Fried Chicken...

Why are the things that taste so good, so bad for us? I lightly floured this pile of chicken the other day, then tossed it into the deep fryer...

Laying on a bed of hot crispy french fries it was a juicy, crunchy delight!

5K for the Hungry...

As a member of the Board of Missions and Social Action at church I am constantly getting pulled into local events - something I am really beginning to enjoy! This last Sunday the church participated in the Annual Inland Valley Hope Partners "Walk for the Hungry. IVHP serves some 7 food banks in the IE which feeds close to 75,000 families! This is one of their biggest fundraisers of the year and were expecting 1000 participants. We showed support with 15 people from our church... it was a real challenge in the heat but such a worthy cause...

I put a post up on face book and asked just about everyone from work and was able to raise $160 for the cause... It's awesome to think if everyone was able to do the same a huge impact for the hungry was made in our back yard.

Knott's Scary Farm...

I just love going to Knott's Scary Farm... It really gets me in the mood for the Halloween season... Mimi and I bought tickets a few weeks ago and met up for a night of frights and chills...

We made lots of new friends...

Especially this little guy who chased Mimi screaming through the London Fog maze...

I always have a great time with my Mimi... what would I do without my friends...

Oven...

My Oven died... I cried... then I got this one... She is pretty...

Nashville...

So while I was in town for Sheri's wedding I got to piss around the city of Nashville for a couple days and see what trouble I could find... I stayed downtown at the Millennium Towers Hotel... it was just OK, but a great location...


I spent one night cruising around the bars and met some nice people over a drink or two... when I had a second day in town, I wanted to take in all the delicious food that is The Music City...

According to Guy Fieri there are two BBQ stops in town that are not to be missed... The first was downtown; Jacks Bar-B-Que... I was dripping sweat from the 90 degree weather as I walked down the street to the restaurant...


The AC in the dining room was a relief and the aroma of delicious BBQ inviting...


I ordered the Tennessee style BBQ sandwich with green beans & potato salad... it was OK, just a little bland...


Then I moved on to the second legendary place that was suggested; Hog Heaven... it was an old beat up shack tucked behind a McDonald's and there was quite a crowd lined up and eating outside...
I ordered another pork BBQ sandwich and this one was truly amazing! The meat was tender and juicy, the sauce was spicy and the bun, soft and delicious! THIS is what I was looking for!

On my way back from Hog Heaven I happened by a White Castle burger and had to stop... as I pulled in I noticed that they not only served White Castle Burgers, but Churches Chicken; IN THE SAME BUILDING!

Needless to say I gobbled down a hot a crispy chicken wing as well as my yummy little White Castle Burgers...

I drove around the city and saw a few more boring sites and sweltered in the disgusting humidity... As I pulled up to get gas for my rental car I noticed a Krystal Burger and had to stop and get one of those as well... almost as good as the White Castle, almost...

Nashville was overall a pretty boring city, lots of traffic on the freeways, hot, humid, and probably not a place I would ever visit again...

Sheri's Wedding...

So Sheri got married last month... I have been so busy traveling I have not had a chance to blog about it...

I flew to Nashville and drove up to the cute little town of Clarksville where the wedding was going to be held... They had the ceremony at the cutest bed and breakfast...

The ceremony was beautiful... set in the outdoors with the warmth of the summer sun, under a canopy of beautiful trees. The kids were involved all the way and that did my heart good...

Sheri made a beautiful bride, this wedding was exactly what she wanted... I am happy she is happy...

I guess life is an ever-changing continuum... nothing good and nothing bad ever lasts forever... sometimes I just wish we could hold on to the amazing things for longer... Sheri is one of my best friends... I love her and the kids so much... it makes me sad that they will be across the country now and I will probably never see them again... I guess that's what Facebook and the telephone are for... right? Oh well it was nice to spend my last moments with the 'J' family in a fun setting...

Goodbye my friends...