Koegel Life

Sunday, September 13, 2009

We Like Cookies!

One of my BEST frands... MC.
We like cookies.... :)

Over Labor Day weekend my mother-in-law, Deb, and her husband, Bob, came up to camp at Uncle Gordy's (aka Craig's place) for the weekend. We made a plan to go kayaking on the White River in Hesperia on Sunday afternoon, and it was a GORGEOUS day!
Sadly, Deb's cousin Butch (who we all loved dearly) died of complications due to lung cancer early that Sunday morning- but we decided to keep our plans just the same. I'm sure he was with us on the river that day... thanks for the perfect weather Butchy, we love you!

Deb couldn't get over how peaceful this kayaking trip was. Judging from this picture, you can see why.

My kayakin' budd's for the day:

Deb

Bob

Craigy

Trisha

"Favorite mother in law" with her "favorite daughter in law"!

(l-r) Deb, Bob, Trisha, Craig

I was the only one without my significant other... so I made a sad face.
Next time Denny, next time!

Workin'

Here's a photo I managed to sneak in to while Craig and I were doing a wedding in Chicago. At least I helped to balance out the composition, right? :)

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ouch! The Storm of 2009

A major storm hit Fruitport (and the surrounding area) on August 9th, and it really rocked that little town. Trees were everywhere! Anna and Dustin had one on their garage, Grandpa Watson got one on his truck and in his pool, nearly every road was impassable, and the Circle Drive neighborhood was devastated- to say the least.

Dustin's garage:

Circle Drive neighborhood:

Like I said earlier... OUCH!!!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Anniversary Fun, Year One...

For our one year anniversary, Denis and I decided to head back to the land in which we exchanged our vows, Chicago.
Prior to hitting up the city, we spent a couple days visiting Jason, Jen and their brood. Good times were had, as always. On day three we headed into Chicago to attend a Cubs game. The weather was mediocre and the Cubs lost, but the food was good, the beer was good, and the seats were even better... we had a great time, and for once, it was just the two of us!
After the game, we hung around the players' exit, catching glimpses of Derek Lee, Milton Bradley, Carlos Zambrano, and more! We then tooled around Wrigleyville, checked into our hotel, and proceeded to meet up with Denis' dear friend Tony Stalec and his super fun girlfriend, Meredith. Of course, more good times were had.

Welcome to Wrigley...

It was raining when we got there... luckily, I prepared ahead of time to avoid misery... and it cleared up by the 3rd inning!

Wrigley Field, b&w.

mmm, beer.

mmm, beer, peanuts, and Wrigley Field hot dogs.

"Get some shots of the outfield!" -Denis

Milton Bradley

Jeff Samardzija in the bullpen...
We took this photo for Jake because Samardzija played football for Notre Dame. He had the choice between going pro football or pro baseball. He probably should've chosen football... though he didn't end up pitching at this game, he did start a couple weeks later, and gave up a ton of runs! Ouch.

Derek Lee at bat.

Ryan Theriot at bat.

My best action shot of the day.

Kosuke Fukudome... and the 10th man, Mr. Seagull.

My long lost father, Mr. make-up-a-song-to-go-with-anything. He was quite entertaining, and kind of annoying.

It amused me very much that the seagulls INSTANTLY attacked the bleachers once the game was over.

Stalking players after the game, Denis stole this very much zoomed in shot of my favorite guy, pitcher Carlos Zambrano. This was my only opportunity to see him. He was supposed to pitch at this game, but got bumped due to another pitcher's injury. At least I got to see him!

Day 4-
One year anniversary day...

On our actual anniversary we spent the day at the Lincoln Park Zoo. I've been wanting to visit LPZ for a while now, and I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that they charge no admission... major bonus!
My favorite part of the trip was getting to practice using my new camera on the animals.