Monday, March 17, 2008
A Week in Review.
My parents left Hattiesburg early Friday (3/14) morning after an action-packed week of board games, barbecue, bike rides, blues, and bickering. Michelle and I woke up at 7:00 AM to prepare Western omelets, toast, juice, and shrimp and they were on the road by 8:30 AM. For the uninitiated, shrimp may sound like an odd choice at the breakfast table, but my mother loves it and we had a ton left over from the shrimp boil on Wednesday evening.
Highlights from the week included:
The rockin' tunes of Dr. E and The Voodoo Kings at the Walnut Circle grill on Saturday night.
A 30 mile bike ride up the Longleaf Trace late Sunday morning. This was especially fun because the sun was out throughout the entire ride and the temps hovered in the low 70s.
A two-day trip west to Natchez, MS where we toured two antebellum homes (Longwood & Melrose), ate gringo pie and sipped margaritas at Fat Mama's, lost $4.00 aboard the Isle of Capri Casino boat, watched the sun set over the Mississippi river, visited the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, saw Richard Wright's childhood home, explored its City and National cemeteries, sampled ten varieties of muscadine wine at the Old South Winery, ate lunch inside Mammy's Cupboard, and slept in the Eola Hotel.
The shrimp boil on Wednesday evening at the Lee household. A shrimp boil is very similar to a crawfish boil, which I've touched upon here in the past. Very tasty and filling.
The fabulous food...as predicted, we ate pulled pork at Leatha's and it was fabulous. However, we did not eat at Mugshots as I had anticipated and instead, ate delectable shrimp po-boys from Peter's Po-Boys.
Of course, there was also plenty of gameplay as well. Shown below are a few pictures from Natchez.
Highlights from the week included:
The rockin' tunes of Dr. E and The Voodoo Kings at the Walnut Circle grill on Saturday night.
A 30 mile bike ride up the Longleaf Trace late Sunday morning. This was especially fun because the sun was out throughout the entire ride and the temps hovered in the low 70s.
A two-day trip west to Natchez, MS where we toured two antebellum homes (Longwood & Melrose), ate gringo pie and sipped margaritas at Fat Mama's, lost $4.00 aboard the Isle of Capri Casino boat, watched the sun set over the Mississippi river, visited the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, saw Richard Wright's childhood home, explored its City and National cemeteries, sampled ten varieties of muscadine wine at the Old South Winery, ate lunch inside Mammy's Cupboard, and slept in the Eola Hotel.
The shrimp boil on Wednesday evening at the Lee household. A shrimp boil is very similar to a crawfish boil, which I've touched upon here in the past. Very tasty and filling.
The fabulous food...as predicted, we ate pulled pork at Leatha's and it was fabulous. However, we did not eat at Mugshots as I had anticipated and instead, ate delectable shrimp po-boys from Peter's Po-Boys.
Of course, there was also plenty of gameplay as well. Shown below are a few pictures from Natchez.
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