Our very BIG vacation plans

Meet Carl & Ellie of Disney Pixar's UP!

If you have not seen this movie, you need to. It is a MUST see! Childhood adventure sweethearts, Carl & Ellie insprired us to take our dream vacation. Where is their's? Paradise Falls, in South America. These two adventure lovers had a little penny jar to save and everything.

Our Very BIG vacation plans.....

Our goal for next year is the South Pacific. We really want to go to Tahiti or Fiji. Beautiful, natural, warm and tropical islands half way around the world. Places where your rooms are out over the water in water bungelows.....literally.

Only problem.....VERY VERY expensive.

Fiji at Sunset

Tahiti

So, inspired by Carl & Ellie's attempt to save for their dream vacation, it also insprired me. Jack had a little surprise when he came home from work one night.....I had made something that day....

Our "Paradise Falls" fund. I'll be saving our pennies, because you can bet that I will be vacationing in the South Pacific next year!

Thank-you Carl & Ellie for your inspiration and love for adventure

Updates of March

I have been neglecting the blogs lately, so here are some updates!

March 2010:

Signs of spring and life start to show. The weather has finally hit the 60s and today even hit 90 degrees! AWESOME! Slowly, the outdoors have been coming to life!

Something popping out of the ground (no it isnt a weed), and daffiodills are growing in our yard!!

A new mailbox. Those of you have been to our house.....The people who lived here before us must have LOVED pigs, ever since we have moved in, all we find is pig decorations. We find it in the weirdest places! The most recent was, I found something behind out heater. I think it is all gone now....

Introducing: Our Mailbox. Yes this is a mailbox. It seems to be a cow/pig hybrid mix. Weird, yes. Memorable? Most definately. Please take a look at the next few pictures....

Yes, our mailbox has a tail. Your eyes did not decieve you.

Good bye mailbox.....

Hello new normal mailbox!

Now, injuries. As I posted previously, I had participated in a half marathon in Orlando, FL. Here is the result....an injured foot. We were not quite sure what was/is wrong with it. It hurt for about a month, and then after a doctor's appointment, I was placed in this aircast thing with a SWEET looking walking boot.

It was my fault really. I should have went in when it did not stop hurting after a few days. I, being the idiot, waited two weeks. Yes, I am dumb.

I was placed on restricted duty for a week at work. The doctor thinks it was stress fractures. After a week of being off my feet, it felt much better. It still throbs a bit, and hurts to bend it in certain directions, but I can at least walk on it without limping or cringing in pain. But, my knee still hurts, I suspect tendonitis. Since the race I have not rain. I have taken on a less painful activity....biking :-)

In need of constant sunshine

This past weekend the weather was crazy nice. We decided to have some friends and family over for a 1st of the season BBQ. It wasnt supposed to rain till later that night, and I am glad the weather held out.

Jack's mom for the wedding gave us a gift card to Lowes (super awesome!), and we bought our new grill with it. Well, since it was around end of summer when we bought it, it mostly sat in a box in the garage all winter.

Jack was in a building mood (maybe it was the weather motivating him!) and put the grill together before everyone came over for the BBQ, so we could use it that day.

It turned out great, and the grill is perfect. I unfortuantely do not know how to grill, so I will leave that up to Jack!

I want constant sunshine so we can cook out all time. Nothing is better than bbq, great weather, and great friends & family.

Jack's mad grillin' skills put to work!

Our new grill :-)

I can't grill, but I sure can make a great dessert!