The Walkenhorsts

October 31, 2010

Harpeth River

Last weekend we went with some friends from our ward on a boat trip down the Harpeth River. We had fun looking at the fall colors and spotting blue herons. Afterwards we went to a new restaurant called The Stable where we tried catfish (for the first time ever!) and steak and biscuits. DSCN2213

August 30, 2010

About a month ago we moved to Nashville, TN. We decided to start our own country band, Dusty on the guitar, Chelsea on vocals. Just Kidding! Dusty found a great job out here with a company called Hayward Baker. He works in an office with 2 other guys and has gotten to do lots of fun things like go on site visits. Most of their projects are underground, their slogan is “You never see our best work...”.

Lets start from the beginning. In May Dusty had an interview with the company and in June we went out to spend a few days in Nashville to see if we liked it. We had no idea that they had just had a huge flood, one that supposedly comes once in 1,000 years. The places we went to were all cleaned up and we couldn’t even tell they had been full of water. Some places are still closed like the Grand Ole Opry and some historic buildings downtown, hopefully they will open up soon. There are about 11 families in our ward that are rebuilding their homes because they were close to the river. Here is a video of the flood which also gives you a great sense of the pride people take in Nashville.

Athens of the south:

Did you know there is a full size replica of the Parthenon here in Nashville? We didn’t! It’s pretty cool!

We have learned to plan all outdoor activities as though it WILL rain. We have been caught in many rainstorms. It’s sunny and then BAM! rain and lighting and dark clouds. Here we are driving on the freeway during one such rainstorm.

This is how Nashville looks, trees, trees, and more trees. It’s really green out here. Dare I say, as green as Oregon.

You thought Utah had a lot of church buildings, here is one of Nashville’s 800 church buildings.

We went to this museum called the Frist. They had a Chihuly exhibit going on which was pretty cool!

They give you a little sticker that you put on your shirt to show that you paid. Everyone puts them on this pole outside the museum, Dusty’s is there somewhere.

We spent about three days in Nashville. After that we went back to Logan, saw family and friends and then packed up our truck. More to come on these pre-Nashville events…

April 24, 2010

Grocery Bags

I found this neat tutorial a few days ago about fusing plastic grocery bags together to make reusable grocery bags. We had tons of plastic bags so I decided to go ahead and try it. It was so fun and easy. You stack 4 bags together and then put them between parchment paper and iron them until they stick together. Then you chop them into squares or rectangles and sew them into a reusable grocery bags. We tried it out at the store the other day and it didn't break, so that was good!

The bulbs we planted in the fall have really started to grow. We are glad that the winter is most likely over for sure, and spring is here to stay!

March 20, 2010

It’s Been Awhile

The first signs of spring at the Walkenhorst house.

We stopped in Jackson for lunch on our way up to Billings.

We stopped by the Billings temple while we were in Billings.

This is a shot of downtown Billings.

I was going a little stir crazy from being stuck inside all winter so we took a winter hike up the Crimson Tide trail.

Snowmobiling up Smith & Morehouse over Christmas.

Kassie & Devan forgot that snowmobiles sink in deep powder.

We went snowshoeing around the reservoir after our turn snowmobiling.

Putting up Christmas lights.

This is the tree skirt my wonderful wife made.

And the delicious Christmas dinner she made for us.

Our second Christmas in our cozy little abode.

Chels does such a good job making sure I look good.

And looking pretty snazzy herself.

October 20, 2009

Recent Events

This weekend we decided to drive up the canyon and go camping. After a little bit of driving we ended up in Idaho. The leaves in the canyon were so bright! It was a pretty warm weekend but still got a little chilly in the canyon but it was fun to get one last campfire in before it gets too cold.

Making our marshmellow sticks.

The little stream that we camped by.

Here are the pillows I made for our bed with some extra fabric that we had. I think the sewing class I'm taking is helping, seeing as it is becoming easier for me to sew somewhat straight lines :) This week I'm starting to make a skirt from an actual pattern so we will see how that goes!

Also, we have been watching some episodes of a show that starts...

"If you're out on the road, feeling lonely and so cold, all you have to do is call me name and I'll be there on the next train...where you lead I will follow"

Any guesses? It's Gilmore Girls, the show that never gets old!

I think that Dusty is getting a little tired of hearing the theme song, but not enough to stop him from watching it with me! Oh, the witty banter!

September 3, 2009

Long time, no post....

Well, I'm not too consistent at updating this thing. However I did finally add a blog roll (is that what it's even called)? I don't know why I never added one sooner!

We've been back in Logan for about a month. Dusty started school last week and it's going pretty well. We've just been working on some projects lately and going on bike rides before all the snow comes.

We made this quilt ladder thing. It's been nice to have them out and not crammed under the bed!

We were at Home Depot when I saw these cute succulents. I convinced Dusty to let me get some and he eventually was helping me pick them out. Supposedly they are really hard to kill...we'll see. I like them because you can get a few and plant them all together in the same pot.

We also finally painted our kitchen. We found a mistint that was the right finish and pretty close to the color we want for $4! It's a little brighter than we expected but way better than the creamish color we had before!