Gettysburg & Petting Zoo

I'm not sure how many of you knew about this but on our wedding night the hotel we were supposed to stay at canceled on us (so we ended up staying at Michael's grandparent's house). However we were given a $100 Expedia coupon, so we spent it and went to Gettysburg for the day followed by a petting zoo and IKEA the next day. It was so much fun! 

We spent the majority of the day at Gettysburg, we drove around the area and we walked it as well, taking loads of pictures the entire time. There are so many pictures, too many to post on here, so we posted a few of our favorites and the rest can be viewed on the link below. It was so neat to walk around the same area that many people fought and died on. I'd have to say that being on Little Round Top was my favorite part of the whole thing. The view was beautiful and we were on it as the sun was beginning to set. When it was time for dinner we went to a restaurant in downtown Gettysburg called "Gettysburg Eddie's". It was a very cool environment, however the food wasn't so good, especially for the price you had to pay. When we finally checked into the hotel we relaxed and ate our dessert, it was a very nice hotel, however when we were about to go to bed I looked out the window and realized we were right next to a graveyard (our window was less than 20 feet from the closest grave.

Check Out all of Our Pictures from Our Trip: http://kbmccain96.imgur.com/

The next day we headed out to a petting zoo that was out in the middle of no where in Pennsylvania. We discovered that it was an Amish petting zoo, it wasn't any different than any other petting zoo except for the little shop we could go into was full of nothing but homemade goods. 

Petting the animals was a lot of fun, I even got over my fear of deer and fed one (given I was freaking out the whole time, I still did it). We also fed a potbelly pig and some creature that I can't remember the name of. Overall it was a blast. 

Feeding the Pig!

Michael feeding a cute animal!

After the Petting Zoo we sanitized our hands thoroughly and then went off to Buffalo Wild Wings. The closest one to us is an hour away so when I figured out we were close to one we decided we had to go there. After an interesting lunch we headed off to IKEA to get our new kitchen table and chairs. We had an adventure finding the furniture inside of the store and had an even more interesting adventure getting it home. All of it didn't fit into the car, so we ended up tying it to the top of our car, that was an interesting ride home on the PA Turnpike.

When we finally got home we unloaded the car, cuddled Tony, and passed out. Overall it was a very good two days that we won't forget.

-KbM

Philly & Memory Lane

Hello everyone! As we count down to our move to Hawaii we've been staying very busy. Over the weekend we went and saw the movie Sinister (which Michael was not happy about) with a few friends. In the end Michael loved the movie but I still had to cuddle him when we went to bed just in case (isn't the man supposed to cuddle the woman?). Overall it was a very fun Friday night.

The next day we headed off to Philadelphia with those same friends, Sarah & Derek Young. We had a blast! We took a tour of Independence Hall & got to see the liberty bell. There was also a really neat restaurant that we ate at which had interesting burgers & even more interesting bathrooms. After being tourists for a bit we headed off to IKEA (after taking a detour thanks to the GPS). The boys loved it as we wandered around IKEA for over an hour, but Michael started to love it when I told him we were picking out some furniture for the kitchen in Hawaii. Overall it was a fantastic day with good friends and a good way to fill up one of our final Saturday's here.

The Front & Back of Independence Hall.

The Liberty Bell.

Independence Hall.

Michael surprised me on Sunday and took me for a walk where we took all of our engagement pictures. It was such a nice day and made us realize how much we are going to miss the Fall weather once we are in Hawaii. We walked around the park for about an hour and took some pictures, we even took a few that resemble some of our engagement pictures. After wandering for a bit we ended up getting some of sushi & going to a Halloween store to look for some costumes! Then we went back home and cuddled our Tony Meow. Overall it was a great weekend. 

6 months ago & now.

I couldn't leave Tony out of a blog post.

 -KbM

 

Pumpkin Day!

So we spent our Saturday at the Indian Acres Tree Farm (they sell Christmas trees when it's Christmastime). We went with our usual gang, us and two other couples. We got to go on a hayride back to the pumpkin patch and then we spent about 15 minutes running around trying to find the perfect pumpkins. Michael and I agreed on two different pumpkins, both were somewhat small, but we loved them.

Then we split into two groups (one of our friends is allergic to cornstalk so they stayed behind) and we went into a corn maze with another couple. The guys decided to be cool and try to run the maze and us girls walked it (we ended up finishing about 30 seconds after them).

After another hayride back to the front of the farm we enjoyed some cider and went back to a friends house to enjoy some dinner. We then decided to work on our pumpkins! Michael & I painted ours to look like a cat (that's the pumpkin we got for our Tony). Then we carved our other pumpkin, we gave him a very cute face. After that it was time to go home, we were all exhausted and we immediately passed out once we got home! 

Overall it was a great fall day and a perfect first Halloween for me & Michael as a married couple. It's crazy to think that we only have a few more weeks here in Jersey before the big move! We're both going to miss the fall weather, but being in Hawaii right before it gets very cold is going to be very nice!

-KbM

Tony & his Bubbles

At my brother's wedding instead of throwing rice or bird seed as the bride and groom left we blew bubbles at them. It ended up being very cute and mess free, but we had leftover bubbles that we brought home. I had the bright idea to blow some one night earlier this week and Tony LOVED it. It's his new favorite toy, he will actually cry when you stop blowing bubbles. It's quite cute, but can get kinda annoying. I'm not sure what we'll do when we run out of the bubbles we have, we just might have to go and buy some more.

-KbM

Quick Update!

So not much has changed here in Jersey for us. Mike is still in his transition class but he graduates sometime next week (I think). We also have a date for the movers to pack up our stuff and ship it to Hawaii! It also looks like we'll be flying out to Hawaii on November 11, yippie for spending my 21st birthday on a plane! 

This past weekend we were in Ohio for the last time before we move. We got to be a part of my brother's wedding which was a ton of fun for both of us. Now all the Blossom children are married! 

For now it's just counting down until we move, however we have lots of fun planned between now and then. Hanging out with friends, going to Philly, pumpkin patch, Gettysburg, and a few more things! It stinks that we've made a bunch of new friends just in time to move, but we'll keep in touch with them for sure. Mike and I are ready to get to get to Hawaii and get everything moving, I'm especially ready to get a job and get started on school!  

-KbM

My brother Matthew & his new bride Courtney during their first dance.

Michael & I during my brother's wedding reception.

Me & my niece Megan dancing during my brother's wedding reception.