Trippin': McAllen - BBQ

McAllen is probably just as hot as Houston is. But one thing they have that we don't is a nice breeze. We decided to prepare stuff to have a nice little BBQ by the pool our first evening there. Transam marinated some chicken meat to make kebobs and I marinated some chicken wings that everyone seemed to like. Whew! The weather was nice and I think everyone just had a good time sitting and enjoying each other's company. I know I pretty much stuffed myself. Besides the chicken, we also had shrimp and corn-on-the-cob. So much food!

Look it's Stewie!

Transam initially did all the work while I just wandered around taking fotos.

After awhile, big poppa and I went out to the pits to get the charcoal lighted and going. Hey, we're good for something!

Cos I've also given up pork for a bit, Mascara and Flower Child put together some kebobs with only chicken on them. I'm so much trouble sometimes. So I'm always super greatful to those understanding of my pickiness.

Trippin': Atlanta - Centennial Park

265 Park Ave W
Atlanta, GA 30313

The most disappointing thing that me and the fam saw was prolly Centennial Park. Atlanta played host to the 1996 Summer Olympics Games. I'm not sure what I was expecting. Maybe the feeling of actually being at the Olympics? What it basically ended up being was a big and boring park. I was hoping to find maybe a sculpture of giant Olympic rings somewhere to take pics of and with but the only large rings were engraved into the ground with the dancing water coming out from it. Other than that, there was nothing else to it. Unless what makes you happy is looking at donor walls. Fortunately, no time was wasted trying to check this place out. We were already visiting the Georgia Aquarium and World of Coca-Cola that day and the Centennial Park was right across this small street.

Baby Shower: Leydi & Mike

This was the first of two baby showers in ONE weekend. It must a fertile year. Year of the OX! One of big poppa's workers is bursting at the seams. She's due any day now! She will be having her third girl. Crazy huh? I hope that I am lucky enough to be blessed with a little girl one day. The funny thing is that there a lot of kids that were there, and the girls out numbered the boys almost four to one. I was telling big poppa and his boss my theory that humans are similar to turtles where the sex is determined by the temperature of the nest. Pregnant women in hot climates will generate more females and women in colder climates will have more boys. That's why Alaska has more guys than girls. Haha! I know, I know. My claims have no merit.

Miss Hannah looks scared of big poppa but she was actually not too happy that I was snapping so many fotos of her.

Some of the many girls.

I had big poppa stand with them in hopes that it will inspire him to one day give me a girl. Haha!

Trippin': McAllen - Poncho's

808 N Cage Blvd
Pharr, TX 78577-3106

Upon our arrival in McAllen, and a quick nap (cos we're old like that), Miss Fabu treated us out to Poncho's. Some of her workers recommended this place to her, saying that it was a very good authentic Mexican restaurant. I'm all for authentic! When we sat down, we were never given any menus. Instead, the waiters suggested this combo fajita platter. It was almost like the Mexican omakase. Let's entrust our waiters to bring out the best they had for the day. We went ahead and agreed with the fajita combo platter. Right then, I thought to myself. This place can't be that authentic! Cos any Texan knows that fajita is a Tex-Mex concocted fare and not something you would find in most real and authentic Mexican haunts. Like 100% Taquito. Haha! In any case, the fajita combo came out on this giant platter, sizzling with all this deliciousness. It was frackin' GUT! The best authentic Tex-Mex I've ever had. My only complaint was that they didn't give us enough tortillas. We kept having to ask for more and every time, they would bring out like three at a time or something and it was NINE of us at the table. Stop being so stingy on the tortillas yo! My snowboard crew is so awesome. A bunch of them began piling any chicken fajita they saw closer to my side of the platter cos you know, I only eat chicken. So thanks guys for that! I totally heart y'all! But deep down, I'm sure most of them were thinking, more beef for us! Haha! As we were busy eating, a mariachi band came in and starting playing. Coolness! In the end, we were all super stuffed but we had to go and get stuff ready to barbecue that night for dinner. It was mos def a perfect start to a great weekend.

The sistars find the fajitas funny.

Who let this big Irish lad take meat from our side?!?