Red River Gorge

For Taurean's birthday I planned a surprise weekend getaway for us and some friends to Red River Gorge. Taurean had no idea and was really surprised! We found a nice cabin to stay in and had a good time hiking, hot tubbing, eating, killing bugs and relaxing.

Did I mention the bugs? Here is a giant spider that greeted us upon arrival. Needless to say, we stayed out of the basement the entire weekend.

Here is our group about to ride a sky lift up to Natural Bridge. It was so green and beautiful

Me waving like an idiot

Here is the actual bridge. You can walk on top of it! It's a natural bridge

Here is a picture of our cabin

Playing Mario Kart.

This sign speaks for itself...haha

That's my hand touching the crocodile

We went out to lunch for Taurean's birthday before heading home. It was a great trip

We have visitors!

Last week my parents came to Louisville to visit! We had a great time showing them around Louisville and then drove up to Chicago for a few nights.

Our first stop was the Louisville Slugger Bat Museum. It was really fun and I was surprised how much we all liked it.

Friday night we went to the Hubbards Lane Kroger to see the rose garland being made for the derby race the next day. It was super crowded but lots of fun. I definitely recommend this to anyone living in KY

We kicked off derby morning with some home made mock mint juleps. They were delicious.

Then we braved the crowds and warnings about "infield tickets" at the Derby. This is the paddock and things are a lot quieter here than in the infield. We stood in this crowd for four hours and watched the Derby race on the TV screen in the background. It was definitely worth it and the weather was perfect!

We worked our way through the crowd and got a great spot right up against the fence. This lady checks the inside of the horses' mouths where there is a tattoo identifying the horse. This ensures that no horse switching occurs, and that the right horse runs the right race.

Derby Jockeys!

More Jockeys

Martha Stewart showed up, but I guess she wore her pajamas.

Kate Gosselin was also there

Later that night we were driving around to get ice cream and saw the Good Year Blimp landing on the ground. It was really fun to see it up close

Sunday morning we went to church and then drove 4+ hours to Chicago!

We took a boat tour of the city.

Taurean with a giant pizza at Giordiano's. It was delicious. I'll dream about it for the rest of my life!

It's the tulip festival in Chicago right now, and the streets are lined with beautiful tulips!

Shopping on the Magnificent Mile! Taurean and my dad were great sports. I guess they didn't enjoy it as much as I did.

Tuesday night we went to a Cubs game at Wrigley field. We had great seats, and enjoyed some authentic Chicago Dogs.

People put bleachers on top of their houses! It was nuts.

I'm sad that my parents are gone but we had a great time and have some great memories. I'm working on getting them to come back next year!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

For those of you who don't know, I irish dance, and secretly idolize Michael Flatley. Although he's ridiculous and hysterical, he rocks my world. Here's to the best holiday ever!

I can't help but laugh out loud while watching this video. So ridiculous, yet so great at the same time!

A great video!

I love this little video. It has a great message and has really changed how I look at life.

Pixar Boundin

Dental School?

When my husband started dental school I figured he would come home with models of fake teeth and all his classes would be about the mouth. O how wrong I was. Taurean has a huge test tomorrow and he has been studying 80+ pages of this crazy. Can someone please tell me how this is relevant to being a dentist? I'm just glad it's not me that has to learn this stuff.

This one is my favorite! I love the graphic that looks like a bunch of scribbles. Is ferrous even a word? I guess so...

Good luck on your big test Taurean!

Disney World 2011

I just got back from a trip to Disney World with my mom and little sister. We had a great time. We ate a lot, we shopped and lot and we laughed a lot. Nothing like a 40% discount on all merchandise! I wish Abby would work for Disney forever. Here are just a few photos from the trip.

Here is the view from our room!

Dinner inside Cinderella's Castle! I was so excited to see what it looks like on the inside! Definitely worth it!

I know I'm a giant Disney nerd, but here is a picture of the new Fantasyland they are building! It's set to open in 2012! That's next year and I'm soooo excited. Sorry Taurean, but we'll have to visit Florida at least one more time while we're in Kentucky

My Saturday Night!

I was lucky enough to watch this 90's gem over the weekend, Dennis the Menace! I forgot about "Switchblade Sam" who haunted my dreams as a child. I still can't get over his striped turtle neck! I could watch this clip 100 times and still be thoroughly entertained and scared at the same time!