You Know Its Fall When There Is Football!

Garrett and I went to our first football game together - Army vs. VMI. Located at West Point, NY made it an easy commute to see a Virginia team play. Fortunately it wasn't that competitive so when we cheered for VMI, I didn't fear for our safety. All in all we cheered for good plays and groaned for the sad plays. Two things I learned...1)VMI does not pass (total of 5 tries with 2 completions) and 2) cadets are required to go to games and do push-ups when Army scores. A pretty fun event over all.

At half time they brought out a 100-yard flag - so cool! That was the largest flag I've ever seen.

In the end Army won. Go Army!

Ireland

Garrett will have to share the stories, but I can share the pictures. Isn't it beautiful?

Irish countryside... it is really green there, emerald even...

Below, in the distance, you can see the mountain where St. Patrick first spoke with the Almighty

A typical Belfast street

Queen's University of Belfast


Next trip for Garrett is Florida. I'm so jealous since it is getting cold here!

The Wall

Garrett is in Ireland...but is Betsy?

Nope...this is Storm King's Wall. So cool!

I love that it disappears into the water, and it comes up on the other side.

Garrett wanted to walk the entire 2,278.5 ft. But we settled for a segment.

Garrett is so strong that he created a space for us to walk through...okay the break was already there. :)

Storm King Inspiration

We were so inspired by the art that we became a bit silly. Here are some of our favorite photos...

This chair is made of 1/2 dollar welded together...I felt like a queen.

Christina and I are trapped!

One of my favorite photos - go Robo!

Storm King

We went upstate New York to visit Storm King with our friends, the Brights. This is a modern sculptors garden in nature. It was so much fun to see large and small pieces through out the area. Here are just a few.

Monticello (aka TJ's home)

We had so much fun in Charlottesville.  After the surprise breakfast, Derek & Ashley joined us on a tour of Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's home.  It was beautiful!  I did get bug bites, but it was worth it.

Surprise!!!

Garrett and I visited Charlottesville, VA for a wedding of one of his friends.  He was so excited to show me the UVA campus and his old stomping grounds.  I was really excited to meet all the people he had told me about.  

The adventure began  with a 7-hour drive from NY to VA.  We were so exhausted that when his former roommate wanted to go to breakfast the next morning we didn't think much about all the details...trying to get us out of the house early, only giving one choice of restaurant, wanting to drive himself...it goes on.

Little did we know that at IHOP a whole slew of people were waiting for us.  His parents and siblings drove 2-3 hours just to have breakfast as well as local friends joining in the celebration.  It was so sweet!