The Ragin' Cajun

Last night Jared and I went to dinner at the Ragin' Cajun with some of his XOM friends. A good time was had by all!

Jared got oysters. I'm not a fan, but next time he gets them, I'll try one.

We also got their wings. Delicious!

We got a full bucket of crawfish. It tasted good, but the crawfish were TINY! I also think we should have gotten more that two potatoes. Mmm. Potatoes. Also, I out peel Jared about 6 to 1.

There was a lot of clean-up involved! The stain stick was passed around, and it took quite a while to get the seasoning off our nails!

Socks: Day 1

I want to start knitting again. I have completed two scarves, but there is not much use for them here in Houston. I have decided to make socks!

Here is the yarn and pattern. I was in a good mood at this point.

Here is what I had after 3 hours. Not in a good mood anymore. The yarn kept slipping off, I kept knitting onto the wrong needle, etc. Hopefully next attampt I'll have more to show for it!

Our Wedding Videos

I am now mourning the loss of our wedding videos. I wanted to post a few today, but they are not on either of our computers, our external hard drives, or the camera. Very sad.

UPDATE:
We found the wedding videos about 6 months after this post!  They were on Jared's school computer for some odd reason.  Neither of us have any recollection of putting them there.  Thank goodness though!

DomiNate's Wedding Videos

Finally, here are some of the videos from DomiNate's wedding!

Walking down the aisle.


The ceremony.


DomiNate's First Dance.


Father/Daughter Dance.


Mother/Son Dance.

What are we doing??

Here is one of the professional pics from Dominate's wedding. None of us quite remember this moment. I cannot WAIT to see the rest!

DC Trip: Playing in the Creek

Alaric and the fam live in McLean, VA, which is just outside of DC. The neighborhood is beautiful, Alaric, Lucas, and I took a couple walks. We had a fun walk through this creek.

We weren't planning on walking through the creek as long as we did, so I had to head back for my purse and our shoes. Here you can see Alaric and Lucas way ahead of me.


I finally got to use my camera's underwater feature!



There is a deep area where some kids built a rope swing. Lucas would swing, but wouldn't let go.





Lucas watches his Daddy swing. Too bad I was traveling, I had no clothes to change into! I swung but didn't let go.

The Trips are Over

I'm home! Woohoo! 3 hours earlier than I thought I'd get here, but 7 hours after I was supposed too. Not bad!

Good Luck?

I got a seat on my standby flight, so unless we have another delay *knock on wood* I should be home around 5. Yeehaw! I walked a couple miles at the airport, and ate at TGIF. I am glad I got to spend those extra couple hours with Alaric and his boy.

Meal Voucher

I get $10 off my meal for my troubles today. I am on standby for a flight that would get me home around 5, but it is over-booked. I will most likely be home around 8. I just found out Jared's flight might be cancelled. Bah.

Flight Delay

My flight was delayed 3 hours so I went back to visit with Alaric and Lucas. They moved almost everyone off the flight, maybe I should have stayed! My flight doesn't leave Atlanta until 6:00 PM.

DC Vacation Ending

Alaric is driving me to the airport right now. It is always sad when a good visit comes to an end. Lucas is sleeping in the car.

The Last Sparkler

What a great way to end the night!

Washington Monument

Bummed I don't have my camera!

DC fireworks!

Lucas watches from the sun roof. We couldn't find anywhere to park, but everyone stopped on the street.

Fireworks

Here are some of our fireworks. More to come!

DC for the 4th

Jack and Jennifer.

DC Snakes

The night starts with snakes!! My camera has no more batteries, and I forgot my charger, so I'll have to take all my pics with my phone.

Refreshing!

Lucas enjoys a pop-sickle (pop-stickle as he calls it) with my bandanna on.

DC on the 4th

Alaric's new school, Georgetown Law.

DC on the 4th

The capital.

DC on the 4th

Jack's first Metro ride!

On a Boat

4th of July. Beers and Boats. Heading to Harmon Creek to join hundreds of others to celebrate.

Boys will be boys.

What happens when one guy thinks the guest of honor is passed out in the main bathroom? Seven years of bad luck or loss of deposit, you pick.

DC kite!

Here we are, about to fly a kite!

Bachelor Party Ride#1

This is our first boat. The boys are picking up the pontoon now.

Sunrise

Lake view. Just Sean and I playing Trivial Pursuit til dawn. Both have full pies going for the center spot.

Smile Because You Can

It is now 6am and the game is done. Sean wants to walk to lake shore, I want to go to bed.

Sunrise

Lake view. Just Sean and I playing Trivial Pursuit til dawn. Both have full pies going for the center spot.

It's On

We won the first challenge. Now 4am and Trivial Pursuit time.

Old habits

3am. N-mont vs. E-ham rubber match.

Tim getting love

Only a gentle love slap.

Layover to Bachelor Party

Nothing like an Acai smoothie from Freshens and the "How to Fix the World" issue of the Atlantic to fuel me through the layover.

Bachelor Party Great Start

You may not be able to read it, but that is my flight being delayed. Sorry Sean.

DC for the 4th

I am here!

ATL to IAD

I am now on board my last flight of the day. Next stop, DC. Giddyup!

HOU to ATL

I am on board my first leg to DC. Jared isn't with me, he is going to a bachelor party. I hope he puts up a couple posts as well!

DC for the 4th

I am on the park and ride bus to the airport. So bumpy! I should get to DC around 5:20 EST. I can't wait!

Mom Cooks

Both Mom and Pa love cooking, so Mom was happy to cook for us one night. She made a rhubarb cake (this is in addition to the rhubarb crisp she made for the cookout).

Mmm, rhubarb.


Here is the cake prior to cooking.


Mmm, cooked cake. Jared and I finished it last night, along with the leftover crisp.


Here is the delicious salad.


Here is the chicken curry. We thought it was funny how Mom and I served ourselves. Mom likes the sauce!