Day 17 - Books

Day 17

This is my bookshelf. I think I need a bigger one...I've outgrown this one. And these aren't all my book. I have some tucked away in boxes. Yes, I love books. :)

--MMR

Day 16

Day 16

Two weeks ago this flower was pretty much dead. I was ready to throw it in the garbage. But, I gave it lots of love, care, and water...and look at it now. :)

--MMR

Day 15 - Handy Maninder

Day 15

Abhay has dubbed himself Handy Maninder while fixing things around the house/helping friends fix things. Sheldon is known as Handy Harwinder while "they" are fixing things. :)

--MMR

Day 14

Day 14

Sunday is always our day to make a "fancy" dinner. This evening we made Chicken Satay on the grill and fried rice. It's so nice to have a husband that cooks right along side of me. It makes cooking and baking so much more fun!

--MMR

Day 13 - Grown Ups

Day 13

We went as saw the movie Grown Ups this evening. It was good for a laugh!

--MMR

Day 12 - Sheldon's 2nd Haircut

Day 12

Sheldon got his second haircut today. The groomer was able to get a closer cut on his face this time-- he looks like a different dog. SO HANDSOME! When I went to pick him up he had the very cute bandanna on. :)

--MMR

Day 11 -Pear tree!

Day 11

The Bartlett Pear Tree that we planted last spring provided us with actual pears this summer-there are 6 pears on the small tree. :)

--MMR

Day 10 - Tickets

Day 10

Our tickets for Keith Urban and Kris Allen came in the mail today! While I'm not a fan of country music, i'm super excited to see Keith Urban (and Kris Allen!!) at the Indiana State Fair on August 14!!

--MMR

Day 9 - Corn

Day 9

This is what we see every where we go... fields of corn The road we live on is lined, on both sides, with corn. Sort of freaky to drive through. Ah, Indiana.

--MMR

Day 8 - First Day of Summer

Day 8

We went to Daggs, our favorite ice cream place, for a treat after our evening walk . Fitting for the first day of summer, right? :) I got Tiramisu flavored (on the left) and Abhay got Banana flavored (on the right). Yum!

--MMR

Day 7 - Us

Day 7

US!

--MMR

Day 6 - Sushi

Day 6

This evening we tried out a new Asian restaurant in town called Ru Yi. This is a picture of the super delicious sushi we ate--crab and cucumber sushi. The main entrees were equally tasty. We can't wait to go back!

--MMR

Day 5 - Yankee

Day 5

Abhay and I are both fans of Yankee Candles. We drove to Indianapolis this evening to hit up The Yankee Candle Co. semi-annual sale. You can't beat 2 candles for 25 bucks!

--MMR

Day 4 - Flamingo

Day 4

I bought Sheldon a new toy...a bright pink squeaky Flamingo. He loves it! It's his new best friend. :)

--MMR

Day 3- Eos

Day 3

We took our nightly walk downtown Columbus this evening. Columbus is a city filled with art, gorgeous architecture, and sculptures. We're lucky to live in such a beautiful city. Here is my favorite sculpture in town: Eos.

--MMR

Day 2- Rain, Rain, Go Away.

Day 2

Rain, Rain, GO AWAY! It has rained, or we've had a thunderstorm, everyday for the past 2 weeks. (Rain everyday =HUMID, sticky weather) It's starting to get OLD. Today we had a downpour complete with wind, and hail!

--MMR

Day 1!

I am going to try something new with our blog...a picture a day adventure. I'll post and take a picture each day of something that is part of our life. Check back often.

Day 1

My dear friend Carrie, her 2 month old baby Bailey, and I. I was able to meet baby Bailey for the first time this weekend. Little BEE is an absolute doll! :)

--MMR

Wordless Wednesday

(Sunset behind our house this evening)

Strawberry Lemon Trifle

I made a Strawberry Lemon Trifle for a BBQ we had this weekend at our house. It turned out super yummy--a perfect summer dessert. I thought I'd share the recipe:

Strawberry Lemon Trifle

• 4 ounces fat-free cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup nonfat lemon yogurt
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 2 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries, divided
• 1 tablespoon white grape juice or water
• 1 (10 inch) prepared angel food cake

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and yogurt. Add the milk, pudding mix and lemon peel; beat until smooth.
2. In a blender, process 1/2 cup strawberries and grape juice until smooth.
3. Tear cake into 1-in. cubes; place a third in a trifle bowl or 3-qt. serving bowl. Top with a third of the pudding mixture and half of the remaining strawberries. Drizzle with half of the strawberry sauce. Repeat. Top with remaining cake and pudding mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

--MMR

Wordless Wednesday

(Abhay fixing the chair our lovely doggie attempted to "eat"!)

Portland!

We spent the long, Memorial day weekend in Portland, Oregon! :) Abhay's sister, Gunjan and her husband Vineet moved to Portland from India a few months ago--and this was the perfect opportunity to visit them.

I feel in love with Portland. It's a gorgeous area! So green with trees, pretty mountains, and endless trees and water. The city of Portland was very eclectic, and artsy. I could see us living there someday.

One day visited Mount St. Helens, an active volcano that last erupted in 1980. Unfortunatley, it was very cold, rainy, and foggy so we were not able to see the mountain. But it was a beautiful drive up to the mountain and on the way back we stopped at a little mom/pop cafe and had the yummiest fresh berry cobbler. The next day we visited three different waterfalls just outside of Portland that were breathtakingly gorgeous! We also visited a tranquil Japanese garden on top of a hill overlooking the city. It was SO peaceful. Sunday we drove down highway 101, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. We visited three different beaches and saw lots of the beautiful country...this was my favorite part of the trip. This was my first time to visit a ocean beach. Too bad it was 50 degrees and rainy...otherwise I would have hopped in.

We also go the chance to eat some of the very famous Voodoo doughnuts and visit a fun downtown Saturday market in which I tried bubble tea for the first time.

Yay for Portland...and wonderful family.

Us on a beach!

Lincoln City Beach

Gunjan and Vineet @ Horsetail Falls

Us @ Multnomah Falls

--MMR