A Little Bite of Heaven

Classy pic:)

That's right baby....after waiting a long, 5 years I finally made it to an In & Out Burger again!!! My virgin experience was on a visit to LA & Santa Barbara in the spring of '04. My dearest Susan took me the night before I flew home about 10pm. She said I couldn't leave the west coast without tasting this magnificent burger. And boy was she right!!!! It was amazing!!! A few years ago, we came to Sedona for Thanksgiving. I was so excited about the thought of another In & Out. Sadly, I was veto'd by my BIL, Brian, for Whataburger. So sad and dissapointing!

This time, I wasn't going to let that happen. Philip and I hadn't been in Pheonix 15 min on Friday before I was asking the shuttle driver where the closest In & Out was. A $30 cab ride later and I was a happy as a clam, see above. We plan on stopping in again before we fly out tomorrow:)

Toodles!

Charlie at the Chamber

Charlie got to come to work with me this morning for a few minutes before he had to go to the vet for his yearly check up. He was a big help- answered the phone, returned a few emails.
He'll be back for a bit this afternoon too. Can't you tell he was having so much fun!!

Watercolor

We had a great weekend at the beach!! Philip had a neurosurgery conference at Watercolor. He was presenting a paper he wrote on Chiari Malformation (probably totally misspelled that!). It was a great weekend and we had wonderful weather the whole time. I left early (like 7:45am!!) Friday morning and met my cousins- Debra, Kati & Sara (the Macs)- who were also at Watercolor having a girls weekend. I got there about 11:30am so I had all day to hang out with them on the beach while I waited for Philip, Dr. Warren and his wife, Lisa. They finally made it down about 4 and we had to go to a cocktail reception. Then the 4 of us broke away from the rest of the conference peeps and had a very nice dinner at Fish Out of Water. So amazing!!

Saturday morning I got up early to run before it got hot. HA! Apparently even at 7:30 in May it's already blazing hot! I about died!!! Philip had class all morning so I headed out to the beach early to meet the Macs again for another day on the beach. We didn't do much Saturday night. Just ate some apps at our house then went to Seaside for dinner.

Sunday morning I rode my complimentary bike around 30-A and got a mocha at the coffee shop in Watercolor. Then I met the Mac's at the pool and waited for Philip to get finished with his class. He was the very last person to present on Sunday. He was pretty nervous about getting up in front of a bunch of doctors but they were nice to him and didn't ask too many questions:) He came out to the pool with us for a little while before we headed to Seaside for a late lunch.

We made it home about 8pm last night. Phew! It was a great weekend. I was pretty sad to leave since we had such great weather the whole weekend!

I don't even think I'll put our suitcases away since we're leaving again on Friday for Sedona, AZ. Boy, I'm ready for a weekend at home:)

Toodles!

You're Parents Are Moving Where??? Part 3

Part 1- I think it was my sophomore year of high school. Dad quits his job with nothing lined up. Mom things he has lost his mind. Eventually hired by a bank in Sylacauga, AL. I only knew about this town b/c we had family living there and you drive through it on the way to Auburn. They didn't end up actually moving there until March of my senior year so I didn't spend too much time there before going off to college. To a "big city" girl from Birmingham, this was a really small town. (I am speaking of myself and my mother!) But they ended up LOVING it!! Mom still goes up there at least once a week to play golf with her girlfriends.

Part 2- Spring of my junior year of college. I get a call from Daddy that went something like this: Dad: "Scooter (me), I quit the bank in Sylacauga and we're moving to Greenville."
Me: "South Carolina???? Cool!"
Dad: "No, Alabama"
Me: "Where in the hell is that????" :) "And does mom know about this???"
Again, to a "big city" girl, this was a REALLY small town!!! As most of you know, Dad's position at the bank in Greenville was eliminated in January. While it was a total shock, I think it was good for him! He has lowered his handicap and realized that he is 100% NOT ready to retire:)

Part 3- May 2009- Mom and dad are continuing their tour of Small Town Alabama!! Dad has accepted a job with MidSouth Bank in Eufaula!! A town that my dad, in all his 63.5 years had never stepped foot in until Tuesday. Where is that, you ask???? It's down Hwy 431 about an hour south of Opelika. I'm very excited for them!!! Eufaula is about the same size as Sylacauga so I think they will enjoy it much more than Greenville (which has a population of about 7,000!). Plus most of the town is on a huge lake!!!! I think he starts May 26th so they've got a lot to do before then. Like find a place to live, move all their crap, etc. They are going back today so he can meet the staff at the bank and the board members. Tomorrow, they are looking at some houses and will explore the town some more.

So here we go again....

Mother's Day Fun

Philip and his mommy:)

Me and the hubs!

Birthday dinner at Morgan's

We headed up to Huntsville this weekend to see Philip's parents. Friday was JoAnne's birthday and Sunday was Mother's Day so she got double dose cards/presents! We didn't get up there until about 9pm on Friday so we visited with them and hit the sack pretty early. Saturday morning, me and Philip went for a run and got soaked!! We looked like drowned rats by the time we got back to the house! After a delicious breakfast, we did a little shopping and headed to Brew Fest. This year was the first time Huntsville has had a Brew Fest and it appeared to be a hit!! We went to dinner for JoAnne's birthday and watched Get Smart. Sunday was church and lunch then back to Opelika.

It was a great weekend and we were both glad to get up to see them. It had been a while since we'd been!!!

Last night my parents spent the night on their way back from Fripp Island. We cooked some steaks and had a nice visit with them. They're tending to some top secret business today. Hopefully more on that in the days to come!!!

Toodles!

Happy Birthday Jo-Jo!!

A birthday shout-out to my MIL!! Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you! Happy Birthday, JoAnne! Happy birthday to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice to meet you!

I got to meet Gov. Bob Riley on Monday! He was in Auburn making some appearances at the Chamber so, of course, we had to get a staff picture with him. I felt pretty special:)

Busy Weekend #2

Lyndsay & her mom, Pinky

The Ripster (Lyndsay's daddy) & Pinky breaking it down

Mary P, Lyndsay & Me at the bar after On the Tracks

Mary H, Me & Lyndsay at one of the wine stops

We had another crazy busy weekend! Friday night was On the Tracks. There was a great turnout and it didn't rain!! It is such a fun event and I'm already looking forward to the one in October! Saturday morning we headed up to Birmingham for a wedding shower for Brandon & Danae. We headed to Rojo first thing, of course! We had a great time with Tony & Britney and can't wait to go to the beach with them in June!!

Sunday we headed over to meet the O-town peeps at Serenbe. They had their May Day celebration Sunday afternoon and it was a lot of fun! We ate some great food and walked around their downtown area. We finally made it home around 9pm!

This week we are trying to take it easy since we're out of town again this weekend. We're heading up to Huntsville for JoAnne's birthday:) We haven't been up there in quite a while so we're both excited!

Asheville here we come!

Mary P, Pam, Lyndsay & myself showing off our medals from the Trinity 10k:)

I'm doing a half marathon. In September. I must be crazy! Mary P, Lyndsay and I are going to do the Asheville Half Marathon in September. I'm really excited about it but a little nervous!! Hopefully getting ready for the 10k I just did has given me enough of a base that I'm not getting in over my head! I think we'll "officially" start training in early July. Yowza!