Red River Gorge-ous

We spent another weekend enjoying Kentucky's scenery. This time we were in the Red River Gorge in Daniel Boone National Forest in Eastern Kentucky. We spent Saturday hiking trails and viewing the last of the peak fall colors. We saw 4 natural arches which the area is well known for. We camped out that night with Murphy & Oakley. We all really enjoyed the weekend (not trying to rub it in to our friends and family still snowed in by the SD blizzard)!

Fall Back

We spent the first day of Standard Time at Otter Creek Recreational Area which is located on the Ohio River near Ft. Knox. The Autumn colors were beautiful - lots of reds, oranges, yellows, even burgandy. We enjoyed hiking with the dogs and taking in another wonderful Fall day.

Oakley's Birthday Paw-ty and Halloween

Oakley turned 1 year old, which gave us a good excuse to invite Joe, Mel, Lacy and Wrigley over for a "paw"-ty. The dogs enjoyed pupcakes and other treats.

We carved pumpkins for Halloween and handed out candy to the neighborhood kids. We didn't have very many kids this year - so David and Joe ended up eating most of the candy. We were told that we had the "best jack-o-lanterns in the neighborhood" - so we got that going for us!

Shawn & Tamara Got Hitched!

We also were able to see some good friends during our trip home. David was a part of the wedding - as an usher and vocalist. It was great to see everyone and catch up. We are already looking forward to the next wedding so we can come home - who's it going to be??

Congrats to Shawn and Tamara Kerns!

Fun with the Fam

We spent a few days back in South Dakota and we were able to do some of our favorite things: hang out with family and enjoy the Black Hills. We spent a day at David's parents place in the hills. We enjoyed good food, good company, and the boys provided great entertainment as always. We had a great time.

Miss you all already!

Autumn in the air

We took advantage of the beautiful fall weather and took a hike at Bernheim Forest. The trees are just starting to change colors and temperatures were in the 80s. Can't beat it!! We also took a nice drive and passed several bourbon distilleries. The "smell" of fall was in the air there too.

The City That Never Sleeps

My first trip to New York City was quite an experience. I attended the 52nd Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting and gave a presentation about some of the research which I did for my Master's Thesis at U of L. In between sessions I played tourist for a while and did some sightseeing. Our hotel was basically right in the middle of Times Square so there was always alot of craziness going on around there. I also got to see the Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, the Dave Letterman Show studio, Grand Central Station, Radio City Music Hall, Rockerfeller Center, Central Park, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Another highlight was getting to see the famous Broadway musical "Phantom of the Opera". The real highlight of the trip was having my flight cancelled and getting to spend the night in Jersey!! (can you sense the sarcasm). All in all, it was an awesome trip and I cannot wait to go back.


View from my hotel



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