Our Family

Pam & Mike

Chiaroscuro "Scuro"

Ra

Carrera

Uluru "Ru"

Twerp

Hottest Picture of Mike EVER!

Here is a picture of my *husband* when he was either in the last years of high school or first years of college. Sorry, just had to share this yumminess. ;-)


Sorry for not updating this blog lately. Too much going on. Take a look at the wedding blog.

Wisniewski-Berry Trip

We went to Grand Rapids, Michigan this weekend to visit Mike's family. It was a great trip! Above are pictures of Mike and his grandparents. If you want to see all the pictures from the trip, click here!

Yay!!

Mike is coming home from Las Vegas tonight! He will find that the landscaping people have made a mess of the yard, but hopefully they will be making more progress in the next few days.

Here is a picture of my nephew Max - just because he is soo cute.


Mike and I want to have two kids starting in about 2-3 years. Ru, Ra, and Scuro are keeping us busy enough in the meantime!

Updated Kitchen

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Here is a picture of our newly updated kitchen. Mike did it all himself! We still have to put in the tile backsplash, but I think it looks awesome! I need to find a before picture to show the difference . . .

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Okay, here is the before picture of the kitchen. See the difference?!

Pam Ra Ru

Here is the picture I sent Mike in San Diego to show him what he is missing here at home. The picture quality is pretty bad because I took it with my phone in a really low light.

Growing up Poor, in the South

Here is a very picturesque scene of two young girls sharing one ballerina outfit and leaning on a Winnebago. Ah yes, growing up poor in the South. Such fond memories . . .

I was just scanning a few baby photos for a wedding slide show. I came across this one and couldn't resist posting it. :-) Love ya, Kim.

House to Home

Our house is looking really awesome lately! Here are some pictures.

My Family

Here is a picture of the first and probably the last time I got Mike and all the animals in the same shot.

Pictures

John Mayer concert

Ru

Mike in his office

The Scuro (tomorrow is her birthday)

Exxcellent

Look, I Simpsonized Me!!

I also took a stab at Mike . . .

Where's My Corsage?

When I met Michele in San Francisco, my Auntie Esther insisted that she take a picture of us together. I almost felt like we were going to prom together or something. :-) My aunt still has a 35 mm camera, so she just sent me the picture. Here is a scanned version in sepia.

Weddings

Francis slept in this morning. After he got up, we had a light breakfast. Chris was getting ready to go to Highpoint to see Amber, so I helped him put together this vase of Hershey's kisses and roses he had gotten to surprise her. Then I modeled some dresses for the guys, and they helped me decide on the one below.

We left around 1 PM for Childress Vineyards. We made perfect time. We got there in time to have a quick lunch and listen to some live music on the terrace. Then we went on the 3 PM tour of the vineyard. After that, we did the wine tasting. We got to the church JUST in time. The wedding was very pretty. The reception was lovely as well. We danced to a few songs and hung out with some of his friends he had known since middle school. It was a very impressive crowd - IB high school, masters, law degrees, PhDs, wow. Although a little late, we got home safely.

He impressed/surprised me by requesting that I take him to my church in the morning (he is Catholic). So we are going to go to church, have brunch, then go to Body Worlds at Discovery Place. His plane leaves for Gainesville around 6 PM. It has been a good but long day.

Silly Burroughs

This is my family - My sister Lisa, her husband Steve, and my neices and nephew, Rachael, Ryan, and Emily.

Here is a slide show of the rest of the San Francisco 2007 Trip pictures.

Pam and the Ru

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Here is a goofy picture of Ru and I a few weeks ago. This silly puppy always has his tongue lolling out of his mouth. Ru has yet to meet Scuro and Ra. That will be an adventure.

GSMNP Pictures

Here are the GSMNP Pictures.

Great Smoky Mountains

We had a great time this weekend. We left Friday afternoon and stayed in a hotel in Asheville that night. We went to Tupelo Honey's for dinner. We woke up the next morning and drove to the Cherokee entrance to the national park. We stopped at Mingo falls first. I have never been to the mountains on-season so there were a lot more people than I am used to. Then we drove through the park to Gatlinburg and did the Roaring Fork Motor trail. We went to see one of my favorite waterfalls - Grotto falls. We had lunch on a rock near a stream which was really cool. Then we drove to Cades Cove where we were camping. We set up the tent then went around the scenic loop. We saw tons of wild turkeys, deer, and black bears. I usually saw more deer and less of the other two. It was definitely black bear season - we saw 7 black bears at least!!


We had hotdogs and baked beans for dinner. Mike made me a smore for dessert while I incinerated some marshmellows on a stick. We read for a while then went to bed (or tent should I say?). There was this owl that was hanging around our campsite so I had this really vivid dream that he was peaking in our tent while we were sleeping. It was so neat!

We woke up in the morning (no showers in the national park) and had orange juice, eggs, and bacon for breakfast. We packed up all the stuff and headed out. We saw the Sinks and Laurel falls then went to Gatlinburg. We went to the Ripley's Aquarium which had some pretty neat aquatic life. Then we went through Pigeon Forge to Sevierville (stopping at Krispy Kreme for lunch) to check out the Forbidden Caverns which is a huge cave. However, the cave was closed on Sundays (who closes a cave on Sundays?). Just as well because it was getting late and stormy. We (as in Mike) drove back to my house and dropped me off. It was around 6 PM in the evening. I took a long awaited shower and went to bed. I woke up around midnight to check my email then went back to sleep.

Now here I am awake. I am a little achy from all the hiking - maybe 6 miles total but uphill (both ways!). I have a headache (probably from the changes in elevation). So I have had my ibuprofen and diet Pepsi this morning and am waking up. I don't have much food in the house so I think I will drive and get some breakfast. I work from home this week then leave for San Francisco on Thursday.

Ahh, I am thankful for a really great trip with a really great guy.

Kayaks

And here is an awesome picture one of my friends took of the kayaks and the lake.

Lake James

Here is a silly picture of me at Lake James a couple of weeks ago.

Happy Birthday Dave!!

Pamela Karr (4/2/2007 1:03:22 AM): love me?
Dave Price (4/2/2007 6:50:17 AM): exponentially
Dave Price (4/2/2007 6:51:08 AM): infinitely
Dave Price (4/2/2007 6:51:10 AM): without fail
Dave Price (4/2/2007 6:51:12 AM): without effort
Dave Price (4/2/2007 6:51:30 AM): i love you pam


Dave is one of my bestest friends, and he is turning 27 years old!

Dave and I met when I was 15 years old - we had PhysEd together. I would finish running the mile before everyone else (because I am kinda competitive), but then I would about pass out, and he would carry me to the bleachers. We lost touch the latter half of high school, but we caught back up when I moved back to Gainesville for college. He was always there to move heavy objects. He was one of the few people to come and visit me when I was interning in Atlanta. He drove me up to Charlotte for a weekend and helped me pick out my house. One time he drove to see me off at the airport when I came to visit my mom, and we didn't have a chance to meet up beforehand. Last time I saw him was in May when I went down for Joel's graduation. He is like family to me. Dave loves kids and will be starting as an elementary school teacher this coming year. He has always been there for me, and he always knows how to make me feel loved. I only wish I got to see him more often.

Happy Birthday, Dave! I love you!