The Appalachia Trail

This past weekend we went hiking with our friends Michelle & Kelly. They have always wanted to hike the Appalachia Trail (in sections) and they decided to start this past weekend with us! We started at the beginning on Springer Mountain and ended at Hightower Gap. It was a 9 mile hike and it took us about five hours. We had a great time and it was very beautiful! I have to say that parts of the hike kicked my but...we still had a great time though! I will definitely need to prepare more for the 2nd part of the trek.... it is 11 miles.

Behind....

I am behind on my blogging....sorry friends! I just started back to school for the summer last week so life will be back to homework every free moment I have :) I promise to post something more interesting soon! (I have a lot to share!!)

Not so good....

I have to say our first creations from our CSA produce was a little disappointing. Eric made a beet salad which had: beets, apple, honey, and apple cider vinegar. I tried cooking greens for the first time. We had 3 kinds of greens (see below posts) and had no idea what to do with them so I cooked them with olive oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper. After having a few bites we tried adding parmesean cheese to the greens....not sure if it helped. Both tasted OK but we are definitely not used to eating this way. Neither one of us grew up on greens or beets so maybe we will have to try it again and see what we think a 2nd time....maybe.

And the winner is....

Katie! She didn't get the answers right but since she was the only one to respond to my post I will be giving her the PartyLite Votives (thanks Katie!!!)

Right now I know green #1 is Sorrell....and green #2 is Swiss Chard (which is part of the beet family, you were close Katie!)....still no idea what green #3 is. Now the question is....what do I do make with them!?!?

CSA

Community Supported Agriculture is program where people from the community support local farmers by purchasing a share of their crop for a season. You can read up on CSAs on Full Moon Farm's website...Full Moon Farms is who we purchased our CSA from for this summer! We get 10 weeks worth of organic, local veggies for only $15 a week! Here is our first weeks worth of veggies (keep in mind we are splitting a share between our friends the VanDellen's).

First up... mixed salad greens...yum!


We also got some radishes, beats, and leaks...



Now unfortunately nothing is labeled in the box of veggies so I have NO IDEA what the following veggies are....can anyone help me?!?! First person to tell me what all three of the veggies are will win a box of PartyLite Clementine and Clove votives!!!

Strolling along through the....

Cemetery. I think most people think cemeteries are weird and creepy but I think they are very interesting. They are so full of history. Who is the gravestone for? What was their story? Who did they leave behind? Especially in older cemeteries, like this one, the grave stones are very beautiful and ornate. These pictures are from Oconee Hill Cemetery which is right across the street from UGA's Sanford Stadium. What do you think....weird and creepy or beautiful and interesting?