My Binah

I know it's been awhile. I'd like to start by saying Happy Father's Day! to all the dads I know out there and Happy Birthday! to my sis Brenda, whose birthday was yesterday. Things have been busy like usual around here.

We celebrated our 1 year anniversary on June 9th! The year went by so fast. We enjoyed a very nice dinner at a place in Bloomington called Chez Daniel. An upscale kind of place, at least for folks like us :) We both got filet mignon and it was very good. We came home and broke out our wedding cake, we used the same utensils to cut that we used on the wedding day! I was way more into this than Justin, if you can believe that. Haha. Let's just say that the cake itself was not bad (also not great) and the frosting was inedible, very chalky. Definitely not as good as it was a year ago! But all in all we had a good mellow anniversary.

Here's a pic of the cake.

We have these bushes growing by our garage and I never knew what they were. They had these red balls on them that I figured would eventually flower, so I thought I would google it up to figure out what they were. Well, in talking with Justin about my google idea, he suggested that I don't google my original thoughts: red balls, bush because who knows what would pop up! Probably a good idea. Anyway, I asked a work friend (flower guru) what they were and she informed me that they are peonies. They are pretty but look kinda goofy cuz they're so top heavy they always hang like that. Oh well.

Now I'd like you to take a look at my impatiens. Look how wonderfully they've filled out! Go back to my post on May 26th and compare to now. I think they've done pretty well!

Today was my last day covering Golden Valley! It'll be so wonderful to not have to go to 2 buildings every day. But chances are I'll be covering some other building that needs help. Oh well, you do what you gotta do.

Justin and I bbqed last night. We have a butcher shop less than a mile from our house, so it's great to be able to swing over there and get some good meat. Last night we did garlic butter pork chops, hashbrown casserole, and veggie kabobs. Delicious!! We finished off with a ridiculous dessert: brownies, with a layer of vanilla frosting, then topped with a mix of rice krispies coated in melted chocolate chips and peanut butter. It was insanity, but oh so yummy. Here is a pic of J-wad grilling it up. It was a beautiful evening.

This weekend I will be heading to the lake! I am excited to get out on the boat and the waverunners. I seldom get to go to the lake, so I must when I get the chance. They say it'll be a beautiful weekend, so I'm looking forward to it. I was able to lay out both Sat. and Sunday this past weekend, very good. I'm getting color, it's amazing! Does anyone know if we're allowed to have fires out at the lake yet? I hope so, that just makes the night.

I am sad to report that Bonnaroo has taken a turn for the worse in these last couple of years. It has evolved from a hippie jam band festival to some awkward rock-metal-pop-jam-everything else fest. The 4 years I went were awesome, and I don't see myself ever returning based on what it's like now. I mean, Metallica?! Don't get me wrong, old school Metallica is solid, but they don't belong at Bonnaroo! It has officially become an event I have no desire to attend. R.I.P. Bonnaroo! I have a lot of wonderful memories from you! And I'm sure Bri and Mel do too.

Ok, better get going. Love you all and hope to see you soon!

Oops, almost forgot!

Ooooohhhh, he's a sweet puppah!!