Christmas Day Hike

Tim suggested we all take a hike to Stillhouse Hollow Falls after we opened gifts this morning. We had a wonderful time - it was such a great thing to all do together! Here's one of the "action" shots I took of the group. Can you tell Tim was trying to recreate the moment?! What a great memory to have created that day.

Baby It's Cold Outside

It was quite chilly this evening. This is one of the fountains around the square. The cold weather makes for a lovely photo opportunity.

New Friends

We had a wonderful dinner at Beth and Andy's house tonight - filet mignon, roasted string beans, gouda mac & cheese, and yummy Oreo truffles and bourbon balls. We also had the pleasure of finally meeting Andy & Beth's good friends Mike & Masheed. We had a wonderful visit with them and really hit it off. I look forward to getting to know them more in the coming months.

Look at 'dem Boots

Tonight we hosted a Christmas Cocktails party for 25 of our closest friends. It was a wonderful evening - great friends, good food, and super-duper cocktails. Anyway, Beth wanted a picture of Andy's, Tim's, and my boots. So there you have it.

Christmas Portrait

Beth and Andy asked me to take their family Christmas picture for their Christmas cards. Somehow we were able to get everyone posed and looking at the camera at the same time - including Hank the adorable dog.

Kitchen as Big as Our House

Tonight I went to Cliff's new house in Williamson County to try to hook up his DSL. DSL didn't work, but what a nice home. It's on several acres, has a wonderful low country Charleston southern feel to it. And the kitchen is ginormous!! Tons of storage, prep area, entertaining areas - all in just that one room. Oh well, I like our little closet sized kitchen just fine, yes sirree I do.

Christmas with Philip & Holly

Philip and Holly stopped by the house this afternoon on their way from Lawrenceburg back up to Clarksville. Tim had painted a watercolor of their home for their Christmas present. He did a great job with it. We had a wonderful visit with them - I wish we could see them more often. Maybe so in 2009!

Trip to Corinth

We took an overnight trip to Corinth, MS with Beth today. It was my first time visiting Corinth, and I loved it. The shops downtown were great, the food was wonderful, and the hospitality was amazing. I had my first Slug Burger - yummy! We enjoyed visiting with Beth's mother. We stayed in this great apartment above the Franklin Cruise store - it was all wonderful!

I am so jealous of all the arts and culture they have - from an art gallery on the square to a symphony orchestra. All this in a town about half the population of Columbia!! We will definitely return again.

Chance of Flurries

It snowed buckets this evening. And from out of the blue. The weather forecasters were calling for a slight chance of flurries - no accumulation expected. Oopsy! It started in the late afternoon, the roads quickly became treachorous, and Kroger was packed!!! But it made for some lovely scenery outside.

Health Screening

As part of our Wellness Program at work, we had a health screening by Maury Regional Hospital Medical Center Cardiac Rehab Specialist Not Tri-Star Hospital Maury County's Largest Tax Provider Medical Services Center. We had stations for weight, blood pressure, BMI, lung and oxygen capacity, nutrition, exercise, and bloodwork. Apparently my triglyceride level was a titch high. After the ninth hospital person looked at my bloodwork results while making the health fair rounds and said "Oh your triglycerides are too high", I decided I didn't want to hear any more. So I went back to my desk and hid. Oh well, I'll think about that tomorrow - for tomorrow is another day!

Ken's Birthday

Today was Ken's birthday, and we had a big party for him at La Fuente after the MCCB Christmas Concert. A big time was had by all - very big time. Look at all those beer bottles and margarita glasses on the table. I think we actually drank them out of clean margarita glasses because they started serving the last round of margaritas in daiquiri glasses. Oh well, we had fun!

Time of Our Lives

In this precious photo, you can see a glimpse of the folks that were attending the Argasy graduation ceremonies at the Airport Marriott in Nashville. It was a lovely event, held in the blow-up room adjacent to the hotel. There was a delightful string quartet playing the Minuet in G - well, some of them were playing it in G. One was playing it in A, while I'm pretty sure the other person was playing it in D# Minor. And let's not forget the motivational speaker - riveting!! I'm glad that one is over!

All I Want for Christmas....

Is a Wheel-O!! Tim found these 'vintage' toys at Restoration Hardware and bought some for Rob, Nicole, Andy, and Beth. You can't imagine the time we wasted playing with these tonight. For all the high-tech gadgetry we have, these were so entertaining!

Christmas Cactus

Here's a pic of one of the beautiful Christmas Cacti at work. Barbara Jean has taken such good care of them. There are also some white ones and lavender.

Cool Christmas Photo

I was playing with some wrapping paper, a deer figurine, and some off-camera flashlights for this year's Christmas photo. I think it turned out pretty well.

Spirit of the 'Shroom

We returned the infamous mushroom back to Beth & Andy today. Tim did a wonderful job decorating it for the holidays, don't you think?! I can't wait to see how it'll be transformed and returned to our house.

Happy Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving dinner, my parents, Karen, Larry, and Justin came to our house. We had a delicious meal - herb stuffed turkey, carrot souffle, mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing, blackeyed peas, and homemade rolls. It was delicious! After dinner, we played the Wii. Mom and Karen nearly wet themselves laughing so hard over bowling and tennis. A wonderful evening had by all!

Dreary, Cool Morning

We had some cooler, wetter air move in overnight. It was very misty and foggy out this morning. This is the scene from the Walmart parking lot before work. I wish I had some "great" landscape place to go to on mornings like this where I knew the shot would be interesting and scenic.

Fall Explosion

This was one of the trees on our street, caught in the late afternoon sunlight. It was an amazing red!!

More DDR

Beth, Andy, Rob, Nicole, and Cousin Walt came over tonight for dinner. Tim made his delicious ribs 'n beans, along with a carrot souffle. It was yummy! I made mozzarella dip w/ veggies and French martinis. Beth brought homemade hot fudge brownies with ice cream!! After dinner and dessert, we played a little Dance Dance Revolution on the Wii. It was big fun!

I Think I'm Going to be Sick

Tonight, we had the unfortunate pleasure of dining at the local CiCi's Pizza. That place was dirty, nasty, funky. The pizzas all tasted the same, which is to say bland and boring. Oh, except for the BBQ pork pizza- at least I think that's what it was supposed to be. It wasn't bland or boring - just nauseating. In this picture, you see the delightful family that sat near us. They were smelly, toothless, white trash folk. Good times!

Fall Colors

These maple trees are spectacular this year. They are the most vibrant red I think I've ever seen a tree turn in the Fall. I took this whilst driving down the road at lunch today.

Babies Napping

Tim & little Ms. Ada were snoozing on the couch tonight. Ada looks so cute all curled up in the crook of Tim's legs. Awwww

Little Ada Tomato

I was playing around with my new camera this afternoon after work and grabbed this picture of Ada. As usual, she looks thrilled to have her picture taken (not)!

Clear, Fall Day

I took this snap on the way back to the office from lunch. It was such a beautiful day - cool, breezy, wonderful, and Fallish. I'm so glad we're getting some actual Fall weather this year. Usually it goes from hot to cold in one day's time.

A Sunday Brunch

Tim took the day off from church today, so we had a little brunch to celebrate. Randall, Donna, Jason, Gerald, David, Beth, and Andy came over. Tim made a breakfast casserole, hashbrown casserole, fruit, and ham & rolls. I made bloody marys and dreamcicles. It was yummy and fun!