Well, that's one way to spend a Saturday...

It wasn't on the 101 in 1001 list, but last Saturday I took part in an "interesting activity"... tubing down the Chattahoochee River. I don't know about you, but when I think about tubing, I think about quick moving water that isn't full of drunk high schoolers - unfortunately, that is not what we got. The water was a wee bit shallow in places, as well as fairly slow moving (not to mention the high schoolers). However, it was definitely a fun experience and a great way to spend a Saturday. I didn't bring my camera on the river, but I did take a few polaroids before and after. The one above is of some of my school friends who also went down the river (from left: Ben, Bronwyn, David, Chris, Ashley, Joel and me).


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PIE.

I said that I wanted to learn to make pie, and this past July 4th, I decided to jump in feet first... in front of a crowd. The whole fam-damily (minus Krista... bummer) was at the casa for the holiday. I started by trolling the internets for some decent recipes. After a few thousand web pages, I settled on two: Bourbon Peach Pie and Blueberry Cobbler.

This was the very first time I had ever baked a pie from scratch (pie dough included), and you know what... it didn't suck. I'm not going to win any blue ribbons, but I didn't get pie thrown at me (knowing my family, it was a fear).

Here is a picture of my sister-in-law Chloe getting her slice of the pie:




Don't worry... I think I have to perfect my technique... with more PIE.


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