Labor Day

We went to Washington D.C. for Labor Day (thanks to T-mobile for our free plane tickets) and had a blast! We were able to go to quite a few of the Smithsonian museums. At the Air and Space Smithsonian we rode this crazy ride where Zach got to be the pilot of the ride and I was the gunner. I had to shoot all the planes that came in our sight on a screen while Zach made us go up side down a lot! It was so much fun! We walked around the National Gallery of Art for awhile which was awesome. I hadn't been to an art museum that big since Europe and I loved it! We went to the Natural History museum and saw some dinosaurs. We saw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Monument, and WWII Monument, they were all amazing, especially the Lincoln Monument. Sunday evening while we were there the National Symphony was having a free concert on the west lawn of the capital. It was really neat to hear them play, especially since they played cartoon songs. :) We ended the trip by eating at Hard Rock and finally seeing the White House. It was a very short trip but we managed to see almost everything we wanted. The best part about DC is that everything is free! Here's a slideshow of our trip, sorry about the weird captions, I didn't want to explain every picture but didn't know how to erase the picture number. There's a special picture in here for Zach's mom...let us know if you figure it out Ann! :)

St. Louis

Last weekend we went on a short trip to St. Louis, mainly to see the Braves play the Cardinals. Yes, we know how bad the Braves are doing this year but we bought the tickets back in April. Anyway, it took us awhile to get out of Memphis considering we forgot the tickets to the game and didn't realize it until we were in Arkansas and had to turn around. Then I accidentally broke our alarm in our apartment...okay, so maybe it wasn't an accident but the code wouldn't work to turn it off and it was so loud so I ripped it out of the wall. (Zach was able to fix it so it's all okay now!) Because of that incident Zach wouldn't let me drive at all to St. Louis, he said I was in a "destructive" mood, and he was probably right.

Anyway, when we finally arrived in St. Louis there was a really bad car wreck that closed down the interstate. It was a crazy situation! We finally got off the interstate and found Busch Stadium somehow. We arrived at the game during the 3rd inning and it was HOT sitting in the outfield. So we bought some huge sno cones and tried not to get sunburned since we forgot the sunscreen. Then the clouds came in and made the game enjoyable. Plus, it was a close game the entire time so it was fun to watch. It started to rain during the 8th inning and then in the top of the 9th it was pouring and they had a rain delay. So after waiting for about an hour, the rain stopped and we got to see the Braves actually win!!! It was very exciting except we were in St. Louis so we couldn't act all that excited without getting glared at. Our shirts are still wet in this picture.
Right after the game we headed to the Arch
We met a really cool older couple while at the Arch and had fun taking pictures at the top with them. They have us on their video camera also, which is kind of weird..
Us at the top of the Arch...it's pictures like these when I wish that Zach had more of a neck so that mine didn't look so giraffe-like...
Up close Arch
We loved St. Louis! The city was really pretty, from what we saw anyway and everyone was really nice, even though we were wearing Braves stuff. Plus, everyone talked so normal, it was awesome! :) On our way home we stopped in Sikeston, Missouri to eat at Lambert's Cafe, home of throwed rolls. Yes, I know that throwed is not a word. Check out their website, www.throwedrolls.com.
There are these guys pushing a cart of homemade rolls and if you raise your hand they will throw a delicious roll at you. It was awesome. Plus, they have "pass arounds" where they give you free food. They sat us down and then gave us some fried okra. Later, a guy gave me some fried potatoes and onions and they had macaroni and tomatoes. So much food for so little money. It was great! We just wish it was closer to Memphis. The walls are covered with license plates from all over the country.

We have one more trip planned before Zach starts school again on September 2nd. We have officially lived in Memphis for one year! Three (or maybe just two) more to go!

Nikky's Birthday

Here are a few pictures we took on Nikky's Birthday. I surprised Nikky by hanging up the picture frame below with some pictures that I have taken over the past couple of years that are of each of the four seasons. We then went golfing that afternoon, and both of us played really well and had a lot of fun. Then we went to dinner at the Crepe Maker with Jesse and Marissa. They sell delicious, hand-held crepes which you can order with about anything you can imagine stuffed inside of them. It's one of our new favorite places to eat. The only other thing I can say is that I am one lucky guy! Every day really does get better with such an amazing wife here with me :)

Adam's birthday at BB Kings on Beale Street