70s Chic

Blue guest bath

70's Chic Light Fixtures in the "Formal" Bathroom
Taking a break from packing… ran out of boxes! Have at least 11 full of pictures or picture frames. So after 2 hours of paperwork this morning, we are officially homeowners! Jason sanded the kitchen cabinets while I was at work and tried to mow the yard. (He is such a good man!) When we first looked at the house, the yard was so cute, now it is completely over grown. (The house has been empty for at least 2 months.) Here are some “before” pictures for you to ponder…

Fireplace & part of the livingroom (there is more behind me)

Georgia Aquarium

I’ve been promising pictures from the honeymoon… I had fully intended in posting them in chronological order, but in the midst of packing and unpacking, it will take me awhile to get to everything. These are pictures from the Georgia Aquarium, open since January. It is supposedly the largest in the world. It was hard to tell how big it actually was because it was SO crowded. There were people everywhere. Once, my dad shouted, “leak” just to get people to move out of our way! Regardless, we were thankful to get tickets for Jason and I, my parents, his parents, Grandpa Beyer, Rahn and Kat. We went the Monday after the GA reception. I liked the “tunnel” walkway best. As you go through, the fish are on both sides and above you. What a place!

The Treysons

Disco Green Jelly Fish

Orange School

Sting Rays in Tunnel

Big Shark with Fish Beard

Big Fish, Dad, Mom, & Husband

Home Owners

We close on our house this Thursday, June 22nd! We'll be married 2 months to the day (and it is G&G Treptow's wedding anniversary). Neither of us are packed... yet! I get to move in this weekend, Jason, the weekend after. I think he is worried I'll go crazy decorating, i.e. paint the walls lime green, or something like that before he moves in! (J/K, we all know one of the rooms will be purple!)
As for the blog... should I "back-post" pictures from the honeymoon or call it good? I'm so far behind at work, at home, with life in general! I'm not even done with thank you notes! (Big apology on that one, esp. if you haven't received one yet!) But, if there is a market for them... it will give me a reason to sit down and pick my favorites! I'll let you decide.

Treptow Family Farm

Here are some pictures from Memorial weekend and the family farm (southern MN). My mother grew up here with her parents, 2 sisters and 5 brothers. Three bedrooms and one bath, I can’t imagine what that must have been like! Eating in shifts, feeding and milking the cows, picking up chicken eggs, helping Grandma in the garden, smelly pigs, itchy hay, oh the life. Oh the memories.

Grandpa and his new puppy, Duke.

Me and 2nd cousin Sadie (she was helping me take pictures).

Brothers and Sisters (L to R: Linda, Susie, Peggy, Keith, Gerry, Mike, Chad, and Larry)

Siblings with Grandpa Treptow

Farm House
Old Barn

New Barn

Trey - Signing off for now.

Another Weekend in Wyoming

Friday I changed my name. I am now officially Teresa Lynn Sherwood, despite my best intentions to incorporate my maiden name, or change it completely! I also spent the day returning ties to various stories throughout the mall. Jason had a hard time deciding, ok, we both did, which tie he should wear for the wedding. So we ended up with a lot of options that needed to be returned! I also spent a boatload of Target gift cards (thanks everyone) on stuff for the kitchen and bathroom. My trunk was full!!!

Sat. Jason helped teach a boater safety class and then we spent the rest of the day patrolling. We had two very exciting encounters. One with a deer, the other, a drunk. (I’ll let Jason fill you in on the drunken boater, who is in jail now). There is a very small island in the middle of the lake where this deer goes to have her babies. While we were out, we spotted the deer swimming about 150 yards out from the island. (Left of the boat)

Then we noticed why. A family had parked their boat on the island and their four dogs had scared the deer away. They had a talking to while the deer made it all the way on shore (opposite of the island by about 300 yards) where there were plenty of campers to greet her. We are hoping, after the weekend, things will calm down and she’ll swim back out.

This picture was taken when Jason was assisting in the arrest of the drunken boater. It just goes to show; we are all apart of a bigger whole. Moments of peace, joy, chaos, fear, etc can happen all at once, in one scene, and we may only notice a fraction of what is taking place. Do you think those geese even notice the rainbow behind them or care that it is there? It made me wonder if God created all this beauty just for us. (For us to enjoy since I doubt the geese would stop and say, “Gee, a rainbow, isn’t that swell?”) My comment for the day: Let’s do our best to take care of the things God has entrusted us with.