warm, unending summers

10.28.2009

Pecans

Caroline,

Another fall fave for me....is something I have only started doing in the past few years since I have had a house in Brownwood....PECAN picking! I love being outside in the grass and watching the buckets begin to overflow. Also, nuts are healthy snacks, great to use for cooking and UBER expensive, so it's wonderful to get them for free(so to speak). The picture above is one of me from today outside picking pecans! Fall bliss!!!

www.carolinejoyblog.com

10.27.2009

Contest!

Blog readers I am entering a contest for a gift card that Caroline Joy Photography is giving away!

Caroline,

My favorite fall tradition is to DECORATE for fall! When the weather changes, I am ready for the colors and decor to change in my house as well. Just for you(and as a teaser for my mom of decor changes I have made to my house) Caroline is a picture of me decorating for fall!

Check Caroline Joy Photography out at: www.CarolineJoyBlog.com

10.25.2009

Day Two-Northwest Roadtrip 2009

So day two and the morning of day three was spent in Canon City Colorado at Tristan's oldest sister's. Heather is an amazing hostess. We woke up and she had an Amazing breakfast fixed for us out on the back porch(see video below for a description of the meal). It was delicious and sitting outside was amazing.....I can never get enough of the Colorado air. We spent the day in Florence, Co going to little shops and such and then Tristan and I set out for a hike. It took us forever to get to the base of the trail and once we were there it started to rain with lots of thunder and lightning which is amazing to watch when you are surrounded by mountains. So we headed back to Heather's(check out her blog at http://heathershoresincolorado.blogspot.com/)and got cleaned up and headed into Colorado Springs with Heather. She took us to an English Pub that the insides of it were very old and were imported from England. It was beautiful. There were people from all sorts of places and lots of families. They passed out song books and a piano man led us in music. The whole pub was singing it was so much fun. Without us knowing Heather went and told someone that worked at the pub that Tristan was GREAT at playing and singing the piano man.....so the actual Pub piano man(who even dressed like a real pub piano dude) came up to our table and asked Tristan to play...after a lot of coaxing Tristan agreed. He did an amazing job and the whole pub was singing along and VERY impressed with Tristan's talent. If only Stacy Baliey wold have been there with her harmonica it would have been just perfect! We had a very peaceful time in Colorado...but our visit there was just to short! We love you Heather, thanks for the perfect hospitality! We love you!

The two things below are videos...if you can't watch them in your e-mail go to the actual blog(tristanandmelissa.blogspot.com).

10.19.2009

Excuses

So, I haven't blogged in a while because it takes SOOO long to do it! I am still trying to figure out a way to upload the pics and videos quickly. As of right now it is not a quick process and I pretty much refuse to post without media. I just don't have an hour a day to devote to blogging at this time....and until Tristan and I figure out a quicker way to do it....just hang in there. I am returning! And, updates in the future will include the rest of our NW trip, Bethany and John Ryan's wedding(although I have very little pics), fall happenings, and new pictures of my house!

Until then check out one of my new favorite bands on youtube: Pomplamoose(it means grapefruit in French)

Love you all,

Melissa

8.08.2009

accident.

do that first video on that last post was the wrong video...sorry!

Videos from Day One

These arae some videos from day one. For those of you who I have receive these blog posts in your e-mails be sure to visit the blog to watch the videos if they don't come through in the e-mail.
tristanandmelissa.blogspot.com

This first video is of us finally getting out of town. We were excited!!!

Momma, Daddy and John Ryan...this video is for you. Can you guess where we are by our song? We REALLY were sad that you guys weren't with us. Yes, we are making new memoires on our own but it sure doesn't replace the old ones. And we have A LOT of old memories driving these roads with you guys.

This video is of us crossing into Colorado.....I thought I would burst with joy! I LOVE COLORADO! I didn't even care that it was night time and I couldn't see the mountains....I was just happy to be there. There is just something in the air there I tell ya...it's magical!
The only sad part was that I realized it was the first time I had been to Colorado without my parents...after 27 years of traveling to Colorado almost EVERY year it's pretty crazy that I had never been there without them. But, don't worry we are learning how to have fun without our families...but it sure is hard.......so on day two I will share the new memories Tristan and I made together as our own little family unit. Bethany, don't read into that! : )

P.S. Today is Bethany and John Ryan's San Angelo Shower....and Tristan and I are not there.....we are mourning! But, then I just think about the fact that we get to have Bethany forever and I am not AS sad that I am missing this memory. Did ya'll know I ADORE Bethany? Well....now you do! I love you B!

8.07.2009

Day One

So....after a lot of dreaming we eventually decided we were going to make this trip no matter what. Tristan has made this summer a summer of making my dreams come true and this trip is no exception to that. We are having the time of our lives!

These photos are out of order....I still get it wrong every time. oh well! Day one we traveled 12 hours and drove from Brownwood to Canon City Colorado. We left Brownwood at 1:00pm and arrived at in Canon at 12am Mountain Standard Time. It was an exciting day for us being that we were finally on the road. We realized it is an easy drive to Canon and that we need to make it more often.