Fun in December

Cool Finds in Metro Alabama:

• Great Eats (BBQ):   Big Daddy's Bar-B-Q in Warrior, AL.
  (The owner, who is a minister of a local church, smokes all the meat, His daughter bakes all the desserts from home, and the sides are fresh & amazing!)
• Great Eats (Meat & Three):   Niki's West
  (You can't except to eat too healthy at Niki's West ... it is all southern.)
• Motorsports Museum:   Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
• America's Oldest Baseball Park:   Rickwood Field

Disney Animal Kingdom

Our first trip to Disney Animal Kingdom. I'm really excited!

It is weird to not be going to Disney with all my cousins, but they will be missed during this trip. (The reason why I say this is because all my Disney's memories were filled with all my cousins. Now we are all grown up and living in different parts of the world.)

Thanksgiving Feast

Question: How much can you really eat in one Thanksgiving Day?

Answer: A LOT! (Especially if it is my families' cooking ... everything from the traditional American Thanksgiving dishes to Dim Sum.)

Thanksgiving Week: Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to All! We are so gratefull for your friendships!

Little Bro, Jason, arrived this morning. And we started the cooking fest this morning. Of course, we started the morning with our traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. And then cooking and snacking thru the day.

Our Thanksgiving Menu:

• Turkey with Herbes de Provence & Citrus
• Caramelized Onion and Cornbread Dressing
• Italian Macaroni & Cheese with 3 cheese
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Parsnip (Jenny & Adrian's recipe)
• Cranberry with Orange & Ginger Puree (Jenny & Adrian's recipe)
• Sauteed Chinese Greens (Mom's recipe)
• Aunt Sherbert Rolls
• Columbia Chrest Cabernet Sauvignon
• Bloom German Gewurztraminer
• Pumpkin Pie
• Baked Apple Crisp (Jenny & Adrian's recipe)

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year! Especially to all the boars.

Christmas 2006

We had a wonderful Christmas visiting family and friends. It was a nice 9 day travel and visit. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well and enjoy the New Year to come.

Christmas Eve:

• Worship Service with The Orlando Church - It was so wonderful to see and reconnect with all our close and dear friends from the Orlando Church.
  
  
• Fellowship with The Procacci Family.
• Grandfather's 96th Birthday Banquet.
• Hang-out at Front Row.
• Opened Christmas presents at midnight. You can tell by the pictures that we were tired, but we had a blast. And there was so much gifts!

Christmas Day:

• Opening presents and Christmas lunch at The Winters Family.
• Christmas Dinner at Mom & Dad's house.

After Christmas:

• Drove around town to see our old schools, houses and childhood places.
  
  
• Little Sis and I had lunch and did some shopping damage in Winter Park, Florida. The best shopping in Orlando area.
  
  
• Had dinner with The Willingham Family.
• Visited The Sun Family in Gainesville, FL.
Visited The Eatmons in Savannah, GA.
• A Nice Getaway in Downtown Historical Savannah, GA.

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Great Finds in Gainesville:

• Local Pizzeria: Satchels Pizza

Great Finds in Savannah:

• Art Supply Store (Large assortment of art supplies): Primary Art Supply
• Vintage, Bath Items & Scents: The Paris Market
• Vintage & Cutie Stuff: @Home
• Coziest Coffeehouse: Carpe Vas
• Frozen Coffee Drink: Carpe Vas
• Thai Restaurant (BEST in the Southeast): Tangerine Fusion
• Appetizers: The Cotton Exchange
• Great Burgers & AWESOME Onion Rings: B & D Burgers

Important Tip for Lodging:

• When staying at a Downtown Historical Bed & Breakfast, make sure your room isn't facing the street because of the early street sweepers.

The Feast

Thanksgiving Menu:

• Turkey with Herbes de Provence and Citrus
• Turkey Gravy
• Caramaleized Onion and Cornbread Dressing
• Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
• Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Herbed Corn
• Festive Cranberry-Pineapple Salad
• Yeast Rolls
• Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine
• Sparkling White Grape Juice Cocktail
• Traditional Pumpkin Pie
• Chocolate Chiffon Pie

Thanksgiving

I'm thankful to God for my family. Happy Thanksgiving Mom, Dad, Little Sis and Little Bro. I wish you were here! Miss you much!

what an adventurous july 4th weekend

In-laws came into town for the July 4th weekend... it was definitely adventurous. We went canoeing in the Coosa River. It was fun, but not for all. Let's just say my husband couldn't stop laughing at my in-laws tipping over, into the river, a couple of times. It was suppose to be a 4 hour trip, but it became a 5 hour trip. By the end of the trip, we were all extremely tan with the exception of Ryan, who looks like a lobster now. As a conclusion, the family members said that our future summer adventures will be indoors from now on.

Dad, Happy Father's Day

Dad, you are a wonderful father. You and mom have sacraficed so much for us all... in order for us to be able to go to college and get great careers that we love. Also, thank you for being loving, supportive, understanding and to encourage us to follow our dreams. We are blessed to have you as our father. Happy Father's Day!

Love much, me