So Much To Learn
When you see this post, I’ll already be in Alabama. NukeMom’s brother is getting married this weekend. The greatest part about the wedding invitation? When I looked down bottom and read these two glorious words; “Picnic Casual”. The thought of having to wear a suit or tux in the August heat of Alabama was like getting excited for a trip to the dentist to have my gums scrapped. Thankfully, Wil and Nancy were thinking of everyone when they made the decision on the dress code.
Nukegirl is excited to see her new Aunt Nancy again. So excited, in fact, that she can’t get it out of her mouth fast enough. Which is why to Nukegirl, Aunt Nancy is actually “Antsy”. Works for her. I wasn’t able to make the trip up when NukeMom and the Nukekids met Nancy for the first time, so I’m looking forward to meeting my new sister in law. I don’t know much about Alabama other than I know it’s hot there in August. It’s gotta be; it’s close enough to Arkansas, which is like a broken convection oven in August, so I kind of know what to expect. I was in Arkansas once in August (yes, it was on purpose), it made me overly sweaty and I swore I would never do it again. And now I’m getting ready to do it again, only this time, I’ll be picnic casual and carrying a really big jug of water.
My knowledge of Alabama is limited to knowing that Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote a pretty good song about how Sweet of a Home it was, Forrest Gump is from Greenbow and Paul “Bear” Bryant once had a nice little football dynasty going down there. I’ll be bringing plenty of new facts and stories home, so I’ll let you know all about it when we get back.
Mr Lady
Bring me back some horse shoes.
(NukeDad) As soon as I can get it dislodged from my head.
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Aug 15, 2008 @ 3:40 am
Weaselmooma
Have a great time and be careful at the swimming hole.
(NukeDad) They haven’t had any rain, so the swimming hole is a little low.
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Aug 15, 2008 @ 7:53 am
Sue
That’s endearing… Antsy. Hehe.
(NukeDad) They are already famous friends.
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Aug 15, 2008 @ 8:19 am
Melisa
I have an Aunt Nancy too, and when my older son was little he called her not just “Antsy”, but AUNT Antsy. Must be contagious.
Have a great time! (I’d recommend one of those spritzer fans for everybody, too…)
(NukeDad) We’ve actually had decent weather! Not too hot, not to sweaty.
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Aug 15, 2008 @ 8:36 am
Will
A couple of clarifications and things you probably didn’t know:
1. Strangely enough, it hasn’t been all that hot here this year so far. Comparatively speaking.
2. NEVER compare Alabama to Arkansas.
3. There is no Greenbow, Alabama. There is no Greenbow County in Alabama. There is, however, a Bayou la Batre, Alabama.
4. The Bear was the greatest coach that ever coached at ‘Bama. But, unlike most everyone else in this state, I accept that he’s dead and don’t worship him as a god.
5. We invented white barbecue sauce. Try it.
6. “L.A.” is not a city on the left coast, it’s “lower Alabama,” any area south of Birmingham.
7. “Southern Democrat” around here is “Republican lite.”
8. Our residents have spent enough on Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee’s lotteries to send every child in this state to school for free, and yet the vote on the lottery here fails every time it’s ever come up.
9. Huntsville is where America got to the moon, Birmingham is the most populous, Montgomery is the seat of corruption, and Mobile has the country’s oldest Marde Gras celebration.
10. L.A. has more thunderstorms than anywhere else in the US.
Enjoy your state, but run like hell if anyone tells you that you have a pretty mouth.
(NukeDad) I knew there was no Greenbow, but thanks for the rest of the info! No “pretty mouth” comments….yet.
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Aug 15, 2008 @ 10:17 am
tom
Stories and facts will be great, but what’ll be better are pictures. I’m dying to see what “Picnic Casual” looks like in Alabama. And thanks for getting that song stuck in my head.
(NukeDad) “Turn it up!”
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Aug 15, 2008 @ 12:35 pm
Momo Fali
Safe travels! Hope you had a great time and didn’t sweat too much!
(NukeDad) Weather has actually been great. Low humidity and low(er) temps
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Aug 15, 2008 @ 9:59 pm
Karen
Good thing you are going now, I have declared an ice age so the south should be somewhat pleasant while those of us up north have to worry about freezing to death. It is 55 degrees right now and the middle of August, we’re all going to die!
(NukeDad) It was very mild there; and 55 in Iowa? Must be all of that Global Warming.
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Aug 16, 2008 @ 4:08 am