Maple Hill B&B

If you ever need to get away from all the hustle and bustle, Bill and I strongly recommend Maple Hill Manor in Springfield, KY. Bill and I have been there for the last 4 years on our anniversary and wish we could go back more. Bills says that it isn't far by far enough to get away. They have 7 rooms with private baths and serve the best breakfast you will ever eat. It is so much to eat that normally we don't have to eat until supper. We look forward to the breakfast and always ask for the eggs in a basket and lemon pancakes, but I will have to say that the croissant french toast was pretty yummy this year. Todd and Tyler are great hosts and make sure you have a memorable stay. Oh don't let me forget to mention that they have homemade sweets every night. Also it is a great place to take the kiddos, they have Alpacas, dogs, a horse, lamas, and cats(Ripley just loves me to come and visit). I could go on about this place for several pages, but go and check out for yourselves and be sure to tell them that Bill and Mary Beth sent you.

A little piece of heaven here on earth

Does this not look like the best stuff ever? My dearly beloved was in Paducah last week and called to see if I needed anything. Hummm. Well while you are there would you care to go by Holman House and pick my up my favorite pie. Holman House is known for there desserts, they are the best. I had also asked for Deluxe Cheesecake but they were sold out. So from the picture you can tell that he was ever so kind to stop. French pecan silk pie IS the best pie ever. Living here in Hooterville I don't get to Paducah very often and I am sure everyone can attest to those food items from back home that you miss dearly when you move away. So lets just say I enjoyed every bite of my pie. Thanks sweetie you made my year. Oh and if anyone has access to this recipe, I might just have to name you my new BFF.

5 Years and counting

Well it is so hard to believe that it has been 5 years. Sometimes I think it has been longer and then sometimes it just seems like yesterday. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful husband to share this journey with.

State Fallen Firefighers Memorial

Bill has been after me to download the pictures off my camera from his trip to Frankfort, so I can get the new pictures on my blog. If we look back to the morning that he was leaving I asked if he wanted to take my new camera (the one he got for my birthday that I hadn't even used yet). I got a very mumbled "I guess I can". Well as it turns out he was the only one who took a camera. Yes of course they all had cameras on their cellphone but you can't do much with those pictures. When he got home that night he rushed to show me the pictures on the camera. Of course being a women I reminded him of whose idea it was for him to take a camera. Since this was his first appearance in his new uniform I think he was so glad to have taken my camera to capture his trip in pictures. I asked if he was glad he got me a new camera for my birthday.
Anyway, Bill was asked to represent the department in their annual trip to Frankfort to participate in the Kentucky Firefighter memorial ceremony on October 1st. Luckily he had been at honor guard training camp in Bowling Green so he was able to implement all of the stuff he learned. Since this was his first year I think he was very moved by the whole experience. I think that it is events like this that put into perspective the dangers of his job, but also how much he loves and respects his job.

L-R Bill, Troy, Dale, Matt, Larry

Fireproof

Bill and I went to see this movie on Friday night. Now if any of you all know my husband well you know he is not the type to go to the theatre. It has probably been a year since we went to the movies together. Anyway I had seen Fireproof posted by some of my friends on facebook about what a great movie it was and that all married couples should go and see it. So to convience my husband to go the movies I had to play on the fact that the movie was about firefighters. With that being said he was very eager to go (he doesn't miss a fire movie).
We made it into a date night, the theatre here wasn't playing the movie so we had to go to Clarksvegas. We went to Sams, and then out to eat. When we got to the show and the tickets cost $17.00, Bill turns to me and says "That's why I don't go the movies". Yeah Yeah. But then he had to go and buy popcorn and 2 big drinks. Which I think turned out to be more than the tickets. When I go I don't buy drinks and popcorn, but I guess Bill just couldn't forgo the popcorn. Anyways back to the movie. It is a great movie. I hadn't even heard about it until I read some posts on Facebook. I would recommend this movie to all married couples, it reminds us of what is important in these trying times we live in. Also great for those singles to give them the reality that a marriage is a work in progess that never ends.
Hey Tara, Kirk Cameron is the lead actor.