My friend Anna Ford Spurlin and her hubbie Matt came to visit from N. Carolina this weekend! We thought Grady might make it back in time to see them, but the chasing was still hot this weekend, so he is scheduled to get home tonight. I have known Anna since junior high and we lived together at MSU. This was her first trip back to Starkville in 10 years, so we spent a lot of time touring around seeing all the things that have changed since then. On Friday morning we started downtown, then headed to campus.
Waiting for our food inside the new screened in/plastic-ed in porch.
Not long before you can have your own BBQ baby girl!
The new Barnes & Noble bookstore on campus,
which houses Starkville's first Starbucks ANDthe only escalator in the tri-county area.
Delia was very quiet at dinner, but she talked all the way home.
On Saturday we drove about 20 minutes out to the Noxubee Wildlife Refuge, where Anna and I used to go to "study" (lay out and get tan).
This boardwalk took us through a swampy wooded area to a view of Bluff Lake.
Delia's first picnic!
The view from one of the overlooks where you cansometimes see deer, geese, bald eagles, and other critters.
The day started out cool, overcast, but very humid. After lunch it became very sunny and steamy. Delia was a trooper, even though she was a hot and sticky baby.At the welcome center overlook, we saw a pretty big gator swim by. On our way out, we saw another big one, possibly the same one, resting on a submerged tree. He slid off the tree and flipped his tail while we were standing there and then we saw how huge he was!
Gators in water are larger than they appear.
Zoomed in view of the same photo. Yikes!
Since there are no Sunday alcohol sales allowed in Starkville, it's good to stock up on Saturday. Brewski's has a large beverage selection, as well as fresh crawfish. We picked up some Southern Pecan Ale, which is the only pecan beer in the world and is brewed in Mississippi's first and only brewery, Lazy Magnolia.
Also new to Anna is Mugshots Grill and Bar, voted "Best Burger in Mississippi" by Mississippi Magazine. (Awesome website and food photography by Blufish Design)
Fried pickles, apparently not as readily available in N. Carolina.
Delia played with her dress and her feetwhile we chowed down on monster burgers.
Sunday was a lazy day of Wal-Mart, laundry, grilling, andwatching the races: the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600.
"Where are we going now?
Delia gazes at her new best friend.
"What a fun weekend!"
1 comment:
That looks so fun! And Anna looks great! Man oh man, I HAVE to try that pecan beer, and I could chow down on a Mugshots burger, as well.
Great pictures! Love it!
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