Chicken-on-a-Stick

Sounds interesting, huh?? Well everyone told us to go to the State Fair for the food and most importantly the Chicken-on-a-Stick. We had even heard that people went to the Fair for lunch during the week - even more interesting right?? Given Andrew's love for those toss-you-upside-down and spin-you-around rides and my love for funnel cakes, we decided to give it a try. I should mention that we had no plans to go to the Fair until I heard that because of the rainy weather we had during the week of the Fair that it was going to be extended for an extra day, Monday (and Andrew was off) and it would be $2 day. So parking, admission, and rides were all $2 each...not bad for the Fair...and my cheap self.

So we ventured to the Fair this past Monday. It was a beautiful day and because we were at the Fair by 1pm there wasn't much of a crowd! Once inside our first order of business was to get a Chicken-on-a-Stick. So we scoped out the food trailers and I spot a Penn's (it's the local fast-food catfish place here that also serves good Chicken-on-a-Stick). Off I go to Penn's while Andrew is debating if he wanted a corn dog or something else. In the end he heads over to Penn's with me and we order 2 Chicken-on-a-Sticks, a side of Fried Dill Pickles, and a large diet coke. Well, the guy's face was a little odd when we ordered all of this, but I figured it was because he just wanted us to hurry up. Nope, I was wrong, it was because we ended up with a ton of food - I am sure he was actually wondering where I was going to stuff a Chicken-on-a-Stick and half an order of Dill Pickles. I am also sure that our faces displayed our shock at the amount of food when he placed it on the counter - because it was not what we were expecting.

We had assumed that the Chicken-on-a-Stick was going to be a thin slice of chicken grilled or fried on a stick....WRONG! It was hunks of chicken breast, 4 or 5 of them, plus onion petals, and dill pickles, all battered and deep fried!! The batter was amazing and the chicken was super moist and we know now why everyone raves about the Chicken-on-a-Stick from Penn's. But as we are working our way through this amazing new food find, I began to wonder how am I going to finish this foot-long, deep fried treat and still manage to ride the scrambler. Needless to say, I didn't finish mine nor did Andrew and we had to take a walk around the midway before our tummy's said we could try to ride something.

We managed to ride all the rides we had selected - of course Andrew rode several on his own because my weak stomach can barely handle the scrambler. But all in all it was a great day and we now know to order a single Chicken-on-a-Stick if we want a side dish!! Until now, we would drive past Penn's to get to all the other fast food joints, but now we will be pulling in for a heart attack to go a little more often.

A Tour of Jackson

I decided to go for a little drive around town today and take pictures so that y'all can take a tour of Jackson through the blog. Disclaimer...I was driving while taking these pictures, so they are not the best and no person or car was harmed.

There are pictures of the Reservoir, UMC, St. Andrew's, and the State Capital building...enjoy!

John-John

So for any of you that are wondering how our nephew, John, is doing, I figured I would share some recent photos. He is sporting his swim trunks and stylish hat (Uncle Andrew said it was girly, so MB - Andrew is on the look out for a new swim hat for John). Word is that John loved the pool and now has awesome splashing skills that he uses in the bath tub!!

Now his CC and Mac Daddy (don't ask how they came up with those names, but those are my parents for you) bought him a Halloween outfit last Halloween while eating at Cracker Barrel. As you can see it is a pumpkin - perfect for his round belly (picture coming later)!! His pumpkin cap is not nearly as cool as mine from many years ago!!

Now this is what I call "Little Gray" - I love trains and have loved them since a very young age. I also loved overalls and really didn't care to wear much else since they were like Granddaddy (big John). Anyway, I couldn't help but get little John a pair of conductor overalls. As you can see, he is cute as a button in them...now I will be buying him a new pair each fall until he decides they aren't cool anymore. Oh and yes, that is Dad (Mac Daddy) teaching him how to play - go figure right!

Okay so moving to my favorite! Here is John-John sporting his smile while viewing classic muscle cars at the Cruisin' the Coast event in OS. Now most of you are saying, "Oh isn't he so cute. Look at those eyes and that red hair." But below is the real John, check out that belly - man, what a hunk of loving! Andrew and I have decided that rather than dressing him as a pumpkin for Halloween, he would be a classic plumber with a pair of jorts (jean shorts) and a wife beater (a white tank-top) and no shoes. Or may be that is what happens when you are born in Alabama (lower Alabama in fact), live in Mississippi and have family in Georgia!! But no matter what - we love our little chunky monkey!!

Ready for Company...

The house is ready for company and so are we. We finally got everything moved and Sister put her finishing touches on things.

We are thrilled to have Steven, Adam and Katherine, and Gary and Lindley coming for a visit this weekend. And more excited about finally making it to a Tech game, nevermind the fact that it is in Mississippi and we are going to be rolling in a mini-van!!

GO JACKETS!!