BAMA MAMA

My camera batteries are dead and my recharger is MIA even though I know it’s around here some where. I just can’t bring myself to buy another one because inevitably I will find it the day after I open it. Anyways…

Inquiring minds have been wondering how our transition to Alabama has been going. Although we only crossed state lines we have dug ourselves deeper into the south…and it’s quite evident (bigger hair and stronger accents). All things aside, we are loving it! Our little townhouse is nestled in a master planned subdivision and it’s everything I’d hoped for…quiet, people walking their dogs in the streets, a pool, a small backyard with woods behind it, new, etc.

There is so much to do here! It has a Costco…need I say more? Not really, but I will…the zoo is wonderful complete with fountains for the kids to play in and FUNNEL CAKES! Instead of getting a picture of Adam with the tiger, it looks more like I'm feeding him to it

Since every store imaginable exists here, I got online and found a spice shop that I had fallen in love with in Memphis and went there the next day. If you don’t have a Penzey’s near you, go online and order. The prices are cheaper than Wal-Mart and where else can you find 5 different kinds of cinnamon? (I would recommend the Vietnamese Cassia (like a red hot candy) or the Ceylon if you are pairing it with fruit (it has a citrus scent)). Last weekend I went to a local farmers market and felt very organic as I purchased local produce and made an incredible peach cobbler (how do I know it was incredible…I ate half of it). We already have tickets for Disney on Ice in October and I’m stalking Ticketmaster’s for the first day to buy tickets for Wicked (yes Noelle, I’m finally getting to see it!) I could go on and on but I won’t. Just know that we are well taken care of and once I start sleeping more…I mean once Adam starts sleeping more, I will have much more to report as I have acquired a magazine with the 50 greatest local food finds!