Wow for Weather

The last few days have been beautiful. Cool in the morning and around 80 for the high. Sorry North Carolina peeps, I hope it isn't too bad there!!

Believe it or not it has been hot here. Not as hot as NC has been but last week we were up to about 100 and let me tell you...people here can't take that! Everyone was complaining about the heat and the sun and the humidity. I over heard one person say they can't wait for winter.

WHAT, WAIT....that really came out of someone's mouth. NO WAY JOSE!! No winter yet for me!!! I just can't believe that someone would trade heat, blue skies and sunshine for the frozen windy snowy tundra!! CRAZY I TELL YOU, just crazy!!

Well that is all for now.

Oh yeah two tidbits of wisdom:
1. Don't watch Marley and Me while running on the treadmill. Not good for motivation.
2. Don't let your dog eat a bowl of olive oil and half a loaf of bread. Not good for your yard! Dash sure liked it though....sneaky dog!!

At a glance..

As promised I tried my very best to narrow down my picture selection. It was difficult. If you want to see more, click on the Snapfish link at the top right of the blog.

Below is an view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill. (sepia)
Falls of Bruar

From a phone booth in St. Andrews....(Garth Brooks reference here....anyone get it?)

Jimmy and I near the Edinburgh Art Museum. Overlooking New Town.

Blair Castle

Scotland is #1, taken in Inverness on our last night.

Urquart Castle with Loch Ness in the background

Blair Athol Distillery

Lochleven Castle

St. Andrews Castle

Mom, Dad, Sara and I on Calton Hill in Edinburgh

Bonnie Bonnie Scotland

We did it!!! The trip of a lifetime was accomplished. On July 14th 8 people set out for the land of kilts and bagpipes only to find out it offered so much more.

The trip was perfect down to every last second. The apartment in Edinburgh was as cute as could be. Our tour guide was awesome. The B&B was gorgeous. Breakfast perfect. Just perfect.

This trip meant a lot to me. Not only was my entire family there but I also planned the entire journey. Once finished I felt like I had accomplished a huge play or production of some sort. Maybe I have a new job? Travel agent extraordinaire. I guess I will brag, everything was just seamless.

Hope everyone liked the journey.

Our Scottish adventure consisted of the boys going to The Open and the girls exploring the village of St. Andrews, castles, cathedrals, graveyards, pubs, dungeons, forts, waterfalls, pubs, Loch Ness....did I mention pubs?

Scotland is like nothing I have ever seen. Historical and beautiful. Gothic. Buildings dating back to 1100. Ruins dating back to 2000BC. Like walking through pictures you have only seen in your school day history books. I loved every second, every noise, everything.

I even tried Haggis. Yes, I did. Just a wee bit and it actually wasn't bad. Whisky..tried it too. When in Scotland.......

We even learned new words
Numpty - flaky and stupid
Steamin' - drunk
Crabbit - irritable

It will be truly hard for me to pick out what pictures to place in this post. I think I will post them separately. You see when Anna takes pictures she takes pictures....all 815 of them. I am sure you don't want to see them all so I won't bother you with that I will choose a few of my favorites for you....which will still be hard. (look for them soon.)

Cheers Mom and Dad, Cheers Sara and Keith, Cheers My Jimmy, Cheers Dave and Ginger. Until next time.........

Across the pond and back.

Hello blog...I haven't seen you in a while. I have been on vacation and will update you soon.

Blue sky

I can see some blue sky and the warning is over. We are back upstairs now.
More on the way so tonight should be interesting!

Blogging from the basement

Yep, that's right. We are all hanging out in the basement during a tornado warning. I am trying to take my mind off of the weather, so I decided to get on the computer. That is all for now got to pay attention to the weather.

Before the Storm

The sunset before a storm on Friday night.