Weekend With Scott: Part 3

Scott and I made a trip to Talladega Super Speedway today.  It only took about two hours to get to Talladega but the drive to the track was long and slow.  We tried to keep track of all of the license plates we saw, and Scott got some looks and honks because of his Alaska plate.  We saw Rhode Island, California, Texas, Colorado, and New York to name a few.  Scott's friend told us that 126,000 people were in attendance today.  There were a few awesome wrecks, and the crowd went wild went Gordan crashed in the 6th lap.  In Bama, people hate Gordan but worship Dale Jr.  When we took out Flat Stanley to take some photos for Baxter, a guy behind me yelled, "Hey!  It's Flat Stanley!"  I was surprised that people knew what he was.  I think Baxter is getting some pretty cool pics of Stanley.  Scott and I are back at my house now, and we're covered in grit from head to toe.  Disgusting.  But not as disgusting as watching Gracie poop in front of me onto the bathroom floor about five minutes ago.  I think she was upset that she wasn't invited to the race.  Go Junior!

(If you would like to see an awesome PG-13 picture from the race, let me know.  It has something to do with the Busch brothers...use your imagination.)

Mini-Relay for Life Walk

Today at school, we held our Mini Relay for Life Walk. Students raised money through their English classes in order to miss class today and walk. Our school raised over $2000!! I really want to put pictures of my students on here but it's illegal. There's a picture of my friend Baylor who was locked in the "cage" for a day. Students had a penny war to see which teacher would be stuck outside all day. Then there's me and Katie with the Relay t-shirts I had made for any students/faculty interested. That's Yoda saying, "Find a Cure You Must!"

5K Picture

Here's a picture from the 5K on Saturday.  Marie, Carolyn, and Wendy work with me at school.   

Weekend With Scott: Part 2

Scott drove up to Auburn this weekend, and we had lots to do. Friday night we had dinner at home and then we went to the movies to see State of Play. We both really liked this movie. Saturday morning I got up early to run a 5K with three teachers from school. I finished in 37 minutes which was pretty good for me. We were all upset about the ugly t-shirt we got...green and blue tie-dyed. I drove home and woke up Scott, and we ate barbeque at Mike and Eds. It was packed because Saturday was A-Game, the football scrimmage game that brings about 50,000 to Auburn. Crazy. I was hoping to get a dozen calls about the trailer. I only got one call and they stood me up. I zoomed out to Waverly where I had left Scott for the Old 280 Boogie - a big hippie music fest in the country. Scott, Katie, and myself enjoyed music and food until about 6:30. Scott and I picked up ice cream and Taco Bell and returned home. I fell asleep before 9:00. Scott left town Sunday morning after breakfast at Panera, and I bummed around for the rest of the day. Tornadoes came through Alabama Sunday so I ended up at a friend's house...I left the cats to fend for themselves in the trailer. Unfortunately, the mobile home is still standing.  (Pictures from the run are on the way.)

Weekend With Scott: Part 1

So, this weekend was the first of three consecutive weekends with Scott, my big brother.  This was the least exciting weekend (but the most relaxing) so look forward to the other posts.  I left for Panama City Friday after school and didn't drive back until today.  The girls at dinner tonight asked me what we did.  After thinking, I realized that I mostly sat in different locations.  In the car.  On the couch.  At the pool.  In a restaurant.  In a movie theater.  In my opinion, the more sitting you do, the better the weekend.  I literally only walked for two reasons - if I needed to get to the car or if I needed to get to the pool.  Perfect.  I didn't have to think about selling the trailer, packing the trailer, cleaning the trailer, etc.  Scott has a nice apartment outside of PC, and it only takes about fifteen minutes to drive to Pier Park or the beach.  We tried to eat at Stinkys, an awesome restaurant past Grayton Beach, but after the hour drive, we found that Stinkys was out of business.  It had changed to some fancy, white linens, classical music joint.  We opened the door, looked at each other, and turned around to find the car again.  We ended up at The Red Bar in Grayton Beach.  Good music.  Good food.  The first picture is me with the old Stinkys sign and the second is the two of us at The Red Bar.  We also watched The Masters, and Scott was pretty upset that Kenny from Kentucky didn't win.  Sunday night I wanted to see Adventureland so Scott agreed to go.  Even though this is advertised as a comedy, it's really a drama.  I really liked it.  Oh, we ate breakfast every morning at a dive calledCorums.  Think Waffle House but not a huge chain.  Grease every morning.  Thinking again about the weekend, I also realized that we listened to a lot of music.  Surprisingly, our musical tastes overlap a little.  Scott and I recommend the following bands: The Verve, Radiohead, Band of Horses, Pearl Jam, The Raconteurs, Kings of Leon, The Foo Fighters.  Check them out.

Baby Drew

Messing around on Picnik while my stomach bug was running it's course...

That's My Husband...And His Children

Sooo...I thought moving out of the trailer was a step in the right direction for our family. But when a door closes, a window opens, and thirteen chickens and a goat crawl in. Nathan's dad told me this morning that I'm "guilty by association" when it comes to the barn full of animals. Let me remind everyone that I had nothing to do with these animals...I wasn't even told about them until they were purchased (or stolen). Here are new pictures of Millie the goat, Greta the dog, Nathan the husband, and Blackie the chicken. Nathan is beginning to think that he purchased thirteen roosters. Not good when you bought chickens in order to have fresh eggs. You may borrow any of these pictures if you want to create an Easter card.

Drew's 1st Birthday

My youngest nephew just turned one. (Side note: My oldest nephew turns 16 this summer. Yikes.) I drove to KY this weekend to go to his b-day party in Shelbyville. Here are a few pictures from the party. The first picture is Drew enjoying his cake, then there's Drew with my brother (his dad) Thad. Drew's big sister Molly is in the last picture listening to my mom read a new book.