Our Weekend

As mentioned previously, we went camping at Bullards Bar last weekend! It was actually boat camping, which means that the campsite we were at is accessable only by boat. Matt and I took off at about 1:00 on Friday, made it up to the lake by 3:00. We dropped the boat in the water, I parked the truck and trailer, and stepped onto the boat to hear Matt say, "Oh no....we have to get outta here!!! The boat's overheating!" Not good news. 

Sooooo...I asked him what he thought was wrong. He said that the impellor most likely needed to be changed out, but fortunately he had a spare in the glove box. Well, changing the impellor out wasn't exactly as easy as it sounded. The engine to the boat was HOT, and Matt had to lean on and around it to even get to the impellor. It truly took him about an hour and a half to get the old impellor (that didn't even look to be that anymore!) out. Then, he put the new one in. Boat is still running weird. He then tells me that he thinks he may have put the new one in backward. Great. In the middle of all of this, he's changing all of the parts and pieces out with a keychain and bottle opener. My little Mcguyver! 

Finally, a fellow camper/boater comes up on a jet ski and asks if we need help. We do, and he has more tools than we do. In the end, he just tows us to shore near our campsite. By this time, we had been floating on the lake for three hours. No cell service, no way to tell our friends that are camping with us what is going on. Luckily, fellow camper boater guy knew roughly where our campsite was, so that's where he towed us. So, Matt and I are trying to anchor the boat, and here comes Diana. Stumbling toward us with a big old grin on her face. She's had a lot of beer and a lot of sun and her picking her way down the hill toward us made me laugh out loud for about an hour! We had found our party!!!

Friday night was okay, but for Matt and I it was overshadowed by the impending cost (Matt said it could be up to $6,000) to fix the boat. Saturday morning, Ryan helped him fix it. It ran great all day long, we had lots of fun. Then, Saturday evening the same thing happened. Today Matt is going to put a brand new impellor in and we're going to test it out tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed!

All in all, a pretty great weekend despite out boat troubles. No one got hurt, we had lots to eat and drink, and we were with great people! No pictures to share because I'm a slacker!!!

Menu Plan Monday

We had a long (but fun!) weekend! More on that in tomorrow's post. For now, here's our dinner plan for the week:

Monday: Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread

Tuesday: Pork Tenderloin, Potatoes, Squash

Wednesday: Quesadillas & Salad

Thursday: Matt's night

Friday: Gram's birthday dinner on the River!

Fabulous Friday!

So, I am a slacker. This I know.....I missed my post yesterday. No excuse other than I just plain forgot! Oh well!!! 

Had I blogged yesterday, it would have been about Farrah Fawcet and Michael Jackson. I think the media is covering both of those subjects enough for every one at the moment, so I'll leave it at that.

On to FABULOUS FRIDAY!!!! So, this week Friday truly is fabulous. Matt and I are going camping with some of our favorite people at Bullards Bar this weekend. And not just regular camping....BOAT camping! Carrie (Matt's sister) and her husband, along with my good friend Ryan DePaepe and his darling Diana will be with us. Ryan is a firefighter, and it's hard to work trips like this into his work schedule, so I've been looking forward to having a long overdue trip with him for a while! 

To make up for yesterday, I'll do a "double" Friday post. The picture for "Foto Friday" is this:

This was taken on Easter Sunday of this year. As you can see, Matt has a mimosa in his hand, so here's to the drinking we're gonna do this weekend! Cheers : )

Wish List Wednesday

Alright, here are my wish list items for this week in no particular order:

1. An in-ground pool in our back yard. Macy could swim all day long and be tired in the evenings, and I could swim EVERY DAY for exercise!!! Not to mention the fun pool parties we could have!2. A vacation to Maui with my husband. I love going places with just him and I, and our honeymoon was great - I think it's time for a replay, but with a new location!

3. A housekeeper. I would have them come once weekly. This WILL happen when I am a nurse!!!

4. A new designer purse. Either Coach or Dooney & Bourke.

5. A new wardrobe of workout clothes. The stuff I have is getting kind of shabby!

And there you have it! My first Wish List Wednesday!!! Happy Hump Day : )

Just Another Day...

So, being that yesterday was Menu Plan Monday, I didn't capitalize on the events of my weekend. Being that it was Father's Day, the annual trip the cabin for Jeff took place. Due to recent events and scheduling of other trips, I made the decision to stay home this year. Many things factored into this...we had just been camping the previous weekend, and are due to camp again this coming weekend. I wanted to be home for a weekend, get our house back in order, have some time to myself, be with my Mom a little, heck, just BE! So, Matt left Thursday morning to head to Tahoe and I was left to my own devices. 

On Thursday, I took dinner out to my cousin and her husband. They had just had their new baby on Monday, so I think it was a nice break for them. I was able to hold little Laine for a while and got a baby fix in! Friday, I had dinner with Bonnie and her family. That group always provides a nice time. Saturday morning I went and used a gift certificate that I had for a one hour massage. Then, my Mom and I had lunch. I went grocery shopping, got a pedicure to round out the pampering of the day, and attended a graduation party that evening. Surprisingly, I was out unitl 1:00 am!!!! It was a lot of fun. Matt made the ride down from Tahoe on Sunday morning so that he could join me in going out on our neighbors boat. We went to Lake Berryessa for the day and had a great time. We finished out the weekend by grilling dinner at James and Tiffs Sunday evening.

All in all, a very nice weekend. I miss the heck out of my husband, but was happy that he was able to come home Sunday morning. 

One random thing....Jon & Kate Gosselin. Now, I will admit (reluctantly) that I have been watching what has been aired of this couple since 2004. That's right, before there was Jon & Kate Plus Eight, there was "Surviving Sextuplets and Twins" and I was a viewer. What a change a few years can make. It saddens me to compare the couple in that first hour long Discovery Channel special to what they have become. Especially for their children. It was announced yesterday that they are divorcing. So sad, so preventable. 

Menu Plan Monday

Alright, to start my BlogOlympics....Menu Plan Monday. I have a bit of a disclaimer: I only have a couple of nights planned, the reason being that we are going camping this weekend, and so Thursday night is kind of a "we'll eat what we feel like when we feel like it" kind of night. Also, Matt cooks dinner one night a week, and I don't always know what it is that he'll do (though I give him ideas, we usually eat out that night!). 

Monday: Shrimp, Mushroom and Asparagus Pasta with garlic bread.

Tuesday: Salmon Cakes with mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts

Wednesday: Matt's Night. I have suggested that he grill a type of meat and some veggies, but we'll see what happens.

Thursday: Who knows??? We may meet some friends for dinner to make a game plan for camping. If not, we'll more than likely have left overs.

So, there you have it. The first installment of Menu Plan Monday. I must say, I think that in the future I'm going to like not having to go to the grocery store 3 times per week. To make this work, I pull a few recipes from my cookbooks (or find new recipes online) and then make my grocery list for what I need to put them on the table. This week, I went grocery shopping Saturday afternoon, but more than likely it will usually be on Sunday mornings as sleeping in is now impossible for me and the store is DEAD at 7:30 on a Sunday!

Four months later....

Alright, I'm a slacker!! The past few months, it just seemed like there wasn't really anything to write about. I guess there was, but nothing horribly earth shattering.....

First, let's do baby news! February 22, Ella Lee Blicke was born. I don't remember her stats now, but she was a little over 8 pounds for sure. She's a cute little sweetie and we love her! Congrats to Justin, Sara, and big sister Ruby! Next, Matt's cousin Mica and her husband Andy welcomed Grant Wesley Ingram on April 5. They live in Texas so I've only seen pictures, but he too is super cute and a great baby from what I understand. Finally, 2 days ago on June 15, Jordan and Nick had their daughter. Laine Aubrey Waldron came into the world at 7:23 pm weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20 3/4 inches long! I had the pleasure of visiting just an hour after she was born, and she is gorgeous. And, even though I've already mentioned him and his birthday, my little Jack-man is doing awesome! He and his parents moved back to Woodland from Scottsdale a few weeks ago and Auntie Linds is super excited to have him so close!

Onto other events. At the end of March, Matt and I went to the family cabin with our favorite neighbors, James and Tiffany, and their two girls Skylar and Emerson. What a fun trip it was! The boys enjoyed some skiing on Saturday, and then the rest of the weekend we all played in the snow, ate, drank, played Catch Phrase, watched Twilight, and just enjoyed each other. It was the first of many trips with the Allens, and I can tell that they will all be super great!

In other news, I FINALLY received a sort of college degree this year!!! I officially am the holder of an Associate of Science degree in Accounting. And, I've also decided (AFTER having the degree that I do!) that I really do want to be a nurse after all!! So, this fall I am going to start the process of finishing pre-reqs and then hopefully will be applying to nursing schools by the beginning of 2011 (if not sooner!) I must LOVE school, huh?

Matt and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary this year! We went to San Luis Obispo for a long weekend, and had a great time! I wish that we were able to get away like that just the two of us more often, but I'll take what I can get!

Besides all of the above, we are in the full swing of summer!! Boating is a constant in our lives now, which I love! We just went camping for a friend's birthday last weekend, and have another trip planned for the last weekend in June. 

So, I REALLY am going to try and update this thing more often. Things that I have in mind for posts are: Menu Plan Monday (my list of what will be for dinner for the week), Thoughtful Tuesdays or Thursdays (a profound event or thought that I have had and my reflections on it), Wish List Wednesdays (a wish list of five things), Wordless Wednesdays (a picture only post), and Fabulous Fridays (a run down of what weekend plans are). We'll see if I stick with it. I saw a fellow blogger do a "blog olympics" of sorts, and her goal was to blog every day for one week. My goal is to blog every day M-F starting this coming Monday for at least one week. After that, it may fall to a few times a week, but that's still better than I've been doing!