Whose hungry?

As you can probably tell if there is food, drink and celebration going on in Newport, there is a pretty good chance you will find the Coyers there. What can I say, we like to celebrate things. Well today was no exception, Newport held their annual Taste of Rhode Island festival and not even a ginormous rainstorm could keep us away. I have to admit we were a smidge disappointed. We have been looking forward to this for weeks and we just felt that the food offerings could have been better. Oh well you can't win'em all. Unfortunately we also committed a few 'Taste of" no-nos...

Mistake #1 - We were way too ambitious. We hadn't eaten all day and we were starved. When we got there we had to buy tokens to pay all the exhibitors. $1 = 1 token and the dishes were all between 1 and 10 tokens depending on what you were trying. Well we bought 40 and proceeded to make....

Mistake #2 - We ate entirely too much at our first exhibitor. We turned around, tokens in hand and saw a place that was making cheeseburgers, fries and shakes. We like cheeseburgers, fries and shakes we thought and hurried over. 10 tokens later and a bunch of food we sat down and ate. 15 minutes later we were full and in a panic due to the 30 non-refundable tokens we had in our pockets which leads us to...

Mistake #3 - Sacrificing our waistlines in order to not waste money. We then ran around and tried everything that we thought we could fit. In the end, stuffed to the brim, we had 12 token left and a lot of half eaten food.

So let this be a lesson to all...when attending such events, it is very important to share and pace yourselves!!!

All and all we had a fun time. The food probably could have been a bit better but what can you do.

Yum!

Its a sad day in our garden...

This week our gladiolas died...RIP. They hung on as long as they could but there was little that could be done. They are survived by the surrounding plants, various weeds and a pesky squirrel, who will miss them dearly but have already started making plans for their estate. :(

We knew they couldn't last forever especially with the weather starting to turn. What is more upsetting is that this means that winter is in fact getting closer, meaning there will be no flowers to be seen for at least 6 months! ::yikes:: Now that is sad.

Fortunately Todd and I have a plan. This time we are going to try to grow tulips. We can plant more of them and they bloom early. We can plant them now and expect to see them sometime around April! Yay! My cute hubs brought home 4 bags of bulbs...yes 4, so he's apparently got some BIG plans. They are all red, white, and blue so next year Gardin de Coyay will be taking on a more patriotic theme...which is actually quite fitting for this neighborhood. So try not to be too sad for the glads, they had a good run :).

In memory: April 2008-September 2008

Out and about...

There is always something to do in Newport. It was too nice of a day to be cooped up in our house so we decided to go wine tasting! Newport has 2 wineries within 10 minutes of our home and so we decided to grab our friends, PJ and Tiffeny, and check them out. At one of the wineries they had a jazz band and everyone was just sitting on the grass enjoying a glass of wine and some music. It was a great way to spend the afternoon. :)

The wine connoisseurs :)

At home with the Coyer's...

Its fall over at Casa Coy-ay! This is my absolute favorite time of the year and since we now have a home larger than a shoebox I felt I needed to decorate it. The weather is beginning to turn chilly and since I never in my life thought I would experience a New England fall I intend to enjoy every minute of it. I have been collecting things for weeks and have been anxiously waiting for October to start. Well today I could wait no longer. My sweet Todd came home from work this morning and quickly dozed off on the couch, as he often does,and when he finally woke up from his nap realized his little wife had been busy, fall had come early. Loving me too much to tell me that I'm off a few weeks he helped me finish and actually came with me back to Michael's to pick up more 'supplies'. He's a great husband. :) ::blows kisses::

You can never go wrong with a wreath :)

Pumpkin spiced candle...our house smells so good!

Todd calls this our 'disco plant'. This is my $10 DIY project that I thought would add more color to the room. One part faux flowers + one part 1/2 off sparkly vase (all from Michaels) = festive decoration. :)

Cute pumpkin votive holder.

Of course you can't forget the dish towels. I think Todd is beginning to get worried about what I'll come out with at Christmas. :) Happy Fall everyone!

Just watchin' a little football...

We watch a lot of football in this house. I was a Rams fan by birth (until they ditched us for St. Louis) and since L.A. still doesn't have a team, I am now happily a Seahawks fan by marriage. Unfortunately the Seahawks aren't part of the popular crowd over here on the East Coast so unless they are playing the Patriots we have little hope of seeing a game...at least not from the comfort of our own home ::frowns at network TV::. Oh well we do our best. We throw on our jerseys, try to find a place in town to watch and support from afar. We can't wait to go to a game with the fabulous Brian and Sandra when we go home to Seattle in December! Go Seahawks!

Tip: Wait for a commercial before taking a picture :)

Hey hey!

This is what heaven looks like...at least to my hubs...

Toddi reading his new WWII books ::thanks Dad:: while watching football. I don't think I've ever seen him this happy.

My Hubs is awesome....and maybe a little crazy

This is getting serious. Today my sweet Todd signed up for his second Ironman race! Now myself and I'm sure most people would think that completing one would be enough. I mean really, you have the right to brag and impress the masses for the rest of your life, there's no need to get back out there and do it again! But by golly my sweet hubs has found a sport that he really enjoys and I am so proud of him. There are not a lot of people that have this kind of dedication and that is one of the many things I love about him. He got his old 1st Lt, Mosey, (his friend that he did the last Ironman race with) on board and then alerted me that we are Kentucky bound! The race is not until August 30th 2009 so he has lots of time to train and I have lots of time to design 'Team Coyer' t-shirts and buy air horns! Who feels like coming to Kentucky?
::bats eyes::