Photo Shoot

I feel like I have been spoiled this summer. Ryan has been home so much lately which makes me a happy wife! But all good things must come to an end sooner or later! School started last week at Ohio State as well as qualifying and practice for the golf team so GO BUCKS! Let the 2012-2013 season begin!

This summer has flown by and with the end of summer comes Football season – I can’t believe kickoff is next weekend, seriously… where has the time gone!? We are looking forward to going to the OSU game at noon next weekend followed by cheering on our Bama boys that take on Michigan that night (as if we needed another reason to pull for Alabama – beating Michigan is never a bad thing living in Columbus)!

A few weeks ago we celebrated our 1 year anniversary and we were fortunate enough to have Ryan’s parents in town to celebrate with us! We don’t get to see them nearly as much as we want to but it worked out with both of our schedules for them to come up to Columbus for a visit.

Our visits are never long enough and because Kim did such a good job with our engagement pictures I took advantage of her skills and asked her to take some pics of our little family. I’m hoping to get a picture of us on our anniversary every year. I haven’t figured out how I want to display them but I’ll keep you posted on what I decide.

Here are some of the outtakes Smile There were lots of distractions for Miss Reese, she was more interested in chasing the birds, and meeting the dogs that walked by, than taking pictures with us. Thank you, Kim!

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Reese is less than thrilled!

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“I’m so over this Mommy”

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“I really want to go play with that other dog”

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“Time for a nap”

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103rd Time is a Charm!

A Few of My Favorite Things

On days like today, it’s the simple things that make my day!

Like a Chai Tea Latte with Soymilk from Starbucks for an afternoon pick me up…

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Or fresh flowers in the house. I love TULIPS!

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Or having time to read a book that I got back in March for my birthday

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With a dog laying on the back of the couch that I’m laying on…

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To round out this afternoon, I think I’ll go paint my nails – I’m in love with this pink color by Essie “Mod Square”

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Ryan just walked in the door! Smile Time for some family time, Happy Tuesday!

A Golf Filled Weekend

 

I’ve gotten used to the fact that Ryan has been home a lot lately – in a perfect world he would have been in California with his team playing for a national championship but I’m not complaining too much to have a relaxing weekend at home with him!

Believe it or not, we had another golf filled weekend here in Columbus… The Memorial Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus was in Dublin, OH this weekend and we were fortunate enough to have gotten tickets to go. Ryan woke up early Saturday morning to watch all the players hit on the range – he loves that! I met him at the course around noon and we headed out to watch a few groups after getting some lunch and drinks.

Amstel Light, chicken salad sandwich, and some chips to snack on later…

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The crowds weren’t as bad as I was expecting especially since we decided to watch the #1 ranked player in the world, Luke Donald, who wasn’t having a ‘great’ tournament but still he isn’t #1 for nothing people!

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We watched Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose, and ended with watching Tiger Woods play holes 8 and 9.. now those crowds were a completely different story – I felt bad for the person playing with Tiger because of all of the people that move around after Tiger hits a shot, slightly distracting if you ask me.

We had a fun windy Saturday afternoon!

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Continuing with the “GOLF” theme, after a great church service on Sunday we headed out to hit some balls at OSU’s driving range. I’ve only played a few rounds of golf since I graduated in 2008 and since we have lived in Ohio I can count 3 times I’ve actually hit balls – so I’m a little rusty but it was fun to be outside and spend some time on the course with my man.

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Hope you had a great weekend too!