Tuck family: January 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Congratulations Emily and Michael!

Two weeks ago, we went to Tuscaloosa (home of the University of Alabama and the "Crimson Tide" for you Yanks) to celebrate a wedding with an old friend. I grew up with Emily and her sister, Kristen, and brother, John. As a little girl, their house was my home away from home. We were always together and our parents remain best friends. Emily is the youngest; I can remember the day the she was born (How's that for making you feel old?) and there we were celebrating her marriage! Time really does fly.

Lovely bride and groom's first dance

Even Nick Saban was there! Andy couldn't resist having his picture made with him.

Aaawww... the kids were so tired the fell asleep right on the floor. Yeah, right! They were breakdancing.

We forgot to bring our flattened cardboard box.

Lily added a little of her own choreography (This is one of her ballet moves. She's self taught. Can you tell?)

This is what I got when I asked the kids to "take a nice picture with Mommy."

On a side note, I hope Emily will forgive me for the commotion Lily caused while she and Michael were trying to say their vows... Lily started yelling "I sing a song! La la la!" I snatched her up off the pew and started running for the door with my hand clamped over mouth. You could hear us all throughout the church, the click, clack, click, clack of my heels echoing on the tile floor and a muffled but determined scream streaming out of her darling angel mouth. It was a smidge embarrassing. Sorry, Em!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Snowpocalypse 2011

Last week, our fair city was bathed in 6 inches of snow which soon turned to ice trapping us in our home for 5 days. FIVE. DAYS. The snow was magical and beautiful and fun but when it turned to ice and refused to melt for so many days, it wasn't so great any more. The city just shut down. No one went to work. No one went to school. One day we didn't even take our pajamas off. I did not leave my house (except to sled and play in the snow) from Sunday afternoon to Friday afternoon. As you can imagine, I drank. A lot.

I probably could have ventured out on Thursday or Friday morning but I was too scared. As everyone told me, "I'm sure you'll be fine. It's not you we worry about, it's the other drivers who don't know how to drive in the ice/snow." Oh wait, I AM the other driver who doesn't know how to drive in the snow. So I thought it best to not try. At least I have the sense to know that, right?