Balloonfest in Jamesville

Well, we missed the balloon launch, but we did see this one balloon "glow." lol
Even better, though, we got to see Speedy the Tortoise. haha He was zooming all over the place.

Afterward, Chris and Oreo snuggled on the couch.

A Fine Mess

Yesterday we had an appointment to go look at Dibbles Inn for the reception site. About 10 minutes into the drive, the Camaro slid off the road because it was a little wet. We're totally fine; we slid off at about 20 or 30 mph because we were exiting the highway.
The car isn't so great though. Luckily it stopped here before sliding into these woods and hitting a tree.

Unfortunately, the underside of the car went right over this steel post. I'm not even sure what it was doing there, besides waiting to rip off our wheel.Poor tire. Chris just bought new tires a month or two ago.
Basically we slid from where the cop car is in this picture to where I was standing when I took it.

I didn't get a picture of the wheel with the popped tire after the tow truck driver started pulling it out of the ditch, but he pointed out to us that the left wheel was turned all the way left and the right wheel was all the way right. So I'm sure that's good. lol Can't wait to hear what the repair shop has to say ...

Random

One of my final projects this past weekend, besides clearing the junk out of the front room and scrubbing it down while Chris was away, was painting the silverware box to match the cabinet.

The wood box holds his mom's silverware, which is in great condition, but the box was sorely in need of a face lift. I think it turned out well. So shiny!Flowers from the yard. I have a feeling the little yellow ones on the right are weeds, but oh well. They're pretty.

The squirrels are enjoying our new bird feeder and what drops below it.

Today's Projects

I painted the wood frame on the mirror my mom gave me. Shiny black. :-) It looks good with this new arrangement in the guest room.
I also hung up the sign and the picture collage Adam and Andrea gave me, and the wrought iron candle holder Katrina gave me for Christmas last year.I also hung up the little birdies I bought online. So cute and useful!


I also hung up the three-tiered basket Adam and Andrea gave me. :-) It looks awesome! I can't wait to get it all filled up.

Today's Garden Pictures

Per the advice of my mom, I restocked my bird feeder with thistle so that it would flow better through the tiny openings on this particular feeder.







I managed to snag a new feeder for my wild bird seed at Wegmans for about $4.00. Can't beat that. And it actually matches the black bracket better than the other feeder.
Something new growing. Can't remember what it is that I planted last fall. lol
It's another super tall plant like the allium, though.
Blueberries!

Mini-rose. From when I took the pictures last night, several blooms opened up! Man, I can't wait to rip out the chain-link fence though.My little clematis isn't quite big enough for this trellis yet.


Haha, my poor peony. I planted it about a month and a half too late for it to do much this summer, I think.

Endless Summer hydrangea.
My hybrid tea rose. Not to impressive this year, but hopefully next year will be better.

My sunflower sprouts are shooting up like crazy. I think they have about 5 more feet to go, though. lol

My Poor Kitty

My poor little Zoro has been suffering from some sort of skin irritation around his eyes.

It even looks a little worse now. Both his eyes look like the one on the right and he's missing more hair about his eyes. :-(


But at least he's still in good spirits. Here he is ready to go be a chaperon for Chris in Las Vegas at Paul's bachelor party.

The kitties seeing Chris off.

Renzi's Party

A couple pics from Renzi's Memorial Day party out at their home in Malta.

More Recent Garden Pictures

So it turns out that the ugly shrubs next to the driveway actually have some pretty little flower things on them now. :-)
My mini-rose out back. Needs some weeding around it.



Sunflower sprouts. (and another area that needs weeding).


The irises in bloom.

Garden Pictures

Here's some pictures I took of my gardens about 2 or 3 weeks ago.


I'd like to call this section "Weed or not?" Haha I have no idea if these are flowers or weed. Feel free to post a comment to help me sort them if you know. :-)

Updates on the Wedding Website

We may not have many details still, but the wedding planning has at least begun. I updated our wedding website today, so it should have all the latest information on our ceremony and reception plans.

www.theknot.com/ourwedding/ChrisDolen&CallieWorsham

We've also started compiling our registries. Fun! (Okay, okay, I've been compiling them. lol But I did have Chris peruse them last night to make sure we were in agreement on everything.) You can find them on the wedding website as well.