Dehydrator

Mr. Hunt bought a Dehydrator last week. He is in a health kick and is eating alot of protein and hardly any carbs. That's the goal at least. So Beef Jerky is the best snack for him.

He decided that he wanted to be able to make his own Beef Jerky, thinking it would be cheaper at least.

I'm not a huge fan of beef jerky, but Ill eat it if I had too. Mr. Hunt did make some out of a steak, and it tasted alot better than any other Beef Jerky I have ever had. Then the next night he made Beef Jerky from ground beef and spices. That one grossed me out a little bit so I didn't try it. Mr. Hunt said it was very good.

Then yesterday, we dehydrated some bananas. They were REALLY good! they tasted like banana bread to me. I liked them even when they were still a little mushy and not all dehydrated yet.

I'm excited to try to dehydrate some apples or another fruit. YUM! The ideas Mr. Hunt comes up with....

Little Dogs Meet Big Dogs

Mr. Hunt's twin brother, Michael and his wife, Rachel have three little Dachshunds! They are so sweet. Even though we live pretty close to them, we have never gotten the dogs together. The main reason being that our dogs are very big, and their digs are very small.

We finally decided that we should get them together and try to do it often, so that we would be able to get together more with all of them.

We decided that it was a better idea for them to come to our house so that we could put the big dogs up in their crates if we needed to. It was very interesting when they came.

I put River and Hannah outside in the backyard at first, and we brought one little dog out one at a time until they were used to each other.

At first, Chopper, Harley, and even Scooter were pretty scared. River and Hannah just wanted to play. All 5 dogs did really well. There were no fights, and nobody got hurt. Id say thats pretty good!

Once we went inside to watch the premier of So You Think You Can Dance, all three dachshunds went right up to sit on the top of the couch. They felt safe up there I guess. Well Hannah got right up there with them! It was funny!

River played for a little bit, but then really didn't notice they were there because he was eating a rawhide.

I think the meeting went well. I think the more we do it, the more they will get used to each other and it will be easier and easier.

My Subway Order

This is just so weird! I cant get over it. I went to the South Park Mall on Friday afternoon and went to the food court for lunch. I decided to be on the healthier side, and so I headed to the Subway.

Let me first mention that this was the second time I have ever been to this Subway. The only other time was a long time ago, even before I even moved to Charlotte.

Anyway, I walked up to the counter to order, and the boy said to me, "6" turkey on wheat?" I was speechless! That IS what I order almost every time. I switch up the bread sometimes, and I did this time, just so it wouldn't be so creepy that he knew my order.

I also like to get tuna, but not at Subway, I will get it at Jersey Mikes, or Quiznos. I asked the boy how he knew that that is what I wanted, and he just looked at me.

When I told Mr. Hunt about this, he laughed and just said that its "probably what every little white girl in shape gets."

Is this true? what do y'all order? I'm so confused, and a little scared. He didn't answer me when I asked how he knew the order?

Ive Created a Monster

Ive created a Monster! A massage monster. Yep you guessed who...Mr. Hunt. He loves massages now! He has had a few before but it wasn't until Valentine's day two years ago that we went to our first couples massage. He loved it! Of course I love them too!
He always talks about getting one ever since but we haven't had the time or the budget really.
We decided this weekend to treat ourselves to a couples massage and it was worth it! Now Mr. Hunt wants to become a member there.
We went to Massage Envy. They have a membership program there where you can pay a certain amount every month and that includes one massage a month. Any massage after that is 50% off. It seemed like a good deal, but pretty unrealistic for us. We really don't need to be paying money for one massage a month.
Mr. Hunt was almost convinced and was really into the idea. But don't worry, we decided against it. We figured that one massage at least every two months would be just fine.
I will be honest though, I cant wait for July now :)

Taylor's Dance Recital

Mr. Hunt and I just got back from watching Taylor's dance recital. This year she was in three dances. She was honestly the best one in her class. I was so proud of her.
Every time she comes over to our house, she goes in the dining room (where we still don't have any furniture) and she shows me all of her dances. I think she likes to show me because I told her how I was a dancer too.

It was so fun to see a dance recital. I miss dance a whole lot! Brought me back to the good ole days. I hope that she keeps up with it and does dance for along time so that I can share in the joy of it all! Good Job Tonight Taylor!!

Adventurous Trip to the Mountains

So Mr. Hunt and I headed up to the mountain house to visit family from out of town and to go white water kayaking last weekend. It was so much fun! I cannot wait to do it again. To be honest here, I was actually terrified. I read all about it online, and was freaking myself out! Just think about it, you will be in a kayak all on your own, (an inflatable one at that), going down 5 foot drops, in freezing cold water with a chance of rain. To top it off, Davis told me that you would have to stop on a dime in certain places to wait for others. Davis had gone before but he went on the lower rapids with my dad. This time we went on the higher rapids. All I could think about was having my kayak pop on a rock or me float away down the river while everyone else was stopped.

Now that we have done it, I cant wait to do it again. Yes the water was freezing, but that didn't matter because we were having so much fun! At one point I was having a hard time paddling because I was laughing so hard at Davis when he fell out of the kayak. I'm very surprised that I didn't fall out. I sure did come close. I also (along with everyone else) got stuck on a few rocks. We went about 4 miles down the river. There were some pretty big drops.

I think the scariest part was when the instructor told us that we were coming up on a very dangerous drop and to go off to the left side and get out of the kayak on one of the huge rocks. Their plan was to put us back in the water on the very left to avoid the dangerous drop. All of us made it except Dylan. He went right on down the dangerous drop. Me, as the big sister, about had a heart attack while everyone else was laughing. Luckily he made it down safe. Now he thinks he is a pro and can do anything.

There were 10 of us. It was Mr. Hunt and I and my two brothers, one of Dylan's friends Trey, my Uncle Jim, cousin Chad and his girlfriend Aly, and their two friends from Ohio. I think it made it even better that we all knew each other and that there werent any strangers. We were able to laugh at each other and have a good time.

The rest of the trip was spent relaxing by the lake and fishing. At one point the boys (Chad, Dylan, and Mr. Hunt) came back from their trip on the boat and said that they ended up catching somewhere around 30 fish in just a hour! That's one every 2 minutes! They came back because they got caught in the rain storm. I wonder if the fish were biting more because it was raining.

The fur babies spent their weekend at the doggie resort. There were too many people at the mountain house to have them there. They missed out though, and we cant wait to bring them next time.

I'm very happy that I finally got to meet my cousin Chad's girlfriend Aly. I have heard so much about her, but never met her. She was very nice, and I'm glad she is in the family. We talked alot during the trip and I think we both have alot in common.

It was a very fun but relaxing weekend. Who wants to go white water kayaking? I'm ready to go back right now.

Ronald McDonald House

One of my little precious flower girls is in three years of remission from cancer. Ever since her dad told me about her story, she has been very inspiring to me. I don't want to sound all mushy or anything but when I look at her, it is crazy to think that she, at 7 years old, has already been through more than I probably ever will in my life. She is a strong, happy, beautiful little girl with one false eye. She plays soccer, does gymnastics, is a brownie, and takes dance classes, and alot more. Sometimes I try to imagine what it would be like with only one eye to see out of, and I just couldn't imagine it. She does it all, and she is again, so inspiring.

Any whoo! When she did have cancer, her and her family lived in a Ronald McDonald house while she got better and still had to be close to the hospital. Even though that probably wasn't their ideal place to stay, it was probably the best choice.

Charlotte just opened their Ronald McDonald house about 2 weeks ago. Taylor's dad, Chris was invited to the grand opening. When he walked in the first thing he saw was Taylor's picture up on the wall. As they went through and toured the house, Chris then discovered that they named a room after Taylor (Taylor's Room)! He was so surprised! He also got to talk to the owner of all the Ronald McDonald houses, and he asked Chris how Taylor was doing. Chris was so surprised that he knew her name.

I asked Chris if "outside" people could go see it, and normally they cant, but they made an exception. I went with Chris, Taylor and Chandler and looked around. It was so surreal. Families come to live there in such a nice facility, but not to enjoy themselves. Every family there is hurting for one reason or another. Its not a good thing if you are there.

I am very thankful that I was able to go see what it was all about. I'm glad that there is such a thing so that families can have a few less things to worry about when they already are worrying about so many other things. Whenever I get a chance to donate to an organization, it will always be the Ronald McDonald house. You should too!