Thelma and Louise Ride Again!

What fun! Dan and I just had a glimpse of what our lives will be like in a couple of years. My longtime friend, Beth, along with her husband, Mark, and their 3 adorable boys: Zachry (7), Collin (5), and Will (16 mos.) paid us a long overdue visit. They live in Milwaukee and were passing through Knoxville on their way to a cousin's wedding in North Carolina. So.... after several other attempts over the last year or so to make a visit happen, it finally did. They were only able to stay for a night, but it was really great to see them again. Now we need to get up to Milwaukee one summer during Summerfest. OK... you might be wondering about the Thelma and Louise reference. To make a long story short... about 9 years ago we stopped at our local CVS Pharmacy in West Point, GA right before their 9:00 p.m. closing time after working out one night. When we finished our shopping and were ready to check out, we discovered we were locked in and all the employees were gone. We had to call 911 and the police came to get us out because all the doors were locked. While sitting in the police cruiser telling the officer what had happened, I made the statement that I felt like Thelma and Louise. So from that point on, I've been known as Thelma (or Thel-baby) and Beth has been known as Louise (or LouLou). And no, we were not arrested or anything like that. Heck, we were upset that we spent all that time picking out some great stuff and then weren't able to purchase it. Anyway, that's the short version... there's really not much more to it. But if you want to know more, just ask! Oh, I will say that we asked an employee if they were about to close, and she told us to "take our time."

Beth and Mark, thanks so much for stopping by. And, HAPPY 9TH ANNIVERSARY to y'all! It was great to see you!