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Catfish, glitter toes, ping pong and golf

A few days before Lindsey's high school graduation, my college roommate, Linda, came out to visit us from Illinois. One afternoon Linda, Lindsey, and I spent the day hanging out with my friend Jill and her son Preston. Preston is going to be a missionary in Brazil for two years starting in October, I believe.
Jill's husband, Gary, owns the Big Red and All Sport drink companies.
Jill told me that someone tried to sue the company for their Big Blue drink because they thought they had stolen the identity from them. Big Red won. Woo! I wish I could remember who it was, but this was about six weeks ago and I've been rather busy since then and don't have a clue. Doesn't Lindsey look adorable as a spokes-model for Big Blue?
Lounging by their pool before we went out to lunch...
Jill and I hit a few balls on their little putting green.
I tried to hit a ball into the fire pit and was doing horribly until Preston gave me some pointers.
His tips really helped! I seriously need golf lessons.
Jill made it look effortless.
Go, Jilly Poo!
Linda wasn't too fond of the Texas heat, so we moved inside to play.
Lindsey Elizabeth went PING...
And Linda Elizabeth went PONG!
One more glamorous pose before we headed out to lunch. Thank you, Preston, for being our photographer.
We had our toes glittered previously that day by my friend, Amanda. Thanks, Amanda! They lasted for nearly a month and were so glittery and fun.
We all took Linda to the Boathouse Grill to experience fried food overload--deep fried catfish, onion rings (not pictured), french fries, fried green tomatoes (not pictured), and hush puppies. We made sure to get some veggies in and added a side of cole slaw.
Thanks, Jill, Linda, Preston, and Lindsey! It was a pleasant afternoon with each of you.

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P&C Dickson said…
i love the glitter toes! I've always wanted to get those. just to answer your question: i do most of my picture editing for the blog on photobucket.com so that's where i did the frame. Check it out! they have some cute things to choose from.

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