What a Weekend!?

This is what I call a weekend! 

Martha S.'s decorations & my Ale81

What an awesome three-day weekend! As Captain Something Fun & Granny Eyre have mentioned, most of the group attended a party at Martha S.'s house on Friday. Martha S. decorated and hosted us in some very cute ways--she's true to her namesake. Everyone brought some scrumptious food, too. I enjoyed every bite! Jason and I brought a cookie cake decorated as a flag. In case anyone is interested, you can find the recipe here. I was pretty proud of how it looked so I thought I should share our photo of it:

Granny Eyre and I even made matching necklaces at the party!

Saturday was also very fun! Jason and I went fishing in a creek. It was like nothing I'd ever experienced. First of all the creek was deep, I guess I'm used to shallow creeks. We wore old clothes (including tennis shoes!) and waded into the creek. When we got out deep enough we started the fishing. We would fish for a while in one spot and then we walk down the creek a little farther. Unfortunately I didn't catch anything but sticks and leaves, but Jason caught several small-mouth bass, a sun-fish and some others. I did get my exercise in though, because we waded a long way down the creek and then had to walk/wade back (probably about a mile total). The water got up to our necks at points; it was really cool water too. A very interesting experience, indeed. Hopefully I'll catch something next time I go! 

Saturday evening Jason and I went out on Herrington Lake to swim and watch fireworks. Apparently the lake puts on a fireworks show every year--WOW. The lake was packed with boats and I can see why. We didn't have the most ideal position on the water for the whole show, but by the end we were in a good position to see most of them. I was in awe of the experience. I can't wait to see it again next year! 

Our view from the boat as the sun was setting.

Sunday was nice too. Some exciting news from the day...Jason bought his first calf from my dad! We are still deciding on her name, any suggestions? 

Too bad weekends only come around once a week! 

The Farmer's Daughter

Brief Update: Yard Sales & Job Opportunities

I haven't posted anything in a week or so, I thought I would briefly update everyone on what I have been up to. Last Saturday, we had a huge family yard sale in Berea. Martha S. was there to help us out, and she sold some of her unneeded items as well. I would say that we had a pretty good turnout. However, I don't think that I will be wanting to have another yard sale anytime soon. It's way more work than I remember it being.

Since the yard sale, I have been trying to help my mom finish cleaning the house. She had originally wanted to go through everything before the yard sale, but we ran out of time. Our house was beginning to look like an episode of hoarders, since my mom and I want to hold onto everything in hopes that it can be used for something someday, or that one day it will become valuable. However, we have finally decided to start letting things go. I wanted to get rid of the boxes of beanie babies in the attic, but my mom hasn't let me part with those yet. I have also done a little bit of crafting with my friend Jasmine (she made a wind-chime out of bottle caps while I made a felt bird ornament and some more paper flowers), and went swimming at my sister's house. Tanner and I went to the Somersplash water-park in Somerset not too long ago and had a blast. 

I went to a job interview yesterday in Richmond that I am pretty excited about. Although it wasn't the specific job that I applied for, I still think that I would really enjoy it. Until a couple days ago, I had never thought about being a preschool teacher, since I haven't been around children as much as Captain Something Fun or a few other people I know. I love kids, but do not have as much experience with them as you would think someone with a degree in Child & Family Studies would have. However, you have to start somewhere and I believe that this would be a great opportunity for me. 

All of that being said, I have not yet been offered the job and will not know the outcome of my interview until next week, so I am trying not to get my hopes high just yet. I have had a few other job possibilities, but nothing else has really appealed to me as much as this one since I do not want to move too far away from this part of Kentucky. I love travelling, but I don't think that I would be able to live more than an hour or so away from my family and friends. 

I apologize for not having any pretty pictures for you to look at this week. Maybe I will take some pictures of the fireworks that I am looking forward to seeing this weekend. I hope everyone has FUN and stays SAFE for the holiday weekend! 

Until next time, 

-Miss Ellaneous