As I wrote earlier, I was in Ohio this past weekend visiting my sister Amy. We always have a blast when we get together and this time was no exception. I got there late Thursday night and came home yesterday(Monday) evening. Friday she had to work but I ended up taking in a birthday cake for one of her co-workers and got to eat lunch with her and then I strolled through the mall in town and then spent the rest of the day lounging by the pool.
Saturday we started out by going to breakfast, then to a bike shop(cycling is her new hobby), then when we got back, my brother-in-law loaded the bikes into the truck and we went for a looooong bike ride (she'll never give up on trying to make me love exercise as much as she does). Then we laid by the pool for a few hours, and then got ready to go to the county fair.
The original plan was to go see the Gretchen Wilson concert at the fair. My brother-in-law Mark is a recruiter for the Army and they set up a tent every year and normally get some free tickets to whatever concert is happening. So we got there and alas, no tickets and we really didn't feel like paying $30 each so we just wandered around the fair for a while.
Funnel Cake!
A slice of beehive for ya
big punkins
Then that night we had a fire in the chiminea on the deck. I bought some stuff that turns the flames pretty colors but it didn't show up in the pictures
Sunday Mark actually had to work at the fair so Amy and I did some shopping in the morning and then decided to go to the fair and hang out. We walked around and pet the horses and decided to stop in the Humane Society tent to see the puppies (we had done this the day before too). Amy has two dogs, a black cocker spaniel named Spencer, and a Cavashon(a King Cavalier Spaniel/Bischon mix) named Brandon.
the boys
Spencer
Brandon & Amy
Well, for some time she had been talking about getting a female dog to balance out things a little and naming it Mia. When we walked into the tent that second day, this adorable little yellow lab/golden retriever mix puppy was barking it's head off for some attention so we went right over. Upon further inspection, we determined it was a girl. I just gave Amy a look and she said "let's go get Mark". We brought Mark over to the tent and the lady running the tent took the puppy and handed her to him. As if on cue, she rested her little head on his arm and calmed down immediately.
That was all it took. Amy paid the adoption fee, we ran to Wal-Mart and bought every pink thing we could find, and brought little Mia home that night.
Mia
Meeting her brothers
getting a bath
All clean and dry with a proper pink collar
Monday it was time to say goodbye and head back home :( But we had lots of fun and I am always looking forward to the next visit.
Me and Amy
Susie in her pie/pi shirt. She's a math nerd.
Miranda and Kristen running the peeler/corer/slicer station.
Me rolling out the crusts
Betsy working on the filling
The finished product(well, not baked yet)!
The domestic goddess club (minus Susie who was taking the picture).
