Weekend in Indy...

This past weekend, Dave and I drove to Indianapolis to visit my brother and his sister. We had lunch with Matt and Kristen on Saturday and then we all went strawberry picking. It was fun and the berries were really sweet. That night we went to see Tanya in the play "Rumors" that her community theatre group was putting on. It was funny and she did a great job. On Sunday, Dave and I babysat the youngest four of Tanya's six rugrats. We took them swimming and Dave instigated a pretty brutal pillow fight. It was fun spending time with our nieces and nephews. We really need to try to get out to Indy more often, especially since both of our siblings live there now.

Green Thumb...

A few months ago, Dave's Aunt Maggie and Uncle Donnie sent us two bare root rose bushes as a late house-warming/Christmas present. Now, I love roses, especially orange and yellow ones, but I know absolutely nothing about growing them. So, one day in early Spring, I decide to attempt to plant one out front in our garden and one out back in a pot. Charlotte proceeded to dig up the one out front, which Dave re-planted. Then Charlotte decided to use it as a chew toy (thorns and all). I figured it was probably a goner, but I cut down the stems and hoped for the best. To my surprise, it actually started sprouting leaves almost immediately and this week it finally got it's first flowers. I am so excited! They are a really pretty mixture of orange and yellow. The other one (originally in a pot), was not looking very promising at all, but after being replanted in the side garden, it too now has leaves and buds on it. Considering, I have managed to kill almost everything we planted in our little gardens so far this year... I am pretty impressed with my rose bush success. Maybe I have some hint of a green thumb after all.

2 Years Old...

For those of you who do not know, Dave and I have the most adorable dog on the planet. I am not even that biased... other people think so too. We brought Charlotte home from a shelter in Preble County last April and she is the love of my life. She is a labrador/basset hound mix, so she is pretty short and long, but she is super cute. She is every bit a lab who loves to chase her toys and chew on rawhide, but at the same time she is the most cuddly creature on the planet. She loves to cuddle and give kisses. I have always wanted a dog that was good with other animals and she is a huge fan of the dog park - although she is partial to the littler dogs, which I think is because we are surrounded by dachshunds in our neighborhood. Dave and I got extremely lucky in getting Char that day last April and I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish her a happy 2nd birthday (which will be on 6/29).