The O'Hinrichs'

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Badger Saturday...

HAPPY BADGER SATURDAYS!!!
It's officially the best time of the year! Tailgates, friends, beer pong, and Badger WINS!! This past Saturday, September 11th was the first Badger home game. Casey helped score some tickets to his Charlie 105.1 tailgate sponsored by Budweiser. We stopped by for some tasty beers and some Quaker Steak & Lube. Then back to the 1511 Madison Street tailgate to party with the regular crew. The Badgers beat San Jose State and are now 2-0! Next weekend is Arizona State...bring on the tailgating!!!

Casey & Scott @ Charlie 105.1 Tailgate

The crew @ 1511

Alex & Kyle

Cara & Alex

Scott & Cara

Cara & Casey with our new red sunglasses!

GO BIG RED!! :)

Endless Summer...

It's sad to see the summer come to an end. This summer was filled with family, fun, sun, and laughter. We spent 6+ weekends in Alexandria, a weekend at Kyle's cabin, a trip to San Francisco, 2 of my best friends got married, many hours on the boat, and great memories with family and friends. It's sad to say goodbye to the boat, Alexandria, Summer Shandy, long daylight hours, golfing, sunkissed faces, baseball, volleyball, shorts, skirts and more. Although some of those things are left behind as we move into Fall I'm excited and ready to embrace...apple picking, pumpkin patches, FOOTBALL, NFL Ticket, more time in the Hot Tub, leaves turning colors, open windows, Anniversaries, Holidays, and new memories. Fall will be very busy but we won't be traveling nearly as much. Goodbye summer...but hello to falling in love with FALL!!

Sarah, Katie, and Cara @ Happy Hour

Rainbow after a hard rain fall...

Rainbow...

Goodbye to Kyle :( You will be VERY missed.

Scott, Mark, Travis, and Kyle

Yummy orange slice jello shots...

One last minnow for the season...

Summit Lake, Outdoor Football, and Larry's...

Labor Day weekend we headed up north to Kyle's cabin in Summit Lake, WI. It's 3 hours from Madison. Going to the "Northwoods" is always interesting. We love taking in all the "local color" as Scott's Dad would say and doing fun up north activities. We watched college football ALL DAY by a bon fire, went on ATV rides, went to towny bars, boat rides, and enjoyed the last weekend of summer.

Alex & Kyle

Crazy Larry the bartender

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Kyle shot the minnow!!

@ Larry's

Fresh Veggies & Trees...

Scott's Dad (Jim) was so very kind to come to Madison before things got crazy with fall, football, and school. Jim helped us plant 2 beautiful maple trees and 3 evergreens in our yard. It was raining and muggy the entire day of planting but we all survived. We got done with our landscpaing early so we took a trip to Wollersheim Winery and loaded up on a case of wine. Thank you Jim for all your hard work. We had an amazing time spending time with you, digging holes, tasting wine, and lounging. We can't wait to see you for the Gopher vs. Badger game!

This summer we decided to outsmart the mean little rodents in our yard by building a fence around the garden. With my Dad's free labor and assistance we've been able to enjoy many more veggies this summer. We've almost had TOO many veggies. We decided to have some fun with the fresh produce by preserving the goods. Linda (Scott's Mom) gave us a recipe from Scott's Grandma Helen for Bread & Butter Pickles. We've also made Canned Jalapenos, Mike O'Malley's famous salsa, Homemade Spaghetti, and Pico de gallo. Here are a few pictures...

The new fence!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Sara, Sonoma, & San Fran...

Back in August we went out to San Francisco for one of my bestest friends weddings. Sara's wedding was on the California Berkeley campus on August 7th. We stayed in Emeryville with Caitlin and her boyfriend Scott (yes there are 2 Scott's). After a disaster in the airport we arrived at almost 6am, only 8 hours later than planned. Caitlin and I helped Sara put together flowers for the big day. Then we met our boys for some afternoon beers. Friday night we went into the city (San Fran) to celebrate one last hoorah with the bride-to-be. The wedding was absolutely beautiful and Sara did an amazing job planning. We gave Sara an Essen Haus boot and managed to drink from it all night. Sara looked stunning and I've never seen her happier.

The next morning we woke up and drove to Sonoma. We did various wine tastings along to the way to our hotel. Scott and I are rookie wine tasters so it was a treat to have Caitlin and her Scott along to help educate us on the grapes, different wines, etc. We went to an Italian dinner in Santa Clara that night. On Monday we drove back to the city and toured Fisherman's Wharf, walked the San Fran hills, and managed to stumble across China Town, Little Italy, and downtown San Fran. We stayed at Sara and Jeff's apartment and went to the Giants vs. Cubs game on Monday night. They only live 3 blocks from the stadium. We managed to see "Beige", one of Scott's friends from High School. A big shout out to Scott's sister, Amy, for hooking us up with the amazing seats behind home plate/visitors dug out. We had an amazing time celebrating with Sara and Jeff and touring the bay area. Congrats to the newlyweds. We can't wait to see you very soon!

Enjoying some afternoon beers after flowers.