Gators, Garters, and Gangsters!

Gators~
We had a rather busy weekend this past week!  We have a wonderful small group that we meet with every 2 weeks for fun, food, fellowship, and The Word!  Most of the group went up to my son-in-law's family farm that is 13 miles east of Huntsville in a little "blink and you miss it" town named Riverside.  We had such a good time together.  We cooked out, hiked, rocked, and had a fish fry!  We all stayed up late on Friday night just sitting on the back porch listening to the crickets and frogs and laughing over fun stories!!!  On Saturday, a few of us hiked to faraway places (seemed like it anyway!) and then Robin fried up a whole mess of fish!  A couple of the guys decided later to go check out a few lakes that were not close by.  Robin called me all excited to tell me all about his discovery!  As they drove up on the 4-wheeler to the lake - there was an 8 ft alligator sunning on the bank!  To the best of my knowledge, no one has ever seen a gator at the farm.  We went back later to feed him some leftover steak (actually just to see if we could get him moving!!) but he wasn't the least bit interested!  We named him "Ol' Beady Eyes"!!!  What a fun memory and new story to tell.

Ol' Beady Eyes

Garters~
And before the big weekend was the Big Wedding!  I had my DVR all set to record the event but woke up around 5am to go to the bathroom.  I thought I would just turn on the TV and see what was happening.  Talk about good timing....right as I turned it on, Kate was stepping out of the car with her dad, arriving at the church!  Everyone was raving over her obvious beauty and of course the very secretive dress!  So I HAD to stay up and watch the entire ceremony.  I went back to bed after the royal couple were married and were on their way to the Palace.  My sis-in-law said only groupies got up and watched but I will say that I just love history and I knew this was an historical moment.  i also love weddings!  And Kate DID LOOK GORGEOUS!  Loved that I was able to watch it LIVE!!!

The Royal Kiss 

(don't you just love the little bridesmaid!!)

Gangsters~
Don't know if the term gangsters truly applies, but it was the only appropriate word I could think of that started with a "G"!!!  But Sunday night, after Robin had already gone to bed, I saw on the internet where Osama bin Laden had been killed.  I, along with the rest of America, was very shocked.  I was so disappointed Robin was already asleep and I didn't have anyone to share the news with!  As I said, I LOVE history and I knew immediately that this, too, was a historical moment.  I love it when our country seems to be unified, which at times, seems rare.  But I saw and felt that sense of unity from all the reports on TV and the internet.  I'm sad when anyone dies for sure, but I am thankful that I live in a country that is persistent with protecting us!

God Bless America!!