Happy Birthday Vick!

My mom celebrated her 59th birthday over the holiday weekend. We had a great time an had a nice party as well. Next year for her 60th, she wants us to all go on a cruise. WAHOO! Anyways, here are some pictures from the party....I don't think she looks a day over 30! Hope I age as well!

Part 3-The Finale....

For the first time, we took our boat out to watch the fireworks from the water at Point Mallard. Now, I am a super FREAK about the boat, and from going to Point Mallard growing up in my parents boat and other friends boats, I vowed I would not ever do that. It is like the biggest cluster in the world. Everyone is crammed into this tiny spot on the water and when the last firework explodes, its like Nascar with everyone trying to race and get out. A couple of years ago, the boat I was in actually got hit by some redneck who didn't know how to drive, and it was quite traumatic. Anyways, I didn't go back into the slew at Point Mallard, instead we stayed out in the main channel. It was really nice and quiet and we were all by ourselves. Me, David and my mom went and had a ball. Oh, on a side note, I almost threw David out of the boat when I hit a cruiser wave in the pitch black....it was hilarious after I realized he was still in the boat. Vick was facing backwards and didn't know what happened...oh the joys of driving at night!! Anyways, here are some shots of our evening.

4th of July Weekend-Part 2

We spent the 4th on the river with some of our friends, Justin and Micah. We started out going to our "spot" that is inside the cove at Point Mallard, but not where all the boats hook together. We prefer a little privacy! We floated around for a couple of hours, and then decided to have some lunch, followed by a little tubing. I was really nervous that day just because of how many boats are in the water as well as all the "take my boat out once a year people" who have obviously forgotten the rules of the water. Anyways, we had a great time, minus a couple brushes with death. (Kidding) We were giving Micah a hard time because she didn't put any sunscreen on when she came out, and her skin was like roasted. Well, that afternoon when David and I got home, we realized we probably should have applied more than one coat of the ol' sunscreen. David has a circular spot on his shoulder that is burned, and my back is a little toasty as well. It was super fun though, so well worth it! Here are some shots from the day...

The river rats....


Justin trying to pull Micah up on the tube....


David on the tube

4th of July Weekend-Part 1

On Friday, both David and I were off, which was nice, so we had a leisurely day of sleeping in and then we met up with Justin and Micah to head off to our place on the river. We were planning on spending the night, but we decided to go check it out before because we had not been out there in forever. When we got there, wow, it was grown up! David did a little weed-eating, but didn't get to make too much progress because his line broke. We then went to Luvici's on the square in Athens to eat. If you have not been there, you are missing out. It is the best food!! Everything we have eaten there is amazing, including their kids PB&J, which I had once. Here we are eating there...

David and I were going to go home, take a quick nap and then get up in time to hit both families 4th of July/Birthday celebrations and get everything ready to spend the night out at the river. We set the alarm for 4:10, and needed to be leaving by 5:00. I woke up, with no alarm, mind you, and asked David what time it was....it was 4:56!! So, we jumped up, both showered, got ready, went to get gas, stopped at the grocery store to pick up food and met his brother in Athens at 4:40 on the way to my grandmothers house. We ditched the river, since we were too rushed to get everything ready to spend the night there. Here are some shots from Mamoo's for my Mother's birthday party....

The Grill Master at work...


Gare and David trying to smoke....I mean, cook the hamburgers.


Me eating some of my Aunt Judy's fruit pizza....I am going to put the recipe on here because it was so simple and AMAZING!


David has been taking a lot of family portraits lately, so this was him taking a shot of Mamoo...

Is everyone having fun yet????

We are taking a break from our 4th of July festivities....but we have had a great day so far! More to come later! Happy 4th of July everyone!

A Special Thanks To Our Service Men and Women

I battle with a great deal of guilt when it comes to holidays like the 4th of July, Memorial Day, etc. We all have our nice little family get togethers, go boating and barbeque, but seldom do we stop to think about why we get to have these holidays in the first place. All of our service men and women in Iraq and other places don't get today off, they are still out in the heat in unimaginable conditions compared to what you and I live in, and we are all worried about whether or not there is going to be traffic at the Spirit of America Festival tomorrow. Like I said, I am just as guilty and am trying to focus on the true meaning of the holiday. I found this website and it has lots of things you can do to support our troops. I recommend signing up for something...I haven't decided which one to do yet, but I think it would be nice if we all did a little something for our troops. Anyways, hope everyone has a great 4th!

Well I am back from the dead....

Or at least my memory is!!! Thanks to everyone that called and checked on me for my VERY minor procedure. There are so many people dealing with big stuff, I felt guilty that people even wasted time thinking about my little procedure. David and I just finished dinner after class at Maria Bonita where we talked about all the things that happened while I was "out of it" yet acted very aware. When they tell you not to sign any legal documents, drive or anything like that, they mean it. David said that the whole situation was much more comical now that he realized I still didn't know what I was doing. Anywho...enough about colonoscopy's...on to more fun stuff. One of the things I love about summer, which is a very tiny thing, is when I take my mom's dog Raja to get her summer cut. She is a chow and has a TON of hair, and she always looks like a little toy when I go pick her up. You can just tell she thinks she is sassy. Here is a shot of her after her haircut. I hope everyone is having a great summer so far!!