Author: Sharell

Casey spotted him crawling on a neighbor’s parked car tire and I scooped him up to put him in a better spot 🙂

Checking out her new “shed-ender”

Penny loves when the Easter Bunny comes

Casey’s answers:

I have never . . . skied.
I would love to go to . . . Switzerland.
For breakfast I ate . . . eggs and sausages.
I wish that . . . I will get more than one med school acceptance (having a
choice would be awesome).
Tomorrow I am . . . studying.
My ideal car . . . can transport me to the trailhead.
My dog is . . . under the bed.
I love it when . . . I drink milk.
One of my favorite things about . . . Georgia is trees.
Every time I see . . . someone yawn, I do too.
I rarely ever . . . go on facebook.

Sharell’s answers:

I have never . . . surfed, lied about my birthday to get a free dessert, broken a bone, or eaten at a sushi restaurant.
I would love to go to . . . Costa Rica.
For breakfast I ate . . . honey bunches of oats cereal with organic milk.
I wish that . . . Penny didn’t have eyelashes poking her eyes.
Tomorrow I am . . . going to paint!
My ideal car . . . is blue and has room for dogs.
My dog is . . . the cutest little thing you ever did see!
I love it when . . . I have accomplished everything I wanted for the day.
One of my favorite things about . . . summer is strawberry shortcake.
Every time I see . . . a spider inside the house, I catch it and take it outside.
I rarely ever . . . buy something at a craft store without a coupon.

What are yours?

. . . mountain bike! Today we went for our first mountain bike ride at Longleaf Trail nestled behind the gorgeous Berry College campus (the largest campus in the world at 26,000 acres!) in Rome, GA. We ended up riding 7.5 miles.

There were a bunch of caterpillars crawling around in this!

oops

Today was the last day of the bike store grand opening promotion where the first 100 people got $20. We got there bright and early and got some awesome stuff all for free! Casey got the grand prize when he spun the prize wheel-fancy new sunglasses! And I won $20 on the prize wheel overall. We also ended up getting the brake cable housing Casey needs to redo the new brakes on his mountain bike, and a new Camelbak! We were also entered to win both a new road bike and mountain bike. We can’t wait to hit the trails 🙂

Day 2 free bike store loot!

What 80% humidity will do to you

I found this huge bug in the sink when I woke up

We got up really early to go the this bike store’s grand opening near us. They were giving the first 100 people $20 gift cards!

The loot we got today! We get to go back Saturday and Sunday and do it all again 🙂

We finished our morning with a trip to the dog park

Close-ups of this huge 4-footer:

This coral reef scene is highly textured

We had a blast today on this hike. It was so beautiful with the meandering trail winding its way through the thick shaded forest as butterflies weaved through the trees and the birds sang above. We got to get our toe shoes wet as we crossed several crystal clear streams. Penny enjoyed meeting other dogs and she got lots of comments about her nifty backpack. I even found my first Georgia lizards!! We can’t wait to go back!

Anolis carolinensis