Aville Tornado 4/24/10

Most of you know a tornado came through my hometown, Aville this past weekend. It has basically destroyed lots of downtown including the high school. All my family is fine and safe but my aunt & uncle have probably lost their house. Me and Megan went home on Mon to help clean up.

My aunt & uncle's house...it actually doesn't look so bad on the outside. They were in the hallway when the tornado hit...I'm so happy they're ok!

backyard

while we were there the living room ceiling fell in. After this we opened the front door to let in some air and a couple hours later we couldn't get the door shut cause the house had fell a bit.

the computer room ceiling fell the night of the tornado and has holes all in it

This was the gas station where my aunt was stuck for a couple of hours. The metal poles had the front door blocked.



this house is behind my aunt's...not a trailer...the roof is gone. These people actually became airborn when the tornado went over!




this house's foundation was the lot to the left...it had been moved to the middle of the road...




our brand new football stadium...

The high school was being remodeled and had all these trailers out front as temp classrooms...it looked like a war zone


this is the middle school..the turn in has been lined with big trees for as long as I can remember...

Aville Public Library

my mom's good friend's dad's house...he was at home also...

Megan Got Baptised!

Sunday after Mandy's shower my parents and Granny came to my house to get me and Erik to go watch Megan get baptised! Due to Megan's cat while we sat at her apt Erik had to sit outside...

And here's the action shots...I'm so proud of her!


the whole crew...our family, Megan's boyfriends family and some of her students

Mandy's Baby Shower

Mandy had her baby shower on Sunday. She got lots of good stuff! I can't wait to meet baby Tate!

Funny Side Story: I have been planning on going to her shower for 2 weeks...thinking it was Saturday. Erik was sad cause we couldn't go to A-Day. I got ready and drove all the way across town to Homewood and all I saw was a big yard sale sign and people in tank tops and shorts. I pulled out my phone to call somebody and realized the date was the 17th...not the 18th...

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Friday was my 27th :( bday. Erik woke me up with roses and a giftcard to my fave store, Home Goods. That night we went out to eat with another couple to a new restaurant for us...John's City Diner. Erik had been trying to get me to go but I thought it was like a hamburger diner...nope its a fancy place! Saturday was Moriah's wedding and then we went to Aville for a party with my family.

I finally got a strawberry cake!!!

Moriah's Wedding

Saturday was Moriah's wedding at Aldridge Gardens. The weather was pretty nasty in the AM but it ended up being gorgeous! Congrats Moriah!

some of the ER group

me and Erik...our day is coming!!!

all the ER group...we couldn't get everybody to look

me & the bride

the ER girls

Nashville Predators vs Detroit Red Wings

For Valentine's Day I got Erik tickets for the Detroit Red Wings game (his fave team). Saturday night was the game. This was his first NHL hockey game and my first. He had a blast! I wish I had taken a book. It just kinda seems pointless to me to do all that skating and not score. Apparently we picked a good game cause it went into overtime with a score of 0-0 and still nobody scored and then went into a 9 round shootout with Detroit winning in the end...apparently this doesn't happen too often.


my fave part...the zamboni


the TN titans head coach (Jeff Fisher) sat a few rows below us...my Mama is IN LOVE with him so I had to get a pic! I think its cause he looks like my Daddy about 15-20 years ago...


We spent the night Sat night and Sunday met up with Carrie to eat pancakes and then went shopping at the Opry Mills Mall...while there we played Glow In the Dark putt putt...why didn't we think of this???

Chattanooga

On Friday after lunch me and Erik drove up to Chattanooga and met Mama, Daddy, Megan & Greg to go the aquarium and to a mystery dinner theatre. When we got there they had already found the BEST entertainment for the day. There was this huge hill by the river and the kids were using pieces of cardboard boxes and sliding down. Of course we found us a piece and started doing it too! It was so much fun!







I, of course, slipped into the mud at the bottom of the hill and was left with a big brown spot for the rest of the day...

Chattanooga Aquarium

Megan was scared to touch...she never did do it

pretty butterfly

retarded parents

With the giant crab

starfish

Megan in the fish tank

Hurry! And take the pic!

alligator

I like turtles!

Daddy's favorite place

Molly & Brad's Couple Shower

Saturday night was Molly & Brad's shower. It was at the Redmont Hotel Rooftop Bar...very nice!!!

this was for old times sake...



the future Mr & Mrs

ER girls