I'm On a Boat

Susanne and Scott woke up next to each other. It was so nice to be in the comfort of each other's arms again. They planned to get out of the house today. Scott thought that it would be good for both Susanne and Paxton to break away from their daily routine.

It ended up being a beautiful day. They decided to take Paxton to Cox Farms which was right down the road from their house. At this point, it was somewhat of a tradition for them because they had been every year for the last three years. It was the closest thing that they could find that reminded them of the NC State Fair that they loved so much. They loved the live music, the variety of farm animals, the hayride, the slides, and of course, the food. Susanne would wait all year long to get the homemade kettle corn. She was so excited when she found out that it was acutually safe for her to eat. This made her day. Scott's favorite by far was the fresh apple cider. It was delicious. They had fun walking around the farm. Paxton's favorite animals were the little piglets. Susanne was particularly fond of the black ones.

Their time at Cox Farms was limited. Paxton had a meltdown after they had only been there for about an hour. It took them a while to calm him down. They made some final food purchases and picked out some perfect pumpkins before heading home. Hopefully next year Paxton would be interested in going down the slides with his daddy.

Moppy showed up in the afternoon to watch Paxton for the evening so that Scott and Susanne could help Colleen celebrate her 30th birthday. Uncle Looney had a wonderful evening planned for her and her guests. Both of Colleen's sister's, one of their husbands, and her father traveled in to join the party. The first stop was at the Neumann's house where everyone enjoyed a few cocktails and appetizers. Shortly thereafter, they headed out for a dinner cruise. They would be dining and dancing all night long aboard The Odyssey as they cruised by the historic sites of Washington DC. Susanne and Scott had done this one time before aboard The Dandy and had throughly enjoyed themselves. They loved the water and loved any excuse to be out on it. They had a fabulous night together. It was awesome that Scott was able to come up to be with his best friend as she turned another year older.