Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?

To commit suicide apparently... it must have been depressed.

We rode the motorcycle up to "Harold's Place" in Brooklyn, Michigan for breakfast yesterday morning.

We weren't on the road for more than 2 miles when a rooster darted across the road right into the front tire of my bike. Feathers exploded everywhere and the bird went spinning off to the side.

Kurt and Alice were right behind me and he thought I hit a big stick...

Quick Trip to Chicago

Chris spent the weekend with us and in celebration of his last weekend of summer -before school starts - we decided to surprise him with a last minute overnight trip to Chicago. We picked up Matt from work and headed west Friday night and spent the night outside of the city. On Saturday we got up and headed into the city for the day. We couldn't have asked for better weather - it was actually a tad chilly. Of course we had to have lunch at our favorite pizzeria! We also set off on a journey to find Super Dawg Drive In -which was featured on the Food Channel's Top 10 Best Hot Dog Places...

Looky, Looky... Mikey is 40!

Our little Bootros is 40 today... here are some of our favorite photos of him (fortunately for him, the scanner is broke or we would have been able to post some of his famous Tim McGraw mullet shots.


Do we really need a caption for this one? Nice belly shirt dude.


Stylin' on a motorcycle trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway.


Refusing to smile (surprised?) in a photo with his lovely bride, Kara.


Yeah, I can feel the love here. Don't look so thrilled Mike.


Sweet work attire.

A dent in the lobster population....

We just got back from our trip to Bar Harbor, Maine (Acadia National Park)... all unpacked, stuff put away, and laundry in the wash - so its time to kick back in the recliner! We had a great time out East despite the rainy, foggy, and chilly weather. We also did our very best to put a hurtin' on the lobster population. Enjoy the pics below!

It's our favorite time of year.....

It is almost here -our trip to Bar Harbor, Maine. This Thursday night we leave for 10 days away to the "downeast" coast of Maine. This is the first year that we are renting a cabin and staying a full week and not just doing a long weekend. Maine quickly became one of our favorite destinations when we were on our first trip out there five years ago (we rode the motorcycle out there in 2004)- we vowed then and there that we would make it our tradition to visit there every year. It's our special place. It is so beautiful and peaceful....and the Lobsta' - is oh so good.

Mmmm Yummy

On Saturday night I treated my husband to a wonderful dinner at Mancy's steakhouse in Toledo. (well in the end I really just made the reservation and he paid!) To say the least we were stuffed when we left. The meal was wonderful. We decided to forego the whole anniversary gift thing - since really there is nothing that either one of us is in need of other than the company of the other! aww so romantic.. So yeah this Tuesday (June 9) we will be celebrating our eight years of marriage. Let's hope this year is a little more laid back than the last year!

Your Brain is Normal.....

...and I have medical proof. I went back to the neurologist on Monday for my followup appointment and she was very happy to tell me that my brain is normal. I asked if I could get that in writing to show the skeptics! She did say however - there is no medical explanation to why all of a sudden on Good Friday I was experiencing these horrible pains in my head. It could be a fluke, a one time thing or they may come back - its really hard to say. The medication that I am on is very effective in treating it - so its not like we are at a loss for what to do if it should happen again. She does have me on a regimine to slowy wean off the medication to see what happens. I had already started decreasing my dosage before I saw her and so far so good. I pray it stays that way.