Thursday, October 29, 2009

Yate's Cider Mill...

I took off yesterday afternoon so Ashley and I could go play. We had planned a full day of adventures. My mental schedule was something like this...

1. Go have lunch with Ashley (to a place of Ashley's picking)
2. Head on over to the Cider Mill and get some hot apple cider and a donut (yum!)
3. Drive an hour North to a small Bavarian town filled with little shops and tasty treats
4. Find some place to have dinner
5. Return back to my place to carve up some pumpkins

This is was actually happened...

1. I went to pick up Ashley, only SURPRISE, Ashley had cooked me a great warm lunch. It was a pot-pie like dish except no crust but on top was a flaky pastry that had been baked separately. It was very good.
2. Ashley and I then talked and had just a good time that we ended up staying in the house for a few hours.
3. We made it to the cider mill and had a great time. We decided we would make it North with enough time to really enjoy it so instead we walked around the paths for a while.
4. We stopped and ate some Indian food (the kind from India). Including some rice that tasted as if you took all of Christmas (tree, presents, Santa, and even Rudolf) in a blender and liquefied it then cooked the resulting sauce with rice. It was a little odd. If you have a hard time imagining it then imagine eating rice that tasted like a bowl of potpourri. In any case here are some pictures.




Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sweetest Day...

Michigan celebrates a holiday called Sweetest Day, which is much like Valentines Day only on the third Saturday of October rather than February. Yesterday, I woke up to a phone call from Ashley telling me good morning and to walk out to my car. Putting on some loafers and I opened the garage door to see a rolled up pink poster board. I walked over and picked it up and was surprised to find that it weighed, I think, a good 15 to 20 pounds. I carried it inside and unrolled it.


In case you can't read some of it here is what it says...

Hello Sugar Babie,
Happy Sweetest Day!
hony you have charmed me &
you are better than I
could ever wish. I know
we are ment to be together.
Baby yor a juicy slamin
hot hunk! You always
know plenty of ways to
bring me mounds of joy.
I have an extremely grand time
with you Mr. Hot pants.
Let's chews
to stick together now & later.
I love you to pieces!
Kisses, Ashley

Isn't it so amazing! Reading it with her still on the line I laughed so much at her choice of words. I love how she calls me "Mr. Hot Pants"! Hey, what can I say... if the pants fit...

Really, I'm very, very lucky to have Ashley in my life. She is absolutely amazing!!!