Field Trip!

This past Sunday my Photography Club took a field trip to Lanterman's Mill. This mill is still functioning after over 100 years. It was really cool and absolutely beautiful. I'm too tired to type a lot about it but here are a few pictures. I'll fill you in on the details later. In case you are wondering, I did not change the color of the leaves, they really were that amazing.

I Have a New Car!

Today I bought my first new car! Thank you to my awesome parents for helping me out big time! I work late the next couple of days so I won't be able to take a picture of it until later this week so here's a picture and a commerical from the Honda website until then. My Element is Atomic Blue :)

Snow!

Well, not really. But imagine just how shocked I was when my coworkers told me it was supposed to snow tonight! Thankfully, it's just going to rain all night instead. However, the news is saying there's a chance of snow on Monday. There can't be snow before Halloween! That's just not right. Derrick said the last time he remembered it snowing for Halloween was when he was in 4th grade. Figures this happens for my first winter. Some interesting post sure to follow...

My Parents In Ohio!

My parents were here the past few days and it was a total blast. I had so much fun showing them as many reasons why I love Ohio as possible in just a few days. I was bummed to see them leave but I'll be home for Christmas in two months so I'm ok. Here's some pictures of their first full day in Ohio. Check out the amazing fall colors!

Poll Results!

This weeks winner for "What is the coldest temperature you've ever been in?" is UNDER 10 DEGREES! God bless you! I know I'll be joining your group soon but I'm so not looking forward to it. This weeks' poll goes with my only post this week "Road Trip!" (sorry guys, I'm slacking).

Road Trip!

A miracle happened this past Sunday. Not only did Derrick and I have the day off together, it was 80 degrees and sunny! To celebrate being a normal American couple, we decided to take a road trip. Now you may be thinking, "Road trip? But gas is so expensive!" This is where living in the Midwest has its advantage. Gas by our apartment this weekend was $2.79 a gallon (today it was $2.73). We decided on West Virginia since it was about 15 minutes closer than Kentucky. Ohio is really cool because it's driving distance from so many other states. In about three hours you could go to; Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York or Canada to see Niagara Falls. West Virginia was slightly disappointing since it seemed really run down. Of course, we only went to the cities along the Ohio River which seemed to be old steel towns so I'm sure West Virginia has more to offer than just what we saw. The drive there was absolutely beautiful! I love Southern Ohio. It looks like a postcard. I don't think I would want to live so far away from everything but the open fields and trees with the fall foliage was amazing. Every 5 minutes I would point out the window and say, "Derrick look! It's beautiful!" and he would say, "Yes, Kimberly, more trees." I can't help it if I've never seen fall colors before. My parents are coming out this weekend so at least I wont be the only one in amazement. This picture is from a lake we passed along the way in Ohio. I forgot what it was called but it was huge! I haven't worn a tank top for about a month so please excuse my pale arms.

Poll Results!

Last weeks poll, "If you saw a bug and didn't know what it was, would you make the effort to identify it" winner is...Yes, I like to learn. Yay for all of you who are willing to experience creepy crawlies in order to learn something new!

This weeks poll goes with my post, It's Cold!

Something Funny from Myspace

I hope I don't offend you if you're a Palin supporter...

It's Cold!

I know you are all going to laugh at me for this one but, it's cold! The people who live here may laugh at me but they're more bundled up than I am. So what if they know what's coming and think I'm in for a rude surprise. Let me give you some numbers to help explain the weather. The past few days the high was around 58 or so. Yesterday morning around 8:00am when I took Mya outside to go to the bathroom, it was 38 degrees! How do I know it was 38? Because as soon as I went back inside I checked the weather on my phone specifically so I could whine about it. A new JcPennys just opened down the street from me so after pay day I'm totally going to buy some warmer clothes. Everyone has been telling me that this winter is supposed to be a cold one. Aren't all of the winters here cold? I asked Derrick's Mom and Step Dad what do they mean by cold? They said colder than normal. I asked them to give me a temperature and they said they're expecting it to get in the single digets plus wind chill. Expect lots of whining and funny pictures in the months to come!

You know that kid in A Christmas Story? Yeah, that's gonna be me.

Best Vacuum Ever!

I finally had the money to buy a vacuum (thank you rent.com!) so I went to Target to find the best one I could for the least amount of money. Vacuums are expensive! I remembered my sister, Marie, telling me she loved her new vacuum and it was only $50. I gave her a call and walked out of Target with the same exact model. I'm so glad I took her advice! The Dirt Devil Featherlite vacuum cost me $45 on sale and it works better than any vacuum I've ever used. I thought my carpet was pretty clean but seeing how much dirt it sucked up totally grossed me out. The only problem now is it's making me a little obsessive compulsive about cleaning. I guess that's not really a problem until it gets out of control. Actually, it's probably a really good thing since my parents are coming to visit in less than 2 weeks. If you need a new vacuum I definitely recommend this one. It looks worthless next to the big fancy ones in the store but it is awesome!