documentary night with the Campbells

Gb, aka Glennbruce, aka Gangsta-bruce, is one of the coolest people I know in Memphis. He has an equally awesome family and it's always fun to get together with them to have dinner or a movie night, or in the case of Saturday night, both! We have a shared appreciation of documentaries, so that's what we tend to watch. Unfortunately, it had been quite awhile since our last movie night, so I added this goal to the list so that we could get them going again.

The movie was 'Between the Folds' a documentary about origami, so we had a bit of theme going this time around. Gb's wife, Jenn, is an enthusiast like myself, so she brought over some cool books and papers. I even pulled out my dollar folding book which the boys got excited about, and Ari made a really nice stingray. I thought about it afterwards, even the dessert the Campbell's brought was a folded peach pie delight!

Here's a preview of the movie. I'd highly recommend it even if you're not crazy about origami.

Unfortunately, I didn't remember that this was on my list (#99) until after the fact, so I didn't take any pictures.
However, Jenn left a crane behind, so here's a lil' taste of our night.



las tortugas deli mexicana

 

Yep, tortugas are turtles, and definitely happy ones.

For lunch today I went to this unassuming eatery in a little strip mall type of place by work. This restaurant had been recommended to me so many times that it had become embarrassing that I hadn't been there yet. People would say..."Oh, it's so fresh!" "The tortas are the best." "The guacamole is to die for!" and on and on and on. In a meeting right before lunch, Christine noted, "That Las Tortugas is my new addiction." Austin agreed, "Yeah, it's so good and the owner buys all the ingredients himself." OK GUYS, JEEZ, I'LL GO ALREADY!

Even though it had a lot to live up to, I was still impressed. The food was very fresh and delicious and you could tell that they really are passionate about what they're doing. The owner's son took my order and even though there was a long line, he took the time to explain where they buy their meats and cheeses even though I didn't even ask. And because I was a first-timer, he insisted that the cook ladies give me some free guac to try on the side. Mmmmm and I'm so glad they did. Not quite as good as Mom's or Lexi's, but def up there. My only complaint was that it was a little pricey at $12 a sandwich, but I'll always cough up extra dough for fresh and local. Two thumbs up!

cockadoos

They had me at BBQ omelet. The combination of my favorite egg preparation style with my favorite Memphis specialty?...SOLD! Actually, despite my initial enthusiastic interest, I was bit nervous about it. Could these two separately amazing foods meld into a delicious hybrid? The answer, my friends, is decidedly yes!

Cockadoo's is officially checked off of the-places-to-eat list (#100), but that def doesn't mean I won't go back! :]

Clockwise from top left: 1)Sweet potato hashbrown nest with marshmellow eggs- cute factor definitely outweighed taste factor. 2) mmmmmm! 3) Cheese is gross. 4) "It's my birthday weekend, whoop whoop!"

haboob!

Such a funny word. I bet it's hard for the weather reporters to say it with a straight face. If you're not from Arizona, let me explain... a haboob, "strong wind" in Arabic, is an intense dust storm that is really only common in the middle east and southwest US. The interesting thing about these storms is that you can literally see them rolling into town in sort of an apocalyptic kind of way.

Here's a time lapse video to give you a better idea:



Crazy, right?! So, as you might imagine, everything gets plastered in dust.
Lexi took this picture of our patio table.



My mom's car wasn't in the garage on this particular evening, so it was in desperate need of a wash. Since you now know about my interest in shooting car washes, I happily volunteered to get it cleaned. You wouldn't believe the lines at the Clean Freak car wash. They were making some bank!


haboob mess

poppin' caps with pops

Can you even pop a cap with a shotgun? Maybe only if you're a gangsta, haha. Anyway, another goal that I'm overdue in writing about is #92, going to the shooting hole with Dad. Unfortunately, the hole we went to as a family a few years back was no longer set up for shooting, so we went to a new place close to Taylor. It was a pretty spot with boulder clusters, a variety of brushes, and a big, bright blue sky. The clays didn't have much of a chance against the likes of Mom, Brian, Pops, and I. (Ok, they had a decent chance against us, but a 0% chance against the boulders :)

the master shows us how it's done


a natural


bang! bang!


Don't be fooled by her petite frame, this lady is a beast behind the trigger.


Like mother like daughter

cache.money & azcachemoney unite!

Still catching up on writing about goals that were achieved on my trip to Arizona over 4th of July...

One fun one was #25 geocaching with Chels! She's my only sibling who gets excited about caching like I do, so it's awesome when we can go out on the hunt and get our geek on together. We had prime opportunity for this when we were in Pinetop. We were in fresh territory with bountiful options all around, even some walking distance from the cabin! We went 4 for 4 around the lake with help from quadromom (Mom), Jennythedevil (surprise, Jenny), ucantcacheme (Brian), and Copper. Success!

azcachemoney!


signing the log


ucantcacheme looking focused


Copper pointing at a cache (or probably just a bug)


happy cachers!

flogging

Justin Timberlake, the quadruple threat- singer, dancer, actor, and....golfer. Seriously. He has a 6 handicap. You also may not know that he owns a course here just north of Memphis where he grew up. Not just any course, the first in the country to be Audubon International certified. "What's that?" you may ask. Well, renovation of the golf facilities implemented sustainable resource management principles that incorporated wildlife conservation, habitat rehabilitation and enhancement, water conservation and water quality protection. You can read more here. Cool huh, Jannell? :] Go JT!

So, not only is it super green (and not just the grass ;), it's also swanky in an international mega celebrity kind of way. It definitely fulfilled the requirements of being a "really nice golf course" for crossing off number 84 on the list. As a birthday present Brian gifted a round to me to help me achieve the goal. Nice, huh? Since it has finally cooled off a bit, we decided to go Saturday morning.

One of the first couple of holes. Brian isn't drunk, even though he looks like it, haha. He's just tired because we started early. Also, we were paired with a couple of semi-pros, so part of that look is nervousness (felt by both of us).


A beautiful, dewy morning.


GPS with digital scorecards on every cart. So helpful! I was really able to get to know my club distances better.


KA-POW!


Happier because we finally broke away from the pros, so flub shots weren't quite so embarrassing.


Yessssss! Pyramid stacked balls were gratis on the driving range. We were a little late for our tee time so we didn't hit any for warm-up, but came back for a few after our round.


Brian insisted on a tourist shot for the blog. Thanks again for the golf, boyfraaaand!