A day in the life of...Mark Williams

Burger King...it's to die for

This is yet another reason I always keep my camera with me.  I was in Mobile on Friday morning for a surgery.  On the way home, I pulled into Burger King to get some breakfast.  Man...those cheesy tots are "to die for"!!

Cheeburger! Cheeburger!! You've got to go

We were in Mobile today picking some things up for the house.  We had to eat lunch, so we decided to try a new place we knew nothing about.  It was a GREAT decision.  Cheeburger! Cheeburger is across the street from O'Charley's and Home Depot on Schillinger in Mobile, AL.  Their burgers are amazing, with basically unlimited toppings.  The onion rings were EXCELLENT!!  It is a kind of made like a 50s diner, but not completely.  They also have about 90 different types of ice cream.  We will definitely be going there many more times. 

So...since a week from Monday is a school holiday, we are setting it up to go out after church next Sunday night there.  Who's game?

A trip to Mobile

We headed over to Mobile today.  We had to pick up some shower curtains, new bedding for Micah, and some paint.  We ate at Chili's on Schillinger.  I will NOT go back there.  You see, I love Chili's.  I have given this Chili's multiple chances, but the service and wait time is HORRIBLE.  There are too many other places that can get us in and out under 1 hr to keep going.  I will sacrifice!!

Sweet tea in the mornings

Well, good morning.  I must say again that the meal at the ministers/wives fellowship was good last night!!  This morning, I'm sipping on some sweet tea.  You see, I'm one of those people who believe that sweet tea could be the universal fluid, instead of just water.  I find it interesting too, that the U.S. is the only place in the world, that I know, that drinks iced tea.  Everywhere else drinks hot tea.  Not only that, we like it SWEET in the South.  While I was in Connecticut one of my two summers I spent there, I was telling the family I stayed with how to make it.  She paused for a moment.  And I quote, "That's the same way we make the "nectar juice" for the hummingbird feeder.  And you wonder why we get hyper sometimes. 

Pics of my first deer

Here are a few pics of the doe I killed.  Next time, I'll go for a buck.

Waffle House

We are "in between" right now in regards to groceries.  It's too close to time before we visit family for Thanksgiving to get a lot of groceries.  So tonight, we ate at the Waffle House in Lucedale.  My food was ok.  I was a little disappointed though. 
The pros:  The hot chocolate is good, waffles are good, bacon ok.
The cons:  My eggs weren't "over easy" as I ordered them.  The service was slow (only 2 other tables had people and it still took a long time), and it just wasn't great. 

I'll go back.  Mainly b/c I like breakfast food.  And you can't say "Well, you get what you pay for".  Our family meal was over $30.  Oh well.  Lesson learned. 

Dinner at the Tiffins'

We're having dinner at Melanie's parents tonight.  The menu:
Hot Chicken Wings (per my request...Melanie's dad makes the best ones around)
Turkey (half cajun/half regular)
Dressing
Green Beans
Rolls
Strawberry Cake
and some other things I haven't yet found out about. 

I'm planning on indulging in all of it.  We usually don't do turkey at my parents' house for Thanksgiving, so having it this weekend will be great. 

The jury is still out on whether we're going to the game tomorrow or not.  It really depends on how cold it is. 

Japanese Steak House

We went to the Japanese Steak House in Mobile the night before the storm hit.  Our company was excellent.  I laughed and laughed and laughed.  We ate and ate and ate.  I had two "firsts" on this night.  I had eaten Japanese many times before.  However, I had never eaten Sushi.  And I had never gone with Mitchel Summers.  These were two experiences.  The sushi was ok.  I'd do it again, but you already get so much food, that I couldn't imagine eating that and then eating all my other food.  Going with Mitchel & Tonya, Robert, Beverly, Robert, Kathy, and Melanie....now that was a blast!!  Here are some pics.

There are other pics that won't be on the blog....hmmm.

What's happening this morning

• Listening to Lee McDerment's worship album.  He's the worship leader at Newspring Church in Anderson, SC.
• Finalized everything from our Outreach last night. 
• Yesterday, I had some incredible conversations with some people who are passionate about ministry.  Especially children's ministry.  There are lots of good things that will be happening with M4 Camps because of these people.  Always surround yourself with Great people.  I can't wait to see what is going to happen!!
• I don't feel 100% this morning.  I'm at about 80%.  Just don't feel well. 
• I'm on week 2 of my "no-milk" restriction.  It's ok for the most part.  There are times when I crave some milk.  Oh well.  Two more weeks.
• I'm still staying up too late watching the Olympics.  I'm glad they only come around every 4 years. 

Chinese for lunch

We're eating Chinese for lunch. Melanie and Malaree have been in Mobile this morning. There is a GREAT chinese take-out place called China Kitchen on the west side of Mobile. They pack it up nice and it stays super hot even until you get home. Today, Sweet and Sour chicken, rice, and hopefully some noodles. Oh yeah...a fortune cookie.