Fence Update & Breaking Out the Grill

The rain finally let up enough that we could start on the fence this weekend! Again, when I say "we" I really mean Drew and whoever will come over and help him. Tom was nice enough to spend the whole weekend at our house pouring cement, sawing wood, putting up posts, and all those fun things. They literally worked all weekend. I never knew how much went into building a fence!

This is the back of the yard and you can see the lovely neighbor's home who lives behind us. In the two years that we've lived here we have never seen her! Rumor has it that she's one of those people who weighs so much that they can't get out of bed on their own. Very sad, but Drew will still be happy when we don't have to look at her backyard anymore.

And... check out all that's going on in my garden! The curse must be broken because look at those awesome pepper plants:

Okay, just kidding. After the garden was flooded I broke down and bought some pre-planted bell pepper plants to transplant into my garden. Now all I have to do is not kill them. If you look in the very top left corner you can see the one lonely sproutling that survived the rain. Yep, that baby is the first and only veggie that I can claim as my own. Now I can only hope she produces some cucumbers. Come on little buddy! You can do it!

Ari kept watch over all of the backyard activities. This is after all his fence! And trust me he is more than ready to get back to his yard!

Since I'm not much help with a nail gun or table saw, I decided to show my support in the best way I know how... with food! It was gorgeous out last night so I took the opportunity to break out the grill for the first time this season. It also gave me a chance to try out my fabulous new grill pan; an Easter gift from the Gibsons. Thanks Tom & Cheryl! I decided to grill some potato spears:

This was my first time using the grill on my own. Drew is usually the griller, but since he had other priorities I took the reigns. It wasn't too hard, especially with the help of our Weber's Cookbook! Drew was treated to a yummy dinner of grilled steak and asparagus:

And of course some delish grilled potato spears! They were super crispy, almost like french fries. I love my grill pan and can't wait to use it for other veggies (hopefully home-grown!) this summer!


Drew says if the rain holds off we should have the fence finished in the next couple of days. Keep your fingers crossed Ari!!!