MIA Again

Blame it to the 3-day holiday!

I didn't update this blog for few days. My excuse is VALID, if I may say so. It is memorial weekend and time is of essence (hahaha). I spent our day mostly outside. We had family time and we make sure that we spend our free day building memories and having fun at the same time.

The 3-day weekend was spent fishing. Yes, I am no longer blogger but my new title is a "fisher". We had a great time fishing. Hubby and I loves to fish. We were alone in the place where we go fishing. We enjoy each others company while casting our lines and wait for the fish to eat our bait.

The drive going to the fishing area is a little bit far but it makes the trip fun. We had a great weekend. Fishing is lot of fun!

Weekend Fun

Swimming is always fun for my little girl. Even if her toes and lips will turn blue she still wants to stay in the water and splash.

Yesterday, we let Andrea enjoy swimming at day time for a change. Well, thankfully her daddy was there to watch her outside our place. I can't stand being outside for a long period of time in over 90F temperature. I am too spoiled for that! lol

Here's Andrea's weekend fun...

A Day @ the Park

Andrea has been so good so we decided to give her a treat... a day at the park! We decided to bring her to Moody Park. She had a blast. She is still not used to playing with a lot of kids. She loves the slide but she doesnt want to do anything with all the other rides and the swing. She just love the big slide.

After our day at the park, Nana and Papa Dan treated us with Pizza Hut. We had a great day and here's Andrea's pic at the park....

Dining @ Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill

We went out to eat last Sunday. I wanted seafood so we chose to dine at Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill in Trussville, Alabama.

When we got there, there was a guy performing outside the bar. It was a pleasant day and the crowd were gathered around the performer.

Andrea enjoyed the performance. While I was waiting for our order, Dave brought Andrea outside to watch the performance. Dave told me how much Andrea enjoyed it... she even dances and clap at it. The performer was enjoying Andrea's reaction.

After our dinner, we watched the performer for a bit and I saw Andrea was just clapping and dancing and stumping her feet to all the customers delight. She was having so much fun and the customers were all looking at Andrea.

Anyway, these were the food we ordered...

Appetizer
Fried Blue Crab Claws

Andrea's Order
French Fries
(Andrea loves to dip her french fries in ketchup)

My Dinner
Flounder Seafood Roulade
Flounder rolled with seafood stuffing, blackened and topped with lemon butter sauce and green onions served with Jambalaya

Dave's Dinner
Fried Seafood Platter
Shrimp, catfish, oysters, frog legs and clams served with hush puppies

Chill and Relax

It is Sunday and what better to do than to chill and relax. We don't have anything to do today so we will just chill and relax at home...

Hope you all have a blessed Sunday everyone!

Weekend Bonding

During football season our weekend bonding is watching football games in TV. We usually start watching the games around noon and throughout the rest of the day. When our favorite team (LSU) plays, expect us to be glued in TV. We do go out during halftime to buy something to munch if we needed it.

Football is really a sport that is loved by many people. Southerners love for football is incomparable. I guess I am a true Southerner now because I am really hooked to football. Football is not just an ordinary sports here it is a tradition and it is like a religion to many people. For us, we are just content watching it in TV. Thankfully we were able to get one of the best Direct TV Deals that was offered to us at a very affordable rate. We are enjoying football games without the worry of paying high amount of money.

During Sundays, we watch NFL games. I am glad, that Direct TV has NFL Sunday Ticket package because I am enjoying it so much. There are different Direct TV Packages that will surely suit your needs. If you like watching the games and movies in HD, The Ultimate HD Package will be perfect for you. Direct TV Offers are very affordable so check them out and enjoy a family bonding with Direct TV.

We Caught Fish!

We are supposed to go fishing tomorrow, but we decided to just go ahead and fish today. As usual, Mom and Dan kept Andrea while we were gone fishing. We didn't go to Lake Purdy anymore but instead we went to a private lake. (Thanks to Peyton, Dave's officemate who asked the owner if we can fish)

The lake was big considering that it is a private property. We had fun and yes we caught brim and bass. I was of course excited because finally we caught fish.

Mami Dhemz, yes I wore hat too! lol....

The Fishing Experience

Monday (Labor Day), we went fishing at Lake Purdy. Mom and Dan kept Andrea the whole time we were out for our fishing escapade.

When we arrived at Lake Purdy, there were cars parked near the marina. Obviously, since it was labor day, there were lot of people who opted to spend their day fishing or boating. There were few fishing poles lining up... kids and adult alike were fishing. We opted to be in woody area so that it won't be too hot for me. At least in the woods it will be shady.

It was quiet and serene! Dave and I loved it! After Dave hooked our fishing pole, he bait it and here was I ready to do my first fishing! After a few seconds...we were able to catch brim. It was small so we have to return it back to the lake. We move into different areas but still the fish are all small... but it was fun and exciting... when something bites the bait, your excitement builds up.

We spend like 2 hours fishing... walking in the woods... finding good fishing spots... until we decided to just be in the marina. It was hotter there but there were lot of fish... too bad though they are all small....

We called it a day after being exhausted from the heat of the sun. We didn't bring home any fish but we are both happy. We had fun and we enjoyed doing things together.

Next time, we might rent a boat... boating and fishing.... hmmm that must be fun for sure!

We are Going Fishing!

Lake Purdy

Yes we decided to go fishing at Lake Purdy. Since Dave got off work early last night, we went to Walmart to get our fishing license. We got our license to fish which cost $12/year. It is not bad to pay this amount for a year. Who knows we might enjoy fishing that we will fish often.

Well, the big problem with fishing.... I am scared of worms. Live worms will be our bait but Dave said he is gonna put the bait for me. If I will be the one to put the bait, fishing won't be possible. Mom Lori offered to keep Andrea while we are going fishing so, it will just be Dave and me. I hope we can catch big fish because I will surely eat whatever we can catch. Dave is joking with me that perhaps we will make our own dried fish and I told her sure that way the neighbors will be picketing in our front door protesting of the smell... lol

Anyway, I am excited because this will be our first fishing trip....

Mischa and Ben's Visit

We had a pretty busy yet fun weekend. Mischa and Ben got here Friday night and they just left a while ago.

.....We don't see Ben and Mischa very often as they live in Mobile, Alabama which is like 4 hours drive from where we live.

....We didn't do much except to just spend some quality moments. We watched movies (Shooter and Stardust), we eat and just hang around each other. Just a typical weekend bonding for family.

It was great to see them both! We all had fun including Andrea who kept on flirting with Ben. It was sad when they left though... Andrea cried....

We hope to see them again soon!

Watching Barons Game

Regions Park (Home of the Barons)

We had a wonderful date yesterday. We watched the home game of the Barons. They are a minor league team so the place is not really crowded and yes the ticket was cheap! We seated closest to the field which was really perfect because it gives Andrea a space to just stand and entertain herself.

We got there almost 7pm and the place was hot (but bearable), Andrea was sweating a lot! We had hotdogs and french fries (Andrea's favorite) and a coke fountain drink. We let Andrea sip the water from the melted ice of our drink and she had a blast! She really enjoyed it!

Andrea had so much fun at the game and so was I. It was the first time that I have seen a live baseball game. We seated right in front of the bullpen of the opposing team and I was able to see how fast the pitcher can throw a pitch. It is different when you just watch the game in TV. It is really fast when you see them in person.

Andrea as usual used her charms with the crowd. She flirted with the guys sitting behind us and she had her "girly" talks with the girls. When it got dark, Andrea wanted to catch the bugs flying above us.

We all had fun and when we went home it started raining... we got wet but Andrea enjoyed the rain too... she was giggling when the raindrops hits her face....

Take a glimpse of our pics....

This was how close we were at the field

Happy baby enjoying the game

It was hot... she needed a lot of fluids...

A treat... she was so good... she deserved it!

Visiting Muscle Shoals, Alabama

During our weekend trip to visit Dad and Jan @ Killen, we also decided to visit Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Native Indians first inhabited the lands of Muscle Shoals which is bordered by the Tennessee River. Dave told me that you can walk in this area and find some arrow heads which just proves that Native Indians lived there long time ago.


The Shoals area is known worldwide for its music recording industry, as the birthplace of W. C. Handy, Father of the Blues. The birthplace of Helen Keller, and the home of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. It is also the birthplace of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the location of the Wilson Dam. TVA's Environmental Research Center, The Public Power Institute and the International Fertilizer Development Center, all nationally and internationally recognized institutions, are located in the Shoals.

Andrea is ready to test the water but Daddy is not because he is wearing shoes.

I have to let Andrea feel the water... well I was wearing flip flops so it is alright

We decided to walk along the Tennessee River...

Visiting University of North Alabama

The University of North Alabama traces its roots to 1830 and LaGrange College, the first state-chartered college in Alabama. The school relocated to its current location in Florence from its original site in Franklin County in 1854. The institution would later become the first state-supported teachers college in the South and one of the first coeducational institutions in the nation.

The school has a beautiful big fountain. Andrea really loves it and she wants to swim and catch the water .

We went to take a look of the school's male and female lion. Andrea is trying to climb in the screen to take a good look of the lions.

Introducing UNA and LEO

Andrea was finally able to see the lions clearly that is why she is pointing at them.

We are in Killen, Alabama

We decided to visit Dad and Jan and spend our weekend with them. Killen is quite a long drive from where we live so we decided to leave earlier. Surprisingly, Dave woke up just after 7am. That was so early for him since his usual time of waking up is around 11am. Anyway, we were able to leave just before 10am.

On our way, we decided to check Sewell Seafood hoping to buy some fish and seafood but to our dismay it was already out of business. Dad suggested another seafood store but when we checked it, there was less stock and I didn't find the fish that I want and their shrimps is way beyond what I would like to pay for.

We had a great day today. We met Cris (Jan's son) finally. This is the first time that I met Cris in person. We had a great time just spending time together and eating... I had a great time eating apples and pears from their backyard.... Andrea had fun running around and playing with her new toys. She is having a blast with her new tea set.

Dad served us with his yummy pork roast (watch out for it at my kitchen blog) for our dinner. And yes we had our brownies for dessert.

Tomorrow will be another busy day, we plan on going to the river and spend some time there and let Andrea enjoy the tents there. Of course, we will be going to Shoney's too!

Went Out on a Date!

SSShhhh we went out on a date last night without Andrea. We have not done it in a long time. Thankfully, Mom and Dan offered to keep Andrea while Dave and I went out on our date. At first we were worried that Andrea might just end up crying the whole time. But guess what??? she didn't even noticed that we were gone and didn't miss us at all!

She always have so much fun when she is at Moms. She loves playing with Mom and Dan. She got plenty of toys there to occupy her time and she got those very "resourceful" pot holders in her own drawer (meaning a drawer where she is allowed to play). Mom gave her a drawer where she can play with her pot holders. She loves playing with it and give them to her favorite Papa Dan.

I was proud that Andrea did so well without us. I always worry that she will be a handful when we leave her at Mom's and Dan's. Andrea was a Good Girl and for that she got a popsicle.... hahaha she loves eating the popsicle without our help which means she will be messy all over.

Anyway, we went out to dine at John City Diner (My review will be in other post). We had a great time, Dave and I were able to talk without worrying of Andrea. It was a great night. I couldn't wait to go out and watch movie!!!! It will be great since we haven't seen a movie in the theater for a long time.

Anyway, thanks Mom and Dan for keeping Andrea... we really had a great time!