Fall Time

Okay, so we didn't actually end up getting pumpkins here because they were way expensive (we stopped by Vons on the way home :P), BUT I had to make sure we did something fun and traditional for the Fall season! So here are the pictures of us with pumpkins and scarecrows. Happy harvest :)

"Polly" Our New Addition

Coolest dude on the block

Freshly washed (before the rain came...)

1996 black Nissan SX - our Pollyanna :)

Joined the Jeffrey fam October 2011

Selling Johnny...

About a month ago we decided that our Toyota 4Runner would not be the most economical choice as we are now driving the L.A. freeways instead of four-wheeling through the back fields of the Monte Rd. house. So we put old Johnny up on craigslist to see if we could trade for a little gas-saver. So here are some of our goodbye pics. Selling Greg's first car was a tough deal, but we will keep all of the memories of Johnny with us - trekking almost all the way to the Oregon border, doing donuts in the fields where Ruth the goat now lies (we miss you Ruth), drive-in nights, and packing up our lives to move to Long Beach - just to name a few!

We ended up trading Johnny for a little Nissan 200sx with about the same mileage (though it's a '96 and Johnny is a '90). We have yet to take pictures with our new addition, but they are coming! She was nameless for a couple days, but we finally settled on "Pollyanna". So far Polly has been good to us, saving us nearly half of what we were spending on gas and looking pretty fly with her back spoiler and faded black paint job. We are learning to love her though! :)

Who eats SPAM?!

A few days ago, while doing some regular grocery shopping we were suddenly stopped by the cans of SPAM. Intrigued by it's mysteriousness and challenged by it's poor reputation, we decided to give the 'ole thing a try! (unfortunately the camera battery died before the meal was cooked up but here are a few pre-SPAM pics).

Prepared for anything in our matching aprons, I cooked up some white rice and steamed some veggies as Greg sliced up the SPAM into a big saucepan. We covered the mystery meat with some "sweet baby ray's" (I know Luke will appreciate that) to give it some more flavor than salty ham. It actually was not as bad as I was expecting it to be. We both finished our plates without much effort. Now it's not at the top of my favorite meals list, but hey now we can say we've given SPAM a fair try!

FIGHT ON!

All of you reading this who are on the Jeffrey side of the family know exactly what I'm about to write about :P But for the rest of us who need some educating here it is - USC Trojans dominate!

Even though I got a funny looking sunburn from that headband, we had a blast! Nana Jeffrey had given us tickets to sit with Uncle Ron and Aunt Janet. We arrived on the USC campus a couple hours early to hear the renowned marching band warming up. It was really great, so much energy and enthusiasm! Greg showed me the statues of "Tommy the Trojan" and "Traveler the valiant stead" :) At the start of the game the Trojan stabbed the middle of the field with his sword which was pretty exciting (although I was a little disappointed since Greg and I have watched 300 as well as Troy in the last month). We had a great time eating Uncle Ron's candied almonds and sipping on an ice cold lemonade while enjoying a great game together. As we left the crowded stadium three and a half hours after entering it, the scent of greasy bacon-wrapped hotdogs filled the air. The game was an exciting one ending in a victory for the Trojans over University of Arizona 48-41. (Sorry Andy! - but I did hear that you put your money on USC anyway! :P). The whole day was a wonderful first experience for me, and I think Greg enjoyed brain-washing me a bit too.