florida is warm.

i went down to florida to visit kelly and fernando last weekend. it was a really really great time.



we did lots of fun things, but here are a few highlights. asado.



fernando made asado with three types of meat. my brother affectionately calls one of the cuts "angel meat" and i now know why. it was delicious.



we ate it sandwich style with tomatoes, and i must say, i'll be looking for some latin grocery store soon to buy some for myself.





kelly and i tried to go to the beach, but it was way too windy. this picture looks just pretty, but actually the waves were about 7-8 feet!



the sand was stinging our legs. and there was no way we could have used the beach umbrella.



that is a sand cliff i am trying to put my foot over. i don't think i would have been able to get back up!



the next two are for connie: they use the griddle you gave them all the time every saturday!! thought you would like it.

busy busy...

well, there's been a lot going on here. i went to visit kelly and fernando in west palm beach, and it was a really lovely time. i'll post about that when i get the pictures.

also, there's been a lot going on at home with the garden. brian worked very hard while i was gone. i don't have the pictures of the latest yet, but here are some from the last few weeks.

the first one above is brian dis-assembling some old shelves where we build a great big new set of shelves in the basement. i somehow neglected to get a picture of the final product.






we had some ugly shrubs by the house that we decided to rip out.



the boxes look really nice in the yard.




they were extremely woody and rough and messy, but brian is building a long skinny box where we are going to grow strawberries, raspberries, and basil.



they are much bigger already!



below is an assortment of plants we are putting in, grapes, peppers, raspberries. so much fun!!



we've been discovering walnuts that the squirrels burried all over the yard. they sprouted!



i planted lots of tomatoes along the little house just like last year.

the long-awaited grill

after nearly 2 years of marriage we have finally purchased the barbecue that our parents have been contributing to as a wedding (and birthday and Christmas since it took so long) gift.



it's a holland grill, which my family tends to believe is the best type in the world, and it had better be since our particular model came with a 20 year warranty.



we made breakfast on it on sunday, which was not the only thing we made, but perhaps the most fun!



thanks moms and dads!!

we like our car

we went to ocean shores a couple weeks ago for brian's job.



brian was very excited about the tracks showing our new car's turning radius.



she also enjoys watching the waves and long walks on the beach.

for matt

remember the christmas present you sent us with the hand-decorated paper bag packaging? i believe that the post office responded to your note about proper packaging. weird.