It's Saturday in... Charlotte??

This past weekend, we went up to Charlotte, NC for the baby shower with the wife's family. Her parents, aunts, cousins, and sister were all there. I took Friday off of work (HELLO BENEFITS, I LOVE YOU) and we drove up. After farting around (literally...) in a fabric store looking for stuff for the baby's room, we got ready to have dinner. Only.. the power suddenly went out. Whaa? Turns out a tanker truck went off the road and took out a telephone pole with power lines attached to it. The accident ended up knocking out power to a fairly LARGE area of Charlotte for over 5 HOURS. Admittedly, I've never lived in a big city before. Athens is the largest place I've ever lived.. but it seems to me that losing power for that long in a major city like Charlotte is a pretty big deal. Naturally, we were unable to cook dinner (pork tenderloin, oh how I missed you), so we took to the streets in search of a eatery that still had power. At this point, we didn't know power was out across the city. Traffic lights were out, and very few people were obeying the traffic laws. It was pretty hilarious seeing all these city folk get REALLY angry at one another. After driving for about 15 minutes, we made it to a powered part of town and ate at Showmar's. I had a chicken gyro that was awesome! Everyone else got fish. They suck.

(this is fish. fish is gross. that is all.)

Naturally, dudes are not really *wanted* to be at the actual baby shower, nor do dudes generally want to be there themselves. So me and the dad-in-law went to a sports bar just around the corner from where we were staying. Dad-in-law is a huge fan of the Ohio St. Buckeyes, which is natural seeing as how he is an alumni. The bar we went to, Murphy's, is an Irish pub that also serves as the home base for Ohio St. alumni in the Charlotte area. So we watched tOSU defeat Troy University. While we watched, we chowed down on some pretty good Perogis. Of course, after we finished them, the guys next to us ordered this huge plate of nachoes and dad-in-law gave me the evil eye. Man likes him some nachoes.

We also watched a bit of the Florida-Tennessee game... which wasn't so much a game as a MASSACRE. Ugh, Tennessee is horrible. I was hoping they would give His Holiness, Tim Tebow, a run for his money.. but no. Then again, I hate any team that wears orange. So I guess I can't be too upset.



(I hate orange.)
So anyway, after the ladies had their baby shower, we mighty men made out way back for the post-shower cookout. Much good food was had by all. Much good conversation was had by all.. until 8:00 that is. Then it was time for Georgia vs. Arizona State on national television. The game started off a little shaky, but it didn't take long for the Dawgs to settle into a good rhythm. Highlight of the night?



(Eagles don't soar. They ride on Knowshon's back. Also, check out the cheerleader's face.)

All in all, a very good weekend. Lots of driving.. but good times.

Also, today, I cut the crap out of my thumb helping my coworker move around stuff in his office. It needs TWO BandAids. I want my mommy. WORKER'S COMP!!!!