What Happened to the Peppers

Well, we moved.

This you know.

One thing (out of many actually) we were really going to miss was our garden.

And by our garden, I mean Darin's garden.

Here are some previous posts to keep you refreshed:

(1) Start
(2) Growing
(3) Crazy Growing and Multiplying

Because we moved and don't water the garden twice every day (this was the key to a great garden - who knew you just had to water it a lot?!), we knew it would eventually die out.

And it did. But can you see what's poking through?

RED. RED Peppers!

It was actually very funny to see all this dead stuff with bright red everywhere! Those peppers - well, never really seen anything quite so bright and cheerful (not that I'd eat them by-the-way. I'm not that crazy.)

Can't wait until we garden again. Next time maybe we'll go for food we actually both eat.

Just sayin'.

It's not 'goodbye', it's 'see you next time'

Two weekends ago, Jake and I took a quick trip up to Gainesville to see Kucku and Anupama. It just so happened that Anupama was going to be leaving for India in a couple of days, and Jake and I needed to visit for some friend-time.

She was leaving the US for good. Sad Del.

I have to admit that it was a hard visit for me. And even though I know she'll be reading this in India with her wonderful family, I still know that I will miss her greatly. (Why aren't you on skype right now?!)

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We were so happy for the visit though (Jake told me on the trip home while he was passed out in the back seat). Had a great time just talking, looking at fun Internet videos, eating too much food, and just being together.

First the food (had a great breakfast too - no pictures though, sorry):

At Bonefish. Eating too much.

Ended up catching a movie, going back to Kucku's, and talking. Trying to figure out how much Anu's bags weighted (a lot!). Or whether Jake could fit in a bag to India (and whether he'd be a good Indian dog - I think he would).

Or who Jake loved more...

And that was the trip.

Good, simple, relaxing, fun, memorable weekend.

Miss you friend.
Call me!

First Game of the Season

Well our first game that is.

Went to see if UCF could take on an ACC school a couple of weeks back.

(Not so much).

But they sure tried hard. And it was a good team. Sort of.

And it was a beautiful fall day in Florida.

Clear blue fluffy cloudy skies

We tail gate with a bunch of Darin's old college buddies, their friends, and their significant others. Mostly we go to see Dan and Angela (and C.) and Karen and Brad. They always have amazing food to try - love the hot dogs on the grill!

Walking to the game with C. in the cart

We got into the game actually before kickoff (we're normally about 5 minutes late because everyone has to finish their beer and walk to the stadium...), which was great!

Wow!

And it was a great game - UCF held their own. And the weather was perfect too!

Angela, Dan, and C.

Del and Darin.

We'll probably go back to another game as this was was just great - fun company and wonderful weather. If only Jake could come. He'd be super excited! It would be even funnier if he could run on the field - crazy Jake dog running away from everyone. I can just see it!

And it's Working!

Finally, my computer is connecting to the Internet at home!

Phew!

I don't know if it was because my computer is old (6 years - and runs fast and perfectly) or whether something was wrong with it's internal wireless card (but why would it work at work?), BUT it's working now.

And I can continue blogging like a champ. With blogging goals and everything!

More to come.

Weekend Wonder

Been busy here.

And the computer is still not working at home. Something to do with my wireless router on my computer being 'overwhelmed' by the amount of other wireless routers around our apartment complex. It's been a month since we could get Internet at home. Hopefully Darin can fix the problem tonight!

This last weekend, Darin and I volunteered for the Salty Dog Duathlon in Melbourne, FL. We decided to make a long weekend out of the trip and were so happy with the decision. We had a wonderful time relaxing on the beach, swimming in the pool, and not doing much of anything else.

There was this great fair in Melbourne that weekend too which we visited all three days/nights. So much fun! Had a great dinner Friday night to celebrate our birthdays and got a great bottle of wine. Saturday night we headed out to a fun Irish bar for some beer and soup. Sunday went to a great bagel place for breakfast sandwiches and headed home to our pup.

As soon as I get my computer up and running, I'll add some photos.

Enjoy your weekend!

Something Funny

Just got this email from a service guy who came to update software two weeks ago. I had told him that I wished our company brought donuts in every Friday like his does, and here's his response:

Really Donuts! I was kind of jealous of your soda supply. We do not always get donuts. We change it up from beagles and also fruits and yogurts.

Beagles = Dog
Bagel = Bread substitute

It was very funny to me. He's such a funny guy - but he totally didn't realize this blunder. Ha ha! Made my day.