Entry 261: The Payout

Julie and Lance recently made a bet about the current episode of The Bachelor. When Lance saw Ali for the first time he told Julie that he was sure she would make it to the final two, Julie however didn't share Lance's enthusiasm. We then decided to make a bet: If Ali made the final two then Julie had to go with Lance to an Iowa Hawkeyes football game, but if Ali did not make the final two then Lance would have to buy Julie and authentic Zach Greinke jersey. Ali for some reason decided to leave the show and Julie won the bet. Today we went and bought Julie's jersey and you can see her wearing it below.

Entry 260: Mike and Carol's Wedding

The wedding was on Saturday, February 20 and unfortunately we didn't get to take a lot of pictures because Julie was a bridesmaid in the wedding and Lance videotaped the wedding. The videocamera we have, however, takes pictures at times while you are taping. Below are some of the pictures in randomly shot and some are actually quite good.

Entry 259: Random Pictures

This is Lance's favorite picture. One day we decided to eat lunch at the beach and here is the picture Lance snapped.



Here are the centerpieces for the reception. I loved how this picture came out.



Here is a family picture. I apologize for the blurriness, but someone else took the picture.



When we checked in the hotel there was a little sign that showed Carolyne and Mike getting married.



Here we are on the beach with sailboats going behind us.

Entry 258: Sailboat Pictures

We were able to hit the beach one last time on Saturday and it was by far the best. As we were looking for shells, we noticed all of these sailboats going by us. We decided to sit down on some rocks and just watch them. We found out that the sailboats were being pulled out and when the water was open they were released by the boats pulling them. Like I said it was beautiful.

Entry 257: Beach Pictures

Julie's sister, Carolyne, got married this past Saturday on Honeymoon Island in Florida. We went to the wedding and also had a chance to enjoy some beach time. There was a beach three blocks from our hotel, but we also went to a beach in Clearwater, Florida that we really enjoyed. It was fantastic sitting down and listening to the ocean and we even went and collected some sea shells. We both loved the beach.

Entry 256: Julie's V-Day Gift

Lance got Julie some Valentines Day gifts that she has been wanting for quite some time. He got her some flowers, a Royals hat (she has been eyeing this for quite some time), and two new shirts from Kohl's. Actually Julie picked the shirts out, but Lance did have to go into the store and wait while Julie tried them on. All in all it was a great Valentines Day.

Entry 255: Lance's V-Day Gift

This Valentine's Day Julie really surprised Lance by getting him a new winter jacket. Lance has really been needing one because his old one wouldn't zip up (and this was not good when we had the negative wind chills). It is a really nice Columbia jacket that Lance absolutely loves.