Showing posts with label BBQ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBQ. Show all posts

Thursday, March 4, 2010

So long Louisiana!

Ride 'em Memphis!

I said good-bye to my Crazy Louisiana Family over dinner at The Shed. It was a fun atmosphere and I enjoyed trying my old standby... Pulled pork AND a little banana pudding too.

My Shelby is good to go now that he has a secret remedy tummy tum tum elixir on board.

Mason is diggin' his BBQ!

And Memphis approves of his cuisine as well.

We rode the bull for some good measure (Lovin' the Easter bunny ears).

Mason was the champion and could have stayed on him all night!

And we can't forget Miss Angel Zoie Marie. I had memories of this sweet girl constantly and around every corner. In the eyes of her baby brother, one of Momo Monkey's antics that would have made her roll of her eyes, a song on the radio that she would have sang LOUD and PROUD (think, Alan Jackson) eating some of your favorite foods... the list goes on and on. Hard to believe that Zoie WON her battle against that nasty cancer and danced into heaven over FIVE years ago. If only I could just give her one more squeeze to hear her yell, "CHELINDA" and then run with her gimpy limp and demand all of my attention. Being with her family makes all of the sweet times that much more vivid. And for that, I am so grateful.


See ya next time, Louisiana!

CHELINDA

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Happy Birthday, Dana Lynne!

We celebrated my little sister Dana's 27th birthday today in La Qunita, California. Her in-laws rented a house and my parents, sister Janice and family and aunt and uncle had a birthday bbq. It was a gorgeous day and the family togetherness was great as it doesn't happen enough!

My sisters and their husbands ~ J. and Mark and Dee and Nick

Playing cards...

The Master bodacious BBQ-er, Mark. The man has skill!

My mom, Aunt Ginni and Uncle Howard (who asked if the picture would be on my blog!) and Dana's in-laws, John and Julie

My dad was there too, but was tending to his baby boy, Jake. The wonder dog showed off by diving to the bottom of the pool to retrieve golf balls.


Janice and me

Andrew ~ enjoying the pool. He, "willingly," came along today with the incentive of scoring some awesome clothes and shoes at the Cabazon Outlets. The boy went from never wanting to change his shirt to being a cologne wearing, designer jeans, fashion conscious teenager!!!!

Dana is a traitor! An OSU grad with a U of O cake? She's a duck my marriage, I guess. The cake was amazing ~ Baskin Robbins Rainbow Sherbet Ice Cream Cake!

Happy Birthday, Deester!