Monster Cupcakes

My monster cupcake creation for Alan & Keila's kids...

Where does time go?

I guess time does really fly when you are having fun...

• 1 year = time Jack & I have been married
• 3.5 years = time we have lived in AR
• 4 years = time I have worked for Kellogg's
• 3 years = how old Abby & Murphy are (our puppies)

Well, that being said, one of my goals has always been to go back to school and get my MBA.  Now that I have been out of school for nearly four years I guess it is time to take action.  Last week I ordered a book to use in studying for the GMAT.  I requested information packets from all my top pick schools AND called and talked to a few admissions offices.  Now if we could just figure out where we will be!

A Cultural Experience

I have lived in Arkansas for close to four years now and always successfully avoided Bikes, Blues & BBQ... until now.  Last weekend I went with Susan and Eric and their friend Brit to BBB in Fayetteville.  I think the name is pretty self explanatory but there were still a few surprises.  First, it is common practice for biker and stripper wear to be told in tents on the street.  This makes for some great shopping.  Second, despite the mass quantities of alcohol and questionable dancing, the music is a cross between rock/blues and GOSPEL.  The concert that we wandered into in the beer garden was in essence, a drunken worship service.

Like I said, a cultural experience. 

Overall, a very fun night of friends, food and music!

Scotland & Ireland Pictures

We are back in the states and incredibly jet lagged!  Jack and I were talking last night and we both agree that this was the best trip either of us have ever been on!

Go to our website to view some of favorite pictures from our travels. 

The Aylsworth's

With a new family, comes new traditions

One of the things that I still can't get over is calling Jack my husband, it's just too fun.  It still feels like playing dress up in the sense that "wife" sounds like some old woman... definitely not me.  

Anyhow, every time we went through security or checked our luggage or went through immigration/customs we were asked are you related or are you family.  A year after getting married I am almost used to my new name as I use it daily but answering questions like that just makes me laugh, wow, I AM an old married woman now.  :)

So, now that Jack and I are a new family, we have officially started our first tradition.  Since we are not a huge fan of our cheap, generic holiday ornaments, every country that we visit we purchase a new ornament.  The first ornament we picked out was an intricate silver one from Ireland.  It incorporates the shamrock, the Claddagh, the Celtic Cross, etc.  The second we picked up was on our last evening in Edinburgh at the cutest Christmas shoppe on high street close to the Palace of Holyrood.  It is a colorful, sewn cloth shield of Scotland, with both the flag and the thistle (the national flower and representative of the order of the thistle.)

We have a lot more trips ahead of us and countries to visit before we can fill a whole tree up but we are up for the challenge.  Next up, Germany and Italy!

Scotland: Our journey begins...

Family & Friends,

We arrived last Tuesday, which, if I have the day right, was about one week ago. So far we have visited Stirling Castle, Edinburgh Castle, The Palace of Holyrood (the queen's residence in Scotland), the Falkirk Wheel, ran and walked along the Antonine Wall of the roman empire, taken part in Kelly & Jon's wedding and stayed in a 180 year old mansion with the wedding party.

Here are a few photos from our travels. I have over 340 so far so I will have some work ahead of me when I return to post them all!

Love you and see you soon! We are off to Ireland tomorrow.

It's wedding season once again!

Adam & Chandra's Wedding: