Vermont

I am off to Vermont tomorrow for the weekend! My cousin, Danielle, is going to be a freshman at the University of Vermont and I am going to help her get all settled in the dorms and with school life! I am so excited for her! It has been awhile since I have done the whole move in routine but I am so proud of Dani and can't wait to see all she accomplishes!

I don't know our exact schedule while we are there but if anyone who has been to the Burlington area before and has any "must see/do/visits" I would love to hear them!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! It's starting to feel like fall here! My favorite!!

Love Thursday

We are back to Love Thursday! My posts for Love Thursday seem few and far between these but while I am sitting here with a full stomach I can't help but think about how much I love Chili's! (the restaurant)

As the wife of a minor league baseball player, I have eaten at more than my fair share of these chain restaurants (Applebees, TGIFriday's, etc. the list goes on and on) especially late at night. But out of all of these I could eat Chili's everyday! Chili's Fajitas, Quesadillas, Salads, Margaritas all hold a special place in my heart! I love that Chili's is a mile from our house and every time I order I think I should walk and get the food instead of drive but driving always wins. I don't want cold fajitas!!

Anyway, I love food. I love to eat especially at Chili's! Now back to watching Police Women of Broward County, which is a pretty good show!

Happy Thursday everyone, the weekend is almost here and that means another week down and I am closer to my hubby being home! I absolutely cannot wait until he gets home and I know he is anxious to get home too!

AR: It's almost over baby! We love you and are so proud of you for such a great season! You'll be home with us soon! Love Your Girls C,H,M!

Zucchini Anyone?!

Is there anything better than vegetables fresh from the garden and the food you can make with the fresh veggies?! I don't think so!

Ever since I was little my dad would plant a huge garden in the backyard. For the past five years or so he didn't plant one and it didn't seem to be a big deal that we didn't have one. This year my dad decided to plant a garden and a BIG one at that! And I know we are all happy he did and realized how much we missed it the last few years!

There is nothing like going out to the yard and picking out what vegetables you want to eat for dinner or cook with. And we have tons of options! The garden is doing better than I thought it would and now we have so many veggies that we can't seem to cook and eat fast enough!!

We have: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Green Onions, every kind of pepper you can imagine, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Pumpkins and probably some I am forgetting. The tomatoes are out of control....we have so many! But they are so good. I never really liked tomatoes but these are kind of sweet and juicy....so good!! The Zucchini are probably my favorite. It's my favorite vegetable and these zucchini are delicious and not to mention HUGE! I have never seen anything like them. I am eating and cooking with Zucchini almost every night and it usually takes me a week to get through just one of these giants! I have been putting zucchini and tomatoes in everything from pasta salad to tacos and loving it!

The garden and all the veggies have forced us to come up with new delicious recipes. So far, Chocolate Zucchini cake, Zucchini muffins and Zucchini pasta salad have been some favorites! If anyone wants the recipes for the chocolate cake, muffins or pasta salad let me know!

Lazy Sunday and a Long Post

Sunday is definitely my favorite day of the week! There is just something about Sundays that makes me so happy. Maybe it is because Sunday's usually mean relaxation. Today is really the first Sunday in a long time where I can just do nothing and I am loving it! It's 12:30 and I am still in pjs, sitting on the couch with a bunch of blankets and watching CMT's Top 20 countdown. Also, I can see raindrops on the patio and the cloudy sky makes me happy that finally I am not going to force myself to go out and enjoy the sunshine and warmth. I have trying to spend as much time enjoying the warmth and sun because it's going to be cold and snowy before I know it!

The last month and a half have honestly been a whirlwind and I don't even know where to really begin...It seems like forever ago that I was driving back from visiting Adam in Birmingham but really it hasn't been that long! Well, busy doesn't even begin to describe life right now. After I got back from Birmingham, Adam ended up going back to Winston Salem only to be moved to Charlotte (Triple A!!) early last week and now he is back in Birmingham! I know he is tired of traveling, moving, he misses his car and most of all I know he just wants to come home! Believe me, I want nothing more than for him to come home too! But just a few weeks left and then we get six amazing months together! We have lots of big plans and trips this fall to look forward to!

Things work out in interesting ways and when Adam got moved to Charlotte last week it just happened that they were playing against the Indianapolis Indians so I got to see him!(after a 5 hour drive to Indy) We had a wonderful dinner Saturday night with my dad and it was just awesome to see him on the field again! I love to see my husband in a baseball uniform...mmm!

I keep saying we are so busy...Adam is busy with baseball and I am busy with summer! Lots of fun things and some not so fun things have kept me busy!

Fun:
The Farm- batting cage and garden
New Baby- My friend Katie had a beautiful baby girl about two weeks ago and I have been playing with her son Connor a lot this last month and got to babysit little Arianna on Friday for the first time! She is such a cutie and a great baby!
DMB Concert
Brewers Games
Girls Nights Out
Working out
State Fair
Long Summer walks
Cooking and trying new recipes
Finally some warm weather

Not Fun:
Yucky summer cold right after I got back from Birmingham
Yard work and House work

There has been a lot more fun than not fun!

What's next?! The last few weeks of the season are finally here and then the playoffs! I am hoping and trying to figure out a way to get down to the south and see Adam one more time..but it doesn't look promising :( Football season is back!!! I watched the Packers play last night and I am so excited for football season! Go Canes and Packers!! August 27-30th I am helping my cousin, Dani, move to Vermont for college! I am so excited that she asked me to help her move and be a part of this big transition for her! I am also going to be getting ready for Adam to finally get home! And hopefully he makes it in time for our first bowling league night! We joined a neighborhood bowling league! We play one Saturday a month and it is going to be a blast! It will just be good to have Adam home and get back to a normal life again!

The Girls at DMB

Making Cookies with Connor

Casey after a walk

The batting cage!

Anna and baby Scout

My parents' new house...coming along!

Victory Field in Indianapolis

Indianapolis Indians vs. Charlotte Knights

Adam and I at Moe's Steakhouse in Indy

Oops!

Oops! It has been awhile since I have updated! Lots of stuff going on in our lives right now!!! Haven't been able to really sit down for 10 minutes at a time to update!!

One of those exciting things is that Adam got called up to the WhiteSox triple A team, the Charlotte Knights!!! Off to Indianapolis for the weekend with my dad to see him! Updates and lots of pictures when I get back!!