In my first post of 2012 I told you about the resolution that Tilton and I made to try one new thing each month.  In January we went tubing at Paoli Peaks in Paoli, Indiana, and last Sunday we completed our “February New Thing”.  I surprised Tilton (well, TRIED to surprise him, but he discovered my secret plan on Saturday afternoon—it was completely my fault… I’m terrible at being sneaky) with tickets to go zip-lining at the Louisville Mega Cavern ! And IT. WAS. AWESOME. Don’t get me wrong, I was completely scared out of my mind once we got into the cavern and onto the zip-line course…but it was one of those exciting scary feelings, where you get that rush of adrenaline and you love every second of it! And our tour guides were fantastic and hilarious!  We even learned a few cool factoids on the tour.  For example, did you know that the Mega Cavern is mostly made of limestone, which helps support two of Kentucky’s biggest moneymakers—Horse racing and bourbon making...

I hope you had a wonderful February 14 th , and I hope that you got to spend some time with someone that you love!  I was VERY lucky because I was able to spend my Valentine’s evening with my TWO loves! Since Tilton and I have been together (we celebrated our 7 th Valentine’s Day this year), we’ve always been sure to make Valentine’s Day simply about spending time together.  We’ve never made a big deal about gifts, and if gifts are exchanged, they’re simple and more about the gesture or the thought, rather than spending a lot of money.  And this year was no exception! Since the very first Valentine’s Day that we spent together, I’ve always made Tilton homemade Rice Krispie treats, which are one of his favorite things.  I’ve started a tradition of making them for him and his Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be complete without them.  But these are no ordinary Rice Krispie treats.  They're extra special because I make them heart-shaped! Awe!  This year I decid...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Yes, I realize that I’m a teeny bit late, but seeing as this is my first post for 2012, I thought it necessary to say!  For the New Year Kyle and I decided to make a resolution together, and I’m pretty in love with the idea!  Our goal for 2012 is to try at least one new thing every month.  It can be a new food or restaurant, a new activity, or anything else we can come up with.  We realized that we’ve been so busy with school and work, that we haven’t really given ourselves the chance to experience Louisville and life in general.  So, we are working on changing that, and are planning our new adventures for the upcoming months. For our “January New Thing” we went tubing at Paoli Peaks in Paoli, Indiana.  We bundled ourselves up and made the hour and a half trip north with my sister and a few of my cousins for night time tubing.  And we had a BLAST! I have to admit that I was a little nervous at first, but after a few times down the h...