Last month as a part of the 25/30 we put a disposable camera in downtown Greenville with a simple note that said, “Take a picture, but leave our camera.” We told people to check this blog for the pics and now finally… here they are! Thanks to everyone who took a picture without stealing our camera!

Why Hello There!

Does This Guy Think We're a Modeling Agency Scouting New Talent?

It's Funny How People Posed with Charles Townes

Did You Know Townes Invented the Maser?

Come On, Smile!

Townes Looks Like He's Giving That Girl a Kiss

Silly Girl!

Another Shot with Townes

Some Cute Kids Posing for a Pic

Another Shot of the Crazy Kids

Showing Some Love

These People Look Familiar to Me

I'm Glad Our Camera Gave People a Reason to Smile

This Looks Like a Senior Picture

A Whole Group of Girls

This is Tim's Favorite Shot. What a Character!

I Bet They Had a Fun Night

A Cute Little Fam

We Snuck in a Shot of Us With Friends Eating Blueberry Frog

Too Cool 4 School

It's a Bromance

Love the Funky Scarf

Cute Little Dude

This is My Fave-- I Hope They Get to See It Whoever They Are!

My husband says this is the perfect ending to the 25/30. While we were in NYC we got an email from someone interested in our Mini Cooper. We’ve been trying to sell it for a couple of months now. This wasn’t a normal offer to buy, though. This person wanted to trade. In exchange for our Mini he would give us a big chunk of cash and a 1998 Audi A7 Quattro. We took the deal, waved goodbye to our Mini and are now enjoying our new ride. What do you think?

Our "New" Audi

I almost forgot to share this awesome sign I spotted on our way out of Greenville. You would have thought it was made just for me, but no, turns out Dipple Plumbing and I were born on the same year. Fitting, isn’t it?

30 Years of Excellence. I Try.

We wrapped up the 25/30 with a couple nights in DC with my old roommate Jennie and nearly a week in The Big Apple. Here are some of the highlights.

Driving on This Ultra-Fitting Road to DC

Attending a Big DC Charity Event with Jennie

Running All the Way from the Upper West to the Brooklyn Bridge

Getting to Eat This on My 30th Bday

Getting Rowed Around Central Park By My Husband

Laughing at Robin Williams on Letterman

Having a Special Birthday I Will Never Forget

When my friend JJ called up and said he wanted to throw Tim a surprise b’day party this weekend I thought it was a super sweet gesture. Little did I know they told Tim that they were throwing a surprise b’day party for  me! We both showed up to our favorite restaurant thinking the other one had no idea. We were punked. But it was a great time.

The Whole Gang at Lazy Goat

This card was a somewhat painful reminder that in five days the page is turning…

This is what I think of Thirty

After dinner we went to Marco and Michelle’s for cake and LOTS of candles. they didn’t stop at 55 (25+30=55) they went all the way to 80 candles!

The House Heated Up a Few Degrees

And somehow my husband blew out 76 of them before I could even fill m lungs with oxygen. I guess that’s because he’s only 25 and I’m (soon-to-be) 30.

What the Heck Happened?

It was a great night, despite being punked. Don’t we have sweet friends??

If you happened to stumble across our camera in Fall’s Park last weekend and want to see the pictures you’ll have to come back in a couple of weeks. We’re going to try to leave it out somewhere again this weekend (if the weather is nice!) since we still have about 12 shots on the roll left. I’m really excited to see what’s on there!

What Will We Find When We Get This Developed??

It was very important to my husband that at some point throughout the 25/30 he got to participate in what he calls Nug Fest ‘09. Every Tuesday for a few months our local Chik-Fil-A has all-you-can-eat nuggets/fries/soda on Tuesday nights from 5-8. So last night we went with a couple friends to see what kind of damage my husband could do.

This Sign Lets Everyone Know You Mean Business

His goal was to down 55 nuggets in honor of the 25/30. (25+30=55)

But I’m proud to say he stopped at 39. I still think that’s a good number. We asked the waitress what the record was. Ready for this? 118!

We made it to Ireland. After one failed attempt, we made it on the plane in Atlanta. We flew through the night (I got to sit in 1st class!) and arrived in Dublin on a beautiful sunny Saturday. We spent three full days enjoying family, the weather and taking in gorgeous sites like this one.

The coast of Northern Ireland

I should have been in Ireland. I should have gone hiking on the coast, eaten yummy fish and chips, and seen my family. But that didn’t happen. Instead we played video games with our friend Curtis in Atlanta, blew some money at Bloomingdales and worked in the yard. Plans change, and that’s OK.

Ireland is looking less and less like it’s actually going to happen. We are flying on buddy passes with the help of our flight attendent neighbor and the flight we were supposed to be on was too full. We thought we might try again this weekend, but again the flights look extremely full.

So rather than spending part of the 25/30 in Ireland, we’ve been spending it in our yard. We’re re-sodding, digging and planting. The thing is, we’ve really enjoyed it. We’re watching it transform from a nasty eyesore into a beautiful, green retreat– kind of like our little piece of Ireland.

Easter marked Tim’s 25th birthday. I had some big surprises planned for him. He woke up to discover he had an Easter egg hunt awaiting him.

He Found the First Clue in His Easter Basket

Each egg included a clue, a little present, and a puzzle piece that would reveal the ultimate present at the end of the hunt.

Reading more clues

Some of the eggs were hard to find (like the one I stashed in a box of Tide detergent. Others were much easier (like the one his dad hid.)

Hmm... Wonder Where the Egg is?

Finally at the end he put the puzzle together and found out he was going to Ireland!

That's Ireland-- Not Iceland!

And after all that we enjoyed some yummy bunny cake. Yes, he was turning 25, but I don’t think you’re ever too old for a bunny cake.

The Super-Cute Bunny Cake