New member of the family

Here she is, my new automobile (or "whip" if you prefer). A 06 Nissan Xterra 4x4. It hasn't rained here in a while and the mud flaps are highly effective, but I had fun on an off road trail yesterday with my brother-in-law. Though I have only had her one week, I am extremely impressed with the truck and look forward to thousands of miles on and off the road.

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Goodbye

Well I did the unthinkable and sold my Honda. She was a good car and treated me well (pictured here in North Carolina). I have decided to go back to my roots though and buy a SUV... details on her replacement to come...

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Clay loves Wendy's

I don't know who Wendy is; but Clay loves her.

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Mardi Gras

My work asked me to attend a conference in New Orleans earlier this week. Though I had been to New Orleans before, never over the holiday of Mardi Gras. Here are a few shots of the "festivities". Heather and I truly enjoyed the experience, but agree we need not return to such a god forsaken street - Bourbon.

Bourbon before...

... and during.

Fireworks on the river.

This is a chair, of sorts, attached to a ladder for kids to sit in and catch parade (krewe) beads.

What a fitting name.

Heather did not earn her beads in the traditional sense... but I did!

The crazy Christians codemning everyone to hell!

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