Tag-Along with the Thompson's

New York Continued....

2011-05-06T14:28:00.001-07:00

Carriage Ride through Central Park

@Lady Liberty!

Best Cupcakes ever! "Sweet Revenge" in SoHo

Ground Zero

Anniversary Dinner @ Tao - Many Thanks to Katherine and Kyle for

sending us champagne from NC!

David Letterman VIP Tickets - Look for us on the FRONT ROW!

Bye New York, We Will Return Soon!

The BIG Apple!

2011-05-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

Ben and I experienced NYC for the 1st time together for our annual Anniversary trip! We loved every minute that we spent in "The Big Apple!" I can't believe it has already been 2 years...2 amazing years! Congrats to us!

Friday: We arrived mid day and check into our hotel. It didn't take long for me to say..."Let's get out of here and start exploring!" It was love at first site for me! I told Ben I was ready to move to New York...he was not to thrilled about that comment. It was everything I ever imagined it would be and more...I can't wait to go back!

Our first stop was Serendipity III - "Serendipity" is my favorite movie, so this was a MUST-DO on our agenda!

The best thing ever: Frozen Hot Chocolate

More to come....

New Stuff All Around...

2010-08-10T00:03:00.000-07:00

I promise to update this as soon as we can! Lots of crazy things going on...please keep us in your prayers! Love - C&B

Snow In NC!

2010-02-20T12:45:00.000-08:00

This winter has been CRAZY! This is the 3rd time its snowed in NC this year. We have about 6 inches on the ground. The dogs were very unsure about it at first but enjoyed playing in it later in the day!

Christmas with the Thompson's

2010-02-20T12:29:00.000-08:00

We spent Christmas in Dallas and Janesville this year! We experienced the first White Christmas in Dallas in a LONG time! We visited our family in Waxahachie, TX and then it was off to the Boone Ranch for Christmas Day. It took us 6 hours (normally it is 2) to get to the ranch due to the winter conditions on the roads, I-20 was completely shut down so we experienced the back roads. Then off to Wisconsin to see Ben's family!

Bella in her new TuTu from Uncle Ben & Aunt Courtney

Emma in her new Pink & Black TuTu

Merry Christmas from Rider & Hudson!

Catching Up...

2010-02-20T10:43:00.000-08:00

I have been horrible catching up on this thing! Ben and I just promised to keep up with the updates! So...back to November we go...

MAUI, HAWAII

FRIDAY

Ben, Myself, Dave (Ben's friend growing up), and his gf Ashley all made the VERY long flight to Hawaii the day after Thanksgiving. It was amazingly gorgeous and I decided I want to live there! We stayed in Honolulu the first night. We toured the area and had dinner at the Hilton Hawaiian Village over looking the beautiful sunset. Then straight to bed...I could barely stay awake at dinner.

SATURDAY

We flew out of Honolulu bright and early and over to Maui to meet Dave and Ashley. We rented an adorable Red Jeep Wrangler. It was such a good choice over the small Sebring convertible. We drove over to the Kannapali Beach area directly from the airport, which takes about 30 minutes. This is actually the route for the Maui Marathon if anyone had heard about that race. It is marked in my calendar for the future! We checked into the Kannapali Beach Resort - thanks to Dave's cousin who owns a timeshare there. The hotel was beautiful! The guys went grocery shopping and Ash and I hit the pool!

SUNDAY/MONDAY

We soaked in the sun, pool, ocean, and sights for two days straight! It was so relaxing!

TUESDAY

Shopping Day!!! We traveled down to the city of LaHaina and shopped along the water. We also stopped and had lunch at Cheeseburger in Paradise (The Orginial)...possibly the best burger ever!

WEDNESDAY

We took a catameran out into the pacific on wednesday to go snorkeling. Now as some may know...I'm am very scared of the ocean. But - I did get in and actually snorkeled for about 25 minutes...Ben was so impressed! We looked at the beautiful coral and also shared the swim with a large number of sea turtles. They were so awesome to watch!

THURSDAY

This day was LONG...and we expected it would be but we did the ROAD TO HANA on Thursday. We left Kannapali at 8:00am and didn't return back until 7:00pm. During the week, we had heard thta we needed to pick up the CD that guides you through the Road To Hana and also gives you detours and sights that you would have never known about it you didn't have the CD! It might have been a $25 CD - but it was well worth it! I have added the pictures below...

Ben and I at the first stop

The twisty and very narrow road

Halfway...Here we bought fresh coconut and banana bread

one of the hidden waterfalls

We had lunch here and watched the huge waves come in

Black Sand Beach

Packers Fan In Hawaii

The last waterfall

Swimming in the waterfall - it was FREEZING!

7 Pools of Wonder

The road on the other side of Hana - steep cliffs right on the ocean!

SATURDAY

We flew back to Honolulu for the University of Wisconsin v. University of Hawaii Football game!

SUNDAY

Ben and I went to the Pearl Harbor Memorial on Sunday, Dec 6th (the day before the anniversary of Peral Harbor). Then flew out back to NC later Sunday evening.

It was a GREAT trip to HAWAII! Can't wait to go back!

Wisconsin Visit

2009-11-02T22:03:00.000-08:00

Ben and I decided to make a trip up to WI to visit everyone this past weekend since we will not be back until christmas! Other than getting stuck in Memphis (thanks delta!) friday night the trip was great! We arrived in Madison about an hour before the Badger game, just in time to make a quick tailgate stop and walk to the game! Great win for the Badgers!! It was a little cold but as always my family from up north clothes me extremely well! I think I had on like 5 layers, haha! We spent the evening with the girls (Emma and Bella) for Halloween. Emma was an adorable cowgirl and Bella a ladybug....so cute! (Pics to come) We had a great trip and can't wait to see everyone again at Christmas!!

Fall = Football

2009-10-19T18:18:00.000-07:00

Well it's that time of year again...Fall! And we are loving every minute of it! We have been lucky enough to attend multiple football games around the country with still more to come! We traveled to Stillwater, OK for the Oklahoma State v. Georgia game at the beginning of September. I enjoyed showing Ben the town and running into old college buddies! After our move back to North Carolina we travled north bound on I-85 to Charlottesville, VA for the TCU v. Virginia game. It was a great success! Two weeks later we had tickets for the TCU v. Clemson game in Clemson, South Carolina but we were not able to make the trip due to myself coming down with a cold. It was a great win for TCU even if we were not there! Although, we were really bummed that we couldn't visit with Ben's family from SC. Below are pictures from our travels...More games to come!

New Stadium @ Ok-State - "The Boone"

Summer Fun!!

2009-07-26T20:38:00.001-07:00

Here are some random pictures from our summer adventures so far...

Beatuiful Rainbow in Breckenridge

Feeding the baby deer at the ranch
The dogs having a great time running free at ranch

Good Times at Kenny Chesney - Milwaukee

Dave and Ashley at Kenny

Bella and Emma looking adorable! (as always!)

Visiting the family in Wisconsin!

Breckenridge, Colorado

2009-07-26T20:17:00.001-07:00

We decided to take a family vacation this year with the Thompsons, Barnards, Boones, and Carters to Breckenridge, Colorado. Erik found the most goregous house in the mountains to rent! We had a great time and the weather was AMAZING!!

The Big Easy Weekend

2009-07-26T19:52:00.000-07:00

Ben's job does have some GREAT perks! We went down to New Orleans for a weekend in May and had a blast! Our hotel was strategically placed beside the restaurant with the best margarita's in New Orleans! Good or Bad...I'm still not sure! Here are a couple pictures from the weekend...

Jamaica...ya mon!

2009-04-25T18:58:00.000-07:00

We Honeymooned in Jamaica - at the Sandals Whitehouse Resort! It was beautiful! We had a long relaxing week laying by the pool, tanning at the beach, and meeting friends! Did I mention that we were also in a wedding? Yes it's true...we meet a couple from Canada and they asked us to stand up for them and sign the marriage certificate! What an experience!

Mr. and Mrs. Thompson!!!

2009-04-25T18:50:00.000-07:00

April 4th came and went sooo fast! Ben and I had so much fun with all of our family and friends during the wedding weekend! It was PERFECT! We couldn't have asked for anything better! We are so happy to finally be the Thompson family! Here are some pics from the wedding weekend...

More Wedding Weekend Pics To Come!!

North Carolina Snow!

2009-01-29T07:42:00.000-08:00

We were glad to be back to NC after a very COLD weekend in Wisconsin that included many days and nights in the negative temperatures. Only to wake up to 4 inches of snow in North Carolina...it must be following us! Ben, Hudson, Rider, and I had a great snow day!

Our backyard...4 inches!

Hudson loved his first snow experience!

He would have played out there all day if we would have let him!

What a great day!

It's Been A While...

2008-12-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated the blog. We have been very busy especially with the family coming to visit us in NC this Thanksgiving. We had a great time! While they were here we rented a cabin in Boone, NC and had a great weekend of relxation!

Here are a couple of our engagement photos that we took back in October...

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-03T05:52:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloween this year! Ben and I were able to incorporate the dogs into our costumes. Rider and I were Dorothy and Toto while Hudson and Ben were a crab and crab fisherman from "The Deadliest Catch." Every year our office dresses up in their costumes and we parade around the building, the dogs were a hit!! Rider and Hudson had so much fun playing with so many people! Later in the evening, Ben and I went to a Halloween party but decided to change costumes due to comfort level. Haha! It was a great Halloween!

The Family dressed up!

Crab and Crab Fisherman from "The Deadliest Catch"

Dorothy and Toto

Our 2nd Halloween Costumes: Nascar Fan and University Directories Sales Intern

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!!

Trip to Texas

2008-10-31T07:36:00.000-07:00

Ben and I traveled to Texas last week and it was very eventful! We were able to complete a lot of wedding planning such as: Cake Tasting, Menu Tasting, Flowers, Tux, Engagement pictures and lots more! The planning is never done but I feel like I am ahead of the game. On Thursday, Ben's family came into town and we all had a great time! All in all - we had a wonderful week and now need a vacation from our vacation!

We had dinner with Erik, Laura, and Nolan in Waxahachie during our visit! He is getting so big!

This is a great pic of Ben looking out the window at the Chapel.

Go Frogs! Everyone made it out for the TCU Homecoming game vs. Wyoming!

The Boone/Wolfe/Thompson Family at the game!! We all had a blast!

Tom, Gail, Ben, and I took a trip over to Dallas to visit the JFK Memorial.

We want in on the fun!

2008-10-30T08:35:00.000-07:00

After refusing to blog for sometime I have decided to join in of the fun!! What a great way to keep up with our family and friends while we are here in North Carolina! I hope you all enjoy keeping up with our busy lives! I will do my best to keep this updated. Be sure to check back often to check out what we may be up to!