Cash for Clunkers

We took advantage of Cash for Clunkers and traded in Brian's Jeep for a brand new, fully-loaded Honda Accord. We got a great price, and are happy. Car-buying is not a lot of fun. Hopefully, this car will last us a long time!

The Brady Wedding

Art and Blair are married! We had so much at their wedding weekend in Atlanta. They are such a cute couple, and it was truly an honor to get to be a part of their special day. We took off work Friday and drove to Atlanta in our new car. We get incredible gas mileage in our new Honda Accord, so this was very exciting for us :) We stayed with Kyle and James on their pullout couch (thanks guys!). Enjoy the pics!

Us at the rehearsal dinner

Jim, James, Brian and Kyle

Fun with skewers

Brian giving his "partners in crime" toast...

Kyle, us, James, Kate, Erin, Taylor and Karen after the rehearsal dinner

They're married! At the reception

The beautiful and tasty cake

First dance

Kate and me

Brian, Beth and $$$

Fun on the dance floor...

James, Taylor and us

Riding away....

All I can say is look at Kyle.... :)

haha!

Such a fun weekend celebrating a great couple. Congrats Art and Blair!

Best Friends

Brother's best friend Sam Pela came to spend last weekend with us. They had a great time playing in the water, sleeping and wrestling. Brother hopes he comes back again soon!

Sam swimming in the pool

Cute Sam!

Bro is asking if Sammy can live at our house.

Riding in the car together.

We played too hard... we are worn out.

Black Crowes

We headed down to Tunica last night for the Black Crowes concert at Bluesville inside the Horseshoe Casino. If you have never been to a concert here, you should go. It's a great venue. We met up with some of my college friends Hurt and Schmidt. Schmidt works for Harrah's who owns Horseshoe, so we stayed at Harrah's and rode the shuttle over to the concert. Thankfully, Schmidt got us the hook-up! We had a great time and free drinks at the show. We ate a late night fourth meal, and passed out in our room. We laughed so much. These pictures will probably make no sense, but if you were there, it was hilarious. So fun!

The Black Crowes

Robert and Hurt on the shuttle taking us back to Harrah's after the concert

Hurt, Schmidt and me at late-night dinner


I know you....

But we don't know you.... where were this lady's friends?

You could have asked one of us to take your picture, rather than squeeze in :)


Hurt decided to try the chair...

So did Schmidt...

Pretty typical when these two get together

Great night!

Funny video from Europe

Just had to post this. My mom uploaded a video of Brian and Mr. Coughlin from Switzerland. They were called on stage at a dinner theater performance we went to in Lucerne and was forced to yodel, then chug a beer. It was hilarious!

Bland Gator is back!

After a small hiatus, Blind Gator, my brother Mark's band, is back. Mark plays guitar and is the lead singer. They've played at Hard Rock Cafe, Hi Tone, and will play at Minglewood Hall and other places around the city. Here is a little sampling from last Saturday night.

I just have to say I am so proud of my mom for learning how to upload movies on You Tube!

Cruisin' the Redneck Riviera

This fourth of July weekend was so much fun! On Friday, Brian's best friend Robert invited us to his newly bought and remodeled house and we did a lot of eating and hanging out in the backyard. We are so proud of him for his hard work on this house! It really paid off!

Parker, Thomas and Brian at Robert's

Saturday we got up early and headed to Robyn's parents house in Tunica for a little Tunica Lake action. The Pela's, Dulaney's and the two of us headed out on their boat. We packed some pimento cheese sandwiches, tons of snacks, and plenty of beverages :) We went out on what is called the Redneck Riviera (seriously, the signs say that) and attempted kneeboarding and water skiing. It was so much fun! We had a great dinner that night complete with hot dogs on the grill and pasta salad before we headed back to Memphis. Perfect!

John Michael and Brian getting the boat ready...

My first skiing attempt....

Not so bad, got up on the fourth try! Well, I sort of got up. Then I face-planted into the water. Then I was done.

Brian = expert kneeboarder

All in all, it was a great day.