Mentone Memorial Day Weekend 2010

Logan and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Mentone, Alabama visiting my family. The trip started off slow when we came upon stand still bumper to bumper traffic on I-40 west. In October, there was a huge rock slide on I-40 between NC and TN state line that caused the interstate to be closed until about a month ago. We were excited that it reopened because it is a much easier ride compared to the two lane back roads.....well were we excited until it took 1 hr to travel 7 miles!!!! Apparently all traffic merges to one lane where construction and repairs are still be done. Logan enjoyed reading his book and Ranger liked sticking his head out the window while I drove....or putted at 5 MPH!

The weekend consisted of visiting with family, eating, sleeping, fishing, enjoying "social hour", puttering, and enjoying the river. This was Ranger's first trip to Mentone and I think that he really enjoyed it. He learned to fish and swim. He and Zeke became best friends.

On Saturday night, everyone gathered at our house to eat BBQ. Libby set up the ring toss game, and everyone played it all night.....even Aunt Mimi.

Sunday night Mrs. Janet drove over to eat and visit. She brought yummy homemade Milky Way ice cream. We were all stuffed afterwards and went to bed very early. It rained a lot Sunday night, so the the river was really up on Monday, and there was a lot of water going over the falls.

We all had a great weekend visiting everyone and relaxing, and it was really hard going back to work on Monday!

Anniversary Cruise

Two weekends ago, Logan and I celebrated our one year anniversary. We celebrated with a short cruise to the Bahamas. We flew to Miami and started the cruise on Friday afternoon. Our ship was Majesty of the Seas by Royal Caribbean. It was a very relaxing weekend with good weather and lot of sunshine. Here are a few pictures.


Boarding the ship.

Leaving Miami.
Our first stop, Coco Cay. This private island is owned by Royal Caribbean and has activities available such as snorkling, parasailing, jet skiing, scuba diving etc. We chose to go snorkling first. In the snorkling area, there were wooden fish hidden as a treasure hurt, and if you found one of the fish you won a prize. Yes, I found fish #2 and took it to the snorkle shack to redeem my prize. It was a free parasailing trip!

Ranger's visit to the Biltmore House

n the Spring, Biltmore House has it's Festival of Flowers. The gardens adjacent to the house are in full bloom with so many spring flowers. Today Logan, Ranger, and I went to check it out. There are over 100,000 tulips planted in the gardens along with many other flowers There were lots of people out enjoying the nice spring day, so it was a little crowded. We didn't stay too long, because Ranger was the center of attention, and had to say hello to everyone the he met.

Happy Birthday Caroline!!!!

Caroline, since you are probably my most loyal follower and enjoy my blog more than anyone.....here is a shout out to you!!!! Happy Birthday. We hope you have a wonderful day.

Auburn Freshman Roomies

Jasper.....Ranger's new friend

Jasper is a yellow lab that Jenn and Mike, our friends in Asheville, adopted about two weeks ago. He was found left outside with his two brothers during one of the snow storms and was taken to the Humane Society. He is so sweet and laid back, and Ranger LOVED playing with him last week. (I think Ranger was just glad to see a canine instead of me and Logan!) As you can see, he loves to lounge on the sofa, and was not quite ready to play even though Ranger was begging him. We are excited about playing outside once it finally starts to warm up outside!

The Best Dog in the World

Ranger.....the "BDIW".....AKA the Best Dog In the World. Ranger has become a big part of our new family, and brings us great joy and entertainment. He is such a sweet, obedient, and loyal dog. He enjoys riding in the car, and gets very excited when I say "Load Up!" His newest hobby is playing hide and seek with Logan, and chasing him around the house. He enjoys watching the Animal Planet on TV, and his favorite show is the Puppy Games. He has such a cute personality, and as you can see, I think my dog is the best dog in the world!

Sledding

Once again, we had snow here in Asheville. It began Friday afternoon, and continued through the night. It is about 6-8 inches deep, so not as much as our last "Blizzard" in December. Ranger had a good time leaping and running through it, and Logan and I had a good time sledding down the hill beside our house. This time the snow seemed better for sledding. We were able to use the top of the plastic recycling bin as our "sled." Here is a video of me sliding. Pretty fun!