May 9

Today was spent driving to VA for a long weekend of friends, sightseeing, and fun! We left Cary, NC and drove to Durham, NC to run some errands. As we got to Durham to run the last errand, a torrential downpour had started. It didn't stop until we were in VA, close to our final destination of Springfield. Crazy, crazy weather lately.

Headed up I-85

 Still... raining...

 Comfort food stop for dinner :)

May 8

Here goes our real attempt at gardening! We tried once in April, but it was too early in the season and things got cold and died. We've got basil and a tomato as starter plants - plus seeds growing basil, cilantro, parsley, tomatoes and watermelon. :) While we were in VA this weekend, things started to sprout - super exciting!

May 7

Oh, tasty pineapple!!! We love it!!! Grilled pineapple is great - and so we''ve recently discovered, is pineapple sprinkled with cinnamon. The only thing that would have made the lovely bowl of fruit better is if it had been grilled too. Next time!!

May 6

Remnants of a super moon tonight. We never saw the official "super moon"last night due to the massive amount of rain - but tonight's was pretty too, even if a bit of haze remained!

May 5

Jennifer's not feeling well - again. So it's only fitting that Cinco de Mayo was spent at home today, instead of the girls out drinking tequila shots! Just kidding. But in all seriousness, the weather today was complete garbage so a day indoors was just fine.

A view from the back, overlooking the pond. Notice the hail that you can see if you look at the parking lot. Also, if you look at the pond, you can see the cement structure on the bottom right of the picture.

Here's why it was raining cats and dogs... thanks TWC!!

A cool shot of the rain from Jennifer's window

The last shot of the night - notice that now the storm drain and the cement structure are completely missing in the water.

May 4

It's always a treat when either Jannette or Jennifer gets to watch E for the day. He's such a happy, smiley boy and loves to play!! Today Jennifer got the pleasure of E-sitting by herself! Cheerios, applesauce and E - what a great start to the day!!!

During the day, Jennifer and E took many car rides to run various errands and he was great! Barely fussed. He even came home and napped a bit.

Megan finally came home and took a catnap while Jennifer and E played.

Tiring - but a good day all in all. Makes you kind of what one or two of them :)

May 3

Jannette caved yesterday and turned on the A/C. The predicted high in Cary was 92 stinkin' degrees so it was time!! Today, the apartment was kept a comfy 78 degrees - or close to it - thanks to air conditioning. I'm seriously impressed that we both lasted until May before turning it on - with the warm winter we had, I thought it'd be mid-March!