Yesterday I hopped on the ol' Bush Hog (yep I can't say or type that without giggling) and mowed the lawn...it was glorious.  Let me just paint a picture for you...I am wearing my favorite "working in the yard bikini", I am drinking an ice cold margarita out of my Channel thermos (thanks Sue!), and cruising along in our yard without a care in the world...it is 85 degrees and sunny, and it is March!  All my wildest dreams have come true! 

I am still winding down from the "best weekend of my life"...this is what I told Brady about a million times this weekend.  For my first birthday as Mrs. Brady Peters, my wonderful husband surprised me with a weekend getaway that was jam packed with wonderful activities! 

Friday
We left around 11:30 and started heading southeast on 74.  I had no idea where we were going or what I was in for.  We just drove and talked, and sang, and Brady graciously listened to some girly podcasts that I picked out.  Then we got into the weird little corner between IN, OH, and KY...and I asked, "Are we going to the Creation Museum?!"  Sure enough we were!  This is somewhere that both of us have wanted to go for a long time so it was awesome to finally be there.  The museum was amazing...I learned so much!  The pages of Genesis really came alive, and the museum proved that creation is indeed true and evolution is a manmade myth.  The museum took all day, and that was barely enough time!  I can't wait to go back!  Brady's favorite part was the Planetarium and my favorite part was the Garden of Eden.

After the museum we headed to the Drawbridge Inn, went to happy hour, then proceeded to dinner at Bonefish...one of my favs!  And look at the special list that was on our table...

Saturday
We woke up, headed to breakfast, then made our way to Chateau Pomije Winery.  We tasted many delicious wines, had a private tour of the winery, and bought a couple of our favorite bottles.

Then we headed to the Hickory Road Inn.  It is a true Bed and Breakfast, which means we actually stayed in someone's house where they lived.  It was our first "real" B and B experience...and we are hooked!  They run about the same price as a hotel, or even cheaper...and they have so much more to offer.  The ambiance and food were both amazing.  Jerry and Leacarol were such gracious hosts and we have already booked our next trip to stay there...we are taking both of our parents down there in December for a little "triple date" weekend.

After spending some time enjoying "Grandma's Room" at the B & B we headed to Ertel Cellars.  This was my favorite part of the trip!  Ertel Cellar's Winery is known for its sweet wine!  And they had an amazing resturant where the special was Macadamia encrusted Sea Bass...it was so delicious...I felt like I was back in Hawaii.  We had a great time at this winery and of course we didn't leave empty handed!

It was a wonderful weekend, a perfect mini vacation, and an awesome time to relax and spend quality time with my best friend/hubby.  I am so happy he planned this with the busy planting season only days away.  Yeah in case you didn't catch that earlier...Brady planned all this by himself, I had no idea we were doing any of this...I was so surprised! 

Until next time!

What is the deal with this weather?!  I am loving it!  I will take 80's in mid-March any day!  The only negative about this weather is that I feel like I am behind on my summer projects...and technically it is still winter...how crazy is that?!

With the nice weather comes a lot of work, that is just the nature of the beast when you live on a farm.  Brady has been working long hours repairing the cattle lot, repairing the outside hog lot, and tearing out fence.  I also have been working mega long hours along with lots of traveling.  Today is Sales Closing Date for crop insurance though, so starting now I am going to have a little lull until after planting time.  Which is perfect because I can help around the farm while the boys are putting the crops in the dirt by being their go getter.

My birthday is also this weekend, and I just can't believe it is going to be pushing 80 on March 18, because I can remember multiple birthdays that were spent with snow on the ground.

I am not sure what we are doing for my birthday this year...you know 24 is a big one!  All I know is that I am supposed to be packed and ready to leave by tomorrow morning at 8:00 am and we won't be home until Sunday around noon or 1:00.  And I am not supposed to snoop on Brady's laptop because he has an hour by hour itinerary for the weekend saved on it....oh my gosh, for those of you who know me well I am sure you know that at this moment I immediately because super horny because I LOVE ORGINIZATION!  And I love surprises so I can't wait...I have such a wonderful husband! 

Well I better get going because I have lots of cleaning, organizing, packing, and working out to do before tomorrow morning!

Hope everyone has a wonderful St. Patty's Day filled with much beer, corned beef, and cabbage!

Yes that's right...I am turning into an old lady.  I felt my youth slowly slip away last week as I stood in front of the mirror...tweezers in hand...plucking out my mortal enemy...a gray hair!  Right away my mind started racing "Do I have any wrinkles yet?  What's next...am I going to be playing bingo with my girlfriends at the senior center complaining about my bunions?  Better make sure our insurance will cover my hip replacement!" 

Of course I immediately screamed "BRADY!"  He came running in worried...looking confused when he sees me just standing there.  Of course I told him that it was all his fault and that being married has put so much stress on my life that my hair can't even maintain its youthful dark chocolate color...sigh.

Of course I was kidding...but seriously...why did I get a gray hair?  I know that it was only one...but still, its like the end of an era.  Now every time I do my hair there is much more close up inspection for any rogue hairs that have decided to shrivel up and die on me.

Boo hoo poor me.

I'm really not even that sad and it's actually pretty funny...but still sad.