GETTING CLOSE

Only a few more days until what I expect to be one of the best summers ever. I will provide details as it happens, of course. First up, Memphis in May music festival with some friends. Rockin' out with Ben Folds Friday night!

REWIND AND RECAP

I just realized that I gave my readers nothing through the holidays. I had a great Christmas and I am going to recap it quickly before I have to return to school. Erin has an awesome job when it comes to time off. Because of this we were gone the entire week of Christmas. Sunday (Festivus) felt a lot like Christmas eve because on Monday morning we had breakfast with some of our best friends-Rusty and Rachel, then Erin and I exchanged gifts. I scored some great gifts but I was more pleased to see Erin enjoy all the gifts I got for her (even the clothes, go me). After that it was fourish days in Kentucky between Paducah and Murray. After good visits with each of our families we took a mini-vacation with Erin's brother and his fiancee.
We went to Chattanooga for the weekend and had a great time. We returned to Memphis for New Year stuff. Now, back to reality.

TSO

Last night Erin and I went to a Trans-Siberian Concert at FedEx Forum. They rock. We are not exactly fans of Christmas music, but they jam out in a way that makes it entertaining. The string music goes great with the electric guitars. The string music was provided by the Memphis Orchestra. The concert was kind of broken up into two sections-the Christmas story and non-Christmas music. However, they ended with my favorite song of theirs, "Carol of the Bells".
We decided that long dark hair is necessary to be a guitarist in the band. They were some serious head bangers. We were very impressed with the band's musical talent.
Overall it was a great night, we found free parking, although it was kind of far away the temperature was perfect to walk in. Only negative of the night is that we had to take our camera back to the car after been checked at the front door.

RACE CAR DRIVERS

On Friday Erin and I had the opportunity to drive go-cart race cars on a track in Collierville. A man that Erin works with at the Renaisance Group owns race cars and participates in real races. He was kind enough to let a few brave souls on the race track. The cars get up to 70ish MPH. Needless to say, I did not go that fast. It was fun and not as intimidating as it looked when I got out on the track. Here are a few pictures that chronicle our adventure:




Erin is about to hit the track.










That is Erin passing on the outside.












Saddle up. Kevin, the owner is the one on the left.













This is me flying down the home stretch.

MEMORIAL DAY

I realize I am about two weeks late, but better late than never. We had a great Memorial Day. Probably the best in recent memory. The Whaley's had us over to their new pad and we went swimming and enjoyed each others company before eating an evening meal. My attempt at grilling burgers in the HOOD with the Woods' earlier in the afternoon was interesting. Be that as it may, we had a good time. Here is a group picture to prove it.