For New Years Mom, Lita & I took a roadtrip to Kentucky. We went to see
Aunt Jo, Uncle Sam, and Nanny P. Almost two years ago now Aunt Jo and Uncle Sam moved into their custom built house. Before this they lived in Sam's family's civil war tobacco plantation home and as bittersweet as it was to be missing the history of the old house (which you can see from the porch and breezeway) - it is awesome that they were able to build a home custom for them. It's just perfect with hallways built for Sam's motor scooter and a place for Momlaw (sam's mom), a drive thru closet which allows for sam to drive in and get his clothes and gear, a craft room for aunt joe, the world's nicest shower built for more scooter accessibility, and an elevator and a piano room. There's even a house on the lower level where Aunt Jo's niece and her family live. It's such a nice arrangement and perfect for them and just like the old place you feel instantly at home.
We had a New years supper with almost all of the Perkin's crew they are all grown up and some have families of their own. They taught us to play a card game - Hand and Foot - ever played? We did some unexciting antique shopping and found nothing exciting. But we did pick jono up a cardigan sweater it's very mr. rodgers. Anyhow time for a few pictures...
Nanny P she is so cute in her hat. She wore it at church because she didn't want to mess up her hair it was so adorable.
And here's a picture of Aunt Joe from around about the time when mom first met her. Isn't she the cutest?
And a quilt made for Nanny P by her mom she got this for her birthday and her mom died like 7 days later (too sad).
And some christmas decor at Nanny P.'s
Nanny P's kitchen - her husband built all the cupboards way back when he also built rooms on her house. Look mom there's that baby frying pan.
And the rocking chair - I love this fabric isn't it pretty?
This is aunt Jo's new house - it's not a great picture of it but it was too cold for being outside for long.
Mom and Nanny P peeling potatoes.
Lita and momlaw. Leeland also made that corner cabinet and they moved it from the old house to the new.
Uncle Sam and his scooter.
When he saw me taking photos he wanted to be more lively - he's too cute and he's the most content person. He and I had a good conversation about the sink hole.
The christmas tree.
a elf
The tile in the foyer.
Me looking into the mirror that looks into the piano room - Joann is an awesome piano player.
A drive thru closet.
The dulcimer
Aunt Jo, Momlaw and Nanny P at the dinner table
I think that makes me caught up on the recent happenings although I'm sure I forgot something.
The Upper Peninsula Michigan (okay so I'm partial to this place but really Isle Royale didn't even make it) It reminds me a lot of Maine and Maine is in the book like 10 times did the people making this book forget that top half of Michigan when mapping their trip?
The Indianapolis 500 - Jono pointed this one out and I promptly responded well that's not really a place it's an event and then he mentioned other events were in the book. After thinking on it - it should be on there regardless of your feelings for race car driving - any event that drawls 500,000 people to a single day event and has international live coverage and has and entire month long of events should probably be on the list too. The Kentucky Derby made the list so why not the 500.
Anyhow those were just a few places we noticed initially that were missing, I'm sure there are others granted in a book of a 1,000 and with billions of places on earth something has to not make the cut. The book is interesting to say the least and I was surprised at just how many places in it with my limited international travel I have been to. And it is proving helpful in our quest to determine where to go on our spring break - here are the options if you would like to weigh in as well:
And here's a picture of Aunt Joe from around about the time when mom first met her. Isn't she the cutest?
And a quilt made for Nanny P by her mom she got this for her birthday and her mom died like 7 days later (too sad). 
And some christmas decor at Nanny P.'s
Nanny P's kitchen - her husband built all the cupboards way back when he also built rooms on her house. Look mom there's that baby frying pan.
And the rocking chair - I love this fabric isn't it pretty?
This is aunt Jo's new house - it's not a great picture of it but it was too cold for being outside for long.
Mom and Nanny P peeling potatoes.
Lita and momlaw. Leeland also made that corner cabinet and they moved it from the old house to the new. 
Uncle Sam and his scooter.
When he saw me taking photos he wanted to be more lively - he's too cute and he's the most content person. He and I had a good conversation about the sink hole. 
The christmas tree.
a elf
The tile in the foyer.
Me looking into the mirror that looks into the piano room - Joann is an awesome piano player.
A drive thru closet.
The dulcimer
Aunt Jo, Momlaw and Nanny P at the dinner table
I think that makes me caught up on the recent happenings although I'm sure I forgot something.
Cookie Cutters with treats.
My own felted bag. Isn't it the cutest ever?
After that I went to the Eiteljorg museum in search of the art vending machine and while I was there I thought I'd see the exhibits. If you ever go there I recommend getting the coupon out of the program prior to paying it will save you $2 and since it's really a museume you can see in 1-2 hours it's probably best also note they will validate your parking. It was a pretty cool museum but not really that large it would be better when it's warmer so you can see the outside gardens too.
Then I ran errands and came home and napped nothing like a good nap. And then jono and Ashley and I went out for supper - we wanted to try someplace new and decided on Great Divide which was closed but looks like an adoreable little shack so instead we went to Arnci's which is an italian place we passed near the "shack place". It's in this cute old deli storefront that James Whitcomb Riley once bought his salami in. The atmosphere was great but I can't say the same for the food - it was a bit pricey and I think the salad dressing was my favorite part. Although my dish was pretty good it wasn't anything special vegan place was better.
My photos of the restaurant sucked (thanks crappy point and shoot camera that I hate). but this is the front of the place where the deli used to be.
Then we went and saw super famous recording artist Brad Otto at this hole in the wall bar - we had to fight off the crowds so we could get right up close and see brad ;o). Brad plays some fun music (although the song about jono wasn't ready yet) and we enjoyed the opening act too although the openers opener was rather dull. We are hoping to get Brad to make a special appearance at a birthday party coming up.
Ash and Jono
Brad on stage (again with the junk photos dear camera I HATE you)
We rang in the new year there with a toast and it was a good time. 
