Weekend in Fliptown

Dan and I spent this past weekend on the road. Our college friends Bo and Susan got married in Murray, KY so we decided to make a whole weekend trip out of it. It was a great weekend, never a dull moment as usual. We left Friday afternoon around 5:30. I think it was the hottest day in Louisville so far, around 92. We got on the road and immediately noticed the temperature gauge on the car hammering toward the H, so we turned off the AC and soon it stabilized. Needless to say, 3 1/2 hours driving straight into the sun with windows rolled down made for a very hot car ride.

We got to Fulton around 8:30 and ate dinner, outside on the patio of course. Mom and Milton made buchetta chicken, bread, pretzel salad, and strawberry cheesecake layered dessert. We spent the rest of the night just talking and playing with Milton's new toy: the iPad!

The next morning, after a short power outage, we had breakfast of blueberry waffles and sausage balls. We spent the afternoon sitting by the pool, spending time with the family, and watching Duke, our mini dachshund, swim around in the pool. Swimming is his favorite summer activity.

Dan and I left around 5:45 to head to Murray, just a short 35 miles from Fulton. I think the whole drive was spent talking about the acres of corn that were beginning to grow, tobacco, chicken barns, and other "country" things; I was educating Dan about country life I guess. When we got to Murray we drove around and took a little trip down Memory Lane. Campus looked different in some places, but it was the same old MSU. We both have so many fond memories of Murray, individually and as a couple; that is where we met after all!

Matt B's Pizza-one of Dan's faves in Murray. He and his friends were very frequent customers.

The Gate on campus.

Dan's house on Elm St. where he lived his senior year.

After driving around we went to the wedding and reception. Bo and Susan are college friends, but Susan and Dan actually grew up together in Fort Thomas, so we got to see lots of friends. We were able to visit with friends we haven't seen since leaving Murray, as well as spend a few minutes with our friend Mark Whitt, our campus minister who married us almost a year ago. It was a great time. After the reception we drove back to Fulton and hung out on the back patio while my mom, Micah, cousin Gina and aunt Cathy were enjoying their favorite summer past time, playing Phase 10.

The next morning mom made sausage breakfast casserole, blueberry muffins, and hasbrowns for breakfast and we ate, again, on the patio. Can you tell we like to spend time outside on the patio? We left Fulton around 1:30 and I was absolutely dreading another hot ride back to Louisville. However, the return wasn't bad at all. With the sun behind us and lower humidity it was actually a quite pleasant drive.

All in all it was a great weekend. We both came back very tired and spent the evening just relaxing and mentally preparing for the week ahead: work for Dan and grad school for me! Always good to be in Flip!

Dan and I in front of my parnets house before leaving for the wedding.