I MISSED A DAY!

So, what have we been up to, you ask? Toni arrived Friday afternoon and we have been having a wonderful time. Friday night we went to Ted Montana's for some delicious Buffalo burgers, and of course, sweet tea.
Then, we went home and after Jason got home from work we all hung out. We stayed up late and slept in on Saturday. Then Kim made crepes (with a yummy whipped cream cheese filling) --Jason made French Press-- Rosie and I ate!

We spent the afternoon around the apartment and then that evening we went to the Williamson County Fair!! After touring the blue ribbon produce ;) we enjoyed the real talent of the night-- Elvis Night! These guys were impressive- they had won awards and competitions- Elvis impersonation competitions, haha! This was our favorite guy, he really had it down, and he even looked like Elvis in his early movie days (my favorite!). It's funny, Kim and I were just a little while ago playing a "game" seeing who would run out of elvis movie titles first- Blue Hawaii, Follow That Dream, Fun in Acapulco, Clam Bake, GI Blues, Kid Gallahad, Kissin' Cousins, Girls Girls Girls, Harem Scarum, It Happened At The Worlds Fair, Love Me Tender...

Then, we indulged with the staple fair food- corn on the cob for Kim and I! Jason and Rosie found some real tasty burgers! We wandered and soaked in the redneck environment. There was this clown in the dunk tank who sat up there, smoking his cigarette and taking low blows at everyone walking by- litterally, he said to one kid who was throwing at him, "Let me guess, mom wanted a little girl, dad wanted a boy, out you popped and they were both happy." He was mean...and let me tell you, it wouldn't have passed in Seattle, fair or no fair. lol. Everyone sending their little kids over to be harrassed, securing life-long insecurities. ;)

We went on some rides- I faced a few rides I'd always been a little too chicken for, and found out I loved them! The first was the 'ring of fire' type ride, which actually was a bit disappointing because our turn was shorter than the others we'd been watching, hmm. Then, we went on the "Seattle Wheel"...did you know, that Pharis (no clue how to spell this!) Wheel, had been introduced at the Seattle World's Fair? Yeah, there's a whole story to it and how they brought back the concept and built a couple more of them- it seemed like the little description was saying that THIS one was actually one of the few in its exact image. Mom, Dad, does this one look like it??? I thought that was pretty cool! It was faster than they usually are, and it went fairly high-- both were unwelcomed surprises to Kim, who spent the ride buried in Jason's shoulder. Also, the way you sat in a row facing out, rather than in a little circle, or cage, did leave you a bit more uneasy....but it was very pretty!

After a little dessert, we left the fair and headed to Opry Mills to catch a midnight showing of Bourne Ultimatum--- sooooo good! Unfortunately, Jason's food had begun to make a few complaints during our last ride (which had actually begun to pull my food up to...right to the throat-- hate that feeling! It was really fast and hung you upside down for a while too, it was my favorite, because Rosie and I were a little small for the shoulder strap things, so every time around as we went upside down, our butts would lift about 2-3 inches off the seat, giving us this airless feeling as we flew around!) So yeah, Jason got motion sickness...and the movie really made it worse with all its crazy filming, and Kim was soo tired she was struggling to stay awake. But despite all that, we all LOVED the movie- it was sooo great- you have got to see it (if you haven't already!)

Yesterday....we.....went to church, then went to the Loveless Cafe, saw Alan Jackson's house, scratch that, Estate! Then we dropped Jason off at work and us girls went looking for some little place Kim had heard of that has these delicious popsicle type things, but amidst our search, we were interupted with some great news- Jason had been sent home!! So, we turned around. At home, we went to the pool for a while, then that night Kim made her delicious choc. chip cookies, and we watched Sweet Home Alabama...well, we all STARTED it, but when I woke up on the couch, Jason was sitting on the floor, actually, rolling on the floor laughing hysterically, Kim was crashed out on a chair, and Rosie was gone. She's already gone to bed.

This morning, Rosie woke me up and we had Lucky Charms and then went to the pool for an hour- when we got back, Kim and Jason were up and we've been 'getting rady' and hanging out for the last few hours...trying to decide what to do today. Kim was given the day off to spend with us- which I am SOOO happy about!

We have decided to go to Opry Mills again and go to the magnificent hotel, then perhaps to The Aquariam for an early dinner, and then when Jason heads to work- us girls are going shopping. It's a great day so far!