tailgating in style

every so many years
the pats play the cowboys
and this year it just so happened to be in dallas

right after we got the tickets
they announced brady had a 5 game suspension
which disappointed sean - to put it lightly

boy was sean happy when they reversed that
but then i was disappointed because romo go injured and didn't play
we invited all our new england friends to come join the fun
and some took us up on the offer
along with some local friends

so we gassed up guzzy
and headed for some tailgating fun

and football watching

semi-annual guzzy trip #2

since we didn't have to go through kansas to get back to texas
we took a different route
this trip was more of a direct shot
starting with one last night on the maine coast
and the most amazing clam chowder i've ever had
so much so that we bought some to go for the drive

the second night we stayed in the poconos
the campground was awful so there aren't any pics
the third night we visited rocky top, tennessee
which is the north eastern most tip of the state

and i schooled sean on the nitty gritty dirt band
the last night we spent on the mighty mississippi river
and also the southwestern most tip of tennesse (well, technically across the boarder)

we enjoyed seeing the barges go by

this one was so long i had to do a crooked picture to get it all in

our final day included a stop at texarkana

and bbq at a hole in the wall place
remember how i said duke wasn't much of a fan of guzzy?
here's a pic of where he hangs out (under the driver's seat)

the race to the water

it happens every year
the momma turtles head up to the neighbors garden
to lay their eggs
and a few full moons later
the hatchlings are born

and race to the water
we always catch the mommas going through our yard
to get to the egg laying spot
but had never caught the babies
making their way back to the water
UNTIL NOW!!!

and just to give you perspective
on how small they really are

and in case you're wondering
duke only sniffed it
as far as i know this little guy made it to the water safely

birthday month - week 4

day 22 - watched the voice

day 23 - did some gardening

day 24 - 

day 25 -

day 26 -

day 27 -

day 28 - 

day 29 -

day 30 -

i clearly spent too much time enjoying my birthday month to even document it!