Hot Weekend

This weekend was again very warm. Nala loves to be outside but she gets so hot she has to either lay in her pool or go inside. Here is a picture of her enjoying the day.

Photo Shoot part 2

Award Photo Shoot

By winning the University Award for Excellence Award with Student Affairs a photographer came and did a quick photo shoot for the banquet. Here are some of the photos taken.

Memorial Day Fun

On Saturday we headed to Wilmington to buy some food and get ready for a pool party celebration on Sunday. The neighbors got to Wilmington on Sunday around 11am and we played in the pool until 5pm that day. We had a blast playing water volleyball, racing and snorkeling. Nala must have jumped in the pool over 100 times and has slept for 2 days since we've been back. Anyone up for a 4th of July pool party?


Dad trying on his new snorkeling gear for Hawaii


Nala swimming back and forth chasing the volleyball


Me and Mack drying off after a swim....good thing the camera is waterproof (see the water spots)


Mom and Dad...and more water spots

Olivia playing with the camera

Award Winner

On Wednesday I was honored with the Division of Student Affairs EPA for Excellence Award. The award is given to 1 EPA staff/faculty member within our division. I received a framed certificate, $250, and a day off with pay! Next week I have a photo shoot with the University Recreation team and in 2 weeks I compete at the NC State level. Wish me luck.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to the best mom and friend!

New Orleans

April 13-17 we headed to New Orleans for the 2011 NIRSA (National Intramural Recreation Sports Association) conference. It was my first time to New Orleans and I had received mixed reviews. I am back and able to say that each persons review held some merit of truth. New Orleans is interesting....it is slow southerners meets beautiful garden district with dirty streets in the background.

I now understand why they call southerners stupid. It is because they work in reverse and everything they do is so incredibly slow. You have to be patient if you go to a restaurant because service will be slow and they will not split your bill. I don't think I got used to this for the 4 days we were there.

Lunch with Leia, Aaron, and Kriss (Student Directors in Campus Recreation)

We did have the opportunity to take a trolly to the garden district which reminded me a lot of Charleston, SC. Beautiful homes with amazing landscaping. But we also headed to Borboun Street which smells like vomit and urine mixed together. It did make for an interesting evening as I saw multiple large women show their breasts, not for beads but for attention. I tasted a hurricane mixed drink at Pat O'Brien's. It was good but too sweet to drink more than one.

Natalie, me & Leia at Howlin Wolf Bar

Beer menu at Howlin Wolf (Abita is the popular beer)

The most exciting event was going to the warehouse district and getting to see the floats that they use for mardi gras and holding a 1 year old alligator.

Dragon Float

Alligator (1 1/2 years old but the size of a wild 4 year old gator - they don't let them hibernate in captivity so they grow faster)

New Orleans was fun but it was not a place that I would want to visit often. The partying is out of control and I am getting too old.