Happy Interdependence Day!

No I didn’t make a typo in the title, this is the day when Jim and I declared our love for each other and our desire to live together forever and be interdependent.  That was 13 years ago that Jim and I were married on the 4th of July – and I think it’s worked out quite well! 

It also means that it’s quite easy for us to remember our anniversary, and it’s also pretty easy to get away and find some interesting way to celebrate.  This year, we are at a Thousand Trails park in Ohio called Kenisee Lake.  We looked at the park website for any suggestions of cool things to do and found the Ashtabula, Carson and Jefferson Railroad that gives tourist rides on weekends.

You'd think we'd be sick of train sounds after our month at the Fairgrounds with something 85 trains ever day!  But it was quite different when you're riding.  Play this little video to hear.

That was fun!  Then we were off to sample one of the many wineries around here.  Interesting how they served the tasting ...  in pre-poured one ounce glasses rested on a place mat with the wine names.

I much prefer the wineries where you stand at a bar and a person pours each sample into your glass wine glass.  And I must say I prefer California wines to those we sampled in Ohio too.  But I drank 'em all without complaints!  And the weather and ambience was spectacular.  Even live music on their patio area.  A truly beautiful 4th of July weekend.

This was actually Sunday, the 3d - because that's the only time the train runs.  Come to think of it, that's another good thing about our anniversary - it's always a long weekend!  We'd heard that the closest place for fireworks would be Geneva by the Lake, so after the wine tasting, we took a drive to scope it out.  Pretty - but WAAY too crowded, I think we'll pass on fireworks this year.  Besides, they won't start till 10pm because it stays light so late.

The Beach at Lake Erie in Geneva by the Lake

So, on Monday the 4th we just took it easy at home and did computer work.  Here's Jim at his new workstation.  Isn't that a nice view out his office window?

About 7pm the light was getting so pretty, we took a drive to another of the local attractions ... covered bridges.  There's a dozen or more covered bridges in Ashtabula County.  This is the longest one - or at least it was until the built a new longer one just a couple years ago.

Just an exquisite weekend!  Now I'm packing up to fly to Florida for a few days.  It's my Mom's 80th birthday and I want to be with her and do something nice.  I will be taking a computer, but I probably won't blog - I'll let Jim have custody of the blog till next week! 

Wedding in the Woods

We came to the Chesapeake area to attend the wedding of my friend Liz’s son – Anton.

 

What a gorgeous setting – the family farm of nearly 30 acres on the Piankatank river right off Chesapeake Bay.  We took a walk down on the beach first.

 

 

The first night was the rehearsal dinner.  You had to walk down a long path in the woods to get to the ‘glade.’  On the way back the path was lit with candles in mason jars.

 

 

 

Here’s me and Liz

 

And here’s her son, Anton, and his bride, Kendall.

 

The next day was the wedding.  You can bet we’re not going to get dressed up without taking a couple pictures!

 

 

 

What a setting!

 

 

 

and then came the party.  Good food, good drink, good music, good friends.  Notice the clear tent.

 

 

Thanks for a great time guys.  And, Congratulations to Anton and Kendall!

 

Make room for a monster

We've had a lot of printing costs lately. When you go to Office Max or Staples, the charges really add up. Several hundred dollars just for one rally. So, Jim has wanted to buy a good laser printer. Especially since we visited Nick and Terry Russel of Gypsy Journal and saw their business class laser printer -thanks a lot Nick, you printer pusher you.

This is what Jim bought ...

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Where the hell is this thing going to go inside our 30ft, no slides, class C motorhome?! Jim suggests we can just walk around it.

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Believe it or not, he figured out a way to place it, and it looks like it was made for the spot.

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We are able to remove our old ink jet printer and our scanner to make some room because this is a *color* laser, and a scanner, and a copier/fax. Wow! All for under $550! I remember when a color laser was $20,000! We can't get rid of our ink jet printer altogether, because it is the only one that prints our DVDs

We also freed up some space by getting rid of our DVD movie collection. Actually, we just got rid of the covers and put all the DVDs in a disk 'wallet.' Takes up a *lot* less space!

Happy Fourth of July everybody! And Happy Anniversary to Jim and me - 11 years now and loving every minute of it.

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Devon and Lacie tie the knot

Jim here ... Devon is our son from my previous marriage. He got hitched on Friday and we were not there. So much for planning. Our FMCA plans were made last year. The wedding, while we expected it sometime, was planned? last month. I think the plans are still being made, even after the fact.

Like so many relationships these days, the ceremony was commemorating a de facto living arrangement. They have a son together and Lacie, the bride, has an adorable daughter.

I talked to Devon's mom last night and walked her through uploading her pictures to the web.

From Devon's wedding

She said everything worked out just right. The weather was perfect. The cake was delicious and everyone there had a good time.

Sorry we missed it. We love you.

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