You know your in the south when you see....(Part 2)

These pictures don't really scream southern but they are funny and we thought we would share some more laughs!


This picture was taken on our way back from our hike at Firey Gizzard. Sometimes you just have to wonder what goes through some peoples minds.


This is a really bad picture so you will have to forgive me. It was taken out the car window while we were driving but it cracks me up. It may not be funny to you but TN has some pretty funky alcohol laws and surprises us that they would let this fly. This was taken in the same town as the airplane picture.


Some people just have too much time on their hands. We came across this sight in a small mountain town on our way to and from Hiwassee State Park over Memorial Day weekend.

Hope you enjoyed some laughs.
-A

Our first Weekend together

During the first 3 weeks of July Matt and I have the same work schedule. Working Monday to Friday 8 to 5ish with weekends off. This past weekend we took advantage of these 'free' days. We woke up early on Saturday morning to drive to the Nashvile zoo. It was a blast! The zoo's set-up was great; with a majority of the exhibits having a path between them, making everything less crowded. My favorite were the super-star parrots that squakked at us as we walked away, as if to say "hey, get back here we're cute!" or maybe the meerkats. Matt's favorites were the poison arrow frogs or the red panda. We walked around all morning until our feet hurt, but we didn't stop there.
In the afternoon we decided to visit Nashville's biggest local micro-brewery, Yazoo. They give tours on Saturdays so we were in luck. We met Dan and Kim there around 2, had a beer in the taproom, and took a great tour through the old Marathon Motorworks building, which now houses Yazoo's beer making equipment. Yazoo....er..yahoo!

As if we hadn't had enough walking and excitement on Saturday, we took a road trip to Tracy City, TN to hike the Fiery Gizzard trail in the South Cumberland Recreation Area. The trail is a TN secret. It is a 13 mile trail one way but we only hiked a few miles. We would have hiked more had we went prepared. We decided that we should go hiking without any water, wow, how stupid. So we cut the trail short and hiked back and had a picnic lunch. The trail hugged the edge of the Big Fiery Gizzard Creek, which cut a ravine into the mountain 200 feet deep creating beautiful waterfalls and chimney rock structures.
-M & A

Failed attempt at basil, or is it?

Matt and I decided we would take a stab at growing basil. We thought it would be easy but apparently basil is a little stubborn. Matt did his studying on the internet and was confident it was going to work. So we ventured to Lowes and purchased, a planter box, soil, and two small but healthy looking basil plants. The internet told Matt not to water the plants unless they were dry. So a couple days after we planted, he took out some filtered water and gave them a good bath. Mistake number 1, the next day the leaves had brown spots all over them, hmmm, that water probably had chlorine in it....oops! Mistake number 2, supposedly basil leaves do not like getting wet when watered...oops again! We thought that the plants were going to die but they hung in there and started some new growth. The brown polka dot leaves never bounced back and eventually died. We were excited about the new growth and tried to keep the plants healthy but the new leaves remained small and the stalk started turning brown. So we gave up.
We didn't get around to dumping out the planter box before we left for Iowa and when we returned home, one plant had some green growth on it! We decided that we should keep the plant around and see what happens. Its our new experiment! Is it going to survive? This is the plant today.

-A

You Know Your in the South When You See.... (Part I)

Matt and I decided that we should start a continuous series of images called 'You Know Your in the South When You See...'. We have seen some pretty ridiculous stuff since we have moved down here and we thought we would share the laughs with everyone!


This was the best thing we could come up with for sweet tea.



This is a 5th wheel camper that has been transformed into a home. The wooden porch is a nice touch! We saw this driving to and from Hiawassee State Park over Memorial Day weekend.


Yes, there is a dating site just for rednecks! The best part about is we get to see this truck daily because it is parked 2 buildings down from ours and NEVER moves. I wonder why?

Stay tuned for more images!
-A

Moving up the ladder!

I just got a promotion at Painted Clay Studio. I am now the manager, woo-hoo! Teresa, the owner is starting another business out of town and is requiring her to be out of the studio and she needed someone to run the place and that someone is me! Surprisingly, being a manager I am only picking up a few extra tasks like writing the schedule, ordering supplies, and making to do lists. I'm sure with time, I will be picking up more responsibilities.
And Matt starts his new job Monday, tomorrow!
-A

Home again

Last weekend Matt and I took the long 10 hour trek back home to attend a wedding of, our good friends, Elisha and Chad McMullin. The weekend was packed full of activities. We arrived home in Mediapolis at 3AM after battling heavy rains and driving 25 MPH the last hour of our drive. Friday night was rehearsal dinner, Saturday was the wedding starting the day at 6:30AM, Sunday was the gift opening luncheon and hanging out with my parents, Monday was visiting Matt's family in Washington and visiting the Rila side of my family in Mt. Pleasant, and Tuesday was visiting my Granny and driving home. Wow, what an exhausting trip!

To put some more excitement on the trip, Matt's car got backed into the morning of the wedding by the brides mom! Thank goodness it was morning and Matt was half asleep when I told him the news. He took the news very well, which was surprising considering that car is his baby! The damage to the car was less than we expected it to be which is good but the car will not be fixed until July 30th! Apparently the dealership he got the estimate at is the place to go in Murfreesboro!
-A