Southridge Society

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2010-01-05T10:19:00.001-08:00

Welcome Back!

I decided to start 2010 off right by starting the blog again. I had such a great time doing it and loved hearing from everyone. So here we go!!

Surprise surprise!! Most of Southridge could be found at the Oasis New Year's Eve night. We had a great time celebrating the New Year and Harvey's 30th birthday. Happy Birthday Harvey, we love ya man!!

It's like playing where's Waldo. How many different flasks can you spot on the table above? Be careful, there are a couple of hidden ones that are hard to find. You get extra points if you can point out which one goes to who and what is in that flask. Good Luck! Ha ha!

Southridge's version of Destiny's Child
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Why do I always look so mad when I sing?
And why does Teresa always look so confused?

Uh oh, a member of Destiny's Child has been replaced already.

The Spice Girls sure have changed.

Ginger Spice, Baby Spice, Posh Spice, Sporty Spice, and Sexy Spice reunite for one night only at the world renowed Oasis.

Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want. So tell me what you want, what you really really want. I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want. So tell me what you want, what you really really want, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zigazig ha.

Look!!!! We have groupies!!!

I love when Lynette is silly!!!

Oh Look!!!!! It's the Backstreet Boys!!!! They look a little different too!

All you people can't you see, can't you see. How your love's affecting our reality. Every time we're down, you can make it right and that makes you larger than life.

The Birthday Boy!!

Janie's out of towners were great! Look Jamie already knows Southridge sign language!

Nick, Howie, AJ, and Brian rockin it out!!

Which one finally came out of the closet??????

They are concentrating wayyyyy to hard!!!!!

Look Gary is bragging about how he didn't lose his tamales this year. Tim doesn't seem to impressed with that though.

New York's ball dropping has nothin on Jourdanton's.

These two are so cute they make me a little sick. Ha ha! Kidding, yall are beautiful!

The night wouldn't have been complete without the pimp hats!

Yep, more pimps.

We are sooooooooooo hot!!!!

Teresa!!!!! Focus!!!!!

The annual Wild Game Dinner is Febuary 27th. If you are getting a table with us, please get the money to me by January 15th so we can get it to the club. If you haven't yet made plans to go but would like more info, please contact either Jeff or myself. Whooo Hoooo!! Can't wait!!

The Chalk Bluff date has also been set for June 17-20. You can visit http://www.chalkbluffpark.com/index.html to check out the cabins, camp sites, prices, and other info. Make sure you reserve as soon as possible!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous week!! Happy New Year!!!

On The Road Again

2009-06-28T08:47:00.000-07:00

Hello Southridgians and Southridge friends!! I hope everyone has gotten over the initial shock of the deaths of three American icons. First off Ed McMahon, how long has this guy been in show business? Who didn't wish ol Ed would show up at their house with a check from Publisher's Clearing House? Next was the woman who every man is more than willing to admit he had a life size poster of in his bedroom, I'm sure some still do. Farrah Fawcett, the ultimate Charlie's Angel. Finally, Michael Jackson. Uhhh, he was very talented.

This seemed like the never ending weekend. A few of us got together on Thursday at Casa De Yard Sale for a couple of cocktails and some good conversation. Did anyone realize that Jenny talks in her sleep? Yeah, well we know that now. Don't worry Jenny, I'll never tell what you said about Terri. Lol. Just kidding. I tell Terri everything. Haa haa haa!

Friday I guilt tripped everyone into going to karaoke since we will be leaving on vacation Wednesday and I'll be having withdrawals soon. It was good to see my buddy Kim again, your always welcome here dear. Unless of course you make me drive you to Whataburger in the middle of the night again.

Below you'll see a picture of a bottle of Lone Star Light. I'm guessing the guys have been trying to give me hints cause just about every week we go to karaoke, I come home with at least two or three pictures of beer. Nothing else, just beer. Ok, here ya go. Will you please stop with the beer pictures now please?

The Southridge Guys gave us a emotional tribute to Michael Jackson. You can see that Jeff was very committed to giving a proper performance.

On Saturday we again congregated at Casa De Yard Sale for a little pool and hot tub time. It was a nice relaxing day and an early night. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

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I can't tell you how much I'm gonna miss everyone. I'm posting a July calendar, but it's a little different this month. I decided to keep everyone up to date on where we were and where we are headed since there really aren't any birthdays or anniversaries this month. Keep an eye on your mail boxes, post cards coming soon.

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I love you all very much and I'm so happy you are all a part of my life. I'm wrapping this edition up now before I start boo hooing on my laptop.

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Later!

Opps We Did It Again!!

2009-06-22T11:12:00.001-07:00

Yep, I'm falling down on the job of keeping everyone informed about happenings in Southridge. Deal with it people, lol. OK OK. I'm kidding. I love this blog......it's my kind of place....just signing in the front page....puts a big smile on my face.

It would be a bigger smile if you lazy people would comment. Hello???

I promise to do a better job after July. Please visit www.southridgecrawfishboil.blogspot.com to view our Chalk Bluff photos. I'd like to thank everyone for being so wonderful and putting up with me for my birthday. There were many challenges issues and MOST of you met the challenge with grace and confidence. Thanks so much yall, it was wonderful...I think.

Friday, June 19th we returned to the Oasis for karaoke. These are some of the photos from the O. I'd like to make one small request of my buddies if I could. Jeff, Jess, & I will be leaving for vacation on July 1st and won't be able to be around our fabulous Southridge family for almost three weeks. I'd love for everyone to go to the Oasis for one last jam session before we depart. Come on you guys, you know you want to. LUVS YALL.

The Show Must Go On

2009-05-26T19:27:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, May 16th Southridge had their 5th Annual Crawfish Boil and despite the pouring rain we got during the day it was a great turnout. First I’d like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors who make the Crawfish Boil possible. I hope you all had a fabulous time. A list of all our “Suckers” can be found further below. Thanks again! The second thing I’d like to say is that if I never hear the snake story found on hole #2 ever again, it will be too soon. If you look (very closely, might wanna get a magnify glass) you’ll see a scratch on James’s leg below. Now the way I heard it (as well as everyone the boys saw that weekend) the boys were playing golf on the Southridge Course when Eugene told James he was stepping on a snake. Now about the time the word “snake” left Eugene’s lips, the snake snapped up and took a bite of James. Here comes the funny part according to Jeff. At the same time the snake was letting go, James was screaming in a higher pitch sort of Homer Simpson voice, “Was it a rattler?” About that time all the guys fell to the ground laughing at James’s little rat snake. Aren’t you glad you’ve heard the story now?

The guys did a great job cooking everything. We even got some smoked crawfish which were fabulous! Yummy yummy to my tummy, well the three that I actually ate.

We also had our first karaoke contest and let me tell you it was a heated battle. Our first contest came down to Brock and Big Shelby, with Shelby bringing home the win. Good job kiddos! All of you were great! In our next contest the guys battled it out with Curtis and Keith in the finals. Curtis won the prize though. (Gary said it was rigged) Did I forget anything? Oh yeah, Terri won the woman’s contest. Blah Blah Blah Blah. Just kidding. Congrats Terri, you deserved it you hot mama!

Aww look, Keith thinks he won. How cute!

I just want to say that I feel so very blessed to have such great friend and great times. Thank all of you for being a part of my life.

Yeah, more karoake pictures from the Oasis. Surprised? Really?

Also, we celebrated Juan's birthday this weekend. Happy Birthday Juan! I hope it was a great one! Who's Francisco?????

Hope everyone has a great week! Almost Chalk Bluff time.

Big Week In Southridge

2009-05-12T09:10:00.000-07:00

Let’s start with the weekend of May 2nd since I’m running a little behind. Friday = karaoke, see the first three sets of pictures below. Saturday = sleepy time, nighty night!

Speed up to Friday, May 8th and Southridge had a big blow out at Friday night karaoke to celebrate Erica, Gary, and Gilbert’s birthdays. It was also mine & Jeff’s 10th wedding anniversary. WOW! Terri, Lynette, and I went up to the Oasis early Friday to decorate our table, complete with blow up monkeys. Now the funny part of all this was that we planned the whole celebration all week and made sure Gary would be there, however we neglected to tell him the party was for him too. So you can imagine he thought we forgot about him. Lol. Happy Birthday everyone! Hope yall had a great time!
We also had a big surprise on Friday, JUAN WENT TO KARAOKE!!! OMG!! It was great having you there Juan, now maybe next time we can persuade Sonya to go.

It was also great to see James at karaoke, other than just on weird picture mail at two o'clock in the morning.

Favorite saying of the night, "Law Don't Go Round Here, Law Dog."
See movie "Tombstone."

Jeff and I also gave everyone a “special” treat. We sang our wedding song, “From This Moment” by Shania Twain and Bryan White. This was the first time we have ever sung it and we promise to never do it again. Sorry about everyone’s ear drums.

You go Lynette!!

Saturday everyone was pretty tired and tried to stay out of the sun. Jeff & I left the hood and went to San Antonio where we had dinner at Joe’s Crab Shack and did some shopping. Thanks for a great weekend Jeff, I love you.

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Sunday was Mother’s Day, Happy Birthday to all you Mother’s out there! After doing the family/Mother thing, a few of us got together to work on the rest of our lighting concept, make final lists (I love lists), and have a few cocktails of course! After realizing the kids had school the next day, everyone started trickling out. How long till summer? I really do love hanging out on Sunday evening. I know everyone has work the next day, but it’s always so relaxing and laid back. Love love love Sundays!

It’s finally here! The 5th annual Southridge Crawfish Boil (the original boil) is Saturday. Hope to see everyone there and expect everyone has a blast! Make sure you bring some one dollar bills. No Jeff isn’t singing “I’m too Sexy.” We are having an auction with a really great package you won’t want to miss out on. Board members (Suckers) are welcome to come help set up on Friday evening if they would like. See yall Saturday!!

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On a sadder note, our prayers are going out to Richard and Regina Bledsoe as well as their entire family. Unfortunately Richard lost his father on Monday. You and your family are in all our hearts and prayers.

Is It Just Me?

2009-04-28T19:53:00.000-07:00

Gonna make it short and sweet this week. Don't know if the rest of you are experiencing technical difficulties with your Internet, but I'm really close to throwing all of my electronics out in the yard! So if you drive past our house and see a printer shattered in the drive way or Grey Kitty playing with a different kind of mouse or a key board sticking up out of the lawn, don't be alarmed. It's just me having a PC nervous breakdown and yes, you are all welcome to pick up anything salvageable.

Janie O's birthday was Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Happy Birthday Janie! You deserve a whole week! Don't all women?
Yep, went to Friday karaoke again. Surprise Surprise!

This time Richard & Regina joined us. Glad to see yall and can't wait to do it again!

Tim and Terri were running late cause Cam had a game. Kelly acted like she had to be "talked into going." I sang a song all by myself. (Wasn't Pretty)

Jeff made $7.50. He's beginning to jingle when he goes home from the Oasis.

Thought you weren't singing Richard?

The rest of the weekend was quiet, the street was dark, and I was bored.

Have A Great Week Southridge And Southridge Friends! Only about 18 days till the 5th Annual Crawfish Boil, hope to see every there! If you would like to sponsor the boil and haven't spoke up yet, now is the time. You know you want to be a part of Southridge Society!

Friday Karaoke A Success

2009-04-21T10:38:00.000-07:00

Well if you weren’t able to join us for the all new Friday Night Karaoke at the Oasis then you missed a great time. It was standing room only at the O and as usual we were running a bit late. It didn’t take long though for sweet Miss Betty to allow us to bring in a table from the back to set up shop for the night. As usual we turned in our songs and waited to be called to the microphone, and waited, and waited, and waited. Just kidding Harvey, we had a great time! :)

It feels like years since my buddy James was able to lend his great vocal talents at the Oasis. It’s so great when he’s in town, we really miss ya James! We also had a few others who hadn’t been there in quite awhile, which made things pretty interesting. Instead of singing with a duo or trio, we had something that you could only call an assembly. Oh and can someone please tell me how we ended up with so many pictures of yours truly this time. I like being behind the camera people, not the behind on camera. I know, I'm so funny!
It was a lot of fun and I hope to see you all there again this Friday. Once again though, Cam has a game Friday night so we won’t see Tim & Terri till later in the evening. We'll save you two a seat and take your "provisions" up with us if you want. Everyone else is more than welcome to come here for pre-karaoke cocktails though. I know it’s not the same as Tim & Terri’s very popular and comfy pad, but who can compete with that? If you have any suggestion on how to improve our facilites just call 1-800-EAT-****. Lol.

After many successful versions of songs from the Southridge play book, we headed back to the hood for the after party. And blah blah blah blah blah, Kelly & James went to Sandfest, blah blah blah, Saturday was no fun. :(

Sunday Southridge threw together a great dinner and we got to see someone we hadn’t seen in ages, Martha. Great to see you Martha and yes your dog is very sweet, just very big. It was a great day with the kids flipping around on the trampoline, soaking in the hot tub, games, and great friends. I really love the laid back days like this in Southridge. It just makes you feel good to look around and see such great friends, great kids, and all the laughs. I love you guys!!

By the way, Kelly your grounded!

Don’t forget that the 5th Annual Southridge Crawfish Boil is May 16th. If you’re planning on being a sponsor, please let us know as soon as possible. The countdown has begun and we need an accurate count of sponsors so we can purchase everything. Remember that if we have any money left over every penny goes to a local child in need. If you have already signed up to be a sponsor please get your money to us as soon as possible along with the correct spelling of your name and shirt size.

Later gators! Have a great Fiesta week and hope to see everyone soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANIE!!

Three Cheers For Harvey & The Easter Bunny!

2009-04-12T15:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter Southridge & Southridge friends! Hope everyone has had a great weekend. It was good to see my cousins (Lynette, Courtney, Rodney, Mathew, and Loreli), hope we didn’t scare you too much. Can't wait to see your faces again. I hope you spread the word to the rest of our family that Southridge rocks! I'd love to see them come down sometime, even Little Bob.

This week in Southridge we started off with a great announcement when we went to karaoke. Apparently all of our begging and pleading worked, either that or Harvey grew tired of hearing our bitching. Karaoke has officially been moved to Friday nights, so nobody has any reason to say they can’t go because of work or school. Put on your big girl panties baby! I expect to see everyone there next Friday to show Harvey our support.

Instead of my normal narrating of the photos we took, I decided to take a different approach. The following is an illustration of everything that went on Thursday night.

On Friday we headed to Port Aransas, some of us later than others. It was a relatively calm night, so not much to report. Besides, I was too tired to pay attention.

On Saturday the kids had a blast! The RV Park where Tim & Terri stay hosted an Easter Egg Hunt and had lots of games and prizes. Cam won a game by being the first to find his shoes and get them on. Yeay Cam! After the games were over we headed to the flats near Corpus for a little fishing, but as usual the kids caught more than we did. (Stupid Wind) Just give them a chicken leg and some string, and then watch them bring in the crabs! I love watching the kids crabbin. It’s so funny how excited they get.

Hope everyone has had a fabulous weekend. Happy Easter and Bless You All. XOXOXO

My Family Rocks

2009-04-06T15:03:00.000-07:00

This weekend Jeff, Jessica, Quincy, and I left Thursday afternoon to head to my cousin Bobby's house to get a head start on visiting time for my family reunion. This year was my cousin Larry's turn to host the event and let me tell you, he did a fabulous job. I'm so jealous! Even though we had a small group this year we all had a blast and I was so happy to see everyone's faces!

Before we left for Houston, Jeff & I emptied our liquor cabinet and took about twenty bottle of different alcohol for the trip. Now I heard several people refer to us as "alcoholics" cause we had so many bottles. I beg to differ. If we were alcoholics, wouldn't we have drank all the alcohol instead of trying to get rid of it? Ha ha. Once we finally got to my cousin's house on Thursday, we had some cocktails with Bobby & Nicole beside the beautiful fire Nicole had built for us. Thanks Nicole, you did a great job while Bobby watched.

Little Larry (as we refer to him, that's him in the driver's seat above.) decided to host the reunion at Lake Livingston and we arrived there Friday afternoon. I had never seen Lake Livingston before and it was really pretty, but if you go, stay away from Jerry's restaurant in town. My jumbo shrimp were actually pop corn shrimp and Jeff's rib eye was actually cube steak. Not that I'm bitching.

Friday after dinner we visited, played games, and reminisced about the old days. I think everyone was trying to take it easy though, save up their energy for Saturday night.

During the day Saturday Bobby took us for a ride on his pontoon boat after removing all the bees nests from the motor. Poor boat. I can take care of it for you when your out of town if you'd like. Just out of the kindness of my sweet little heart. Ain't it pretty? You know though Bobby, there is a chance if you let me take care of it for you, you run the chance of having "Bandit" written on it when you get it back. Either that or a rainbow flag painted on the canopy and "Southridge" written down both sides. On second thought, maybe you ought to keep it stored, just give Nicole the keys every now and then. Big Bully!

After everyone got cleaned up and ready to go, we headed to the club house of Lake Livingston Holiday Villages for dinner and to party. These people know how to cater baby. Instead of little baby portions of everything we got huge spoon fulls of tators, green beans, gravy, and a nice size chicken fried steak. For dessert we enjoyed banana pudding, which by the way does not mix well with Tequila shots. Speaking of Tequila shots, Nicole had made Bobby special edition bottles. Look closely at the picture below. Notice anything special about the labels? She's so talented! Bobby and Nicole brought a bottle for everyone, just one catch, you had to do a shot to get one. Now most people know I don't do well with shots, but I did pretty good. No hickups. Yeay!

Now as you can see Little Bob also had his yearly costume. Every year we look forward to seeing what crazy outfit he will be wearing. I think this one is about equal to the pregnant nun with a cigar in one hand and mixed drink in the other. We love you, you little weirdo!

Everything was going along just fine, lots of dancing and quality time with the kids. Then Jeff got on stage and ran them all off. Yep, that right. Jeff can't go one week without performing "I'm Too Sexy." I'm glad to see everyone enjoyed it but I think there were a few people who enjoyed it a little too much. My cousin Cindy was the first on stage with a dollar for El Jefe, followed by Aunt Carole's friend who looked like she was trying to unbutton his pants rather than give him a dollar. Uh, that's gonna cost you a little more than a dollar ma'am. I'm not sure what Rodney was doing, but trust me, this was by far not the weirdest thing he would do all night. And of course Lil Bob had to get on stage with a little something in his hand, but I think he was just trying to run Jeff off stage.

It was a great night, thanks Little Larry! Rodney, I hope your knees are going okay & you need to make Lil Bob stop treating you like that! Can't wait to see you and Loreli on Thursday. I love you all so much and I'm very blessed to be apart of such a wonderful family. Can't wait to see all your faces again!

Happy Birthday Cam and Congrats Tim & Terri

2009-04-01T08:34:00.000-07:00

Today is Cameron’s birthday and we’d all love to send out a big happy birthday to our future President of the United States. (Hey if Obama can do, anyone can.) Also Terri has given me the distinct honor of announcing to the world that she & Tim are expecting. She just went to the doctor this morning and found out. We are so very happy for them and wish them the best. She is due December 5th so I will be contacting all of you for a huge baby shower. I’m so excited for yall, congratulations.

As you can tell, I haven’t updated the blog in awhile. (Or you non posting SOBs might not notice.) I’m going to start back about two weeks ago when the gang met up at the Oasis for Thursday night karaoke. I’m thinking maybe Kelly didn’t get the girl’s memo about having to wear some sort of animal print that night. It was so good to have James back in town, we love ya buddy. We also found a new friend that night and if she is reading this, we are sorry we forced you to sing with us. We promise never to accost you again. We are planning to go back to the Oasis for karaoke on next Thursday, April 9th. We hope to see everyone there, let’s make it a huge Southridge crowd!

On the following Saturday Jeff, Jess, and I headed to Choke Canyon for a fishing tournament the Lion’s Club was hosting. Oh, and we had a little guy friend of hers with us too, but I don’t want to talk about that. As you can see Jessica drove (MY CAR) us all the way to Choke Canyon and only scared the s*** out of us like five times. Hey, her average is getting better. Tim, Terri, the kids, and the dogs showed up awhile later to enjoy the beautiful day. As you can see I caught the biggest fish of the day, well except for the record breaking fifteen pound bass that won the tournament. If you’re wondering exactly what the heck that is on Cam’s head, it is a glowing green worm. Yes, I know ewwwwwww, but boys will be boys. This is why guys have to kill spiders and girls don’t, at sometime every guy has had a worm on their head.

This week was really kinda laid back except for a small trip to the O on Friday night. It was fun, but I forgot my camera so no use in talking about it.
On Saturday Jeff & I drove to Fort Worth for the State Farm Banquet, which was conveniently held at the hotel directly across from Texas Motor Speedway. Too bad it was a week before the race! On the way to Fort Worth Jeff got stopped going 75 in a 65, but the cop only gave him a ticket for going 70 in a 65. Guess the cop knew the punishment he would get from me would be much worse than anything a fine could do.
After the banquet Lillian and Tommy had some cocktails with Jeff & I in our room while we entertained ourselves by sending short videos via my Dell Webcam. Terri and Janie got an eye full Saturday night and I hope they were truly entertained.

Hope everyone has a great week and weekend. We will be with my crazy family at our reunion, I’m so excited! For everyone who is going out to the Strawberry Festival, please be careful and have a great time! Don’t forget to get up to the Oasis next Thursday night (April 9th) for karaoke. Also don’t forget to sign up to be a sponsor for the crawfish boil as soon as possible. We need to start getting a count of who is participating and what supplies we need. Last but not least, don’t forget about Chalk Bluff people! If you haven’t made your reservation yet, do it NOW!!
Oh by the way, April Fools! Terri is NOT preggers. Just kidding. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Ah, the luck of the Irish.

2009-03-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

Well Happy Saint Patty's Day everyone! This week the sun has decided to come back out after a few days of nothing but rainy, cold, ugly weather. Now it's starting to look a little more like Spring Break than Christmas vacation outside. For most people that's a good thing. Janie is off to Colorado, James is taking the boys camping, and the neighborhood is filled with sound of kids happy not to be in school. Then you have Terri and I who are not so happy. Terri's Spring Break was last week and I'm sure she would much rather be home than back at work. Then there is me, who somehow got herself roped into working for her husband this week. Yes, that is right. After ten years of marriage, Jeff can finally say he is the boss of me. Oh, how did this ever happen?

I guess in a way it is a good thing Terri went back to work though. I was beginning to develop dark circles under my eyes. Tim and Terri forced Jeff and I to go to The Oasis for karaoke on Thursday even though we thoroughly protested. They really can be quite evil at times. On the way out of the subdivision we noticed a travel trailer rolling in and sure enough, it was James coming home from Oklahoma. We tried to get him to go with us, but guess Kelly beat him to the punch because she showed up at The O about thirty minutes later along with Gary and Brad. Needless to say, we had a great time and can't wait to do it all over again this week.

On Friday we slept, then napped, ate some greasy food, and napped again before going to bed.

Saturday Jeff and I headed for San Antonio in search of alligator meat, but first we decided to have lunch at a place my sister-in-law Debbie suggested. Genghis Grill is located at the northeast corner of 1604 & 281, behind the Men's Warehouse. This place is great! The waiter brings you a bowl and you walk through a line filling the bowl with whatever you want in your stir fry. First is the meat station with all different kinds of beef, pork, chicken, and seafood. On our first bowl we stacked on the shrimp, calamari, and scallops. Then you arrive at the veggie station where you find just about any kind of veggie you can think of to put in a stir fry. I chose bamboo shoots, watercress, onions, spinach, and mushrooms, ohhhhh lots of mushrooms. After picking your seasoning from about twelve choices you move onto the sauce choices. Thank goodness there were tasting spoons there, I had no idea what some of the sauces were. You then choose your starch, tortillas, rice, or noodles and hand your filled bowl to the chef, who in turn hands you a number. In a few minutes your custom stir fry comes to your table. I had decided within a few bites that I would have to go for the Bottomless Bowl this time around because the sauce I had chosen for my first bowl was shall we say a bit spicy. The next trip through Jeff and I both choose the marinated beef and we are so glad we did, yummy.

We found ourselves at the Exotic Meat Market on 410 looking at kangaroo patties. Yep, apparently Cletus meat taste good and is good for you. Any time your in the mood for Yak meat, alligator tail, rattlesnake (even though it isn't in season now) or any other weird stuff, this is the place to find it. With our alligator meat in hand, we hit HEB, then headed back for Southridge.

After stuffing ourselves with fried alligator, gumbo, bacon wrapped oysters, and boudaine sausage Kelly & James joined us. Then a bit later Clint and some buddies showed up while Jeff and Tim hogged the Wii controllers. Boys you really need to learn how to share your toys or we are going to have to take them away from you. Later in the night it got really funny when the boys decided the game wasn't difficult enough for them so they started adding aspects to the game, like rolling on the ground before you throw your bowling ball. Yep again! Jeff and Tim were rolling around on the garage floor, even trying some break dancing moves, while attempting to knock all the pins down. Oh boy, even as I write this I am sighing. Boys, boys, boys, they never grow up.

We made almost all the way through the weekend without any incidents when a familiar black Trans Am was spotted beside Teresa's house. We tried to catch the Bandit and his gang, but unfortunately they made a speedy escape. Below are photos of the havoc they brought to the neighborhood while Teresa was out of town. Our deepest sympathies go out to Teresa and her house. Wonder what the T & B stands for?

Hope everyone has a fabulous week and please be careful, there are a lot of crazies on the road. Also I would like to call to everyone's attention that the Crawfish Boil has been set for May 16th, that is sixty-one days away. We need to have a board meeting as soon as possible. Everyone knows that I'm anal about planning, I'm a planner, sorry. So I think that all board members should set a time either this weekend or early next week to discuss our plans. If your not able to make it we are going to have to make you suck crawfish heads!

The Bandit Cometh

2009-03-09T14:09:00.000-07:00

Spring has sprung people and I am so glad it has. The flowers are begining to come back, everyone is working on their gardens, butterflies are taking flight, and the Bandit has reemerged after being in hiding for months. More on that story later.

This week was a milestone for Jessica. She got her braces off, got her retainer, and filed for her passport. Not to mention she will be taking her driving permit test again soon. (Don't Ask) I can't believe my little baby is growing up so quickly and I really can't believe we are all going to be sharing the road with her soon. Watch out people, this girl has been forced to watch Nascar since she was born!

Let us begin with a slow Friday night in Southridge, but a more energetic Saturday. Saturday Jeff and I spent most of the day picking out flowers, buying potting soil, and working hard to win Yard Of The Month this summer. We will get it this year, if Teresa can do it, so can we.

Saturday we had plans to go to the Oasis for karaoke in honor of a few birthdays. Harvey normally is against karaoke on the weekends, but when special people request it for special occasions he happily agrees. A big happy birthday to Betty and Gaylen! So Jeff, Terri, Tim, and I headed to the Oasis to dazzle everyone with our singing talents. We were really happy to see Richard and Regina were able to make the festivities even though they didn’t get up to sing. That’s ok; I know how intimidating our glorious voices can be. I’m so happy they were able to experience Jeff’s rendition of “I’m Too Sexy.” This is something everyone has to see at least once in their life, probably not anymore than that though. Even though Jeff was unable to jump onto the speaker this weekend so he could shake his tush above everyone else, it was a good performance and he made five dollars.

It looks like Tim is really straining to fart in the picture below. In reality, he was doin his "Man Of Constant Sorrow" dance. Love that dance!!!

After the Oasis we headed back to Southridge with Richard and Regina in tow, when we noticed something strange. After checking video surveillance we discovered that the Bandit Gang had indeed been up to no good in the neighborhood again. The Bandit first struck the Sizemore household by disgracefully replacing their beautiful American flag, with a multi colored rainbow flag which represents gay and lesbian Americans. The Bandit Gang also must think he is way above the law because he left his signature painters tape message reading, “Bandit Rocks.” I guess the gang wasn’t done yet because they then turned their attention to Gary’s truck as it sat silent without bothering anyone. The Gang attached a device they have used before to the back of Gary’s truck. The device forces the horn to honk every time the brakes are pressed or a turn signal is used. It’s really quite embarrassing. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the callousness of these brutal property attacks. Unfortunately the only thing that was able to be identified in the surveillance videos was the brand of beer the Gang was drinking. Be on the lookout for men in baggy pants drinking cheap beer.

Don’t forget that Chalk Bluff is not far away, so make sure you have all of your arrangements made. Also we need to have a Southridge board meeting to discuss the Crawfish Boil when everyone’s schedule permits. Hope everyone has a fabulous week.

Wild Game Dinner Gets Wild

2009-03-03T14:14:00.000-08:00

Oh where to begin! I guess I should start with the weekend of February 21st when the Deatleys came into town to go to the rodeo. Thanks to Terri for the tickets and for thinking of us. We all headed to the rodeo to go see Cross Canadian Ragweed. We had a really great time eating lots of really greasy food, petting the animals, and Cameron even found a chair he wants. I think I would like to place my order for the buzzy chair as well. The kids got to see a giant rooster and I got to pet a pig. What else could we ask for?
This weekend we all attended as Juan & Sonya renewed their vows. I may be biased, but I think Sonya is one of the most beautiful brides I have ever seen. It was such a nice ceremony and I loved the look on Juan’s face when he realized that Sonya had “blinged out” his ring. I’m so glad we were a part of their special day.

Unfortunately Jeff & I didn’t get to go to the reception afterwards. We had to head over to the show barn for the Lions Club Annual Wild Game Dinner. For those who have never been to the Game Dinner, it is the club’s largest fundraiser of the year. Ticket prices range from $100 to $125 a couple depending on if you want a “special” table or not. Take ours for instance; we had a sign with “Southridge Society” on it, a beautifully decorated table for eight, and a gift basket. We are special. The price also includes all your food, drinks, dance, and auction. Yes, that means open bar. The Lions Club did something a little different this year though; they allowed people to come after 9:00 PM for $25 each to attend the dance only. Not a bad deal. I was so happy to see my BFF Jodi and her husband Don. I hope they had a great time and that we didn’t scare them too much. Hope yall will make it back for next year’s dinner. I think next year we can get enough people together to have two tables, at least. I’m going (in the future) to post a signup sheet for couples who would like to go in on one of the tables. Let’s see how many Southridge can fill.

A big congratulations to Kurt & Nicole on their engagement! We are very happy for you!

I guess we should have known that with an open bar at the Wild Game Dinner, things would get, shall we say interesting! Between the guy’s kung pow poses, the girls gang signs, and Cletus’s private parts I’m sure we got more than a few strange looks during the night. I’m mean come on though! Anytime you have an open bar and a stuffed kangaroo, things are gonna happen.

Next we went to the Oasis and closed it down. I think the pictures are a little self explanatory, besides, I’m not the best person to report what happened there. I am aware however that I won the T&B bet for the night. Told you Tim!

We ended up at a party in Pleasanton at Joanie & Victor’s house. Just would have been nice if Joanie would have actually still been awake when we got there. Oh well, when you’re tired, your tired.

Till next week my peeps!

Not Very Inspired

2009-02-18T11:13:00.000-08:00

So the blog has been sort of sporadic the past couple of months, yes I know. I haven’t had much inspiration though. There haven’t been but a couple of bandit sightings all winter, everyone has forgotten the poor pole, and seems like all my rowdy friends have settled down. I mean come on people, give me something to work with here. I have actually posted pictures of an armadillo, what the ****? Maybe all this has something to do with James being out of town for so long. Maybe he is the one that triggers the rest of us.

Recently Southridge has been visited by a family of armadillos who live in the field behind our house. We first spotted Army Dillo about a month ago. He was really cute and had pretty marking on his tail like a raccoon. He dug around our yard, sniffing for food I guess. He scared the bugeesies out of Terri and confused our dog. Quincy ain’t never seen a dog like that and he wasn’t sure if it wanted to play. I’m happy now that it was an armadillo instead of a skunk. The pictures, courtesy of Sheblie, are of Arm A Diller, husband of Arma Diller, who is the cousin of Army Dillo. Cute rear end huh?

On February 7th the gang got together to watch the Budweiser Shootout. It’s the first NASCAR race of the season, but doesn’t count for points, and is shorter than most races. It’s perfect for people who don’t watch NASCAR and are being forced to watch by their friends. We all picked a driver (some of us picked several before deciding on one) and put in a dollar each. As you can see, as always, I picked my darling Dale Jr. For some reason Jeff did not pick the driver, Kevin Harvick, who he always picks. Instead he went with Jimmie Johnson. Although I don’t like Johnson much, he’s always a contender, and as such a good pick. Jess went with Kasey Kahne (more about his looks than racing ability) Terri picked Jeff Gordon, Tim picked Carl Edwards, Shelbie chose Denny Hamlin, Gary (GAK) picked dumbass Kyle Busch, Teresa picked Tony Stewart (after five other drivers), and Kelly picked Bobby Labonte. Whoever’s driver had the best finishing position would win the pot. It was an exciting race and I was optimistic that I would have extra juke box money latter cause Jr was fast! Kevin Harvick won and there was a last lap crash and we all scrambled to figure out whose driver crossed the finish line first. To make a long story short, the person that knows and cares the least about NASCAR won the $9. Congrats Teresa, even though technically you should have gave me half since I told you who to pick.

Anyway, it’s going to be good to see Keith and Amy this weekend. I’m hoping they give me some good stuff to use on the blog. Is anyone going out of town this weekend? We’ll be happy to “watch” your house.

Don’t forget that the Sizemore wedding and the Wild Game Dinner is on the 28th. Have a great week. Would someone please do something stupid so I can take pictures and post them to the World Wide Web?

Southridge Gulf Edition and the Peg Leg Pirate

2009-02-03T11:02:00.000-08:00

Hey yall, I’m back. Hope everyone is doing well.

This weekend was our Corpus Christi buddy Keith’s birthday. The Carpenters headed down on Friday to help him celebrate at The Wanna Wanna Club. I don’t know if there is a story behind Keith and Amy’s bar, but it would seem so.

Anyway, we had decided to stay home and spend some time with Jessica. We rented a couple of movies and laid around like lazy fools. Now every now and then I give reviews of movies on the blog and lately those reviews haven’t been so great. Why change things now? The first movie we watched was “Disaster Movie.” Jessica made this pick about spoofing other movies with natural disasters. Don’t waste your money people. The only thing I can say positive about this movie is that it lasted less than two hours. I can’t believe Vanessa Manillo would have anything to do with this garbage. The second movie I was really excited about. I had seen the previews to “Burn After Reading” and it looked hilarious. Well once again, I was wrong. If you saw the previews and thought it was funny, just DVR the commercial and watch it cause everything that was even remotely funny about this movie was in the preview. Nuff said.

On Saturday we got up and went to San Antonio. We started out at the animal shelter on Hwy 90. Jessica loves to go just visit the dogs and kitties. I have to admit I do too. I wish I could take them all home, but we already have a zoo around here. If you ever decide to add a pet to your family, please start off at an animal shelter instead of buying one. There are so many great animals out there than need some love. Ok, public service announcement over now. After the shelter we went to this reptile pet store and I fell in love with a turtle that was about an inch long. He kept following Jeff’s finger along the glass and trying to bite him. It was so funny. The clerk told me that he was the only turtle that would play like that and she had never seen anything like that before. The little turtles were only $9.99 a piece, but the set up to keep them was around $100. That’s when we moved on to look at the crazy rockin lizard, a ferret, a hedgehog, and a chinchilla. The lizard kept bobbing his head up and down like he was head banging. Kept Jeff entertained for awhile. Jessica was of course all about the smelly ferret and I kept going back to the feisty turtle. All is well though; we came home without any more pets.

We ran around a little while longer then stuffed ourselves at Red Lobster. We headed home miserable from eating too much (stupid fondue). Jessica decided she wanted to go to my parent’s house so Jeff and I packed a bag real quick and before you can say tequila shot, we were in Corpus for what was left of Keith’s birthday weekend.

Everything went as is expected at a party. Guys trying to see how many shots they can do before they are attempting the Cha Cha they saw on Dancing With The Stars last week, writing a dirty message on a dollar bill, then stapling it to the wall, hugging your buddies repeatedly and telling them how much you really really love them.

I headed to bed between 1 AM & 2 AM. Around 3 AM (still unable to sleep) Terri brought Jeff into the room we were sharing with Teresa & Gary. After fifteen minutes of wrestling to get his boots off, he only had the job half way done, but who cares? Jeff decided to just sleep with it on. Less time getting ready in the morning right? I don’t think anyone in that room got much sleep, but I know I didn’t. Jeff was not just snoring; he was grunting and being very annoying. No matter how many times I held the pinch I had on his nose, I just couldn’t make him stop snoring and grunting. About 5:30 in the morning Gary said he heard the Peg Leg Pirate coming to get us. What I heard was Jeff unable to find the bathroom in the house and slipping out the back door to go outside with his one boot still on……..cluck……clap……..clunk……clap…...clunk…..clap. I jumped up to go get him and took him to the bathroom where I scared the shit out of Terri by turning on the light.

I ended up having to drive us home on Sunday, well I didn’t have to drive, but since I wanted to live to see Monday I thought it would be a good idea. Keith I hope you had a wonderful birthday, thanks for inviting us and thanks for the accommodations for the night. You have a beautiful home and the Wanna Wanna Bar is awesome!

I’ll be getting the February calendar up soon, so stop your whining. In the mean time don’t forget that Juan and Sonya are renewing their vows at 4 PM on the 28th. Their reception and the Lion’s Club annual Wild Game Dinner are both scheduled that night. If you need any information on either event, let me know. If you have any other info you want me to include on the calendar, just email it to me. Have a great week yall……

MAKE YOUR CHALK BLUFF RESERVATIONS

IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO!!!!!

More Memories

2009-01-14T07:49:00.000-08:00

Here are some more Southridge memories for yall. Hope you are enjoying my little timeline. It was fun making it and really fun looking through all the pictures. One of these days I will get all the photos loaded onto www.kodak.com so everyone can see them and order copies if they want. Guess that can be my next project.

If you haven't made your reservations for Chalk Bluff yet, please don't stop trying till you have the confirmation in your hand. I know sometimes they are difficult to get a hold of, but just keep telling yourself "I think I can, I think I can." Even if your not sure if your going to be able to make it that weekend, better to put a deposit down and have a place. You can always cancel later. This is the cancellation policy I got off of the Chalk Bluff site.

Cancellation policy: Cancellations made 30 days prior to arrival are refunded at 90%. No refunds thereafter. Cancellations must be received in writing with signature via mail or by faxing to 830-278-5564. No refunds due to inclement weather. You are responsible for all nights reserved.

HOPE THE REST OF YOUR WEEK AND YOUR WEEKEND IS WONDERFUL!

Southridge Welcomes 2009

2009-01-05T11:41:00.001-08:00

Well it’s the first blog of the New Year and I’d like to start this one a little differently. I’d like everyone to stop what they are doing and pick up a pen, some paper, and a rubber band. I have an assignment for you. First write down “weekend of June 5th,” then below that write “make Chalk Bluff reservation.” Now tie the rubber band really tightly around your index finger and do not remove until you are positive you have a cabin, RV spot, or tent space for our summer kick off. I’ve included a piece of Chalk Bluff’s facility map. The red square shows where Tim & Terri place their camper, the green outline is Tetanus Playground, and the blue star is the cabin (Russell) that Jeff & I have reserved. We had planned on staying in one of the newer cabins, but then realized that air conditioning wasn’t listed as one of their amenities. NOT GOOD!!! We are going down that Thursday and staying till Sunday. Please hurry and make your reservations, I’m sure they will fill up very quickly especially since it’s the first weekend after school ends.

I know I haven’t given any updates in a couple of weeks so pay attention and take notes if you have to. Let’s start with Christmas Eve. Jeff, Jess, & I made our annual Christmas Eve trip to his Dad’s house in San Antonio. Being around Jeff & his Dad is like Jeff times two in stereo. They are two peas in a pod and it’s like they read each other’s minds when it comes to the smart ass comment category. I love it though! We really don’t get to see them as much as we would like so any time is always great.

Meanwhile the Bandit Gang for the second year in a row somehow knew that we would be out of town for a few hours. The ruthless gang gift wrapped the doors and windows to our home as well as planting their signature forks in the yard. Then things got really ugly. Blinking colored lights were strung all over Jeff’s truck. Oh the humanity!!! We’ve heard from a Bandit informant that he is looking to strike Teresa’s house next. So Teresa, be afraid, be very afraid!

On Christmas Day we got up and opened a few presents at home, then headed to my parent’s house in Pleasanton. As you can see Jess was very excited to get her Hello Kitty floor mats. She also got a Hello Kitty license plate cover, rob, jewelry, and shirts. If it has Hello Kitty on it, she got it. She and Jeff also finally got a Playstation 2 along with like 15 games. After lunch we headed back to the house to unload the car then reload it with gifts to head to Jeff’s mom’s house. Mona & David came in from that liberal shit hole Colorado and it’s always fabulous to see them. (Let’s hope they get back to Texas before they are brainwashed.) After gifts and some more ham (which Jeff’s Dad served as well as my Mom) we headed home. I was pretty tired so I stayed in, but Jeff headed to the Carpenter’s for a little unwind.

The next night we gathered at Tim & Terri’s to experience “Rock Band” for Wii. Let me tell you, it’s going to be difficult to get the guys off this thing. It was a present for Shelbie and Cameron but I’ve only seen the kids play like a couple of times. Later we headed to the Oasis for karaoke. There were a ton of people there and we didn’t get to sing much, but it was a fabulous time and we were happy to see everyone! Once again we ended up at the Carpenter’s After Party and guess what? The guys started playing Rock Band again. Okay, “Sweet Home Alabama” is getting just a little irritating, but I still love the song.

Skip forward to New Years Eve and guess what? The guys are playing Rock Band again at the Pre Party. Oh fun. We got to the Oasis pretty early this time and sat at our Reserved For Southridge table. We quickly got a karaoke song book and started writing down our choices. Now somehow this became a battle of the sexes. First Samantha submitted Michael Jackson’s “Bad” for the guys to sing. Let’s just say the guys didn’t appreciate it but were great sports about it. It was a jaw dropping performance, but I guess they decided to have a little fun of their own cause next thing I knew the girls were surprised to learn they would be singing “Acky Breaky Heart.” This went back and forth most of the night. And what karaoke night at the O would be complete without Jeff and his version of “I’m Too Sexy.” We also learned that Gary can not walk and carry tamales, while trying to run to the microphone. Things wound down around midnight and we headed back to Southridge, oh and to more Rock Band. I’ve always loved “Sweet Home Alabama” but by now it’s like nails on a chalk board.

This weekend the Garner’s were down and ready for some fun with the Southridge Peeps so we started with a little Rock Band (huh, that sounds similar) then headed to the Oasis for about an hour. Then more Rock Band. Ughhhhh! Can we please play more Spoons, Monopoly, Go Fish, something?????

Hope yall have a fabulous week. Please make your reservations as soon as possible and start getting your 101 floaties together. I can’t wait for Chalk Bluff, just please nobody play “Sweet Home Alabama.”

Memories Pressed Between The Pages Of Time

2009-01-01T09:19:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Southridge! Hope nobody is feeling too lousy today! As I promised here are some photos to entertain yall. You may have already seen a few and some that you might not have. We moved into Southridge in June 2007, but I didn't start taking pictures till August, so we will start there. I've given you August through March of 2008 and over the next couple of weeks I'll weave the rest in.

Also look for our "Holiday Blog" on Monday. It will be full of all the activities (and Terri looking at her chest some more) in Southridge over the last couple weeks since I've been a little busy and not able to update every week. By the way, if you ever want to take a walk down memory lane yourself, you can always use the pull down menu to the left.

Hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season! Mine was made better by all of you being around. Love yall and looking forward to a fabulous year!

I hope everyone takes the time to comment this week. I love hearing how much yall love the blog and if you have any complaints, well tell that shit to someone else cause I don't give a crap! XOXOXO

Fa La La La La La La La La

2008-12-22T13:48:00.000-08:00

Happy Ho days people, I mean holidays! Well Christmas is almost here and I personally can’t wait. Then I get to get rid of all the stuff people have stashed at my house. Of course Jeff won’t be too happy about it. He’s really enjoyed playing with all your stuff. I’m just kidding guys!!! I don’t mind your stuff being hidden here as long as you don’t mind it being exactly like it was in the original box.

Jay and Maggie had a party Friday and let me tell you they didn’t miss anything when it comes to hosting a celebration. There was music from a band with some reggae flair to it, plenty of food, a small children’s carrousel, loads of alcohol, a keg, and Mr. & Mrs. Claus. Yes that’s right, Santa and Mrs. Claus (does anyone know her first name?) showed up about 7:30 pm to greet all the little ones after their Beltbuster and Peanut Butter Parfait at Dairy Queen. Santa can’t go to a party and hit the bourbon without a full stomach. Nice belt buckle Santa! Did you get that from the WWF or the WWE?

We decided to head back to Southridge and ended up in Juan & Sonya’s garage for about thirty minutes before heading to the Oasis. It’s always funny how we all have our paths as soon as we get to the O. Jeff, Tim, and Gary head to the pool tables, Terri scouts the room, I start begging for dollar bills to put in the juke box, and Teresa goes to the table. All of this after we get hugs from Betty and Harvey. We got some wonderful news when we came in though!! Harvey is having karaoke the night after Christmas!! I’m so excited!!! It is the perfect way to unwind after the hustle and bustle of the season. I expect to see everyone there that isn’t at least 70 miles away from home visiting family. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of seeing Jeff perform “I’m Too Sexy” you really need to make an effort to be there Friday. Maybe you’ll even get a glimpse of the Bandit and Buddy Band with their hit, “East Bound & Down.”

Saturday, well, I didn’t leave the couch. However I heard that Jeff’s precious Cowboys lost their last game at Texas Stadium. A terrible way to end a incredible era with such an amazing land mark. Let’s hope that the Cowboy’s will have much luck and success in their new stadium and that God can still watch them play through the hole in the roof.

I thought that I would post some old pictures from around last Christmas. It’s always good to look back and remember good times, let’s pray they never stop. I’m working on a project so that in the next couple of weeks we can all take a walk back through time. I’m going to post some of the best pictures from each month since Jeff & I moved into Southridge. So this is just a little taste. I hope you enjoy.

Everyone knows that Thursday is Christmas, but also this week James Sizemore will be celebrating his birthday. Happy birthday James, hope it’s a good one. I’ll be at the Oasis and I’ll think of you when I sing “Goodbye Earl.”

Merry Christmas everyone!

Spreading the Love

2008-12-16T14:30:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Ho people!! Tis the season to ignore the blog. The last couple of weeks have flown by, just busy busy busy! So forgive the lapse in Southridge coverage.

As you can see Lee and Sherry were down a couple of weeks ago and I hope the pictures bring back some of their memory. We always love seeing Lee and Sherry, but they were in rare form for this visit. They were undeniably in the mood to spread the love during this festive season. As you can see everyone received a touch of love they had to share throughout the night, but somehow I think Juan may have gotten the most love. I think once you’ve felt the love, you feel a need to pass it on. It affected all of us that night and we just couldn’t contain ourselves.

This weekend not much was going on Friday with Terri being sick (I swear Vick’s on your feet works), Kelly’s company Christmas party, and me just being lazy & tired. Saturday Jeff, Jessica, and I went to San Antonio to finish up our Christmas shopping. I love the fact that I finished my entire list without ever entering a mall. I hate shopping for those of you who don’t know, I’d rather be fishing! On the way home we picked up two movies, Tropic Thunder and Step Brothers. More on these fine pieces later. Tim and Terri had an Atascosa County version of a pub crawl going on that night so we set up in our garage. While Tim & Terri went to party after party, we watched Tropic Thunder with Teresa, Gary, Kelly, and James.
Tropic Thunder, what to say……..DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE!!!! I can watch all these spoofs that Hollywood has been putting out over the past few years; I even enjoyed Harold and Kumar’s Escape. I’ve seen all the “Not Another Teen Movie” type films and I’ve even laughed a couple of times. I did not laugh this time. The only parts that even attempted to put a smile on my face were the scenes between Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey and that was due partly cause McConaughey is just so dammed hot! I can’t tell you what a waste of time this movie is.

Tim and Terri showed up around 10 Pm so we headed up to The Oasis. Scott and Sherry were there having a going away celebration of sorts. They are moving on the 23rd and this was their last free weekend. So they did what anyone would do, they spent time at the O. Good luck to them and hope they don’t become strangers!

On Sunday Jeff and I watched "Step Brothers." Now although this film was better than "Tropic Thunder" it is still in the DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE catagory. At least with this one I chuckled a couple of times, even though as I write this I can't remember exactly why.

Now that everyone is up to speed on the past couple of weeks, let’s take a look down the road a bit. I know how busy the holidays can be for everyone so make sure you plan a little “me” time and go to the Oasis New Year’s Eve. Harvey is going to whip out some karaoke, not to mention snacks and great friends. I think we should all go in matching shirts so we don’t get separated in the crowd. Wouldn’t that be cute? Anyway, I hope to see you all there, especially if you have never seen Jeff sing “I’m Too Sexy.” I promise you will not be let down!!

Also Chalk Bluff planning time is upon us. Terri says it’s always best to call the first week in January to get reservations, so we need to plan a date soon. We had such a great time this year and can’t wait for Chalk Bluff 2009.

Hope everyone has a fabulous week. I also hope that more than two people make comments this week and that everyone (Terri is exempt) will try to guess where they have seen my psycho frog from before. Just keep scrolling down till you find the little guy. He's after my New Year's Eve reminder and our family Christmas picture. Fa la la la la……

Turkey, Dressing, Spoons, & Wii

2008-12-01T18:11:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday. Feels like Jeff has been off work for weeks now. Has everyone seen Jupiter and Mars at night? If not look it up on the internet, because this isn’t going to happen again for forty-seven years. So if I make it to 82 can somebody roll my wheel chair out to the Argent Court parking lot so I can check it out? I promise not to throw my false teeth at ya.

Thursday my parents came for our small, but good Thanksgiving dinner. After they left (taking Jessica with them) Jeff and I took a little nap to get ready for the two big games of the day. The Dallas Cowboys played at 3:00 and the annual A&M/Texas game was scheduled for that night instead of the normal Friday game. Too much football in one day if you ask me. Like I said before, I stopped watching football when Aikman retired. Why else would I watch? Jeff and Gary fell into a depression after the A&M/Texas game, let’s just say they wear maroon a lot. Poor babies.

On Friday Shelbie had some friends spending the night in Mr. & Mrs. C’s “game room” so everyone came north a couple of houses to learn how to play Tim’s new game “Spoons.” Now normally I’m not a big “game” person, most likely because I rarely win, but I LOVE this game. I don’t think Kelly is a big fan of it though. The object is to be the first to get four of a kind and grab a spoon off the table. Sounds easy right? Well add in the fact that there is always one less spoon than people at the table and you kinda get the picture. Hands were flying all over the place as well as Kelly’s finger nail. The sucker just flew right off onto the table. What’s weird about this is that Randall had hurt his exact same finger on the exact same hand the weekend before. (See picture below) So there we sat playing spoons with “Smokey & the Bandit” playing in the background. Ah, the good times.

On Saturday Jeff and I went to San Antonio to do a little shopping and visit with my BFF Jodi. We were back by about five and headed, once again to Club Carpenter. Tim had the Wii hooked up to the projector, there’s nothing like watching Jeff wipe out his Wii jet ski on an eight foot screen. The guys were racing and doing stunts on jet skis and I decided to give it a try. I don’t like to brag, but I kicked Jeff’s a$$ the first time I played. He kept getting stuck on the wall, then blaming it on the character he was playing. (Which happened to be a girl in little short shorts)

After a few games of spoons, the group switched to Drinkin Jenga. I think I was a little slow on the shutter button this weekend, because I never could get a shot of the blocks falling. I did get a picture of Gary trying to perform his dare, but unable to cause Teresa took his balls with her when she went home.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, sorry Gary.

Don’t forget to wish James and Randall a happy birthday this week. Happy birthday guys, hope it’s a great one! We won’t see anyone till Saturday night because Friday we are having our State Farm Christmas dinner and Saturday we are going to my parent’s house for my Dad’s birthday, so till then……suck and blow people.

Suck and blow.

You Go Down, You Have Good Time!

2008-11-24T19:49:00.000-08:00

This was a great week to be a Southridgian! On Wednesday we celebrated Kelly and Shelbie's birthdays with pizza, cake, and lots of cool gifts. As you can tell in the photos the gift selection was quite different between the two. Happy birthday girls, I hope you had a great time. Well, we know and Chili's knows that Kelly did. Kelly's real present was home by Thursday. James finally found his way home to Southridge and we are trying desperately to take away the Arkansas accent. He said he was really happy to be around women with all their teeth again. Soooooo politically correct! Way to go James, already embarrassing Kelly and you've only been home a few days.

As the girls were planning our trip to the "library" for Saturday night, the guys (Jeff, Tim, Gary, and Clint) were planning their last trip to see the Cowboys play at Texas Stadium. Jeff has been very emotional about this and I don't know if it is more about the new stadium or the fact that he was going to get to share one motel room with two beds between four guys. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

We all planned to be good girls and boys on Friday night so the guys could get a good start on Saturday and the girls would be in good shape to go to the "library." Well Kelly screwed that up for us. :) Kelly was celebrating her birthday the proper way a woman should, all freakin week long! Kel Bel showed up at Mr. & Mrs. C's house around ten and we all headed to the Oasis. Did I mention she had already been to a couple of bars by the time she met up with us? Nothing like getting a head start! Let me tell you, Kelly really knows how to ring in her birthday. Bartenders all over the world look forward to serving this fine looking lady! Anyway, Kelly and her twin Jeff had a great time at The O, but damn if they remember any of it. That's okay, that's what friends are for! So can someone please be a good friend and let me know what the hell happened to all of us good boys and girls? All I know from the pictures is that Jeff really likes riding a pool stick, Teresa has chalk on her ass, I look like one of those happy people in the stupid Mentos commercials, and for some reason it looks like Kelly was flicking boogers on Jeff.

Saturday the guys left for Dallas around noon and around the same time the other manly men in our neighborhood (James and Juan) took the kids roller skating. I can just see them in their cute little pink roller skates with little fuzzy balls on the back, rolling around the rink and performing "stunts" together. Awwwwwww, so sweet.

Later that evening, James and Kelly had fajitas down on the south side of Southridge and invited the remaining board members over. Everything was really great, but I so badly need the recipe to Sonya's rice and Kelly's artichoke dip. Yummy! I didn't last too long Saturday, only till about 8:30. No "library." Before I left though, I forgot one small detail. I had placed Teresa's new phone on the Spanish setting, then forgot about it and went home. Well apparently the Bandit found out about Teresa's difficultly getting her phone off of Se Habla Espanol, because I had toilet paper in my pitiful little tree and chalk writing about someone's dust pan all over the drive way and porch. Ha ha, it was worth it!

Jeff called after the game on Sunday very happy with a Cowboy's win. I think he was a little sad thinking about it being the last time he would ever sit in those seats for a Cowboy's game or maybe he was just sad thinking about having to check out of the hotel in the morning. Who knows? It could have been he was just depressed that Tim spilled his nuts.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving dinner with lots of turkey and dressing. I'm very thankful for my wonderful family, fabulous friends, my sweetie pie pets, and all my blessings. I'm also thankful that four years can go by very quickly.

Better Late Than Never

2008-11-16T10:58:00.000-08:00

Last week I took a break from posting on the blog because well, I was being lazy. I had way too many houses, malls, and vacation hideaways to be built on my Sims game and so precious little time.

So this week is your weekly update times two. I know how excited you all are! So here it is..........

ON Friday the 7th of November the Indians lost to Dilley which officially ended our season. We played hard, but that last game looked like we just handed the game over. After the game Teresa and Gary stopped by for awhile, but Southridge was pretty quiet. As in hearing crickets squeaking their legs together quiet. Why all the peace and silence you ask? The Carpenters decided to leave Southridge for the weekend and head to Southridge Gulf Edition to visit Keith and Amy. Thanks for inviting us by the way.

Terri brought home some great pictures of their trip. As you can see the Flaming Dr Peppers were quite popular that night. I guess hanging things out of your pants seemed pretty cool too. Don’t worry guys, I completely get it. After all I’ve been married to Jeff for ten years. Just one question though. Why does it look like Terri is drinking battery acid?

The next day the Southridge Gulf Edition and visitors headed to the Corpus Christi Aquarium. It looks like they had a great time and got some fabulous pictures, but why is it they have to seek out the one gay fish in the entire aquarium? Again, thanks for the invite guys.

MEANWHILE, back in the real Southridge everyone was getting ready for Rose’s birthday party at Juan and Sonya’s house. The ladies started a card game while the guys stole some of Tim’s wood (teach you to leave town) to make a fire. Everyone was having a fabulous time until we heard the unmistakable sound of that black Trans Am.

Surveillance footage shows the Bandit Gang once again with their Gay Pride flag atop the Carpenter’s home. This gang has a knack for knowing when someone is away from Southridge. Several Barack Obama campaign signs were in the Carpenter’s yard along with OBAMA written in large letters across their garage, and a large “I love Obama” sign on their mailbox. The gang must have been in a hurry this time; this was their first time to ever leave evidence behind. If you’ll notice in the photo of the mailbox there is a large cup with an alcoholic beverage inside it. Tests are being performed on the straw for DNA as well as research to compose a criminal profile on citizens who drink Jim Beam and Diet Coke. Tim has also entered therapy to help him get over the sight of Obama signs in his yard. His therapist says he is making wonderful progress.

The week was pretty quiet, other than having a fabulous day with my BFF Jodi. Nothing like shopping for underwear to cheer you up, thanks Jodi! I couldn’t wait for the weekend; I really really wanted to go to the Oasis. After hanging around down at Tim and Terri’s for awhile, we headed to the O. It’s always great to see Harvey and Betty and hang out at our “Official Bar of Southridge.” Clint Powell, his baby brother Keith, Darrell Garza, and Robert Poth showed up a short time later, just in time for closing. Clint, Darrell, and Robert followed us back to Southridge where Jeff decided to model Clint’s new poncho. It’s the new “it” accessory according to Clint. It was great to see the guys and hope they come around more often.

Thanks to Southridge Society board members Jeff & Tim we no longer have to tell people to turn next to Tim Swan’s Auto Dealership as directions to the subdivision. We now have a fabulous sign for our fabulous subdivision. Thanks Guys!!

This week we will be celebrating three things in Southridge. #1 Kelly Benton’s birthday. #2 Shelbie Carpenter’s birthday. #3 Several of the guys will be gone to the Cowboys game this weekend leaving their wives alone so we can spend some time at the “library.” Be careful guys, we’ll miss you…..hahahahahahahahaha.

Spooky Southridge

2008-11-03T10:55:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend and that you have enough candy to last till next Halloween. You know I think instead of giving out candy (who really eats all that stuff anyway?) we should hand out lottery tickets. Think of it as generating our local economy?!? If everyone pitches in $20 we could buy like $100 in lottery tickets and hand them out first come first serve. Someone would be bound to win something and we wouldn’t have to worry about all those freakin dentist bills to fill in the kid’s cavities.
Southridge was buzzing all week in preparation for Halloween. Pumpkins were carved, costumes were finished, and haunted castles were rebuilt after the wind blew through on Wednesday night. Jeff & I had decided a while back to be John McCain and Sarah Palin, since he is old and I look a little like our hopeful next Vice President, when I wear my glasses and hair up. Jessica picked her Mini Mouse costume out a few weeks ago and it was killing her to just leave it on the hanger for so long.

Friday night we gathered at the Creaky Carpenter Castle to hand out candy to all the ghouls, goblins, witches, and Hannah Montanas while James drove the hay ride around the subdivision. The kids were dressed up really cute, but the costume Jeff picked out for Quincy was adorable. No seriously, the kids were really cute and it was fun watching them have such a great time. Except when Juan made them cry, mean Juan! Later we headed down to James and Kelly’s to hang out for awhile before following Sherry’s directions and turning in early.

On Saturday everyone started showing up at the Creaky Carpenter Castle around 6:30 PM and wow, the costumes were great. When we arrived we had Terri play “Hail to the Chief” as we walked up. Hopefully we will really be hearing that for John McCain this week. I noticed a theme immediately when I saw Teresa, Gary, and Terri. I guess they all wanted to play with hand cuffs. Jodi, Don, and some of their kids were able to make to the party, and I’m so happy they did! I love the show “My Name Is Earl” and they were so cute as Joy and Darnel the Crab Man. Oh Snap!!! Terri handed out the awards around 10:30 and Best Costume went to Tim and his magic box. She gave Jeff and I Best Couple, but when she called it out she gave it to John and Sarah. Well we were all looking around for John and Sarah. “Who the heck is that???” Teresa and Gary got the Sexiest award, that’s two in a row Teresa. You up for a three peat next year? If so I have a Mini Mouse costume I’m trying to get rid of. Juan and his unsuspecting victim Sonya won the Scariest prize. The best homemade costume award went to Jodi and Don, while the best act to go with their costume went to Kelly and James. A few hours of karaoke, grazing at the snack table, and dancing later, it was all over. Now it’s time for Tim to turn his spooky castle into a Christmas village. Come on Tim, get to work. We are all counting on you!

I hope everyone gets out and votes on Tuesday if you haven’t already done so. If anyone hasn’t made up their mind yet on who to vote for let me just say…………GO McCAIN/PALIN!!!!!!!!

Halloween Is Coming Soon

2008-10-27T12:33:00.000-07:00

This week we headed to Natalia for Friday night’s football game and found some of the worst officials ever to walk onto a football field. This is not an exaggeration. I don’t know too much about football (odd since I’m at all of them) but I could have made a better referee than these guys. Do you remember the theme to The Benny Hill Show? Well every time these Umpalumpas tried to run across the field to make a call, I heard that tune in my head. There were a few times that one of them would throw a flag then after a meeting with the other Umpas decide he didn’t mean to do that. This went on for what felt like forever, but the Indians finally came out on top with a score of 30 to 22.

Now normally we are in no big hurry to get home from football games, but this was one specially Friday. Pleasanton was having their homecoming and the class of 1988 was having a party at the Oasis. Since so many of the Society’s board members went to school in Pleasanton, this was an important event for us. Not every day you get to make fun of people who suck more than you. (Just kidding)

Jeff & I finally met up with Tim, Terri, and Janie around 10:45. We got to see a lot of faces that we hadn’t seen in a very long time and it was great catching up with everyone. We didn’t get to stay long though since the O closes at midnight and we were running late from the game so we had Randy and Shelly follow us back over to Southridge. Once we got back to the hood things started rolling as usual. Janie was really in a sweet and loving mood on Friday as you can tell by the pictures. Awwww, ain’t that cute? We had a really great time till about 5 AM, and then hibernated for 24 hours. Well some of us did anyway. One of us went to bed without telling anyone else, and then when they had someone else check on them, that person curled up in bed and went to sleep too. I won’t name names, but I will say……WUSSIES!!!!

I unfortunately didn’t call my brother Brandon and wish him happy birthday on Saturday. Yes I know I’m a shitty sister. Happy birthday Brandon, I love you very much and hope you had a great weekend.

Don’t forget that Mr & Mrs C are having their annual Halloween costume party this weekend. If you have any questions just post a comment and somebody will answer it for you. (That means post you wussies!) Yes Keith and Amy, yes Lee and Sherry, yes Teresa, Janie, Kelly, James, and all of you, if you read the blog you can post to it also. I know you people have things to say cause it’s hard to get a word in around here. Now go forward…go forward and post my people!

Sneaky Neighbors

2008-10-19T17:59:00.000-07:00

This was a pretty busy week and I didn’t get to update the blog last Sunday. I know how lost all my billions of readers are without their weekly Southridge update, so without further ado……

Friday was Jeffrey’s birthday and we had hoped to find tickets to go to the $100 dance on Saturday, but our hopes were pretty well gone by game time. This week the Indians played George West, who is undefeated this season. Well they are still undefeated. We left Jourdanton’s football stadium around 10 PM and headed home. When we rounded the corner I heard Jeff say “Holy Shit.” That’s about the time I noticed the toilet paper hanging from the front tree and police tape tied to Jeff’s truck and everywhere else. Well that was just the beginning. Jeff hit the garage door to put my car in the garage and we noticed a bunch of little faces staring back at us. As the garage door slowly opened, it revealed a bunch of break and enterers. Tim and Terri had Shelbie crawl under the garage which we generally leave cracked open for Jeff’s kitty. So Shelbie crawled under the door and pushed the button which allowed the rest of the vandals to infiltrate Jeff’s man shack. After realizing that yes, we had a bunch of funny people hanging out in our garage, my eyes shot to the recliner that had mysteriously appeared. They actually carried Terri’s recliner to our house. She really enjoys her comfort. It was a nice surprise for Jeff who was a little depressed that we weren’t going to be able to go to the dance Saturday. So the gang took him to the Oasis so he could sing his favorite song. Thanks for being so sweet guys!!

On Saturday Jeff, Jessica, and I headed for San Antonio and ended up downtown. Our first stop was The Mirror Maze. It’s $10 a person and took us like 10 minutes to figure out from start to finish and back again. Don’t really recommend this downtown attraction. Next we went to Ripley’s Haunted Experience down the street. Not too much scares me, but apparently a wooden plank (that I know I can’t really fall off of) freezes me in my tracks. Even though I had felt both sides of the plank to make sure there was actually ground there, I couldn’t force myself across. I lost the group we were in and had to yell for Jeff to come back and get me. Oh shut up! Until you try it, you can’t laugh at me losers! We also went on the 3D Adventure Ride (sucks) and went through the Guinness Book of World Records exhibit. The records exhibit was pretty cool and took us like an hour and a half to walk through. If you go make sure you look for the world’s most embarrassing moment. If you can’t find it, ask a guide, you won’t be sorry. We also went to dinner at Pappadoux so we could stuff our faces before heading back to J town.
This time there were no “visitors” in the garage. Tim, Terri, Teresa, and Gary had gone to the dance, James & Kelly are out of town, Juan and Sonya came over along with Gilbert & Janie to watch the new “Indiana Jones” movie. Juan and Sonya had to leave early because Dom had a game Sunday morning and the O’s had to go cause poor Delanee is allergic to cats. So Jeff and I were all alone until Terri texted me wanting us to meet at the O. Thirty minutes later we met with Mr & Mrs C, Teresa, and Gary.

We had a great weekend and we are so happy that we have friends that work so hard to break the law and make us feel special. Hope everyone has a fabulous week and make sure you wish Dixie Carpenter a Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Terri

2008-10-06T18:56:00.000-07:00

Yes I'm late putting up the blog but there was an unfortunate incident Friday that has hindered my ability to spell large words. Anyway........

First of all Jourdanton played Three Rivers Friday night and the only thing I can say about all that is, we lost. We left the game early (first time ever) to join the gang at The Oasis for a board member’s birthday. Terri celebrated her ** birthday last week and Harvey agreed to do karaoke especially for her. Such a sweet man and boy does he know how to make a girls night!

It was a Southridge at the mic night. Almost every song was sung by a Southridgian. I’ve never be so tired of hearing my own voice, but it was great. We sang a few of new ones, including “Funky Cold Medina.” We went back to Club Carpenter afterwards and blah blah blah blah. Yep, that’s all you’re getting out of me.

This week we are celebrating Gilbert & Janie’s anniversary, Rhonda Chancellor’s birthday, Richard Bledsoe’s birthday and Jodi & Don’s anniversary. Hope everyone has a fabulous week and wish the Indians good luck this week as we head to Freer. Sorry for the short post this week, but I got other things to do people!!!!!

Bandit Apparently Contaminates Southridge Water

2008-09-28T17:09:00.000-07:00

This week our Jourdanton Indians played the Cotulla Cowboys. The preverbal battle against Cowboys and Indians ended a little different this time though. First let me say that our cheerleaders were more pumped for this game than any game I’ve seen this year. They were so funny jumping around and being silly all through the game. They even made up a new jump that they call the “Fish Out Of Water.” If you can imagine a marlin jumping out of the water, well that’s kinda what it looks like. I told you they were being silly. Around the second quarter our quarterback hurt his left hand and was pulled from the game. The interesting part of this story is that HIS TWIN BROTHER who is on defense, hurt his right hand and was pulled from the game in the third quarter. They always say twins have a special connection, but this is ridiculous! I hope that they get well soon and are able to play in Friday’s game against Three Rivers. The Indians crushed Cotulla with a score of 32 to 14. Keep up the great work guys!!
If you caught the header to my post this week, you’re probably wondering what that is all about. Let me start at the beginning. Friday night after we got home from the game in Cotulla, all the lights were out in Southridge. I texted Terri to find out where everyone was and surprise surprise, they were at the Oasis. I became suspicious of the water tampering by the Bandit when our fellow board members got home. Jeff started walking down to Tim & Terri’s, but was stunned to be attacked by a screaming Kelly and Janie. He looked quite frightened until the girls turned their attention to me standing in the drive way. I don’t know if I’ve ever been so frightened to get a hug in my life. These girls seemed like they had consumed something that made them a little rabid. Terri showed up a couple of seconds later and I think was the first to notice that Jessica was standing beside me witnessing the whole scene. What do you do when you notice that a kid just saw you accost her parents? You ask her to do a cheer of course. Jess seemed amused, but didn’t satisfy their request for entertainment. Jess retired to her room and Jeff & I walked down to Club Carpenter. Tim was relaxing in Terri’s recliner in the garage so I decided to go give him a hug hello. I leaned down and hugged him while I asked how he was doing. My suspicions of contamination were confirmed when Tim began to laugh very loudly at my question. The only reasonable explanation for their state of mind was for the Bandit to have contaminated something they had eaten or drank. Since it didn’t seem any of them had much to eat all day, I concluded that the Bandit Gang must have poured some substance into our water source for Southridge.

Before bed I decided to watch “Gone Country.” I had recorded the season finale of the CMT show since we wouldn’t be getting home till 11:30 PM. If you have never seen this show, let me tell you a little about it. John Rich from the band Big & Rich has celebrities (use that term lightly) battle for the chance to record a country music song. This year’s contestants were Jermaine Jackson, Sean Young, Chris Kirpatrick, Makala Gordon, and the one and only Sebastian Bach from the 80’s band Skid Row. Now I’m the first to admit that I was a little obsessed with this guy at one point and time, but I didn’t think he had a shot to win since most 80’s metal guys get a bad rap these days. 80’s rock rules!!! Well thank goodness I was wrong. John Rich saw Sebastian’s obvious talent and gave him the title. Anyway, if you want to see the music video go to this link http://www.cmt.com/videos/sebastian-bach/280088/battle-with-the-bottle-gone-country-2.jhtml?id=1595673 and let me know what you think. He wrote three songs on the show, but settled on this one to put out. Good luck to him, he’s still pretty hot.

On Saturday Jeff was in Pleasanton all day running a booth for the Lion’s Club at the sequential. I had been hyper all day and couldn’t wait for him to get home so we could go do something. We had dinner (bet you can’t guess where) then headed to Tim & Terri’s. It was great to to hang out with Teresa and especially Juan who we don’t get to see very often anymore. It had been awhile since I heard his robust laugh and it made me smile, even though he’s a tattle tale. After Teresa and Juan left for the evening, we left for the Oasis with Tim & Terri. You know every time I walk into the Oasis I hear a song in my head, but it’s not always the same song. Like Saturday I heard, “I Love This Bar” by Toby Keith. Last week it was the theme song from Cheers and sometime it’s “Friends In Low Places” by Garth Brooks. Anyway, I digress. Harvey was asked to start a blog column for us and we hope to start Harvey’s Corner soon. Look for it hopefully sometime this week.

Once we got back in Southridge, my theory on the Bandit was proved without a doubt. I can’t post some of the pictures, cause well, and let’s just say we are repenting. I just want to say I’m really sorry about your poor skeleton Tim. No Halloween decoration should ever be treated in such a way.
Wednesday is our buddy Terri’s birthday. I hope she has a fabulous week and a weekend without contamination threat from the Bandit! Ah! Cobras!!!!

Go Indians!!

2008-09-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

This week was Jourdanton’s Homecoming. Festivities kicked off on Wednesday with a parade planned by Jeff and the Athletic Booster Club. It started at the courthouse, marched along Hwy 16, and ended at the football stadium where a town pep rally took place. Everyone put a lot of work into all the activities and we had a great time. The coolest thing about the rally was all the motorcycles that were driven onto the field during the senior mom’s skit. The sound echoed through the stadium and I’m sure could be heard around town. Friday we went to the school pep rally, then to the game to watch the Indians show Woodsboro how it’s done. It was a great game and I’m so proud that my girl was a part of it all. We got to see a lot of old friends and are really proud of our football players.

After the game, Jeff & I headed to the Oasis to meet up with Terri, Tim, Teresa, and Gary. We were happy to hear this week that Harvey had decided to have karaoke on Friday night. We always have such a blast singing at the O, but it is so difficult to get there on Thursday nights since everyone has to work on Friday. Well, almost everyone. Things were just getting rowdy when we arrived. We quickly got a song book and started writing our selections down. We sang some of our favorites like “Goodbye Earl” and Jeff’s notorious “I’m Too Sexy” along with a few we’ve never attempted before. Terri and I gave “Delta Dawn” a try as well as a group effort on “You Never Even Call Me By My Name.” Jeff took full advantage of the people who had never seen his act before, I think he made like $10, but lost most of it. I can’t figure out why he says he hates to perform this song, just look at his face, he is eating the attention up.

After coming back to Southridge we discovered Kelly and James had made their way over to a party at Edward Benevides house. So we jumped in the Jeep and away we went. Tim and Terri didn’t stay long and we probably shouldn’t have either. Shannon likes her beauty sleep and needs as much as possible. We had a great time though and hope to see more of the buddies we got to see this weekend.
The Bandit, after a long rest was spotted in Southridge this weekend. Teresa’s Yard of The Month (Honorable Mention) was disrespectful placed in Ms. Sisk’s yard as if to taunt poor Teresa. We hope such terrible activities do not continue and hope the Bandit Gang can find a way to control themselves.

Jillian’s birthday party seemed to be a success. At one point I answered the door and little Delanee stood there talking a mile a minute, “We’re havin Jillian’s birthday party and we’re doin a scavenger hunt and we have a list and we need some stuff from you if you have it and we need a magazine and a q-tip and some post it notes and let me look at my list again.” She is too cute! The girls also had a Jillian Parade around the neighborhood in their boas and a big banner. Hope you a great time Jillian!
This week is my best friend’s birthday, so happy birthday Jodi. Hope you have a fabulous day and can stretch it out all week. I love ya!

The Incredible Ike Defying Jenga Game

2008-09-15T12:13:00.000-07:00

This week Hurricane Ike raced toward the Texas Coast, so naturally we Southridgians thought about how we could incorporate that into a party. Most of us were successful in our endeavor.

First off, everyone’s schedules seemed to be out of whack with schools letting out and businesses closing down. Our Jourdanton JV game was canceled and Varsity was moved to Thursday night. So we drove to Carrizo Springs (90 miles away, real close to the border) and the team played fantastic! We walked away with a score of Jourdanton 23, Carrizo Springs 0. We also got to see three of their mean players being thrown out of the game for talking back to the referees. Rough town I guess. We didn’t get home from the game till almost midnight and Jess had half a day of school on Friday. She was a little cranky to say the least.

Terri then convinced Keith and Amy to come up from Corpus to avoid the “storm surge.” So Keith and Amy came up with everything but the kitchen sink and Brock’s guitar. This included two dogs when they left, but somehow turned into three by the time the left for home on Saturday. Apparently you shouldn’t drink the water in Southridge. We always love seeing Keith, Amy, Shelby, and Brock. Maybe another hurricane will come in soon so they have to visit again. Just kidding, but we would love to see more of you guys!!

Friday night a large group of Southridgians, honorary Southridgians, and former Southridgians gathered at Club Carpenter (temporarily know as Hurricane Evacuation Liquor Lane) for some good food, great company, and the incredible Ike defying Jenga game. Not only is this game indestructible, but how talented are we to be able to move those small wooden pieces in hurricane force winds? I mean we should hold some kind of record in the Guinness Book of World Records for highest wind ever recorded during a Jenga game. Just like before, the best part of the game was watching someone draw the “suck & blow” piece. I could watch that card go around the table for hours, but then it comes to Jeff and he has to be mean. Sorry about that butt thing Keith, maybe next time you should take a look at what you’re blowing on.

Oh and congratulations to Gary for his first mention on the blog. We are all glad your in Southridge, Teresa’s yard was starting to look like $***.

Jessica and Jillian’s birthday parties were both canceled this weekend due to Ike. During the middle of the week it looked like it might hit closer to home so Janie and I had no choice but to cancel our parties. Jillian’s is rescheduled for next weekend while Jessica has chosen not to reschedule, she told us we can give her cash. What do you want from a 16 year old?????

This week is Jourdanton’s Homecoming and we hope everyone can make the parade and rally on Wednesday and the football game on Friday. If you need any information, email me or Jeff. Hope yall have a good week now ya hear!

Happy Birthday Timmy!!

2008-08-31T13:01:00.000-07:00

This weekend Southridge Board Members gathered for member Tim’s birthday bash at Club Carpenter and it was a blast. Whoever came up with “Drinkin Jenga” needs a freakin medal. Finally a game I can play, at least I thought I could.
We got things started off with some finger foods, like Janie’s baby burritos, Terri’s tators, and like 25 pounds of hot wings. We really do need to work on our communication skills people, but everything was really great.

Next Timmy opened his presents and was astonished to discover that no one had gotten him anything vulgar. He got a gun for his Wii (that sounds funny), a dead dove bucket (I don’t hunt, no idea), some stupid golf thing Teresa thought was really cool (just kidding), a poker set, a bottle of R&R, and a Zippo lighter with his name engraved so the lighter Bandit can’t take it.

That’s when Drinkin Jenga was brought out. Apparently it’s not difficult enough to remove those little blocks when you’re drinking, now if you screw up, you gotta do shots. Not to mention that each block had some type of command written on the bottom. For instance, if your block read “Give three”, then you can make three other people drink. A few of the blocks read “Suck & Blow”, now this is interesting. This is where a card has to be passed around the table using nothing but your mouth. Somehow or another Jeff kept sitting next to the other guys. Either he didn’t get the game or he’s a little funny. I was the worst at this game, just couldn’t stop laughing, and you can’t suck while you’re laughing.

We also had a few “Dare” commands in there and well, some of those pictures we can’t show, but trust me, it was really funny. Hope you had a great weekend and a fabulous birthday Timmy! Don't forget to see the poll below before you leave.

Back To School

2008-08-24T14:06:00.000-07:00

Well everyone in Southridge seems to be trying to get back in the swing of things and once again I’m left by myself in the neighborhood to keep peace and order. I proudly take my position and promise to keep you updated on events happening in the neighborhood. Events such as Teresa winning Yard of the Month from the Jourdanton Garden Club, even though she has never even seen her own grass. Hell, I work in the yard more than Teresa does. Of course our yard is in competition with Gilbert and Janie’s for crappiest yard of the month. We are one toilet bowl planter away from the Beverly Hillbillies. Sorry Gilbert and Janie, the press has to be honest. Anyway, congratulations Teresa even though we should be congratulating your yard boys. Should we start a betting pool as to how long that sign will last in her yard?
On Thursday night several Southridgians headed to our favorite hang out, The Oasis, for one last chance at the microphone before school starts. As usually we found a song book and started searching for songs numbers to turn into Harvey, however this week we wanted to do some different songs. Jeff was forced into doing his infamous “I’m Too Sexy” and the traditional closer for the evening should always be “Man Of Constant Sorrow,” but other than that we tried some new stuff. The girls tried “Sin Wagon” by the Dixie Chicks and I am still out of breath. Janie and Terri went after a Guns And Roses song, while Jeff & I butchered “Whiskey Lullaby.” I absolutely love that song and I’m so sorry to anyone who was in listening distance. Think we should just stick to “Picture.” The guys were very daring and tried several new songs, but I can’t remember what they were. (Shitty reporting, I know.) I do have to say I love when Levi thrills us with his dancing ability. I need to take a freakin video camera in the O next time to get this guy and put him on You Tube, fabulous!! It’s been a long great summer and we want to thank Harvey and Betty for putting up with us bratty Southridgians. We love yall and we love THE OASIS!!!

Friday was a little slow for Southridgians, especially those who attended karoke on Thursday. Saturday was a hoot though. After Jeff, Jessica, and I got back from a family get together, Jeff & I headed to Club Carpenter to watch the rest of the race. I would say we went down to enjoy the rest of the race, but that is freakin impossible when stupid Kyle Busch is leading and your dude (Dale Earnhardt Jr) is a lap down because of a stupid penalty. Oh by the way, Tim & Terri are liars. On the way home from San Antonio Terri text me with the following, “2nd lap, Dale’s out!” When I replied asking how bad it was, they thought it would be funny to send me this, “Turn 2, wet track, Ragan took him out.” Then Terri proceeded to let me know that unless Jr. can carry his engine, he’s done for the night. As you can imagine I was quite frantic at this point so I did the only thing I could think to do, I called my Daddy. He told me the truth, not like my good friend Terri. (Insert guilt trip here.)

Anyway, Carl Edwards won the Bristol night race and Jr. came home in 17th. I guess I can deal with that, could have been a lot worse. After the race (or flipping between the race and Lord Of The Rings. WTF??????) We watched a bit of the Bob Saget Roast, and then we headed back to the Oasis. To make a long story short, the girls seem to be better at pool than the guys, white chalk does not accessorize well with a slinky brown dress or tight shirt, and you should be at least 18 years old to be allowed to watch home shopping at 2:00 AM on a Saturday night.

Have a great week people!!! Don’t forget that Timmy’s birthday is next Sunday. So who wants to place their bets on Teresa’s sign? The Garden Club does not know what they have gotten themselves into.

Don’t Give The Kids Cupcakes Shannon!!!

2008-08-17T12:42:00.000-07:00

This was a busy week for Southridge residents and it really showed by Saturday night, or should I say Sunday morning? Well we will get to that!

First off I hope Tim and Terri had a fabulous anniversary at The Oasis, even though most Southridgians were too lazy to get their butt to the bar! Tim, Terri, Jeff, & I sang all our same ol songs in about the same ol order. We really need to try some new songs people. I hate to say it, but I’m even getting a little tired of hearing Jeff sing about how sexy he is. Need to find him a new song that people will still give him money for performing. I need to put that boy out on the corner with a monkey, an accordion, and an aluminum can. I did enjoy singing duets with him though. We performed our standard “Picture” by Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock then attempted “Summer Nights” off the Grease soundtrack. Awwww! We are so freakin cute!! It was a great night and we had great fun, although Harvey may never let us back in The Oasis with a camera in our hands.

On Friday night Jourdanton had its annual “Meet The Coaches” enchilada dinner and all three cheerleading squads performed. The varsity squad opened the night with a pom pom light show. All lights were turned off while they stomped out a tribal war chant with their feet and fiber optic pom poms. It looked really great!!! I wish the pictures would have turned out, but it was really dark. The squads all did a great job and we are very proud of our girl.

Once we got back to Southridge we joined everyone down at Club Carpenter. We didn’t get to stay long, but at least we can say we showed up. Not like some people we know (Teresa) that can’t even come to the Oasis for five minutes for one of your best friend’s anniversary. Their fifteenth anniversary!!! The shame!!!

Saturday Jeff, Jessica, and I braved the crowds at the outlet mall in San Marcos so we could finish up with school shopping. I really hate shopping, I know you’ve all heard me say that, but I really really really hate shopping!!! On the way back into San Antonio it was raining so hard we were only going about 30 mph on interstate 35. I haven’t seen rain like that in awhile, but we managed to bravely push forward with only one thought in our heads, “Our reservation at PF Changs is at 7:00 PM and we can’t be late!!”

We got back into town and half of Southridge had already left for the Pleasanton Homecoming dance. We weren’t able to go so I hope those that partook in the festivities won’t be too scared to post. Here are some pictures that Terri took while they were there. The guy with the same shirt on as Lee is Hank Moon from The Outlaw 92.5 FM. Nice bull Janie!!

Kelly, James, Juan, Sonya, Ed, and Toni joined us in the garage to watch the new Harold & Kumar movie (I can’t believe Neil Patrick Harris was killed by a hooker! We love ya man!!) and a scary movie called “The Ruins” while we waited for the rest of our posse to show up. Let me start by saying that I always try to make the kids as happy as possible when they are at our house, because we don’t have a lot of toys and stuff. So I give them candy and cupcakes. Apparently this is not a good thing for hyper children who you don’t want jumping on the furniture. My bad. More on this in a minute, my ribs are still hurting from laughing so hard.

We were all reunited around 1:30 am. Thanks for trying to get our burritos; I hope the jackass that bought every last one from Pico’s is real proud of himself! Things were pretty calm until James decided to do his impression of Randall on sugar. We were laughing so hard, I’m sure they must have heard us in Poteet. He was running back and forth in the garage with his shirt over his head yelling, “Shannon Shannon Shannon, can I have some more cupcake please please please? My mama my mama my mama said it was okay, please please please, Shannon Shannon Shannon.” Which is pretty much what Randall was doing a couple of hours earlier. Thanks James, that was hilarious. We are getting pretty good at these impressions. The rest of the pictures are self explanatory.

Hope everyone has a great week and gives there kids lots of sugar. School starts pretty quick and you want them to get that energy back.

Californians In Southridge!

2008-08-11T11:11:00.001-07:00

This week Southridge had some visitors from the West Coast, actually they were Juan & Sonya’s visitors, but I think they like us better. Juan’s father and sister made the trip to Southridge, fleeing that liberal hell hole they call a state. Just kidding, well not really. We were really happy to meet yall (yes, they now say yall) and hope your able to make it back soon.

Teresa made it back from Grand Cayman safe and sound, well sort of. She had one skinned knee and still felt a little woozy from the catamaran ride where she swam with stingrays. Let me tell you, her knee is nasty!!! She must have bit it pretty hard! How embarrassing! Hope nobody good looking was around. She also spent some time in Hell while in the Caribbean.

We also celebrated a couple of birthdays over the weekend. Dom’s birthday party was Saturday at Pizza Hut and later at Club Carpenter, along with Teresa’s belated party. For some reason she’d rather spend her birthday in the Caribbean than in Southridge. Happy birthday you two!

This week is Tim & Terri’s wedding anniversary, so don’t forget to wish them well on Thursday. Hope yall have a fabulous anniversary and that Terri doesn’t have to make you breakfast.

Jourdanton’s Coaches Night is this Friday. It’s going to be really fun and I’m really excited!! It’s a great way to kick off the new school year! The Junior High, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Cheerleaders will be performing, along with some great enchiladas and a cake auction.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Miller Fishing Report – We Suck!!!!

2008-08-04T11:10:00.000-07:00

This week the blog is a little different. I have no knowledge of any activities that went on in Southridge this weekend due to the fact we were in Port Aransas with my crazy family. So yall get to get acquainted with my Dad’s side of my family, the Millers.

Jeff, Jessica, and I left for Port Aransas on Thursday morning and arrived around 2:00 PM. We had reserved a room at the Double Bar Cottages again because it’s about the only spot on the island that allows large dogs. My brother and sister-in-law (Brandon & Debbie) were sharing a cottage with us and bringing their Weimaraner, Zoë with them. The three of us rested for a little while then headed to the jetties off of the marina. We got set up and started to fish. You would think I would be really disappointed catching perch after perch, but when you have two huge pelicans standing a foot away from you wanting those perch, it’s kinda fun. The two pelicans (Brutus & Harry) would watch us fish and as soon as they saw a perch on the line, they were knocking each other out of the way to get to it. I was taking the fish off my hook as fast as possible (they were very impatient) and tossing it into their mouths. You could see the perch fighting all the way down their throats. Harry & Brutus were like bottomless pits. They just kept eating and eating, little piggy pelicans!

Later we got together with Little Bob (my cousin) and Nicole (his wife) for dinner at Spaghetti works. The food was really good, especially the bread. Jeff didn’t like our waiter as usual, didn’t get enough tea. Uncle Larry, Aunt Carole, Brandon (my brother), Debbie (his hot wife), Rodney (my cousin), and Mathew (his son) showed up later that night and we hung out for awhile. Thank goodness Rodney got to the ferry in time! You know they close that thing down at 10:45 PM and they close the bridge on the other side of the island at 11:00 PM.

On Friday we set up in the flats across from the Crab Man bait shop and started fishing. Once again not a lot biting except for little trout and perch, but we aren’t quitters! Jessica and Debbie were taking a leisurely spin in the paddle boat when Zoë decided she wanted to join them. She was a very happy girl and looked like Cleopatra being driven down the Nile. When it was time to leave and start getting cleaned up for dinner, Uncle Larry determined that deep, wet sand is no place for a mini van. Notice where Jeff is standing while Brandon and the girls are pushing the back of the van and Little Bob is trying to pull it out?

My cousin Cindy, her husband Allan, and son Corbin arrived just in time to set their stuff down and join us for dinner at Station & Beach Street Grill. When we got there my cousin Lynette, her husband Paul, and daughter Courtney were already looking over the menu along with Beau and Darlene (my aunt’s sister and brother-in-law). We were all seated on the deck of the restaurant where there was a live band playing. When I had called for reservations, I had thought the band’s name was Tuna Fish. Turns out it was Triggerfish. Triggerfish is a much cooler name that Tuna Fish. Now this restaurant is small and don’t count on getting all your food at the same time if your in a large group. To tell the truth, don’t plan on getting your food in the same hour. However, the food and ambiance is fantastic! I had the char grilled flounder and shrimp again, Jessica had the seafood boil, and Jeff had steak and shrimp. Yum, yum, yum! Don’t ever count on this restaurant being a quick in and out meal, but the food is the best on the island if you ask me.

On Saturday everyone took it easy until about 2:30 when we headed over to the Dolphin Docks to wait on our deep sea fishing trip to start. We sat and watching as the deck hands took stringer after stinger of snapper off the very boat we would be heading out on soon. Man it would be great to get a stinger full of beautiful red snapper! After boarding and a short safety briefing by the deck hands, we headed out into open water. Everyone was excited with the possibilities of a great catch. I personally would love to catch a big shark just to experience the fight and to say I had. Well guess what? Aunt Carole and some other yahoo are the only ones that caught anything!!! Aunt Carole caught a really nice King Fish that was determined to torture her ribs, but she landed it! Way to go Aunt Carole!! It was funny that right before she caught it, Uncle Larry had just told me that he didn’t care if he didn’t catch anything, but would like to see Aunt Carole catch something. See Aunt Carole, he is your lucky charm!! Gooly Goo Goo!!

We had a great time this weekend and can’t wait to do it again. It’s always so much fun hanging out and getting to see each other’s faces again. So until next time, here’s some watermelon kisses going out to all of you! OOOOOOOOO

Southridgians Take Over Chalk Bluff

2008-07-28T12:23:00.000-07:00

This week Southridgians paused to ask themselves what they should do in case of a hurricane such as Hurricane Dolly that blew into the Texas coast on Wednesday. The obvious answer was for everyone to pack up all their water toys and head to the river! Thursday morning Southridgians packed up for our three day weekend at Chalk Bluff near Uvalde, Texas. It rained on us throughout the drive and even a little once we actually got to the park. We knew we could outlast any storm though, as long as we had enough beer and cigarettes.

Friday morning the smell of bacon and eggs was detected and soon all the Southridge board members were in line for one of Juan’s tacos. After a couple of hours of airing up floaties, everyone jumped into their swim suits and coated themselves with sun block. We headed down to the river and staked out some prime territory. Then after unloading tubes, floaties, and ice chests for approximately an hour, we actually got our feet wet. HOLY MOLY!!!! That stuff was cold!!!!!! The kids kept telling us it wasn’t cold once you got used to it, but I think they all had a fever. It really didn’t help that we had a huge arsenal of water guns ready to take action on the nearest mom that didn’t want to get her hair wet.

After going back up to the cabins, having dinner, and cleaning up our resident tech man Tim, supplied us with some entertainment via the projector. Apparently someone lead him to believe that the movie “Nacho Libre” was entertainment. There were some funny scenes though and I think Jeff is probably still singing “Encarnacion.” So thanks a million Tim for always taking care of our entertainment for the night!

On Saturday the water had warmed up a bit and we took about half the water toys from the day before. Of course we made up for the toys by bringing more ice chests. The guys enjoyed taking the paddle boat way down stream. Still don’t know what was so interesting down there. They also came up with a new game called, “Try to hit Shannon in the head with a water balloon from 50 feet away with the sling shot from hell.” Well there was one success with the water balloons. Even though it wasn’t my head, Shelbie is the only one that made contact, good shot girl!!!!!

Once everyone made it back to camp and settled in Jeff, Juan, and Gilbert discovered the play ground. This is no ordinary play ground though. Remember the old play grounds back before most moms didn’t worry about getting a tetanus shot every five minutes? You know, the metal toys that are usually really fast or really high and have lots of ways to get hurt? Well they found one of the old whirly bird toys that spins really fast. It looked pretty fun so I jumped on. HOLY MOLY!! Much longer on that thing and I may have needed a bucket. The guys then thought it would be nice if they let the kids play for awhile, but it was still hard to get Jeff and James off the tetanus swings.

Saturday evening almost everyone went on a hayride through the park, by the petting zoo, and out to the “Arrowhead Grounds.” Good job on finding all those arrowheads kids!! After the hayride and dinner, Tech Man Tim set up his projector again and treated us to “Transformers.” I have to say that this has become one of my favorite movies even though I don’t normally like that type of movie. Poor Bubble Bee, leave him alone!!!!

We had a great weekend and can’t wait to do it again next year!!

We’d like to wish Teresa a happy birthday. She won’t be around Saturday, so………..Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Teresa, happy birthday to you! Have fun in your blue paradise and give the stingrays a kiss for me.

This Is Getting To Be A Habit…..

2008-07-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

It was another long weekend for Southridgians and I for one am pooped!!! This was the third Thursday in a row that Southridge was represented at the Oasis for karaoke. We always have such a blast at our favorite tavern, but it’s so difficult to get all of the shy and reserved residents of Southridge to put themselves on display. This week we were treated to many classics, like Jeff & Tim’s vocal of “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi. Other classics included the Dixie Chick’s “Wide Open Spaces” and of course, “Goodbye Earl.” I know I don’t need to tell you what Jeff’s signature song is, but there was something different about him singing it this time. He actually got tipped by two women. He made $1.25 for his talent. Hey! Maybe I should start renting him out for parties!! Jeff & I decided to try a duet and not screw it up. After searching Harvey’s book for about an hour, we picked “Picture” by Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock. I must say, I was quite good, Jeff needs work. The highlight of the evening was an impressive version of “Man of Constant Sorrow” sung by the guys. We even had some authentic hillbilly dancing going on. I wish I had my video camera, it was incredible. I really look forward to seeing them perform it again.

On Saturday, Southridge was treated to a visit from Keith, Amy, Bubba, Laura, and their gang. They weren’t here very long though. Soon after they arrived, we headed for Concan. After a 5 hour drive (only supposed to take about two) we all finally got to the river and set up a base camp. (Which also took us an hour cause we can’t leave Southridge without 10 ice chests and 45 chairs) The Frio River is my favorite river in Texas and the water was fabulous! It was so nice to just lounge in my floatie with my trusted paddle in hand. You know, normally we don’t think of anyone as being really weird, we have an imaginary criminal that stalks our neighborhood and a blog to tell people about him. However, I’m pretty sure we met some of the guys from the movie “Deliverance.” Psychos!!!! Why is it every time I floated by Teresa the water got warmer?

Juan & Sonya were nice enough to start dinner since they had forgone the trip to Concan. Juan’s meat was great and Sonya’s rice and beans were magnificent! Yummy yummy to my tummy, thanks yall. I want to thank everyone for their compliments on my shrimp enchilada casserole. I’m really happy you liked it. I had a few people ask for the recipe so I’m going to post it at the end.

Club Carpenter was really hopping Saturday night. There were games, fun in the pool & hot tub, and even some dance lessons. Rhythm, you either have it or you don’t. Thanks Tim & Terri, we had a great time as usual.

Only two weeks till Chalk Bluff Southridgians!!! It’s going to be a blast and I can’t wait!! Hope to see you there and hope everyone has a great week.

Seafood Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients
1 ½ tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt & pepper
2 lbs peeled & deveined shrimp, cut in half
Three green onions, diced
15 mushrooms, diced
12 oz sour cream
3 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 med avocado, thinly sliced
Flour Tortillas

Sauté garlic, olive oil, and dash of salt and pepper over medium heat for five minutes. Add shrimp to garlic mixture and stir fry for about five more minutes. Add green onions and mushrooms, sauté for another five minutes. Add Monterey Jack and sour cream, turn heat to low.

Place into glass casserole dish and line top with sliced avocado. Place in oven at 350 for 10 minutes. Allow to cool before serving with tortillas.

* Next time I’m going to try making as a regular enchilada dish by placing the shrimp mixture into corn tortillas, then putting the sauce and avocado on top.

Happy 4th of July!!!!

2008-07-06T10:08:00.000-07:00

It was a busy weekend for Southridgians who celebrated our independence by proving that we can drink any kind of alcoholic beverage we like. Our forefathers fought hard to give us the freedom to make our own decisions as American’s, so cheers to them and all that they did for us.

Thursday night we started out at the Oasis for a little karaoke and after much encouragement actually got Jeff to sing his favorite song, “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred. We all know how timid Jeff is, it’s really difficult to get him to come out of his shell, but he couldn’t let Tim & Lee show him up at the microphone. The girls got into our Southridge version of “Goodbye Earl” by the Dixie Chicks. It seems really strange to me every time I sing this song, my dad’s name is Earl after all and with lyrics like “Earl had to die” and “Ain’t it dark, wrapped up in that tarp” the song makes me feel a little guilty. Of course one of our favorite songs is “Friends in Low Places” which the whole bar began to sing and sway along to. I even found a couple of pictures I liked of myself and wasn’t ashamed to put on the blog, courtesy of Sherry. We had a couple of new honorary Southridgians at the bar Thursday night. Jani O’s sister, Kristen joined us for karaoke as well as my oldest brother Brian. Hope yall will join us again, we had a swell time!! Another character that became part of the party on Thursday was “Old Dirty Dude” and as you can see, Terri and Sherry did everything in their power to make him feel….. comfortable….????? At least I think that’s what he was feeling. I know he felt exhilaration a few times when he was untying the back of Teresa’s shirt while she wasn’t paying attention. Gotta be quicker than that Teresa, old dudes are pretty slick.

Friday it was good to see all of Southridge’s extended family, have such great food and great fun. The newest weapon in Southridge’s arsenal to combat the Bandit is the Super Soaker Sling Shot. The kids helped us to give a demonstration as to how the sling shot should be used in the case the Bandit is spotted. We just need to work on our aim, sorry about your dog Ms. Sisk!

The hot tub was full all day Friday and the guys were really happy to be able to kick back together and rejoice in their manhood. They even had a manly man training class for the younger Southridge boys. Is anyone else concerned about this????? Terri and Tim are sending a repair bill to Teresa and Sherry for blowing the temperature gauge on the hot tub. Had to of been their hotness that made the thing blow, no other explanation.

The group ended up watching the Jourdanton City Fireworks Show, but I wasn’t there for that, so someone else will have to describe it.

On Saturday we had some more great food with the dwindling numbers of Southridgians, and then watched NASCAR at Daytona. I don’t have a lot else to say about the race, Tim won the bet by picking Carl Edwards, who should have won but came in second. Other picks were: Shannon picked Dale Jr, Jeff picked Jeff Gordon, Terri picked Terry Labonte, Teresa picked Kasey Kahne (didn’t see that coming), Jessica picked Kevin Harvick, and Shelbie picked Denny Hamlin. Hey Shelbie, your dude wrecked!!!!! :(

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way????

2008-06-30T10:30:00.000-07:00

Southridge is honored to present our newest addition. Hank Jr. was added to the Carpenter family last weekend and is such a cutie!!! He’s a little attention hog that Dixie can’t help but to love. (Most of the time) Congrats to the Carpenter’s!

The 4th of July is coming up this weekend and festivities are being held at Club Carpenter throughout the weekend. Everything is gonna get started Thursday night at the Oasis for karaoke. We are really excited about karaoke, how often do we get to hear Jeff sing, “I’m too sexy for my shirt…..” Oh wait, pretty much every weekend. Okay, so maybe we just want to show off since there isn’t another neighborhood that can match our vocals.

Friday everyone is gonna partake in some hotdogs and apple pie before heading to the Jourdanton City Park for the fireworks show. Now I know that usually Jourdanton can’t put a stop sign right side up, but they do a really great job with this fireworks show. We have been the last two years and we were quite proud of Jourdanton.

Saturday Steve (Budman) is coming to Southridge and we are all buzzin with excitement!!! (Especially Teresa) Once again we’ll join for some great food, fabulous friends, and to make fun of people who don’t show up. (Did I say that out loud?) Hurry Steve, we miss you!!!!!

Hope everyone has a great week and amazing Independence Day. Beware, we’ve had reports that the Bandit’s cease fire is close to an end. A close source to the gang reveals that after many weeks of relaxing in the Bahamas, the Bandit has grown restless and will soon return to Southridge. Southridgians should hide their children’s bikes at night and always ask a neighbor to watch your house if your out of town. I’m sure everyone will be more than happy to watch over your property if the need arises!

I Always Keep My Promises!

2008-06-22T14:30:00.000-07:00

Without further ado, this is my little slideshow dedicated to my husband. Thanks for the many comments made on the blog this week. Yall are getting better at this, I’m proud of you! This week let’s shoot for 20 comments, we can do it!!!

This weekend Southridge was a buzz with excitement waiting for Keith, Amy, Lee, Sherry, Terri’s cousin, and our dear Budman Steve to visit on Saturday. Unfortunately Keith & Amy ended up not being able to make it to J town this weekend, but we bravely carried on without them. Although it was terribly difficult to drink and smoke through the dreadful pain of their absence. I was so looking forward to getting some “non-gay” photos of Keith.

When I arrived at Club Carpenter Saturday, the party had been in full swing for hours. The pool was a hot spot for activity throughout the day, but anytime food is available the pool empties pretty quickly. We a hungry bunch! The brisket was fabulous and all the fixings to go with it were really tasty. Here’s a picture of Teresa’s plate, doesn’t it make you hungry??? Very appetizing!!

It didn’t take long for the pole to attract some dancers, with one surprising participant. Can you believe that ho? Grey Kitty must be taking dancing lessons, because he dropped it like it’s hot. Who would have thought? Of course Jeff can’t seem to go to Tim & Terri’s house without doing some showing off with the pole. I’ve woke up a couple of times in the middle of the night and him not been in bed next to me. Starting to wonder if he’s sneaking down there to try to perfect his technique.

We ended the night with just a few of us heading to the Oasis. Sometimes I think we go there just cause we like walking through the door and everyone going, “Southridge In The House” in a deep monotone voice. I had a great time this weekend (even though my head is killing me) and I’m so happy we got to see some friends that we don’t get to see very often. By the way Teresa, don’t feel insecure about your eight toes, nobody is perfect. Atleast you don’t have the gargantuan big toe like mine.

Love yall!!!! Have A Great Week!!! Happy 20th Anniversary to my wonderful brother Brandon and his incredible wife (for putting up with him), hope you have a amazing day and another extraordinary 20 years to come!!!

Happy Daddy’s Day

2008-06-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

This week I’m dedicating the blog to all the wonderful fathers around us. We have some truly amazing men who are great daddies and great friends. What would this world be like without these guys who inspire their children to become tremendous human beings? I hope everyone makes a toast to these great guys to let them know how important they are to us. Way to go guys!!! We love you.

I thought it would be a good idea to ask everyone to post a funny or endearing story about their father or their baby daddy this week. I’ll start us off with a little story about Jeff and Jessica.

Jeff and Jessica have been two peas in a pod since day one. Sometimes I feel like it’s two against one over here, me being the one. Of course if you add in all our animals, it’s more like five to three. They still win, but Jasper, Grey Kitty, and I are much more popular, so we deal with it. Anyway, I don’t know if anyone knows exactly how alike they are. Jeff and Jessica watch wrestling together, enjoy “Ghost Hunters” on the Sci-Fi channel, run around screaming and tickling each other constantly. Sometimes I think that they are doing it just to get on my nerves. One day we had gone to Sonic and Jessica got her usual, Mozzarella Sticks. Half way through eating she pushed them away and said, “I can’t eat these, there’s too much cheese in them.” Jeff looked at her with this crazy grin and told her Mozzarella was cheese. She argued back with him for a couple of minutes then finally turned to me for help, “Mom, tell him these are Mozzarella sticks and not cheese sticks.” I told her they were both right, but yes Mozzarella was cheese, while Jeff laughed the whole time. Till this day every time we drive by Sonic or see cheese sticks on a menu, Jeff teases her and we all get a laugh out of it. She even encourages me to tell people the story of the Mozzarella Sticks cause she thinks it’s so funny. Cheese Sticks anyone???
Have a great week and don’t forget to start the countdown till we head to Chalk Bluff! I’m so excited and can’t wait to get lazy on the river. (As opposed to the couch!) Don’t forget to check back to see the answer to the poll question and read the new one.

Also this week, don’t forget to wish James & Kelly happy anniversary on the 17th and Terrell a happy birthday on the 19th. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY AND BIRTHDAY YALL…..Love ya!!

Southridge Saltwater Fishing Report

2008-06-09T10:10:00.000-07:00

Many Southridgians found themselves in Port Aransas for the weekend. Everyone had seen the fishing forecast for the weekend and we were all excited to see what we would catch. Well to make a long story short, fishing sucked, plain & simple. I’ve never seen it suck so badly in my entire life. Suck isn’t even the accurate word for just how sucky it was.

The kids did have a great time learning how to use crab nets while the “fishermen” mumbled cuss words under their breath. (Frickin stupid fish) They found new and very inventive ways to get little blue crabs onto the beach. The kids also discovered hundreds of baby crabs hiding in oyster shells. The whole scene was something off of the Discovery Channel.

We found a restaurant that would seat 20 immediately and the choice for place to have dinner was made. Turned out the place was great. I had char grilled flounder and grilled shrimp while Jeff had a rib eye steak and grilled shrimp. YUMMY!!!!! We also had portabella fries as our appetizer, ok I’m ready to go back. I didn’t get to taste their fried shrimp because Teresa is stingy, but they looked amazing!! We all really enjoyed the food even though it took awhile to get everyone served. YUMMY!!! Thanks again to new friend Steve; we all really appreciate your generosity!!

Across the street from the restaurant is a restaurant/bar called La Playa which serves a ton of flavored tequila shots, which many found it difficult to turn down. The entertainment at Station Street Grill was far better than at La Playa though. Their version of “Born in the USA” made me a tad uncomfortable. I felt a little nervous that the singer was having some sort of attack due to her constant neck jerking. Turns out she just liked to twitch to the music.

The gang all gathered back at Pioneer RV Resort after dinner to enjoy the pool and hot tub. The Pioneer Police (PP) warned us several times from their golf cart, to keep it down. We had a couple of people in the group who had short term memory loss, so they got shushed many times.

On Sunday everyone made their way home and once back in Southridge we had just enough energy left to have a board meeting for dinner together and to rehash some of the more interesting points of the weekend. Topics included how to blow dry your buddy’s butt, not using a wet white shower curtain to try to hide your goodies, and something about Jeff passing out naked on the toilet and why Teresa really didn’t need to see all that.

We had a really great time and were so happy to see everyone we don’t get to see that often. Southridge also had a major victory in the form of a Kasey Kahne ice chest. Thanks Teresa for being so freakin hot, your effort is greatly appreciated! By the way, next time you grab my goodies, I’m gonna pull your top off for the entire world to see. Just kidding, I’m much too sweet to doo that; I’ll get someone else to do it.

Save The Drama For Your Mama!!

2008-05-25T12:41:00.000-07:00

First let me start by thanking all of the sponsors for the Forth Annual Southridge Crawfish Boil. We hope everyone had a great time and will be back for more next year. Also, a big Happy Birthday to Juan Sizemore! We love ya man!!!! Don’t be gay!

You can tell by the stench that the guys of Southridge worked really hard to put on an awesome party. It had to have been at least 95 degrees outside, but they slaved over boilers and fryers to produce some amazing food. They started way before the boil, shredding grass for our “parking lot.” Guys it was great and the girls really appreciate all your hard work, now go take a shower.

The kids had a ball on the huge slide, even Jeff & Juan gave it a try. I think the funniest things I saw on the slide had to be Sonya rolling down sideways onto the ground, and then David Price & Thomas Schorsch flipped the thing backwards and were stuck for a few minutes. Don’t worry though; no beer was injured in the incident.

During the Men’s Best Chest contest judges had to make the difficult decision between the three finalist, Juan, Tim, & Jeff. The ultimate winner was the sexy guy in the camouflage shorts; they are even dressing alike now! Congrats to Juan, he now holds the title to “Southridge’s Sexiest Chest.” We also had a Women’s Best Booty contest. The girls shook their hump, bounced their badonkadonk, and rolled their rump. There were a lot of talented contestants in the competition, but Juan’s better half took the prize. Congrats to Sonya for her bad to the bone booty!

If you weren’t a sponsor and would still like a DVD of the festivities, send $5 to Southridge, and I’ll ship you one. Again I hope everyone had a fabulous time and will come again next year. Here’s A List Of Our Wonderful Sponsors, We Appreciate It!!

Rose Banke

James & Kelly Benton
David & Kristy Boss

Bostex
Tim & Terri Carpenter

Tommy & Lillian Cashmer
Jeff & Shannon Chicoine

Martha Curl
Glyndon Dale

Brad & Benni Fisher
Erica Frerichs

Lee & Sherry Garner
John & Jeanne Israel

Nicole Liguori
Chris & Jenna Long

Ronnie & Robin Moten
Gilbert & Janie Olivarri

Wilbur & Lela Palmer
Planet Kidz

Erick Ruiz
Walker Schmidt

Kurt Schuchman
Shannon Sisk

James Sizemore
Juan & Sonya Sizemore

Teresa Wells

Tony Avey
And The Bandit

Happy Mom's Day!!!!

2008-05-10T23:23:00.000-07:00

This week I’m not going to be posting any crazy pictures of all the bizarre things that occur here in Southridge. This time I’m going to take the time to wish all the remarkable mothers out there a wonderful day and posting some of their pictures. Nobody knows how difficult and rewarding being a mother is better than another mom. So for kissing the booboos, whipping the noses, washing the clothes, and all the other things moms do on a daily basis, Happy Mother’s Day!

Hope it’s a great one!
Hope everyone is ready for the 4th Annual Southridge Crawfish Boil. It’s right around the corner and we hope everyone is able to make it. Thanks to all our sponsors for helping us, Confucius says good karma will follow you. Be prepared to have a great time and eat some great food.

Busy Week For The Bandit

2008-05-05T09:08:00.001-07:00

The Bandit wasted no time this week! The Bandit Gang is suspected of starting a bogus roofing company that takes advantage of naïve customers by promising quality, rapid service at a great price. Problem is the bogus roofing company has left many an angry neighbor in Southridge after leaving roofs without cover. One of the irritated neighbors could be heard quarrelling with Bandit Roofing after they left his roof half done after promising it would be done within a day. You can see how hard the workmen are actually working in the picture below, disgusting! Southridgians are being warned to thoroughly check any contractor’s references.

The Bandit Gang was also spotted through video surveillance on Saturday night attacking the Benton residence. As you can tell the gang has no lack of supplies to defile personal property. The Southridge Board Members are beginning to think that the gang has an inside contact within the authorities. It seems like they never get caught and constantly have more than enough time to complete their missions. Investigations are underway, but at this time that won’t help the Benton family. The Bandit Gang even had the audacity to place one of the Benton’s young son’s bikes on the roof. This gang is believed to be completely void of morals and as the pictures prove unapologetic for their actions. Please keep an eye out for the Bandit Gang and report any suspicious behavior to one of the board members immediately. It’s only with your help this vicious bunch of criminals will be stopped.

On a lighter note, we’d like to wish Gilbert Olivarri a very happy birthday! Hope you have a great day! We’d also like to remind everyone about the 4th Annual Southridge Crawfish Boil on May 24th. Hope everyone is able to make it. If you are a sponsor please make sure that you have paid so we can get things rolling. See you all soon!

Sponsor Deadline Coming Up

2008-04-28T06:05:00.000-07:00

Thursday is May 1st and that means it’s only four weekends till the Crawfish Boil. Hope everyone is able to make it to the party! If you want to be a sponsor the deadline is Thursday, so all you procrastinators, get off your rear!

Friday night Jeff & I had a banquet in San Antonio, but got back to Club Carpenter in time to join everyone in cheering on the Spurs. The Spurs may be good guys and not gloat about their wins, so I’ll do it for them. I’m not even a basketball fan, but man the Suns got their hinnies whipped on Friday night! I wouldn’t be surprised if they all went home, called their mommies, and cried about inadequacies or something, especially Stupid Shack or whatever that big doofs name is. There is only so many ways you can explain how you got spanked so hard, but are the better team. Someone must be on lithium or something. Everyone in Pleasanton could probably hear Southridgians hollering for the Spurs. We are a loud bunch, thank goodness our neighbors are either hard of hearing or very understanding.

Saturday was laid back. I’ll just say most of Southridge was tired, yeah tired.

Next Monday is Gilbert’s birthday, Tuesday is Brady Burke’s birthday, and on Thursday Jeff & I will be celebrating our 9th anniversary. Didn’t have any pictures from the weekend (thank you) so I’m posting some funny pictures of the gang. Have a great week!

Happy Birthday Mrs. O!

2008-04-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Janie O is having a birthday on Monday so hope everyone takes the time to call her. Happy Birthday Janie! We love you Mrs. O! Also a note on Shelbie, on Saturday she fell from a rock climbing wall at a fund raiser for Terri' s school. Good thing that there are plenty of doctors around that area of San Antonio, cause Shelbie broke her wrist and came back to Southridge with a pretty little pink cast. Hope you get better Shelbie and please, no more rock climbing! Hope you get lots of get well cards!

A Crawfish Boil meeting was held Saturday night between the board members to make some decisions on where things would go and t-shirt designs. We were missing many board members this weekend as Kelly and the kids were at the beach, James was somewhere riding on a hill in a 4X4, and Sonya was at her mom' s house. We somehow pulled ourselves together even though we were down some essential members to the board.

Our first business of the night was to have Janie blow out her candle on her cupcake while Terri played her a tune on the blue obo the Bledsoe' s had brought to Southridge. After Janie made her wish and poured herself a drink, we continued with the business at hand. The guys set up the sound system and took every probably problem into consideration as they demonstrated the equipment. We even got some help from Delanee on current dance steps, while Cameron kept the dog busy.

The girls couldn't resist the chance to try out karaoke with the sound system and as for Jeff, please everyone remember not to play Taylor Swift around him ever again. He turns into a 13 year old spunky girl. Teresa was our party favor supervisor and took her job very seriously. As you can see here she tried on each and every pair of "Bubba Teeth" to check for quality before she resealed them in their package.

Hope everyone has a great week. Don't forget that the Crawfish Boil is only about a month away. If you would like to be a sponsor and receive all the perks of being a VIP, the deadline is May 1st. Hope everyone is able to make it to the party and has a great time!!!

2008-04-14T17:26:00.000-07:00

Delanee Olivarri had a birthday party in Southridge Friday night. Hope you got lots of cool presents Delanee, happy birthday!

Saturday night residents of Southridge gathered at Club Carpenter for some grub. The ribs were out of this world, I think we need to make those more often. As you can see they were finger licken good! Ms. Sisk dropped by to hand out some presents she thought we might be in need of for the night.

The girls then begin to sample mini mixed drinks that we might be able to serve at future gatherings. We definitely don’t want to give our guest yucky alcohol, so everything must be put through vigorous test to ensure the highest of standards. We take great pride in our hosting abilities even if it means sampling a great number of beverages.

The guys then began discussing energy savings techniques to benefit Southridge. They came up with a great energy saving idea by combining a regular heat source along with cooking out. By using a propane heater with a diffuser on top, the girls were kept happy from the warmth and the guys got some great meat. The only rule was if something fell off the diffuser onto the carpet in the garage, DON’T EAT IT!!!! Jeff had a hard time remembering this rule and was reminded several times. Kudos to the guys and gals who take their responsibilities so seriously and work tirelessly to maintain an efficient and hospitable neighborhood.

The “Bandit Gang” was also spotted in Southridge on Saturday evening and were caught on a surveillance camera mounted in a classified location. The images show the gang viciously attacking Tony’s Tahoe. Once a group of neighborhood watch citizens had been rounded up, they inspected the crime scene. A device had been put on the back of the SUV in order to hinder the driver’s ability. When the brakes were depressed or the turn signal used, the horn would honk. The gang then hurled an old ugly ceiling fan into a tree in front of Teresa’s house and sped away in their black Trans Am. As usual we’ll ask if anyone has any information, please report it. This time it was pretty funny though!

Hope everyone has a fabulous week. Remember that the deadline to be a sponsor for the Crawfish Boil is May 1st. If you want to be a sponsor, please make sure we have your contribution before the deadline so we can include you in our shirt count. Can’t wait to see everyone there, the countdown has begun!

Board Meets To Plan Annual Boil

2008-04-09T05:25:00.000-07:00

On Friday, April 4th The Southridge Planning Committee gathered to cement plans on the annual Crawfish Boil that will be held on May 24. As you can see in the pictures, things got quite tense as plans were made. Tim’s clipboard ended up on the floor more than once and Juan really wanted everyone to understand their responsibilities, really really he did.

Tim, always concerned for safety and “Bandit” detection, taught everyone how a suspect should be patted down and interrogated. Tim even showed us how a wire tap should be worn under his shirt. You can vaguely identify it in the photos as he warns everyone about the dangers if the Bandit Gang should show up during the boil.

The committee also tested the lie detector machine so it will be ready on May 24th in case we need to do any questioning of prisoners. As you can tell from the photo, the lie detector is in perfect working order and we are eagerly awaiting its use. We hope everyone uses discretion when they see the lie detector as the committee would like to catch “suspects” off guard. We feel we get the most genuine reaction and truth with the “surprise” lie detector.

On Saturday, Tim & Terri had a bar-b-que and I heard it was a lot of fun. Thanks for the plate, the ribs were fantastic! I was lazy for the rest of the weekend, so not to sure on any goings on. So if you got any info or gossip about the weekend, please feel free to post. Hope Everyone Has A Great Week!

All Hail Southridge!!

2008-03-30T15:16:00.000-07:00

Saturday in Southridge the Carpenter’s had a party for the kids to celebrate Cameron’s birthday at LSA. We hear it was a blast and that the kids had enough sugar to kill a small animal! The adults (not sure if that’s the proper word for us) gathered after for a meeting with the board members to discuss essential issues in our community. Such as the fact that some how, some way, James & Kelly have escaped the Bandit’s wrath.

Then things got really exciting! We watched as a storm rolled in with some awesome lightning, but thought that the actual rain would end up missing us. We were wrong. The wind picked up, the rain came, and then came the hail. This was no ordinary hail. The hail piled up in the yard and was so thick it looked like snow. Jeff & James jumped into the Benton’s truck to look for a missing flask, but got caught in the storm. They sat in the truck (alone at last) parked in the Carpenter’s drive way for about thirty minutes trying to wait out the storm. Now as everyone knows Jeff is Premium Boy for State Farm, so I’m sure that sitting in a vehicle watching hail come down, imagining all the damage claims to come must have been interesting. Kelly also had some bad scenarios running through her head since she works for a power company and power to the area was coming and going. Then we heard reports of a tornado spotted in Charlotte and headed toward Jourdanton, which made things even more amusing. Remember all those kids on the sugar high? Now every single one of them were upset and scared that we were going to be meeting the Lollipop Gang from The Wizard Of Oz very soon. At least Cameron will never forget his birthday and the missing flask was found without any harm!

After all the excitement no one had to much damage, just a lot of mess and another story to tell. Hope everyone has a great week and don’t forget to call Cameron and wish him a happy birthday on April 1st. Yep! April Fool’s Day!

Do The Bunny Hop

2008-03-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter. Southridge was pretty quiet this weekend with the exception of a report we received about Bandit Gang lurking around on Saturday night. More on that later. We also ventured out on Thursday night to sing karaoke at the Oasis, which was a blast. Jeff did his best “I’m Too Sexy” again, the girls performed “Man I Feel Like A Woman” while Tim & Jeff were “East Bound & Down.” Anyway, not a lot to report in Southridge this week, so I thought I’d tell you about our Easter weekend.

We headed out Saturday afternoon for my brother Brandon’s house. They live near Canyon Lake and we had to be in Kingsland Sunday at my other brother’s house for Easter with the family. So we decided to stay the night in Canyon Lake to visit with Brandon & Debbie and so we didn’t have to drive so far Sunday morning

There are so many deer out there! At one point there had to have been thirty in his neighbor’s yard. The deer have been being fed for so long that they are real laid back around people. So I walked right up and was able to feed them out of my hand. I even got to pet a few. They are so sweet; I could have stayed there for hours petting them. Of course they were probably trying to figure out who the crazy lady was who kept talking to them in a baby voice. Then meanie Jeff made me leave. Guess he wanted to hurry & get home so he could watch Big Brother.

On Sunday we got to Brian’s house in Kingsland and had dinner with my parents, my brothers, and their wives. Everything was great, particularly Debbie’s pie. You did a great job Debbie, proud of you! Brian decided to cook shrimp and flounder instead of the normal Easter chow. Good decision, love seafood. Brian has ducks and they are really cute, but not so tame. Jessica tried to pet them, but it didn’t work out.

When we got home Sunday evening a crowd had grown near our house to examine the spectacle created by the Bandit Gang on Saturday night. A rainbow flag was attached to the Chicoine chimney by straps and bungee cord. No telling how much time this must have taken the gang, but it just goes to show that they are willing to risk anything to sabotage our neighborhood.

Have a great week & keep a look out for those sneaky little Bandits!

Lee & Sherry, You Left A Little Too Early

2008-03-16T13:47:00.001-07:00

This weekend was pretty interesting in Southridge. A big congrats to the Juan & Sonya for winning this segment of our “Biggest Loser” competition. We’ll get you next time though. (If only I wouldn’t have had that stupid taco for lunch!)Even though Friday night everyone had the yawns and called it a night early, Saturday more than made up for the lost time.

Saturday was a really beautiful day for a bar-b-que so everyone gathered down at the Carpenter Cavern for some food, friends, and music. By the way Sonya loved the beans and great job on the ribs guys. We also viewed the “Southridge Society” DVD with the bad to the bone projector, hope everyone enjoyed it and doesn’t hate me too much for some of the photos that made their way onto it. I hope that the picture of me after the Wild Game Dinner made up for it. We even had our own commentary to go with the DVD complements of Tim. By the way, “I’m drunk” does not apply to every picture of one of the Southridge Society board member who shall remain nameless.

I think Lee & Sherry may have left a little too early, as you can see from the photos below. We should have known things were going south when the guys decided they needed to know who could dangle upside down on the pole the best. The girls soon got into the action and although the girls looked better, it was apparent that the guys were way more enthusiastic about it. Our boys even brought out the book of pole positions to make sure they had the technique correct. I think the pictures will speak for themselves, no further explanation necessary.
On second thought, maybe Lee & Sherry will be happy they left when they did. I had a great time and I’m really looking forward to this summer! Have a great week Southridgians and friends!

Bandit Gang Makes Up For Lost Time

2008-03-02T16:07:00.000-08:00

The “Bandit Gang” was spotted in Southridge on Friday evening while the Sizemore Family was out celebrating the couple’s wedding anniversary. For the first time ever we have an eyewitness to the crime, unfortunately we only have their statement. The bystander requested to be put into the “Witness Relocation Program” that has been successful for many ex-Southridgians. (You know who you are)
The witness was disturbed Friday night by the sound of a loud sports car driving through the neighborhood and went outside to observe where the noise was coming from. The scene he saw was truly disturbing to say the least. The Bandit & his crew of misfits had taped a sign onto the garage that at first glance looked like well wishes for the couple on their anniversary. The eyewitness then noticed the vulgar display hanging from the sign and tree in the front yard. The gang then strung Christmas lights and Saran wrapped the family car. At one point the Bandit Gang was so captivated by their work on the car, one of the gang’s members was temporarily wrapped into the car. As a last touch the gang strung up a rainbow flag on the family’s flag pole.
Our bystander thought everything was over, but was mistaken. The Bandit then instructed his team to another house. The Bandit Gang strung more lights, threw lawn furniture about the yard, then found a “For Sale” sign which was planted in front of the residence.
The witness also took photos which have been enhanced to protect the suspects since they have yet to be questioned. As you can see the gang had plenty of time to carry out their mission and used every minute of that time to devastate private property. We also now have clear pictures of the get-away car. It is a 1978 black Pontiac Trans Am with a gold eagle painted on the hood. Surveillance photos have confirmed the vehicle being in Southridge on several occasions when Bandit sightings were made. Please report any and all information as soon as possible.
On a brighter note the annual Lions Club Wild Game dinner was Saturday night. Most Southridgians attended and had a blast. The board has voted and decided to make this an annual event for Southridge. We were the loudest and rowdiest table there, imagine that. I also learned that the guys in Southridge have some mean dance moves. I counted like 5 different styles of “the sprinkler” and 6 or 7 styles of what I would call “the chicken.” You go guys!
Hope everyone has a fabulous week. Watch out for the Bandit; never know when or where he will show up.

Is It Really February????

2008-02-25T21:08:00.000-08:00

This weekend in Southridge was a fun one. Friday night we started at Juan & Sonya’s for a little cookout. Love Sonya’s Pesto Pasta! Yummy! Then we headed down to Tim & Terri’s house for a few drinks and enough time for Sonya to smash everyone at darts. We ended the night at James & Kelly’s for a few drinks and a little soak in the hot tub, which I skipped. I am not looking forward to bathing suit season. I think we must have had a quota for walking back & forth to houses that night. Oh well, some of us needed the exercise.

Saturday there was a get together at Tim & Terri’s in honor of Martha’s birthday, didn’t make that either. I think all the walking Friday night must have dehydrated me………yeah that’s right! Happy Birthday Martha! Sorry we missed it.

Sunday was an absolutely beautiful February day. Even though it already feels like June outside, it was a nice change. You know they say if you don’t like the weather in Texas, wait 5 minutes and it will change. Lee, Sherry, & the kids were down from San Antonio so we had plenty of good food, great friends, and lots of laughs. Some at the expense of a certain neighbor, but we won’t get into that……Poopy foot!

Hope everyone has their Wild Game Dinner tickets for Saturday night. If not talk to Jeff as soon as you can. It’s going to be a blast & I can’t wait! Have a great week & remember to post any thoughts. (Any thoughts at all ok people?)

2008-02-21T11:03:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd let everyone know that our High School had their cheerleader tryouts for the 08-09 season Wednesday. Jessica had made the decision to tryout for Varsity instead of JV again, even though she will only be a Sophomore next year. I was a ball of nerves and as usual Jess was cool as a cucumber. We only had about 30 minutes to get ready, so I'm running around the house like a chicken with it's head cut off, "You have your red & white bow? You want something to eat? Oh no we don't have any bottled water for you to take! Eat something quick! You need any money? The neighbors, they have bottled water I think! Did you take your nail polish off? I'm running to the neighbors house!" And on and on. The whole time she's just got this kinda weird like, "what is wrong with my mother today?" look on her face.
Anyway, the tryouts were closed to everyone that wasn't trying out, so Jess called when the judges were about to announce their choices and we jumped into the truck and sped to the school. (I'm hoping we didn't run anyone off the road, I had my eyes closed) We find a place up in the stands and wait for the announcement while talking about American Idol with some other parents. I think the girls are better this year, even though I think the shy 17 year old guy is really sweet. Anyway, here comes the JHS cheer sponsor, "We had 11 girls tryout for JV & 8 made the squad. We had 12 tryout for Varsity, with 10 making the squad." Gulp! Did she say only two would be cut on the Varsity?????? The they began calling the names for the JV first, name....everyone clap......name....everyone clap..........name.......everyone clap. You get the picture? The whole time I have my fingers crossed and still saying small prayers to God, even though I know that praying about my daughter making cheerleader is kinda stupid when I could be praying for peace on Earth. Finally it's time for the Varsity! They started with the girls who will be Seniors next year, then Juniors, & finally they called our three girls that will be Sophomores next year. Yeay Jessica! Mom can go cry like a bumbling idiot now. As she walked out to the center of the court to meet with her sponsor, she looked back at the girls who didn't make it. That was the moment when I was most proud of her. She was crying for the ones who didn't make it (even though she only knew 1 of the girls) and truly more affected by them being let down, rather than what she had just accomplished. I have a wonderful daughter, thanks God!
Hope you enjoyed my long long story! Here's a couple of pictures of Jessica. The first one is just a silly pictures, but the second one I call Evil Jessica. Looks like she saying, "One Million Dollars!"
Shannon

I Finally Updated The Blog!!

2008-02-10T12:49:00.000-08:00

I hadn’t updated the blog in a few weeks, because Jeff & I were gone for a week. I’ve also been leaving my camera at home most of the time. I promise to try to do better. Next weeks blog will have all your Southridge scoop. We understand that a lot of you live vicariously through us. So we will try not to let you down.
I didn’t have a lot to report on from this weekend. Hope Teresa is feeling better after her surgery and able to carry her “special purse” real soon. Friday night a meeting between the neighborhood watch officers was held at the block captain’s house to determine if the “Bandit” has been run off for good. No sightings have been reported about the “Bandit Gang” since December. Saturday was the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout and guess who picked the winner? Yours truly! I tried to tell them not to bet on a Toyota! So glad to see my Dale Jr. running well again. Very exciting! Then we watched my cruise video and Jeff’s favorite comedy of all time, “Hercules Returns.” We won’t rate the movie, might hurt Jeff’s feelings. I will just say it was much better the first time I watched it about 8 years ago. Of course I had drank a whole lot that night! Close the f***ing door Samson!
I didn’t have a lot to report on from this weekend, so I thought I’d post about mine & Jeff’s cruise on January 26. We left out of Jourdanton on the 25th around 11 AM and stayed in Ponchatoula, LA for the night. Our ship, Carnival Fantasy, left the next day around 5 PM. It took 8 hours just to get out of the Mississippi River and into the Gulf Of Mexico. It was about 45 degrees and raining when we left. On the second day it was about 82 degrees and absolutely beautiful outside! We were on deck for three to four hours straight. I’m still peeling skin off my face.
The next day we docked in Progreso, Mexico and got straight onto a tour bus headed for the Chichen Itza ruins. The ruins were fabulous, but I could have done without the peddlers they allow on the grounds. I expected peddlers on the outside, but while our tour guide was speaking we were being asked to buy all kinds of stuff.
On Tuesday we docked in Cozumel, rented a car, and headed for the windward shore of the island. There are only a couple of places to swim, eat, drink, shop, or whatever on that side of the island, but it is extremely gorgeous. We always spend at least a couple of hours exploring the East side before heading to our favorite spot, Corona Beach. We take our own snorkeling equipment when we go, but this time we brought something else also. FISH FOOD! You should have seen all the fish. At one point (and of course I was out of film) I swear we had at least 100 fish surrounding us. Even after we ran out of food, they were circling between us. It was so cool, they aren’t afraid at all. We saw some type of fish that was as big as me. We still don’t know what it was, but nothing like a shark or barracuda. I would have been walking on water!
We were so happy to get home late Thursday night! We missed Jessica, our house, our friends, and a regular size bathroom so much!Hope everyone has a great week!

Happy Happy Birthday To You!! Happy Birthday Sonya!

2008-01-22T20:08:00.000-08:00

Sonya turned 30 Friday and was ready to boogie! Southridgians got together Friday to celebrate one of our favorite resident’s birthdays. There was great food, great friends, and great music……oh wait a minute. We did karaoke at Tim & Terri’s, so I guess “great” might be a bit far fetched, but who cares? The most touching moment of the night goes to Juan singing “I Will Always Love You” to his beautiful wife Sonya. Take notes guys, we like this sort of thing. Just promise us you won’t ever do it in public.

Saturday night was movie night at Tim & Terri’s Megaplex. We watched Old School, Hollywood Nights, and Wild Hogs. All three were great, but my favorite was Wild Hogs. Guess I just like a bunch of old dudes in leather. Makes me think of Jeff, Juan, Tim, & James in a few years. Ouch! Sorry guys!! Of course the guys were the first to point out that Jeff somewhat resembles William H. Macy (Dudley). So I guess that would make Juan…..Martin Lawrence (Bobby), Tim is….well Tim is Tim Allen (Doug), and James is John Travolta (Woody). I think James got the best out of this deal.

Sonya, hope you had a fabulous weekend and that we have many many more celebrations together! We love ya girl……..

Sing Like A Rock Star

2008-01-14T12:18:00.000-08:00

After a long week it was really nice to relax at Tim & Terri’s Megaplex this weekend. On Saturday Southridgians sang karaoke to their hearts content and a star was born. Sonya showed off her vocal skill and sang “Hopelessly Devoted To You” to Juan. Awww! The guys gave their version of “Friends In Low Places” with everyone singing along. It was quite impressive! Tootsie and Premium Boy have developed their own act and hope to take it on the road soon. Everyone got into the act and we all had a blast.

A new species was also found this weekend in Southridge. We call it the Tielly Monster. Pictures of the beast are posted below. The monstrous creature must be a shape shifter, because it took the form of both Tim & Kelly.

No sightings were reported of “The Bandit Gang” this week, but we are still keeping a watchful eye out for any appalling behavior from the group. One source tells us that the “Bandit” himself is under nourished at this time as a reason for the break in scandalous activities.

Friday is Sonya’s 30th birthday, so Happy Birthday Sonya! We love you girl!!

Peeps In The Hood

2008-01-07T06:31:00.000-08:00

It’s been a busy holiday season, but things are getting back to normal. Everyone has headed back to work and school. We have a lot of wonderful memories from the holidays, like karaoke at The Oasis and all the neighborhood Guitar Heros.
We have countless great singers in our neighborhood and thankfully not a soul was too bashful to let the world share in their gift of song. Jeff was all too willing to sing a classic, “I’m Too Sexy,” while Terri and Jani gave us a more current song with “My Humps.” Everyone gave it a shot, so be sure to check the photos at the bottom of the page I'll post later today. Hopefully the photos aren’t fuzzy this time.
There were also a few “Bandit” sightings this festive season. On Christmas Eve the bandit left the Chicoine family a present on their front porch in the form of a toilet. The toilet had a Christmas message written on it along with an orangutan sitting on top of it. The same toilet found its way to Sizemore house and was located next to their blow up Santa. Photos of these acts can be viewed below. The last “alleged” sighting was on New Year’s Eve at the Oasis. Patrons heard the song “East Bound and Down,” but were unable to determine the singer’s identity.
Hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

Only One Week Till Christmas

2007-12-17T16:45:00.000-08:00

Everyone has started the countdown to Christmas and this weekend we kicked our search for the “Bandit” up as well. Friday night the neighborhood watch members gathered at their headquarters on Yucca. The club has purchased disguises to try to infiltrate the Bandit’s gang. The brave members who intend on wearing the disguises illustrated to other watch members how the costumes would work. Their presentation was very informative and we appreciate all their hard work. You can see more pictures of their seminar at the end of the page.
Other activities and discussions at the assembly included a martial arts class lead by our club Secretary Jeff & club Vice President Tim. They did a fabulous job and have had many participants sign up for their weekly classes. Also, a casting call for two reality shows has been set for just after the New Year. The first is the hit reality television show “So You Think You Can Dance.” Practice for those auditions was held Friday night and some were more talented than others. A great effort was put in by all though. The second casting call is for “I Want To Be A Rock Star” with Tommy Lee and other big name rock stars as judges. There are many vying to get onto this show as its popularity has gone through the roof. We wish everyone luck on their auditions. We will post other scheduled practice dates as they are released.
Happy Birthday to Randall Benton!! We love ya Randall! Hope everyone has a great week and we look forward to the next neighborhood watch meeting. In the mean time keep your eyes open for the “Bandit Gang” and their black Trans Am. Any and all information regarding these hooligans should be posted for all to examine.

Bandit Has No Christmas Spirit

2007-12-03T15:53:00.000-08:00

The Olivarri Family was shocked when they arrived home on Saturday night to find the Bandit and his band of hooligans had vandalized their home. A revolting message was written on their home, along with debris thrown in their yard and writing on the back of one of the family vehicles. New pictures of the Bandit Mob have emerged along with some heart warming pictures of members of the neighborhood watch program. We can’t thank the women of Southridge enough for being so courageous in their fight to stop this group of deviants. Thank you Terri Carpenter, Teresa Wells, Kelly Benton, & Sonya Sizemore for all the hard work you did on Saturday night to combat the devilish work of the Bandit and his crew.
Southridge is without doubt in the Christmas spirit with many decorations and fun throughout the neighborhood. Terri Carpenter and Jeff Chicoine worked very hard to keep this big Santa from blowing away when the wind picked up over the weekend. I’m sure Santa is thankful too. Jeff, James Benton, & Tim Carpenter also went around the neighborhood checking electrical connections to yard decorations to check for fire safety.
Hope everyone has a great week! Keep an eye out for the black Trans Am that the Bandit frequently used as his get away vehicle. As always you are encouraged to post any information you may have on these criminals in an effort to end their disgusting behavior.

Gobble Gobble

2007-11-26T14:29:00.000-08:00

We hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving with plenty of turkey, family, & friends. We had a fabulous time this weekend hanging out with everyone. The weekend actually seemed as if it were never going to end. I think Jeff was truly excited to go back to work today.
This weekend we finally got to see little Luke Garner who was born November 1, 2007 to Lee & Sherry Garner and big sister Madison. He is so cute! I posted some pictures of Luke below. Congratulations to the Garner family!
I had darts on the brain the whole weekend, but mine and Sonya’s reign of dart terror is over…..for now. On Friday Tim Carpenter & Martha Burkholder ended up winning the most games. We graciously gave up our title….for now. You can see Tim & Martha’s “gracious” reaction below. On Saturday night most everyone was too pooped to pop, but the few who braved the cold and rain gathered for yet more darts! If you ever hear Teresa Wells say, “I’m not very good at darts” or “I need a few warm up shots”, don’t believe her.
Must have been too cold this weekend for the bandit. There were no reports of any vandalism in the neighborhood. If you have any information regarding past cases of sabotage, we encouraged you to post it here or contact one of the neighborhood watch members.

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-20T11:02:00.000-08:00

This Thursday is Thanksgiving and we hope everyone has a wonderful day. We have said it over and over again, but we are so thankful this year to have found such wonderful friends and neighbors. We are very lucky to have found such a bizarre group of people that we fit perfectly in with and who have the same sense of humor that Jeff & I have. Hope everyone has plenty of family, turkey, and desserts Thursday to make their stomachs upset.

Jeff is nailing a small flat screen television to the wall in the garage and I can only assume that it is for the UT vs. A&M game on Friday. The game starts at 2:30 PM, hope everyone is able to make it over. If you don’t like football, you can take on the champions of the dart board, Sonya Sizemore and Shannon Chicoine. WE RULE!!

There are a lot of birthday’s coming up soon. I’m waiting for a list and some pictures of baby Luke, who was welcomed into the Garner home recently. We do know that Monday, November 19th was Kelly Benton’s birthday and November 23rd is Dakota Powell’s birthday. Happy birthday Kelly & Koti! Please feel free to post any “big” days that are approaching.

I’m late posting for this week because I couldn’t decide on the picture of the week. I finally decided to post a cornucopia of pictures. Get it? Thanksgiving…cornucopia of pictures….I’m so funny!

Bandit In Southridge

2007-11-11T14:35:00.000-08:00

Thanks to the tireless work of our neighborhood watch program, we now know the name of the leader of the gang of vandals who have plagued Southridge with destruction. The leader simple goes by the name of “Bandit.” We also know that he sometimes uses a black Pontiac Trans Am as his get away vehicle. No description of the man as of yet, but we are working on questioning suspects of the gang’s latest effort. Once again the Chicoine Home was the target of the Bandit’s wrath. Vulgar insinuations were taped to their garage, along with damage to their lovely yard, and obstructed entry ways. You can view pictures found on the scene at the bottom of the page. We are still investigating to see if the man in the pictures is actually "Bandit." If you have any information regarding the Bandit and his clan please post it in our comment area. Just click on comments, below this post. If you already have a Google account, enter your username & password along with your comment, and click publish comment. If you don’t already have an account click on “sign up here” to open one. It’s simple and quick.

Also this weekend Jeff & I went to Port Aransas to fish. Fishing was fabulous on Friday afternoon after about 3 PM, but the wind was terrible on Saturday and made it difficult for us. We waded out in the flats across from The Crab Man and in Lighthouse Park. I love wading out at Lighthouse Park, but our lines kept getting attacked by seagulls, so we had to change spots. To the left is a picture of sundown at the flats across from The Crab Man. We caught lots of trout and reds, but most were not of legal size so we had to throw them back. We ended up checking out on Saturday instead of Sunday because we had a problem with our hotel, Best Western Ocean Villa.

If anyone has a poll question they would like to see on the blog, please let me know.

Slow Weekend

2007-11-05T11:40:00.000-08:00

This weekend was a little slow in Southridge. Friday night many were busy with football games or just too pooped to pop. Saturday a poker game popped up and reports are that Sonya would have won if she didn’t go home. In the end it was Timmy taking Jeff & Juan. Jeff said that “The Bandit” showed up for awhile but was East Bound & Down and gear jamming.

Just a little under three weeks till Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. The biggest thing we are thankful for this year is our wonderful new neighbors. We couldn’t be happier and are so grateful that all of you made us feel so at home right from the start. We hope everyone has a great holiday and can join us the Friday after Thanksgiving for the A&M/UT game.

I’m going to leave up the Halloween pictures for one more week, but I putting up a picture of Grey Kitty who a lot of you are getting to know very well. He just kinda shows up at your house and makes himself at home.

COSTUME PARTY

2007-10-28T17:25:00.000-07:00

We’d like to thank Flo & Joe Dirt (Terri & Tim) for having their annual Halloween costume party. Everyone looked fantastic and put a lot of work into their costumes. It’s amazing when you can get Jason Voorhees and Helga the lesbian waitress at the same party. I would have never guessed they hung out in the same circle. We had a blast and can’t wait for next year. I’ve already started thinking about costumes for next year. Make sure you check out the pictures at the bottom of the page before leaving!

Jeff & I are planning to go fishing around Port Aransas the weekend of November 10th. If anyone is interested in going let us know. We are thinking of possibly renting a boat for a few hours on Saturday afternoon and having a cookout on the beach on Saturday evening.

HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Weekend Update

2007-10-21T15:01:00.000-07:00

We’d like to thank everyone who came to Jeff’s 34th birthday party and everyone who has been so friendly in welcoming us to the neighborhood! We truly feel blessed to have so many wonderful neighbors, but more importantly, to have those neighbors end up being such great friends!
For those who didn’t hear the story Saturday night of how clairvoyant I am…..James Sizemore asked me if I had any heartburn medicine. (Freakin jalapeños) I went into the bathroom to get it for him but got hung up putting a Band-Aid on Brooke’s knee, so I gave a Pepsid AC to Jeff to give to James. When I went into the kitchen James Benton said, “Hey how did you know I had heartburn?”
The countdown has begun for Tim & Terri’s party! I am so excited! I can’t wait to see everyone’s costumes. So we will see everyone Saturday night!
Also anyone who wants to post a comment on the blog, please feel free. I like feedback and if I forgot any of the kid’s birthdays or your anniversary, or whatever, please post it or let me know and I’ll be more than happy to put anything up for you.

WEEKEND UPDATE

2007-10-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

This weekend was the wedding of Thomas Schorsch to Kathleen Farley at Reunion Ranch in Georgetown, Texas. She was absolutely beautiful and he was handsome as ever! Oddly enough, I forgot my camera, so I don’t have any pictures. If they send any or post them on the internet, I’ll list a link. We wish them all the best! Also this weekend David Price turned 27. He’s still a baby! He’s like Dougie Howser MD, not the gay part, the young doctor part! Happy birthday David! Sherry Garner had a baby shower this weekend hosted by Janie Olivarri, Terri Carpenter, & Sonya Sizemore. Sorry I couldn’t make it, but I hope it was fabulous and little Luke got lots of loot!
We can’t wait for Tim & Terri’s party on the 27th! We have almost completed our costumes except for a couple of details. I hope everyone dresses up so we don’t look like morons. (Everyday occurrence for Jeff unfortunately, lol.)
For those who don’t know, we are having Jeff a not-so-surprise birthday party this Saturday (20th) and hope to see you all at our house around 7:30 PM. If you would like to bring an appetizer or finger food, please do! I’m going to make some onion wraps, stuffed jalapenos, and queso. HAPPY 27TH JEFFREY!

2007-10-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

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