Weekend road trip

We took a short road trip to St. Cloud over the weekend so we could try out our new baby. Near the college, there is the most beautiful garden I think I have even seen called the Clemens Gardens. The Clemens gardens dates back to the 1990's, and was started by a husband in memory of his wife who had battled Multiple Sclerosis for more then 40 years. He purchased the land and then donated it to the city to start the gardens. It was initially started with more then 1100 rose bushes. It now consists of 6 gardens featuring numerous varieties of flowers. It is a beautiful sight!

Below are some pictures of the flowers they have.

Enjoy!

Lori

The new addition :)

Here is the newest addition to the family :)

Holiday weekend activities

What a downer it is to come back to work after a nice, long weekend :(.

My Uncle's funeral was so nicely done. I had never been to a military funeral before- just seen some on T.V. The 21 gun salute was great, and we all have a memory of the day now, along with a shell casing from the salute. The majority of us went out to lunch with my Aunt, and gave some great toasts in memory of my Uncle. We all had a great time sharing stories and such.

Afterwards, Joe and I stopped to look at a few cars. His is in need of some work, and he has had no air going on the 3rd summer now. We did find a new vehicle- a 2007 Ford Escape! What a great car. Good gas mileage and handles great! We took it on a small road trip to St. Cloud on Saturday. I can see we may have issues on who gets to drive it when...hehehehehe.

I will add picture tomorrow as I have to run now.

TTFN :)

Loss and remembrance

Tomorrow will be a hard day for my family as we will be having a burial for my Uncle that passed away last December. As my Uncle was in the Navy, my Aunt wanted a military funeral for him on July 4th. Unfortunately, they do not do burials on the 4th as it is a national holiday, so the 3rd it is. I think this will be hard for all as this will make it very final. It has been weird going to their house, and there is no sign whatsoever of him. Not the same. Anyways, I want to wish you a great July 4th.

Please remember those that are serving our country, and those that have died while doing so.

Until next time!

Lori

Bridgecreek weekend June 27-29, 2008

Wow what a weekend! Myself and 17 other women converged on Augusta, WI for a scrapbooking and stamping weekend. We stayed at this wonderful place called Bridgecreek Cottage. It was formerly owned by a Mennonite minister that had 12 children (so you know it had a lot of bathrooms). I made my first attempt at scrapbooking, and managed to get 8 pages done, as well as making some cards. My friend Angie and I had such a great time, we are planning to go again next year. Here are some pictures from the weekend. Enjoy!

Bridgecreek Cottage

The dining room table (big enough to fit 14!)

My stamping pal and good friend Angie :)

To a new beginning!

Hello and welcome to my blog! They say there is a first time for everything, and look at me- I am now a blogger!

I am looking forward to sharing thoughts, pictures, ideas, and whatever else pops up. I can't wait to spread my wings!

Thanks for looking!

Grand Canyon June 2008

Joe & I at Grand Canyon National Park on June 3rd, 2008