New Pasta Recipe (again!), 7.5 Miles, Reasons Why I love My Mom

Happy Thursday! Today has been SO much better than the last three days - thank GAH! I slept great last night, was able to sleep in later than usual and just woke up feeling so much more optimistic and energy-filled - FABULOUS. I had a light breakfast, got to work, and then had a new recipe for lunch - i'm on a roll!

Linguine Alfredo with Chicken and Bacon
Makes 4 Servings - one serving pictured below!
Recipe adapted from Cooking Light

8 oz. linguine, reserve ¼ cup cooking water
3 slices turkey bacon, cooked in microwave and diced
12 oz. chicken, diced
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup fat-free milk
2/3 cup Kraft parmesan cheese
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve ¼ cup cooking water. While pasta cooks, set a large pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add flour over garlic; cook for 30 seconds stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low. Slowly add milk; stirring constantly; cook 1-2 minutes, or until slightly thick. Gradually add cheese, and stir in salt, nutmeg and cooking liquid. DON’T let it get too thick, keep stirring. Add hot pasta to pan and toss well to combine. Add bacon, chicken and parsley.

Nutritional Information: 420 calories, 47 carbs, 9 fat grams and 39 protein grams.

Review: LOVE. Alfredo was one of those things I figured i'd just never eat again - just SO fatty with all of the cream and butter. BUT this recipe is a good replication, just be VERY careful to not let it get too thick (I did - this is why I added notes above about stirring, turning down to low, etc. ) You may want to reserve a bit more cooking liquid just in case. I know this wouldn't happen with fresh cheese, but I like the jarred kind! Anywho, great filling recipe, and the addition of bacon was a fun surprise.

I took my lunch break to walk 4 miles. Then I worked more, and after work headed back to the gym for a run - i'm really trying to get this 10K training going! I've done 5 3.5-mile straight runs in a row, so today was a 3-mile run (with a 1/4 mile walk on front and back)... then Saturday I try my longest run every: 4 miles. I'm loving this one step back/two steps forward approach - it's really going well!

One thing i've been wanting to do more of is reflect on the positive. I feel like sometimes I can get so bogged down with what I need to do, where I need to be, what I need to buy, that I worry I'm not focused enough on all of the good things in my life! So, I want to recognize and remind myself of this with "Three Reasons Why I Love _____." Today, I'm going with Three Reasons why I love... my mom. (this will be part 1 of many i'm sure as there's tons of reasons I love my madre!)

1. She posts stuff like this on her blog.

2. She has a blog.

3. She's pretty. hehe (come on, it's fun to be shallow sometimes)

THE END :)

Q: Who or what would be in your "3 Reasons Why I Love" today? Now that i'm in the mood I can think of so many things, people, places to give shout outs too - very exciting!!

Q: Do you like alfredo sauce? If so, do you have a low-cal one you love, do you roll with the fantabulous full-fat variation or do you just abstain as I had done?!

New Italian Recipe, TV Update, 10K Training, New Product

Yay - happy Saturday indeed! SO GLAD Austin is back - i'm freakishly dependent, right? :) Anywho, sorry to bore you with all of the car dealership drama but I just hate those guys! Grrrr. Whatevs - yesterday was a much better day. I worked from home for a bit, had a 9 - noon offsite meeting, then walked 3 miles, headed back to the office, and worked some more. After work I hit the gym. I didn't want to, but I had locked my stuff in there during lunch! This run sucked. I did it - 3.5 miles straight at 6.3 mph - with a 1/4 mile walk in front and back - but my body was like no. Stop. Don't do it. Cramp in my tummy. Ache in my left shin. But it's DONE.

Part of me was like Kel, listen to your body, it wants to quit. But I knew my body was just being whiney because it wanted to go home and see Austin! And it was CRAVING this recipe I through together based on this new product I've been DYING to try:

So I raced home, visited with Reuben and Austin, and through together what i'm calling:

Baked Italian Sausage Pasta

Idea adapted from a For the Love of Cooking recipe!
6 Servings

My serving

5 Jennie-O Hot Italian Turkey Sausage links, casings removed
11 oz. pasta of your choice (I used Ziti)
3 tbsp parmesan (I used Kraft)
93 grams fat-free ricotta cheese (I used Sargento)
2 tbsp fresh basil, finely diced
2 cups low-calorie spaghetti sauce (I used tomato & basil classico)
50 grams Fresh Mozzarella, grated (I used Trader Joe's)
1 tsp dried basil

Preheat oven to 400. Set a large pan (that has a lid) to medium and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set a pot of water to boil. Add sausage to pan, and top with lid. Add pasta to boiling water. Cook sausage for 15 minutes, turning and breaking up with a spoon every few minutes. Cook pasta for 11 minutes, drain and set aside. In the meantime, in a large bowl, combine parmesan, basil, ricotta cheese and 1.5 cups spaghetti sauce and mix thoroughly. Add cooked pasta. Stir. Shred now-cooked sausage with two forks. Add to mixture and stir. Place mixture into a baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Spread remaining ½ cup sauce on top and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and dried basil. Bake for 10 minutes, then broil for 3 minutes.

Close up of whole pan

Yum - 6 servings

Nutritional Information: 401 calories, 45 carbs, 13 fat grams and 27 protein grams.

Review: Wow. This product tastes like the real thing. I loved the sausage and thought it meshed well with the other ingredients and cooked evenly. I was glad the fresh basil was in, with the dried, and the three cheeses tasted YUMMY! Austin was a fan too – this will become a staple. We also calculated the cost of this meal - $8.25 total – so $1.37 a serving!

After dinner we watched The Event... couldn't do 10 minutes. This is off of our list. And my mom sent news that My Generation has been cancelled - thanks, madre - I won't get attached! Then we had a few glasses of wine, caught up on our weeks and called it a night - GREAT evening.

Q: Do you like turkey sausage? Have you ever tried this product? I'm LOVING this product - only $5 for 5 links/6 servings!

Q: Do you ever calculate the price of your recipes? I find it shockingly awesome sometimes!

10K Training, Book Club, Tough Week, Slowcooker Round Up

I'm sorry I've been MIA , friends! This week has been a hard one. Nothing bad, just more difficult than others. Mostly because Austin's been gone all week. Yes, boo. He's coming back tonight but he left Monday a.m. and guess what? It's SO much harder when i'm alone. Reuben's feedings/clean up are both on me, all of the chores are on me, and you know what? It's NOT as much fun cooking for one. Or eating alone. It's weird! And I don't sleep as well. At all. So I've been crabby too. Other than that, I've been dealing with this AWFUL car dealership on the car I bought. More on that later... i'm still shocked by their behavior...

SO, not to be a big downer, but it's just been a tough week. SO excited for Austin to come back. Here are a few highlights from the past few days!

Tuesday was just work, walked 3 miles during lunch, more work, and then another run after work! I did the 3.5-mile run again at 6.3 mph - it's really feeling more natural. Other than that, me and Reuben just watched some TV!

Wednesday was a 5-hour meeting that went all the way through lunch. Sigh. Then back to work for a crazy busy afternoon playing catch up, to a rough commute home to get Reuben from the groomer, then another 40-minute ride to book club. oy. However, book club was SO fun - great to see Crystal, Devon, Stacy, Mon, Danielle and Karly! Loved seeing what was up with the girls - definitely the highlight of my evening, although we missed Shana! :( Other than catching up, girl time and a couple of glasses of wine, we also chose new books!! Sharp Objects for October's meeting and Hissyfit for November's - yay!

Lastly - THANK YOU for the slowcooker links/ideas. I plan to try! And Danielle - SO GLAD you got a slowcooker - I love mine. :) And no, I never leave it on when i'm not home. I know people who do and it's all good, but when i'm not here Reuben is and I just can't chance it! (such a personal choice!) Anywho, I thought you guys may want to see THREE of my favorite slow-cooker recipes - all from fellow bloggers - ENJOY!!

1. Bacon Ranch Slowcooker Chicken

2. Slowcooker Spaghetti

please forgive the poor picture - iPhone AND taken in a plastic tub - double whammy!

3. Buffalo Chicken Chili

Q: What makes you feel better after a tough week? I think i'm going to hang with the fam and maybe do some cooking! This weekend, i'm thinking about getting a pedicure... :)

Q: How do you handle businesses who treat you wrong? I've honestly been upset about it all day. I just want to handle it and they're putting me off and REALLY frustrating me. I plan to file a complaint with the better business Bureau, and post reviews everywhere - I don't want anyone to have to deal with their bs!

K - off to relax and read blogs - "see" you soon!!

More TV Pilots, 10K Training, Kirnfest

Hey ladies! How has your weekend been?! Mine has been great so far - loving that I still have a good bit of Sunday left!! Friday was just work, Seasons 52 during lunch with Stacy, work more and then after work I did this chest/tricep/shoulder workout, and a bit of abss.

After my workout I came home and hung out with the family, had a few beers, and watched some TV with Austin & Reuben! Great chill night - LOVED it.

Saturday I slept in a bit, cleaned a bit, then hit the gym for a 3.5-mile run - yay! I walked 1/4 mile, ran for 33.5 minutes straight at 6.3 mph, then walked another 1/4 mile.

Great workout - I think I'm ready to move to the next week in my running plan! Can't wait and am so excited at how well it's progressing!! After my workout we got ready and headed over to Mike & Mandy's for Kirn Fest! They do a beerfest each year at their home - good times, yard games, fun friends and flip cup - love it! We took a break from the festivities to watch the Auburn game - WAR DAMN EAGLE! It was a little touch & go but the Tigers pulled it off - yesssss. We're 4 and 0! Anywho, here's some pics:

someone brought Tiger beer hehe

Forgive the fact that this picture was taken a bit late night - but they had 3 of these tables with holes in them flled with buckets, then they would use the 6-packs to make labels to show drinkers which beers were in which tub - CLEVER! Cute set up.

Me, Austin & Reuben after the win!

Stacy helped us take care of Reuben all day - he loves her so much!

Me and the ladies!

After the win we stayed up WAY too late and then went to sleepy!

Today I got up around 8 a.m. and headed home from the Kirn's! So far we've had a lovely, lazy day with a bit of laundry, a bit of cooking and LOTS of TV pilots:

• The Event: C- I'll try it again but really didn't think it game me enough information.
• Shit My Dad Says: B- I want to like it. I love William Shatner. And I like all of the characters except the main guy - hate him. He's an annoying whiner so I don't know if I can watch again. Sad!
• Outsourced: A+ Loved it. Hilarious. Cute sitcom and different with it taking place in India. I think it's going to be funny - am definitely watching again.
• Hellcats: C I mean... it's bad. It's one tree hill meets bring it on. But I like bad/girly shows so i'm sure i'll watch it anyway! Great to have on while you're doing something else. Definitely doesn't require attention.
• Bluebloods: A+ LOVED so good to see Tom Selleck, loved the family dynamic of the cops + DA and thought that it really set up a lot of interesting storylines. Can't wait to see another episode!
• Other than the above, I also watched Parenthood for the first time - I liked it! I think i'm going to start watching it. And I watched Love Happens. What a sad, sweet little movie - I enjoyed it as well!

Q: What was the highlight of your weekend?

Q: Seen any of the shows above? If so - yay or nay?!

10K Training, 7 Miles, New Comfort Food Recipe, Cooking Fever, 3 TV Pilot Reviews

Thanks, friends! The breakfast really was yummy! Sounds like bagels get a lot of love too, and am so glad i'm not the only one out there loving on Modern Family (well clearly not the "only" one - they won a shiz load of emmys - but you know what I mean, in the blog works!). Moving on! haha Yesterday was a great day! I popped up early feeling wonderful - and hit the grocery store at 7 a.m. for a few more items for new recipes! Then it was on to work at 8 and get stuff done! During lunch I headed to the gym - I walked 1/4 mile at 4.0, then ran for 3.5 miles straight at 6.3 mph, then walked for another 1/4 mile. GREAT workout! I did all of this in a little under 41 minutes. Then I just stretched, headed home, and worked more. At 5, I headed back to the gym for a 3-mile walk at 4.0, taking my total miles today to 7 miles.

Then it was time for a cooking marathon. No, I didn't need to cook, but I wanted to! So I made some stuff that could be frozen. hehe Here's a pic of my prep meals: LOVE IT!

4 chicken enchilada casserole, 4 egg soaked ham & bacon breakfast pizzas, 6 brunch pizza squares, 3 cheesy slowcooker chickens, 5 poppy seed chickens, 6 taco soups and 6 southwestern cream of chicken soups

We had new recipes for lunch and dinner! Then we watched some more TV pilots. The Undercovers -meh - wasn't feeling it. Was only able to watch about 20 minutes. Not for us - we didn't buy the actors who were playing spies. Then we watched Lonestar - it definitely caught us early on. Great beginning, interesting story (man in TX leading a double life) and it was nice to see Jon Voight! It got a little lost in the middle but we're going to give it a chance. Lastly, we watched My Generation - being a class of 2000 graduate myself, I TOTALLY loved it, especially the year 2000 references with music, events, and seeing where people ended up - so cool! I'm going to watch this for sure. K - here's what I had for lunch - GOOD!

Adapted from Real Mom Kitchen
Poppy Seed Chicken

Makes 6 Servings

20 oz. diced cooked chicken
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can fat-free cream of chicken soup
1 cup fat-free sour cream
20 reduced-fat Ritz crackers, crushed
2 tbsp light land o’lakes butter melted
1 tbsp poppy seeds
3 cups white rice, cooked

In a bowl, mix together soup and sour cream until well blended. Stir in diced chicken.
Spread creamy mixture into a 9 x 9 inch baking dish. In a small zipper bag, crush crackers. Then add poppy seeds and butter to bag and seal. Toss to coast. Sprinkle cracker mixture over chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve over cooked rice.

yummy 6 servings!

My serving


Nutritional Information: 390 calories, 52 carbs, 6 fat grams and 24 protein grams.

Review: Awesome. It was super creamy and flavorful. I did have to add a bit of salt to mine, but other than that it was yummy, filling and creamy southern comfort food (without all of the extra calories!).

SIDEBAR: This song has been making my runs fly - LOVE IT!

Q: What song has been pumping up your workouts lately?

Q: What's your favorite comfort food?

I'll post a new recipe tomorrow for the soup we had for dinner (LOVE), and I finished Jane Green's The Beach Trip during my afternoon walk - i'll post a review!

Book Review, 10K Training, TV Talk

Thanks you guys!! I agree - it's not selfish, it's necessary to ensure that you take care of yourself and like you said, that you have fun at the events you can go to - love it! Austin said don't be surprised if we still end up going, but we'll see - right now I see PJ's, productivity and chill time! Thanks for hearing me out, sharing your 'hey it's okays' and for the support!!

So Sunday on the way home I finished James Patterson's The Beach House. I give it a 5/5 - hand's down. Loved it. It was basically a story of a boy who goes home to bury his 21-year-old brother who committed suicide. Or did he? BUM BUM BUM. It then has so many twists and turns as he discovers far more than he wants to about his brother, his town, his girlfriend, and more. It was really a shocking book that, to me, read like a Law & Order book complete with courtroom drama and then some. Yes, there was a part where I was like WOW, can't believe they're doing this, but they situated it in reality and made it make enough sense for me to go with it. Great book, and I recommend it for those who like mysteries. There is a bit of, let's say, gruesomeness, so know that the descriptions to some parts are a bit vivid.

On to yesterday, in a nutshell:

• Work.
• Walked 4 miles during lunch.
• Work.
• Walked 1/2 mile after work and ran 3 miles (at 6.3 mph). Not going to lie, the 3-miler is getting... dare I say it? Easy.... er. I just feel much more comfortable. Love it.
• Went to the dealership to get my floor mats. After checking to ensure they were there. Twice. They lied. The mats weren't there. I left pissed and they said would deliver by Friday. Um, yes, you will because i'm not going back to your unorganized dealership.
• Watched some new fall shows - couldn't make it through Hawaii Five-oh, loved HBO's Boardwalk Empire - believe it will be a favorite and thought Mike & Molly was cute - love Melissa McCarthy.
• Chilled out with the fam and continued my side project: recipe organization. oy.

Q: What new shows are you loving? So far... Boardwalk Empire. I'm going to watch some tonight - The Event, Lonestar and something else?

Q: Any side projects/organization projects you have going on right now? Mine is just the recipe organization - can't wait to finish!

Black Keys/KOL Concert, Tailgate Ready, 10K Training, New Dress

Thank you for all of your sweet comments and support! I've really enjoyed blogging, and just can't say enough positive things about it, really! Also, after reading your comments i'm even more excited to be an aunt and spoil baby P! I just think it's going to be so funny - the first grandbaby in my family!!

Let me back up a bit: Wednesday was just work, ran 3 miles during lunch at 6.3 mph/walked 1/4 mile (showered), and then after work I headed straight over to Stacy's for the Kings of Leon/Black Keys concert! (Reuben was already over there - Austin dropped him off that afternoon when he headed to the airport to an overnight work trip in Fort Lauderdale!). I rode with her and her husband, Shane, and met up with their friends for some pre-concert tailgating. We parked next to this billboard....

Good times in the concert

Me and Stacy!

Me, Stacy & our Lo

The girls - Stacy, Mandy, me, Danielle and Lindsey

Shane and Jason double-fisting

The concert was fun - saw some of our co-workers, and a friend I hadn't seen since high school. I missed Austin of course but had fun chilling with the girls and taking pictures. We got home around midnight after a late Taco Bell stop - those tacos were SO good (I counted them as breakfast the next day!) haha I ended up at 2,220 calories, 195 carbs, 51 fat grams and 122 protein grams. Here's what I ate.

Thursday me and Reuben woke up at 7, headed out, got some gas, then got to my house to start working! I was tired, so I took my lunch break to nap. Then after work I got tailgate ready: made a marinade, made a pasta salad, made a dressing, made magical margarita, made guacamole and packed up all of the travel plates, cups, skewers, shot glasses, liquors, mixers and more - woo!! Then it was off to the mail for a dress - apparently we're doing all blue this weekend so it required a new one! I hit up Macy's and got two - I plan to wear this great Michael Kors one Saturday!

I got this in Navy!

Here's the navy (for some reason this color wouldn't do a non-close up shot!) haha

It was originally $100, on sale for $56 with a percentage off so it rang up at $30 and when I used my Macy's card I got $4 off so $26. After the mall, I got the eyebrows waxed then went home, ate green chicken enchiladas and passed out. Great day! I ended up at 1,840 calories, 191 carbs, 80 fat grams and 96 protein grams. Here's what I ate.

Q: Do you stay with friends when your roommate/significant other is out of town? I'm a big baby. I much prefer to have someone come stay or to stay at someone's until Austin is back!

Q: Do you like Michael Kors? I'm a fan - his designs are usually classic and well-made and I like him on Project Runway. I only have a few of his pieces and this dress is def my favorite so far!

Q: Do you eat more/make poorer choices when you're tired? I do... :(

10K Training, Trip to B'ham/Football Weekend, Birthday Partay!

Happy Monday! Hope you all had great weekends! Mine was awesome - great way to kick off the new fall season!! Friday was just work, walked 4 miles during lunch, worked more and then around 4 p.m. we headed over to Birmingham for Austin’s brother’s football game! Great to see the whole fam, see Elliot win, etc. – good times!!

Austin & his mom!

ze field

After the game we went back to Paul & Michelle’s, had a beer, then called it an early night. I ended up at 1,784 calories, 184 carbs, 55 fat grams and 108 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

Saturday I got up early and hit the gym at Vestavia Country Club to do my run. It was SOOOO hot – not sure if something was up with the AC or what but I had a bad run. :( Had wanted to do 3 miles and was only able to squeeze out 2.5 miles. So I walked ¼ mile at 4 mph, ran 2.5 miles at 6.3 mph, then walked another ¼ mile at 4 mph – 3 mile total. Then I did biceps, triceps, shoulders, back and chest - an upper body circuit – then headed back to get ready. My sis and bro-in-law got in town around 1 and then we headed over to celebrate baby Emma’s first birthday party at an Auburn-tailgate-themed shindig! They had a wonderful turn out, great food, tons of cold beer and a beautiful, happy baby who had the time of her life! We had a great time visiting, watching football, and chillin’.

Birthday girl!

Me & Austin in orange!

Baby Emma smashes the cake!

The ladies! (ensuring that we 'broke up' the orange and blue - love it!)

Love my T & Mar!

Besties! Me, Austin, Jimmy, Mary, Emma, Forrest, Teresa, Dev & Zach

We headed home around 5 for a recharge, then went back over at 7:30/8 for some drinkies with Jimmy/Mary/Teresa/Forrest/Dev & Zach – so much fun! We had a slumber party and it was so fun staying up late talking to the girls! I ended up at (an estimation of) 2,192 calories, 165 carbs, 71 fat grams and 117 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

Sunday we got up, visited and said good byes, had breakfast with Devon/Zach and then got on the road to Atlanta. Austin stayed up a bit too late with the boys, so I drove and listened to my audio book while he and Reuben dozed off. We got home around 4, cleaned a bit, unpacked, did some laundry and watched TV – lazy family night indeed! I ended up at 1,752 calories, 189 carbs, 68 fat grams and 71 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

Today I hope to get in some great workouts and have a cooking marathon!! We’ll see!

Q: What was the best thing you ate all weekend? I had a few too many buckeyes- i.e. chocolate covered peanutbutter balls. O. M. G. I swear I gained a pound on them and it may have been worth it!

Q: Did you work out this weekend?

Wonderful Relaxing Weekend, 10K Training

Thanks you guys! I really appreciate your support with this car stress! No news yet, but i'll keep ya posted! So how is your labor day going??! My weekend was great - starting with Friday, a great day! I just worked, walked 4 miles during lunch, worked a bit more and then it was off to Lexus to drop off the car/tell them to please figure out the noise and call me, and then off to Birmingham, Ala., to see Austin’s brother, Elliot, play high senior year high school football game! We met Austin’s parents and grandfather at the house, picked up the Prices – his mom’s best friend Leigh and her husband Andy and son Brooks and we were off! We had a great time at the game – so fun to catch up with them and to see their friends – the Sullivan’s, Hudson’s and more! E won the game – WOO – so then it was picture time, off to a post-party at the Hudson’s, and then late night hanging out in Austin’s parents wine cellar. I mean late! We had so much fun and got to taste some awesome wines – thanks, Paul & Michelle! I ended up at 2,145 calories, 210 carbs, 70 fat grams and 80 protein grams. Here’s what I ate. My camera was dead - no pics from this night - sad!

Saturday I woke up motivated to get in that third run of the week – woo! I went to the gym at their country club (where we got married!) and walked ¼ mile, ran 3 miles straight at 6.3 mph, then walked another ½ mile to take me to 3.5 miles – woo! After some stretches we were off to Whole Foods to grab some lake food, and then off to the Seamen’s (Ruje & Mark) lake house! We hung out then got on the clothes, packed the cooler and went for a boat ride! Reuben did SO good in his little life jacket! He swam around and was the cutest! We jammed, did the rope swing a few too many times, had some drinkies and had a blast! Then it was back to the lake house for college football! WAR EAGLE! Auburn won – YAY- and then we watched a few more games, ate pizza and salad, played trivial pursuit (which lasted forever… I finally won at 2:30 a.m.) and then it was lights out! I ended up at 2,351 calories, 229 carbs, 80 fat grams and 72 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

Ruje on the boat! Loves it!

Austin and Reuben go for a swim!

Loved having Reuben out on the water!

Beautiful weather all weekend long!

Sunday I didn’t sleep well. Reuben wanted to be up and and down and up and down, and since we weren’t at home there was no bench for him to do this for him. BLAH. When I got up I laid in bed and finished reading The Help. Book review to come! Then I headed down, split a leftover piece of pizza with Austin and found everyone was in the mood for a lazy day – yay! We all rested, watched football and read. I started a new book of Ruje’s, Elizabeth Brundage’s The Doctor’s Wife. SO good. We laid around until about 4, then went fishing, played cornhole, cooked dinner and had another trivial pursuit evening – SO fun! I love a chill day and when everyone’s on the same page. I ended up at 1,931 calories, 161 carbs, 70 fat grams and 90 protein grams. Here’s what I ate.

straight chillin'

fishing time

I caught a big one!

So fun on the dock! Ruje caught 4!

hehe Ruje and Ricardo! (before he went back in the water!)

Austin's favorite pint beers

Mark and the Mule!

Me and Reuben dockin' it

Austin fishin'

hehe we walked up to meet him and I thought what a pretty shot!

Q: What's the most fun thing you did this weekend?! I had a great time all weekend, but must say the rope swing was SO fun!!!