Sweet Home Alabama

Home Sweet Home. Hangin' in Tuscaloosa for a few days til I take off to New Orleans to be with pregnant Pen!

Went to The Alcove last nite to reunite with some dear old friends. Chris, Me, and Chris' girlfriend Susan

Michael, Amelia, Me, Amy, and Randy

Gotta love Bama!

Edelweiss German Bakery. The bakery my mom works at.

Dad made homemade onion rings, hushpuppies, and coleslaw with boiled shrimp. Mmmmmmm

Dad, Snoopy, and Me

Snoopy!!!!!

I made cinnamon buns from scratch last nite. Almost vegan, not quite.

Location:Tuscaloosa, AL

Bentonville, AR, Little Rock, AR & Helena, AR

Made my way to Bentonville, AR to visit my cousin Kipp, his wife Amanda, and their totally adorable son, Jackson. I spent two nites there.. We cooked food, drank wine, and looked at old childhood photo albums. Then I headed to Little Rock for a nite where we had a mini family reunion at Aunt Allean's house.

DUKE!!!!! Kipp's dog. Part Great Dane, part Pit Bull. Sweetheart.

Morning time with baby Jackson!

Banana Boy

Me & Kipp took Jackson & Duke to the dog park.

Jackson collected lots of rocks at the park. He filled the buckets up, then dumped them out. Over & over & over again.

Kipp got interviewed at a street festival in downtown Bentonville.

The Coco Family at the festival.

FaceTime talk chat thing with Meggie!!!!

Thanks to Kipp I have a photo of me & Jackson sleeping on the way to Little Rock.

Made our way south to Little Rock to Uncle Billy & Aunt Allean's house.

Linda, Me, and JaneAnn

JaneAnn & Mama

Me, Mack, Allean, and Debra

Grandma Sellers house. Helena, AR. Vacant now. All boarded up. Kinda majorly depressing.

Downtown Helena

Delta Cultural Center

Land of Blues

Cherry Street

Helena Bridge from Mississippi into Helena.

MEMPHIS!!!

We stopped at Aunt Fern & Uncle Doug's in Memphis. She made us homemade vegetable soup & Uncle Doug made us banana splits!!! Mmmmmmmmm

Their rad 70's living room

Me & Aunt Fern. LOVE HER.

Hello from the Midwest!

We drove for about 7 hours Monday to Salina, KS.. Spent Halloween in a weird Motel 6 .. Were asleep by 11pm or so. A memorable Halloween to say the least. Then we got up Tuesday and drove about 4hours to Baxter Springs, KS where Marly's grandparents have a house. Hung in Baxter for 2 nites.. Took a side trip to Miami, OK where I used to live for the first 3 years of my life. Tiny, tiny towns. I now am really thankful that my Dad got transferred to Tuscaloosa. Really thankful.

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!! Need a white cowboy hat? Come on down to the main drag at Baxter Springs & getcha one. There are plenty.

First dinner in Baxter! Hello full kitchen!!!!! And hello full Marlys Grandmothers kitchen! Couscous, green bean casserole, and SALADDDD. And white wine, of corse.

Made it to Miami, OK.. 15miles from Baxter Springs. I lived there for the first 3 Years of my life. Drove around.. Went and ate at the Ku-Ku.. Friends of my parents own it. Went to the Miami wal-mart and an antique store. Then it started raining pretty hard, so we left.

My childhood home!

Christmas corner at an Antique store.

Rad wallpaper in Marly's grandmothers house.

We found her Grandmas old glasses!

Ultimate cuteness!

Lounge Dog

Our LAST MEAL!!!! Delicious penne pasta with a Marly salad & red wine.