've been looking forward to this trip for MONTHS! And maybe Gina will even stop and let me get a picture with the giant cross in Effingham.
Starting out with cutting the top off. At this point we were a little concerned about our adventure.
I was in charge of scooping out the pumpkin seeds. 
Using Kamm's artistic abilities and having her sketch our design.
Let the carving begin!! I'm standing that far away in fear of stabbing myself. I didn't realize how awesome I was going to be at carving...and how dull the knife really is.
We took turns. We're good at sharing.
What we cut out...
The glorious finished product!!
The rest of the pumpkins made by the group. We only had one candle so we had to take turns putting it in the pumpkin.
This is Hank. He made sure we didn't leave any seeds on the ground.
This weekend I'm off to St. Louis!!! There are so many glorious things to do and see in STL and I've been looking forward to this trip for MONTHS! And maybe Gina will even stop and let me get a picture with the giant cross in Effingham.
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