I had a great trip and I loved visiting all the cities...but I am such a suburbia/slight country girl. So it's nice to be back in Franklin for a bit! I say slight country girl because while I love Lesterville for the summers...I could NEVER reside year round...I need a little more going on then Lenny's and the Black River Ice Cream Parlor!! FYI Lesterville is the town that my summer camp is located in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. An hour from the nearest hospital...and truly telling...an hour from the nearest Wal-Mart! Now THAT'S country!
Anyway, I've been running errands and getting things done. We had a shower today for a family friend and I did all the dessert baking for it...and I really think I could be a baker. I love making that stuff...and I haven't quite decided if I love making it or if I make it because I love eating it...but either way I enjoy doing it! I made these mini cupcakes and the icing turned out so darn cute! I told Taylor I may want to be a baker, but that I would attempt teaching first. Actually the lady that did my wedding cake really intrigued me because when I met with her it just seemed like something I could do if I really tried...anyway...just a little idea floating in the back of my mind!
And on a totally random note...we have really obnoxious birds all over our neighborhood (which could be because our neighbors feed them buffets with 8 bird feeders in their backyards) But as far as I'm concerned they do nothing but poop on my clean car. So my mom got my car washed when I was gone because there was bird poop all down the side of my driver door, and sure enough the next day it was back in the SAME spot again. Well our neighbor (one with out bird feeders) was talking to my mom and said she has noticed this bird sitting on the ledge of my window looking at itself in my sideview mirror and pecking at itself...as if it was fighting another bird. And it has been out there a few days and then it poops down my door!!! So she gave my mom 2 fake plastic snakes to put on my car. So I went out last night and draped the snakes on the driver side mirror...and sure enough when I went out today...that darn bird just switched sides on me and pooped down the passenger side door and pecked on that mirror instead! So I now have snakes on both of my mirrors! I feel like my great grandma Adele...she used to always have plastic snakes tied up in the roof of her front porch and in her shed to keep all the birds away!! I thought it was so silly and here I am with them draped over my mirrors now!!! Hopefully it works...I'm tired of cleaning my car!
Anyway, I just found that amusing...thought I'd share.
I talked to Taylor finally...for the 3rd time all of April!! He has finally finished his ORI (Operational Readiness Inspection) which has consumed all of his time for the past few months. Apparently his guys did an excellent job and were even paid a rare compliment by the Colonel. So he was very relieved and happy to be done with the whole exercise. They have been in training and preparation for this with everyone on pins and needles for quite awhile so while he is very happy to be done, he now needs to find something to occupy his time since he told me on his first weekend off that he was bored!!! REALLY!?!?! Crazy boy :) I can't tell you how many conversations we had about how he couldn't wait for the ordeal to be over and now he doesn't know what to do with all his time!!?? Good thing I'll be there in 6 days to keep him company!! Yes I'm a little excited...my countdown has been going on since we booked the flight in November, over 150 days and it is finally so close! Guess I need to start packing...I am shooting for just a carry on again, I don't want to be stuck in Seoul with no clothes because my bag didn't make it. I don't know why, but I have recently been very concerned with this...I've never lost my luggage before (knock on wood) but it has suddenly become a big fear of mine! We'll see...
Take Care!
Anyway, I've been running errands and getting things done. We had a shower today for a family friend and I did all the dessert baking for it...and I really think I could be a baker. I love making that stuff...and I haven't quite decided if I love making it or if I make it because I love eating it...but either way I enjoy doing it! I made these mini cupcakes and the icing turned out so darn cute! I told Taylor I may want to be a baker, but that I would attempt teaching first. Actually the lady that did my wedding cake really intrigued me because when I met with her it just seemed like something I could do if I really tried...anyway...just a little idea floating in the back of my mind!
And on a totally random note...we have really obnoxious birds all over our neighborhood (which could be because our neighbors feed them buffets with 8 bird feeders in their backyards) But as far as I'm concerned they do nothing but poop on my clean car. So my mom got my car washed when I was gone because there was bird poop all down the side of my driver door, and sure enough the next day it was back in the SAME spot again. Well our neighbor (one with out bird feeders) was talking to my mom and said she has noticed this bird sitting on the ledge of my window looking at itself in my sideview mirror and pecking at itself...as if it was fighting another bird. And it has been out there a few days and then it poops down my door!!! So she gave my mom 2 fake plastic snakes to put on my car. So I went out last night and draped the snakes on the driver side mirror...and sure enough when I went out today...that darn bird just switched sides on me and pooped down the passenger side door and pecked on that mirror instead! So I now have snakes on both of my mirrors! I feel like my great grandma Adele...she used to always have plastic snakes tied up in the roof of her front porch and in her shed to keep all the birds away!! I thought it was so silly and here I am with them draped over my mirrors now!!! Hopefully it works...I'm tired of cleaning my car!
Anyway, I just found that amusing...thought I'd share.
I talked to Taylor finally...for the 3rd time all of April!! He has finally finished his ORI (Operational Readiness Inspection) which has consumed all of his time for the past few months. Apparently his guys did an excellent job and were even paid a rare compliment by the Colonel. So he was very relieved and happy to be done with the whole exercise. They have been in training and preparation for this with everyone on pins and needles for quite awhile so while he is very happy to be done, he now needs to find something to occupy his time since he told me on his first weekend off that he was bored!!! REALLY!?!?! Crazy boy :) I can't tell you how many conversations we had about how he couldn't wait for the ordeal to be over and now he doesn't know what to do with all his time!!?? Good thing I'll be there in 6 days to keep him company!! Yes I'm a little excited...my countdown has been going on since we booked the flight in November, over 150 days and it is finally so close! Guess I need to start packing...I am shooting for just a carry on again, I don't want to be stuck in Seoul with no clothes because my bag didn't make it. I don't know why, but I have recently been very concerned with this...I've never lost my luggage before (knock on wood) but it has suddenly become a big fear of mine! We'll see...
Take Care!
I've included a picture of Meg and I in Philly!!
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