TIME SPENT APART

Kenny and I spent the weekend apart this weekend. He stayed in Memphis and I headed to Hattiesburg for a hair appointment. Yes I have been living in Memphis two years and still go to Hattiesburg to get my hair done. I have tried a couple places around here but I can't find anyone that will do it the way I like it and my guy John has been doing my hair for 10 years. I know that this will have to end soon.

Friday night I drove to Hattiesburg, and Kenny and some of our friends went to an event at the Memphis Zoo that I had gotten tickets for through work. It was called the Wild World of Wine and Beer and it was at the China Exhibit. It sounded like it was fun, free food, free alcohol, and a good band. From the phone calls and texts that I got later that night I think everyone had a good time. Sorry there are no pictures.

Saturday, Kenny and our friend Lowe went to go play a round of golf but they got rained out after the first hole so they left and went to their new favorite place....The Cigar Shop on Madison and smoke cigars and watched the basketball games. Doesn't that sound manly.

In Hattiesburg I went to my hair appointment and did some shopping with my sister. Nothing too major because my mom and my sister are coming up here in a couple weeks and we are doing a really big shopping trip. But I did buy some things. That night I went out to dinner with my mom. There is this great sushi place in Hattiesburg that makes fantastic sushi and its really inexpensive. I go there every time I am in Hattiesburg. I love it. We stuffed ourselves and came home and watched Enchanted. Doesn't t that sound like a perfect evening? It was.

Sunday I left pretty early and got back in time to see most of the second half of the Memphis vs. Texas slaughtering. While I am happy for Memphis I am mad because I lost my first place standing in my bracket because I had them losing to Texas. Oh well, this is the first time Memphis has been to the final four in 23 years so you can't help but get caught up in the excitement. The really fun game to watch was the Davidson vs. Kansas. We were going for Kansas because of our brackets but you could not help rooting for Davidson. You could tell they wanted it so bad. It was a pretty low key weekend. One I can appreciate with wedding season about to really get underway.

TONY DUNGY

Last night Kenny and I went and saw Tony Dungy speak at the church we go to, Christ United Methodist. If you don't know Tony Dungy is the Super Bowl winning head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. In the past year Tony has put out a book called Quiet Strength. Kenny received the book from my step mom for Christmas. The book has been such an inspiration to so many people, especially men that a men's bible study has also been written to coincide with the book.

Coach Dungy's speech was very good, and had a great point that really made you think. It was all about the difference in having goals in life and having a purpose in life and how God should be your purpose in life. He was a great speaker. It was really exciting to see such an important person in sports history speak about something so personal to him.

Once the service was over the church had made a big deal about how Coach Dungy would not be signing autographs afterwards and most people left. A few people stayed behind to take some pictures with him and get autographs. Kenny and I just watched from a distance. Kenny had brought his book just in case but we really did not want to bother him or seem pushy.

After a few minutes we left and were headed towards Kenny's car when here comes Tony. He is with some security but no fans were around and Kenny just had to take the oppurtunity. Kenny did not have a pen!!!! So Kenny asked Coach Dungy, "Hey you wouldn't happen to have a pen would you?" Coach Dungy said I do but you are going to have to walk with me because I do not want to get in trouble for signing more autographs. I stayed back as I watched my husband walked off with the Super Bowl winning coach of the Indianapolis Colts. It was really neat.

Kenny had a brief conversation with Tony while he signed Kenny's book and then here comes Kenny grinning ear from ear.

THINGS THAT MAKE ME MAD

1. VEHICLE INSPECTIONS
In Mississippi you had to have vehicle inspections, but the inspection consisted of pulling into any car shop turning on and off your lights, blinkers, high beams, brake lights and honking your horn. In the crazy city of Memphis, getting a passing grade on your vehicle means these things:

• Waiting in line for at least an hour (waisting your lunch break)
• If you are like me getting incredibly nervous when its your turn for fear you might fail
• Nervously following all the inspectors instructions as they test your emergency brake(who uses their emergency break), your emissions, and lots of other things.
• Failing because you have a stupid crack in your windshield at the very bottom that you would never get fixed otherwise because you plan on getting a new car very soon.
• Calling to get the windshield prepared and spending money to have it replaced
• Spending another hour of your life and your lunch break waiting in line so they can pass you now that you got your windshield fixed.

Aagggh! And what really makes me mad is that if you live in Germantown or Collierville or any of those places you do not have to go through all of this. But they are DRIVING ON THE SAME ROADS AS US!

2. THE HILLS
Yes I realize this is very different than the thing listed before it but it is also something that I am very angry with. Last night was the premiere of the mini season they are doing. And boy was I DISAPPOINTED! When this show started three years ago it was so good. It was so interesting to see what life was like for Lauren and her friends working at fun places like Teen Vogue and the PR firm Bolt House. But through the years and the seasons of this show it has gotten fake and faker. Till we arrived last night at a show that should of not been dubbed reality television at all. The episode had Lauren getting in these crazy predicaments that if you ask me made her look extremely irresponsible. The entire thing came off as totally staged and pathetic. I am really sad and angry about it and considering boycotting the show.

(although I will probably not)

I WAS TAGGED

Tracy tagged me so I do not want to disappoint her. So here are five things about me!

1. I am obsessed with food. I love all food and I am an extremely UN-picky eater. I also get a great joy out of cooking for people. It does not have to be fancy but I love to see people enjoying something I put effort into. Kenny and I are were actually talking about it the other day and we can really only count two or three things that were not very good that I have cooked since we got married. Tonight I am making shrimp and grits for my first time so wish me luck!

2. I have a very real phobia of cockroaches. We are talking hyperventilation, crying and hysteria. If you don't believe me then call my sister. She will tell you of many a phone call I have made to her and scared her to death because I was so hystericalover a roach. I grew up in Mississippi where we have these huge tree roaches and they fly. I cannot even see cockroaches on tv or movies. I had to cover my eyes in Enchanted when the roaches were helping her clean, because I was feeling panicky.

3. I once was almost a missing child. Here's a story. My family was on vacation in Florida with friends of ours and we were supposed to go to the pier behind the condo building for a boatride on a friends boat. My friend Anna and I went ahead of the family and we went to the wrong pier.....across the very busy road and two miles down the beach. Needless to say our parents freaked. They thought someone had kidnapped us. We are talking roadblocks, tons of police, helicopters, and they were abut to start searching the water when we showed back up. My dad still tells that story and says my mom and dad have never been so scared.

4.Despite my sister and I's relationship now we used to hate eachother. I used to be very mean to her. I can remember making her and her best friend Keri (who was the Proxy in my wedding) get behind a chair in the corner and threatening them with a butter knife if they moved. How crazy is that!

5.When I was little I was a really big cry baby. I cried about everything. You might say I was a little bit of anxious child. If I broke my crayon...I cried....If I lost my pencil....I cried.....when my mom left for work....I cried. I cried about EVERYTHING. After working in a pre-school for two years in college I now know that those pre-school teachers probably dreaded me everyday, because I know children that I would just roll my eyes at everytime they cried over something silly. I guess God is paying me back.

Now that I have read back over things I would like to thank Tracy for tagging me again. Anyone who reads this will most likely come to the conclusion that I am nuts. Good thing I am completely normal right Kenny and Annie (wink wink)

BRACKETS ARE HARD

So March Madness started today. And since I have been dating Kenny I cannot think of one year that we have not done brackets. Since the cut off was today I filled out my bracket last night. I really try to go with my gut instinct. It's when you start researching that it gets so overwhelming.

In college, it was easier because we were paying attention to basketball so much more because we were going to games and watching different teams play. But now I just take lucky guesses. I might read the little pop ups about each team but that is pretty much all I go from. In the past Kenny has told me if I made a ridiculous choice on a game or if I had too many upsets. But ALSO in the past, those very same bad choices I had made came true and since I had changed them I lost the points. So this year I took Kenny's advice on a couple games but mostly I just stuck with my decisions.

Kenny will vouch for me that in past years I have done very well in these brackets. I have a theory that girls really do better on these because of our guessing. We might like what color jerseys they have or maybe our cousin went to Georgia so we will choose them to advance. Honestly the hardest part is not advancing your alma mater because the chance of them beating Memphis is not so good. But if I have to lose in the bracket competition to see the Bulldawgs go all the way that is something I am willing to sacrifice.

GO DAWGS!

ANOTHER PICTURE I FORGOT TO POST

In this picture: Kenny, Hank, Daniel Bauer, Mary(our friend Greg's fiance) and Benton Landers.

(are you happy pissed off third wheel)

WEDDING SEASON HAS BEGUN

Kenny and I headed to Starkville for a good friend of ours Daniel Anderson's and Kristen Bland's wedding this weekend. Kenny was a groomsman. I love going to Starkville. It really is like going back to the safest and friendliest place. Whenever we go I always insist that we eat at certain places. Starkville has some of the best food. My two favorite places are The Grill, which we ate lunch at on Saturday and City Bagel which we ate lunch at on Sunday before we went home. Anyway, all of this is besides the point.

Friday we got into town and checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Hotel Chester. I have never actually stayed there until now. But I would recommend it because of location alone. We really did not drive to many places this weekend. The rehearsal dinner was at the Veranda. It was a lot of fun and the bride and groom were super nice and let the televisions stay on so everyone could watch the Mississippi State basketball game. We were in Starkville after all. The game was pretty intense with overtimes and then the tornado hit the dome and the game had to halted. Luckily we pulled out a win. After dinner, Kenny and I met up with some friends that were in town for the wedding at Mugshots. That bar has not changed a bit. It was nice though because it was spring break so it was not as crowded as it normally would of been.

Saturday we met up with Dan (the groom) and a lot of people that were in town at The Grill(my fave) I got to have the cheese sticks AND steak on a stick. It was so delicious.

The wedding that night was beautiful. They had it at the Hunter Henry center. It was a lot of fun. Once again they were really cool and let us watch the basketball game against Georgia. Unfortunately we did not win that one. But Kristen(the bride) looked beautiful. They had taken dancing lessons and their first dance was really good. It even included a huge dip with a kiss. It was quite impressive. Their band was also a lot of fun to. After the wedding, everyone went out to the Bistro. That is a bar that HAS gone through a lot of changes since I left Starkville. I had been there during football season. But I am still surprised at how different it looks.

When we got home Sunday afternoon, we were exhuasted. We napped the late afternoon away and then went to bed really early. I think we might have gotten to old for all the college town bar hopping. But it is still nice to do it every once in a while.

SO FUNNY

My friend Susan that I work with (I have a lot of friends named Susan) introduced me to the funniest site yesterday. It is called Garfield Minus Garfield. They take Garfield comic strips and take everything out of the comic except for Jon Arbuckle and his bubbles. It makes Jon look so depressed and crazy. Here is how the website describes it:

Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb.

Go to this site. It really is so funny. I have include one of the strips as a tease.

GOOD LUCK LOWE!

Our good friend Michael Lowe pictured here with his fiance Lauren on New Years Eve, is going on a whirl-wind excursion to Myrtle Beach tomorrow (Wednesday). Hope all goes well Lowe! Good Luck!

SNOW COME.....SNOW GO

So I am sure everyone knows that it snowed a good bit here in Memphis on Friday and Friday night. I was happy because we got to leave work early because Memphis freaks out at the slightest snowflake. Friday night we just stayed inside and watched movies. But it was really coming down hard and Saturday morning we had a good accumulation and plenty to play in for a while before the sun and 60 degree weather melted it all away.

So Kenny and Lena got suited up to go play. Here they are in their matching coats.In Kenny's defense he did protest a little bit to dressing up our 70lb lab but who can resist when you have a snow jacket for your dog and then it snows! Kenny eventually took off the jacket and let her play naked because that's what man dogs do. Whatevs!

Once the snow was gone our weekend was pretty uneventful. We ran some errands during the day on Saturday and ended popping one of our tires that we had to have replaced and then yelled at some kids for throwing snowballs at our car. Yes I know you think snowballs but they were more like ice and if you had heard the noise when they hit. I got a preview of what Kenny is going to be like as a really really pissed off dad. I will have to warn our children. Just kidding, I am sure Kenny will be a great dad. Saturday night we went to dinner with Lauren and Lowe and Shelton. For dessert we headed to one of Kenny and I's favorite spots, the Cheesecake Corner. If you have never been there you have got to go. Every night they make different flavors of cheesecake and they are so delicious. Everyone but me got the chocolate and peanut butter that night. I got the sweet potato and it was one of the best slices I have ever had there.

Sunday morning we got up and did some things around the house and went to brunch. I really had my heart set on having brunch at this new place in Midtown called Cafe Eclectic.  I was so mad when we saw that it was closed.  How are you closed on Sunday if you serve breakfast?  So we went to Bosco's instead.  It was excellent and had  live entertainment.  After that we went and saw Juno.  I know we are a little behind.  But can I just tell you how amazing this movie and Ellen Page are. This movie is soooo funny. And so smart. Everything they say you want to memorize and repeat it so you can call it your own. I can't wait to see it again.

It was nice to get out of the movie and still have so much daylight left in the day. Kenny sat out on the porch and smoked a cigar while I watched Jon and Kate Plus 8 and we just had a lazy afternoon and evening. Then we ended up getting sucked into this older movie called Sleepers. It was disturbing but very good. I am definitely feeling daylights saving time though. It was hard getting up this morning with it so dark out.

HEARTBREAKING NEWS FOR ALL DIRTY DANCERS

A lot of news outlets are reporting today that Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only has a few weeks to live. For any girl this is awful news. What girl has not watched Dirty Dancing over and over. Even Kenny knows that the famous quote "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" is coined from the movie Dirty Dancing. I remember being little and my mom not allowing me to watch Dirty Dancing but I stole the soundtrack from my mom ( on cassette tape mind you) and listened to it on my walkman all the time.

And don't forget about Ghost. The famous pottery wheel scene. So good! I still get teary eyed. And don't all boys love Swayze in Roadhouse. Maybe not but I thought they did. I could be wrong. But Patrick Swayze has a special place in America's heart and in movie history. If and when something happens to him he will be missed.

I WANT A ROYAL FAMILY

Last night before we started the movie Gone Baby Gone (which was awesome) Kenny turned the channel to this 20/20 special that was on that was called The Royal Family:Behind the Palace Walls. And I just have to tell you how interesting this show was. It followed the Queen and the Royal Family for a year and had more of a documentary style of filming. I just finished watching the rest of it while I was at home for lunch. And I am so jealous. I wish we had a royal family. I know it sounds silly but the first family(is that what you call them?) is not the same.

I think the history and tradition behind the royal family is so intriguing. This show featured all sorts aspects of how things are done for the queen and the family and how the household and their property is run.  They went behind the scenes to show us how an official dinner is prepared for, how the family jewels are kept, or how an outing that the Queen is going to make is planned.

The show featured the visit that she made to the United States this past year when she attended the Kentucky Derby and they filmed the White House all the preparations that were done for her arrival. It was funny because they showed a hotel in Virginia that the Queen was going to be staying in and they had gotten a brand new toilet for the room because they felt she deserved a new toilet.

" And then there are these two to think about.  Could not mention the Royal Family without these two.  Is it just me or is Harry getting way cuter than William.  Especially with this whole secret bravery thing Harry has got going on with sneaking into Afghanistan. I am loving the coat tails. Not something we see too much here.

FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

Kenny and I had such a good weekend.  Friday night we met up with our friends Rebekah and Andrew Gilpin that live in Jackson. They were in town to go to the Rascal Flatts concert with Joe and Tracy. We all met up at Sauces. The food was so delicious and we had such a good time catching up with the Gilpins since we had not seen them in so long.

After stuffing ourselves they headed off to the concert and Kenny and I walked around downtown for a little while. Downtown was so packed Friday night. I heard it was because something called the Gin Show was in town. As in Cotton Gins and all the delta farmers come in town for it. I am sure there were also a lot of people in town for the concert too. But downtown was hopping. After taking our stroll we stopped by Lauren and Lowe's house so the boys could smoke a cigar and Lauren and I could chat. I had not seen her in forever. I also got to see my favorite baby, Shelton. She is in such a fun stage right now. She is standing and crawling and is so playful. I am not sure why Kenny looks like he is half asleep in this picture. Maybe it was the She-Crab soup at dinner. But isn't she adorable?!

Saturday, the weather was so gorgeous outside. It was 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. It just made you happy when you went outside. But Kenny did some shopping and I did some grocery shopping. I had decided to bake some cookies and was also making re stuffed potatoes for dinner that night. Saturday night we went over to our friends Denny and Jo Ann Moss, another one of our couple friends we had not seen in forever. Jo Ann and I used to spend 8 hours a day staring at each other because we worked together at Morgan Keegan and our desks were connected but then she found a new job so I have not gotten to see her as much. Sorry I did not take any pictures that night. But Denny grilled steaks and it was a very very delicious meal.

Sunday Kenny and I headed off to the Morgan Keegan tennis tournament. It was my day to be in the suite. So we got there pretty early and made sure everything was okay in there as far as the bar and the food went. Then we just watched the doubles championship and the men's championship.I did not know the two men in the finals but they were both very good and it was an exciting match.The tournament raises money for St. Jude(always a great cause) and this picture is the guy from St.Jude and the men's champion with the check. Sorry the picture is so grainy. I guess Kenny was trying to zoom in too much. After that we just went home and relaxed and watch a movie. It was such a nice weekend with the weather being so perfect and all the friends that we got to see.

KENNY FONDU!

Okay Okay I know this is cheesy but I want to do it anyway. I have seen it on other people's blogs that I stalk.

1. Who is your man? Kenneth Fudge Lacey III (hence the nickname listed in the title!)
2. How long have you been together? 6 years (wow that's a long time)
3. How long did you date? We started dating September 20, 2002. Got engaged November 04. Got married May 2006
4. How old is your man? He is 26. But it is funny we can never remember how old each other are.
5. Who eats more?  This is a toughy.  He definitely eats more often but we can both hold our own in the eating department.  It just shows more on me.
6. Who is taller? He is 6'3.  He's tall.  I am 5'4.
7. Who sings better? He is a good singer.  But I am better. Not good enough to be a broadway star to my disappointment.
8. Who is smarter? We both are very intelligent.  (that's a diplomatic answer right)
9. Whose temper is worse?HIS!
10. Who does the laundry? I do it most of the time but he helps.
11. Who takes out the garbage? He does.  
12. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me. I think.  Are we facing the bed when we ask this question or are we in the bed?
13. Who pays the bills? I pay the bills because its kind of crazy how much joy I get out of paying the bills.  I love it!  And it takes the stress off of Kenny.
14. Who is better with the computer? I am better with Macs, he is better with PCs.  We both actually have a lot of skills with different design programs though.
15. Who mows the lawn? We do not have a lawn but when we do.  Kenny will.  I love it when boys smell like cut grass.
16. Who cooks dinner? Me.
17. Who drives when you are together? Kenny does.  He says I am not a very good at parking.  He always makes me re-do it.
18. Who pays when you go out? He does.
19. Who is most stubborn? He is.
20. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I am.
21. Whose parents do you see the most? We see our parents about the same.
22. Who kissed who first? He kissed me first.
23. Who asked who out? He asked me out a lot before I finally went.  (I had a b/f at the time)  But I sure am glad I went. (after I broke up with the b/f of course)
24. Who proposed? He did.  It was amazing.
25. Who is more sensitive? I am. But he can be very sensitive.
26. Who has more friends? He does.  I hate to talk on the phone so I lose touch with people easier.  Kenny is a really great friend.

SOME OF MY FAVES!

So I thought I would post about how much I have been enjoying volunteering at the Humane Society. It has been so much fun, despite the cold weather. Kenny has also been having a lot of fun doing it. We really lucked out in the day we chose to volunteer. The Tuesday dog walking group is really laid back. While other groups focus on getting every dog out for a few minutes, our group focuses more on taking fewer dogs out for a longer period of time (follow me). So basically we get to get those cuties out kennel by kennel and let them go play in this huge play yard with lots of running room and toys.

The hard thing has been not getting attached. Kenny and I made the mistake of really getting attached to a little dog named Zulu with funny ears one week and then the next week he got adopted. Which was great but I felt sad I could not say good-bye to the little guy. So here are some of my favorites:

This is Georgia. And I am happy to say that Georgia is going to be going to a very good home soon. Susan's friend, Andrew is adopting her. She is a hound dog and is so sweet and calm. And this is Huckleberry. Sorry about the picture being a little messed up. Huckleberry is such a handful. He is so full of energy and he makes you want to laugh they way he looks at you. And this is Chloe. Isn't she adorable. I walked her yesterday one on one and she was so sweet and playful. She was so much fun playing tug of war and then she pulled my glove off my hand and took off. She was so proud that she had gotten it. It took a little while for me to get it back from her. It is really sad because when she was letting me pet her and love on her I saw scars all over her head and face. It's crazy that these dogs have been what they have been through and are still so sweet and loving.

I am sure I will have a new favorite from week to week but going out there every week really is so uplifting. I beg anyone to read this who might be thinking about getting a dog to go out there and visit some of these dogs and really get to know them. So many of them have fantastic personalities and would love to have a permanent home!

WHAT WAS I THINKING?

I feel that I must apologize for not recognizing the importance of listing everyone that honored us with their presence Saturday night while watching the Memphis vs. UT game. I made a grave mistake by not doing this and I am sincerely sorry. So for the record two of our very very close friends Michael Lowe and Daniel Bauer were also in attendance Saturday night. They were also fresh off a big win at the poker table or black jack table or the slots ( I dunno) at the Dog Tracks so they were especially good company being in such high cheer. I will never ever forget to include everyone in the list of people we hang out with ever again. Lowe and Danny B this is for you!

GOOD FOOD! GOOD ENTERTAINMENT!

This weekend was a low key weekend that pretty much centered around eating and entertainment. On Friday night Kenny and I just ordered some chinese food to go from Pei Wei(that place is awesome)and headed to blockbuster. A lot of the good movies were gone. We especially wanted to see We Own the Night with Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix but there were no copies. So we settled on the Bourne Ultimatum. As we are walking out the door, I see through the glass that one copy of We Own the Night has been placed on the shelf so we rushed back in to get it. It was very very good, I would definitely recommend it.

Saturday morning I had made this French Toast casserole thing for breakfast. I got the recipe from a random blog that I stalk on occasion(yes I stalk blogs ha ha).But it was a very simple recipe and was so delicious. If you would like the recipe just let me know! Kenny loved it so I will definitely be making it again. Then Kenny and I got out and went to the new Vineyard Vines store. That store has some seriously cute stuff for guys and girls. Kenny would buy everything in there if he could. He loves their stuff.

Saturday night you can probably guess what we did. I mean come on we live in Memphis. It was only the biggest game of the year. #1 vs #2 and all in the same state. University of Memphis vs. University of Tennessee. Tickets were going for ridiculous amounts of money. We are talking in the thousands. I wish I would of had some tickets because I for sure would have been selling them. But since we didn't we had a few people over to watch the game. We just ordered pizza and hung out. It was very relaxed and a lot of fun. I had not gotten to see Tracy and Joe in a few weeks and they came over. But to everyone's shock Memphis lost. It was really hard to believe considering they were undefeated. But it was still a lot of fun to watch a game that was such a big deal in this city.

On Sunday we had a lazy Sunday. Which are the best kind. I tried out a new recipe for chicken spaghetti that turned out really good and we watched the Oscars. I enjoyed the Oscar's more than usual this year because I had actually had seen a lot of the movies that were nominated. Remember this guy!I still get shivers down my spine when I see clips of this movie. And my dumb self is actually considering going with Kenny to see it again tomorrow because I want him to know my fear. So we ate a good dinner and watched the Oscars. It was a very good relaxing weekend. And we will have lots of yummy leftovers that last into the week.

IT MAKES ME SMILE EAR TO EAR

UPDATE: WHAT A COINCIDENCE! JON AND KATE AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY WILL BE APPEARING ON OPRAH TODAY! TUNE IN!

I haven't had an obsessive television post in a while so here you go! Have you seen this show. Jon and Kate Plus Eight. It literally makes me smile and so happy when I watch it. It is a fantastic show. Of course it is a reality show but this really is quality television at its top.

A little overview: Jon and Kate Gosselin wanted children and turned to fertility drugs for help. They had twin girls. When they wanted ONE more, they turned to fertility drugs again and got SIX more. So they have a set of twins and a set of sextuplets. On the show it shows Kate's daily routine of taking care of all of the 8 children. And they are some beautiful children. They started this reality show following their daily lives I think after they did a one hour special on the family and people loved it so much they turned it into a weekly show. So the cameras have shown these kids growing up since they were 8 month olds and now they are almost four. So you really do feel like you know them all because you have watched them grow up.

I called my sister yesterday while watching my Tivod episode ( I do not miss a single one) and told her that if the show ever came out on DVD that I had to have all of the seasons. This weeks episode was the Christmas episode and it made me realize what great parents Jon and Kate are. They do such an amazing job with those kids, and yes they bicker but come on its their real life who would not bicker with their significant other when you have that many three year olds. Not to be cheesy they truly are an inspiration to the type of parents I want Kenny and I to be.

SOUP SUNDAY

So I know that this post is a little overdue but it was such a great event that I have to post about it. It involves two of my favorite things. Charities and eating! I am sure any of you that are from Memphis have heard of this event but for those of you who have not let me tell you how awesome it is. On February 10th the non-profit organization Youth Villages has Soup Sunday. Tickets are like $15 dollars and basically what that gets you is one of those cardboard drink holders. You know the things you get at baseball games to carry multiple drinks. And then here is the best part. All you do is walk around and EAT! And for a soup lover like me this is heaven.

At Soup Sunday over 60 of Memphis' most well know restaurants offer up their time and one of their tastiest soups. They might also have a good piece of cheese toast or a roll to go with your soup or some had delicious desserts. So you walk the loop around the FedEx forum armed with your drink carrier and you just go from booth to booth taking samples of soup from each restaurant. They are generous samples, usually the size of half a styrofoam cup. Some of the soups might even be served in a crusty bread bowl. Susan went with me to this and we had a blast. There were so many kinds of soup; seafood gumbo, beer cheese soup, crab bisque, lobster biqsue, mushroom bisque (lots of bisques) and oh my lordy the desserts. That was the one mistake Susan and I made. Early on we found the BEST blackberry cobbler I have ever put in my mouth. We kept going back for seconds and thirds. So we filled up pretty fast. We were so stuffed after an hour and a half or so. But the soups were just so good!

The event also had a large band for entertainment and some activites for kids. So it really is the perfect way to get your Sunday lunch. I will never ever miss this event and can't wait for next year!

ANOTHER LOOONG WEEKEND

It was another long eventful weekend. We stayed plenty busy but managed to get some rest too.

Friday night Kenny and I had made plans to go to dinner and a movie. We went and ate at Sauces downtown on Main Street. We started to walk over to the movie theatre to see Fool's Gold. On the way we encountered this little Jack Russell barking at a carriage horse. The carriage could not move so we distracted the dog so the carriage could keep going. The little guy almost got hit by a trolley so we decided we needed to help him because he obviously had a home and an owner. He was wearing a collar and was very clean and well fed. We picked him up and looked for his owner for a while and nobody seemed to be looking for him. So we took him home. Saturday morning I woke up and made fliers and "Lil Dude" (that's what we were calling him) and I walked around Main and hung them up. Still no owner. Needless to say as the day went on we were growing fond of "Lil Dude."

Saturday night we had plans with my friends Susan and this cute new boy she is seeing. We were headed out the door when I got a phone call. It was the owner! He had found one of my fliers. He was so excited. "Lil Dude's" name was Jack and his owner came to pick him up. Kenny and I were sad. I couldn't believe how quickly I had gotten attached. We took some farewell pictures to remember little Jack. How adorable is he!So after we said goodbye to Jack. We met up with Susan and Andrew. A group of us went to Bluefin for dinner. It was soo good. It is one of my favorite restaurants. I had not had it in a while. Kenny and I ate a lot! Then we went over to Flying Saucer. There was a good band playing and some of our other friends were out after being at a wedding reception. I was disappointed though because we never got to see them that night! (you know who you are!)

Here are some pictures from the night.  Isn't Susan's new friend cute!  He is a sweetheart!
On Sunday Kenny and I just hung out. We went out to the driving range for a little bit. Other than that. I cooked a yummy pot roast for dinner and Susan and Andrew came over for dinner. Nothing too major. Last night Kenny and I went to see Fool's Gold with Kate Hudson and Matthew Mcconaughey. It was silly. It was not as good as How to Lose a Guy but it had it's cute moments. Its kind of sad but after that long weekend I am already ready for Friday to be here.