Big Fish Story

So for those of you who think we lead a very busy and crazy life, our evening conversations tend to go something like this, "So what you wanna do?" "I don't know, what you wanna do?" "I don't know..." This conversation usually ends with us watching something on t.v. or a movie. This tends to get old, so in order to break the monotony a little bit I decided it was my turn to plan something different to do. Mike is really good at doing this on a regular basis, but I'm just not quite as creative. So on my way home from work I picked up some sandwiches and headed off to pick up Mike from school. He had noooo idea that I had something up my sleeve. He had recently taken his "little brother" fishing, and so the poles and tackle were still in the care. (The "little brother" story is Mikes for another day) So I picked him up and slyly drove to the river to have a picnic and go fishing. We aren't avid fishers but we like to fish now and then, but had yet to catch a single fish the whole time we've been together. Our luck was about to change. I had no sooner cast my line when I got a bite! And boy was it a big fish!!! (The guy in the picture is the one we found to gut it) It was a bass and I am used to trout. Well, after an enormous struggle on my part we finally reeled it in. We were TRIUMPHANT!!!! Well, it wasn't exactly the biggest fish I had ever seen. It was actually only about 4 inches long, but it was a catch none-the-less, and we let it go. Now we know where and when they like to bite so we'll have to go back before it gets too cold. Even if we hadn't caught a fish it was just nice to be out on the beautiful river spending some peaceful time with my sweetie. Well, until our next adventure!

La Michoacana

Most of you know that I (Mike) went on my mission to Detroit speaking Spanish. Since then I'm always craving good authentic Mexican food. Columbus, even according to locals, is pathetically void of good Mexican food. Last night, however, we were able to find a diamond in the rough when we ate at "La Michoacana". It is a small Mexican market in a somewhat dicey area (the best place to find good Mexican food), and in the corner of the store is a quaint little taqueria. I had to teach Amy a couple of Spanish words to get by, because the waitress didn't speak any English, which was another good sign. Compared to other Mexican Restaurants the food and prices were awesome, however compared to some other authentic places, it was about average.
After eating we grocery shopped in the Market. We got killer deals on some meat and produce. All of the products and smells and people, really took me back to my days in Detroit. It was a lot of fun!

Sick Kitty

So some may say that we are overly obsessed with our cat, which is partly true because she is pretty spoiled, but she is also not feeling well lately. Awhile after we got her we started to notice a sore patch above her eye up to her ear. She likes to scratch it which makes sores. We took her to the vet and they told us that she probably just has allergies. So when she continued to sneeze and have eye colds we just chalked it up to the allergies. Well, we decided to take her to the vet again, and just make sure that she was o.k. or get some kind of medication for her eyes. 2 hours later we had received multiple possible diagnosis's including "ring worm" as a possibility for the patch over her eye. So we're getting that checked out and our cat now has a stack of medicine for eyes, upper respiratory infection, as well as a flush for the possible fungus. Wow!!!! I hate to think what all of our outside cats had while I was growing up. They sure didn't get this kind of special treatment. Although we are trying to help, Gracie sure doesn't think this anything too great. She puts up a fit whenever we try to give her her medicine. Hopefully she'll get used to it, we'll discover there really isn't that much wrong with her, or we'll just stop worrying about every little thing. (We, meaning Me (Amy)) Mike had decided that when we have a kid that I am going to take it to the doctor every week!!! I don't think I'll be quite that bad. At least I hope not because it sure is getting expensive. She's worth it though.

Out with the Old, in with the New

Sorry it has been awhile since we have posted. Everyone survived the last storm although people are still without electricity a week later. We were one of the lucky ones. So we had a great evening at the Lion King. Mike surprised me and took me out for dinner which was great and then we really enjoyed the production. On our way to the theater we realized that our seats were not together. They were actually a whole row and section apart. Luckily the show wasn't sold out and so we were able to find some good seats together. If you have never seen the "Lion King" ala Broadway style they have the most amazing costumes and scenery. It is what really made the show. It was really impressive watching how they were able to create the scenes and characters with just costuming. Also, the woman who played Raffiki was amazing. I have never heard a human being sound like that. She would sing in different African tribal languages like the one where they just "click" their tongues. It was great. She was very talented. We were also able to see more of downtown Columbus than we have seen. It is a relatively nice, clean and quiet town. (At least the areas we have seen) We are really enjoying our time here.

So our summer is finally coming to an end. The weather is starting to change, which I love. I love the Autumn and I hear it is beautiful out here with all of the trees. Also, Mike starts school tomorrow. He was lucky enough to have such a long break, but now he won't have another long break until next June. I guess we've been spoiled. So this is a good luck post for Mike on his new quarter of school. Only 4 left, Yeah!!!!!




(Here's Mike and his class preparing for a hard day working with Food)

Unfortunately it is not going to be that easy, but a lot more rewarding. Love ya Honey.

Crazy Fall Weather

So yesterday we had a wild wind storm. It started out pretty mild but then picked up some good speed. Wind is definitely the weather condition that I hate the least so it wasn't too exciting for me. We were really lucky though as we have been checking out the damage. Many trees were ripped in half or just tore up from the ground. Our neighboring complex had a lot of their siding and shingles torn off as well. We were thankful that our complex has kept up on a lot of those things since we didn't have too much damage. As a result of the wind many power lines were down and most of the surrounding areas have been without power. As I woke up this morning I hoped against hope that my work would be without power and they would cancel school. My hopes were made a reality as we pulled into the parking lot to find a couple employees wrapped in blankets ready to send everyone home with a paid day off for "emergency circumstances".

So luckily Mike and I were able to have a day off together. We ran a few errands and because it was such a nice day I thought I would get in some spring planting. I decided to plant some tulips and daffodils. It will be such a welcome sight in the spring to have flowers right outside our door. It's too bad we can't see them right now. Other than that we are just gearing up for fall. Mike starts school in a couple weeks and I am loving the nice weather and anticipating the holidays. This is my favorite time of year. OH, we are also going to "The Lion King" on Wednesday. It is a traveling Broadway group and Mike was able to get us a really good deal on tickets through the University. It will be nice to have one last summer Hurrah before Mike starts school. We've had a nice long summer and we've been lucky to have done so much.

Officially a scientist

My senior year of college I worked on a research project with one of the professors at Utah State. It has finally been officially published. Here is a link to look at the abstract: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121381836/abstract . It took a lot of work and time, but I definitely learned a lot, and it's pretty sweet to have my name out there in the world of science.

Living with Superman!

This weekend I have learned again how nice it is living with "Superman". I guess that best part is that I am actually married to him. Yesterday, Mike was a sweet heart and helped my friends the Bailey's move into their new home. It's nice to have some more people out here that we know. He really worked hard and helped out a ton. I was really thankful for him. Even after his exhausting day yesterday he has been working just as hard today running errands and getting stuff done around the house. He changed our burnt out headlight, played with the cat, (and hamster), changed the hamster cage and the litter box, "helped" me clean out and organize our downstairs closet. He says I cleaned it, but I mostly just got all of the Fall decorations out while he hefted things upstairs and really did the organizing. He then vacuumed the house, paid the house and pet rent, as well as checking out our budget for this month. Ya, and he did all of this by 1:00.
And what was I doing this whole time you may ask? Absolutely NOTHING!!! I have been the most lazy wife today. I haven't been sleeping the greatest this week and so he has made me sleep all day. I feel so guilty, but I appreciate him so much. He never complains and he works so hard. So this post goes out to all of the other superheroes that you all may have the pleasure of living with as well. What would we do without them.