Spring Break Mini-Video

Okay...the long video wouldn't load so I created a one minute slideshow of all of the pictures of the three of us. They start in the Houston airport, move to Washington State and Seattle, and then move back to the Houston airport and sweet home Alabama. Enjoy!

Twilight at Twilight Party

Katie Rainer invited a bunch of girls out to her parents' house to watch Twilight at Twilight. Even though Alabama was in the middle of some severe weather, the rained stopped for a few hours so we could enjoy our evening. Katie grilled burgers and had a theater set up outside. We brought our own chairs and blankets and watched the movie after the sun set. It was a lot of fun. I don't have any pictures but I'm going to try and get some from Tiffany. We made t-shirts for the event...I think Tiffany has pictures of those also. Here's the invitation Katie sent...

Seattle Trip

So, I went to Washington State with Tiffany and Meg over Spring Break. The collage below has pictures from our day in and around Forks, WA. I'm trying to figure out how to upload our video so hopefully you can watch it if you want. Warning: It's 27 minutes long and you are going to think we are crazy people. We're just passionate about our book series. You can judge me...just don't let me know about it. It was an awesome trip!

Oh - I created the collage at www.picnik.com. This is my favorite thing to do!

Seattle

Charleston Picture

Charleston

Nathan and I went to Charleston, SC with another couple this week. We arrived in Charleston around lunchtime on Wednesday and left after brunch on Saturday. It was a great trip. Nathan was in vet school with Morgan and when her husband, Tyler, used to come to Auburn, we would all hang out. Now Morgan and Tyler are in Atlanta and we won't see them until graduation. Sad day. Since we did so much, I thought I would hits the highlights with a list. Overall, this was a great trip, and I'm looking forward to returning to Charleston.

Day One:

- Ate Andolini's

pizza for lunch.

- Walked through old Charleston and down to the Battery.

- A sampling of the best margarita in the world (according to Tyler) at Yo Burrito.

- Ate Thai food for dinner at Basil. So good.

- Kicked butt at trivia night at Kickin Chicken...3rd place out of almost 20 teams!

Day Two:

- Breakfast then a walking tour of old Charleston by Tommy Dew. Very interesting.

- Lunch at Kickin Chicken.

- Out to Folly Beach to see a lighthouse and to walk around.

- Two hour nap in preparation for the midnight showing of Watchmen.

- Change of plans...round two of Trivia Night at Yo Burrito. Exchanged the movie tickets for the next night. Everyone ready for a long night because of the nap.

- Success! Another third place prize at Yo Burrito. See picture above.

Day Three:

- Bagels out toward Folly.

- Visit the Angel Oak...a 1400 year old live oak tree.

- Visit the ONLY tea plantation in the United States. Feel like old people.

- Visit a winery that makes muscadine wine and sweet tea vodka.

- Lunch at The Lost Dog in Folly.

- Kayaking tour on the Folly River where we paddled next to many dolphins. Scary but cool.

- Showers and then a quick walk through a gallery hop in the French Quarter.

- Dinner at Cru Cafe. Amazing! We all cleaned our dinner plates and our dessert plates. Considered ordering a second round of entrees.

- Movie (Watchmen) at Cinebarre...a movie theater that has waitresses and serves food.

- Finally back to the hotel at 1am.

Day Four:

- Brunch at the Hominy Grill. We all became a little disgusted at the amount of food we consumed since arriving in Charleston.

- Drove home.

Nathan's Senior Banquet

Here are a few pictures from Nathan's Senior Banquet.  That's Jeremiah and David at the top, and Shawn is wearing the bandanna and tuxedo t-shirt.  

Katie's Un-Birthday

This weekend, I went to Sea Grove, Florida with my friend Katie and her husband. The trip was planned to celebrate Katie's birthday, but she's a leap-year baby. Technically, Katie is only seven, but she kept telling people she was seven and one quarter. We drove down Friday morning and enjoyed lunch in Seaside. Afterwards, we went to the beach to read but we had to cover up in blankets. I called Scott to meet us for dinner and after some driving around, we ended up at a place called Stinky's. It was delicious. Scott ordered an appetizer that was the best I've ever had. It was a whole squash cut in half and fried then filled with crab meat and tomatoes and a cream sauce. Yum. On Saturday, Katie and I got up early and walked to Seaside to get some breakfast. We sat outside the coffee shop for a long time, talking to people in town for the half-marathon on Sunday and playing with the dogs who were searching for dropped food under the tables. Then we covered every inch of Seaside on foot. We went up and down every street reading the names of the homes and the names of the owners. My favorite names for homes were Rivendale and Bag End. (Those are from The Lord of the Rings.) We ate lunch at Bud and Alley's and then returned for a nap. Scott met us again for dinner, and we had tapas in Seaside. While in Florida, we missed the tornado in Auburn on Saturday and the snowstorm on Sunday. Unfortunately, we still had school on Monday. Here are a few pictures from the weekend...Happy Un-Birthday Katie!