A packed weekend...

Had a great weekend at the WPBA tournament. Got a late start Saturday morning after Kyle and Jeffrey made a run up to Nashville the previous evening. Kyle apparently lost my email address to let me know that we were going to leave later than planned... so he posted in his bLog about it in the hopes I would read it. While that's a bit goofy sounding, it actually worked as I usually go through bLogs sometime during my morning routine. I put some laundry in the wash and slithered back under the sheets for another 2 hours of sleep.

Kyle came and got me then we headed to pick up Jeffrey. Kyle deftly dodged some chasms in the driveway next to Jeff's housing project. I don't think Jeff had recovered from the previous night yet as when he came to the door... you know how you look at 4 A.M. when you get up to pee? That's what that reminded me of. But I digress. Next stop, Tuscumbia for some eats at Subway. A few hours later we arrived at our destination but not before passing through some of the most boring wasteland commonly referred to as "northern Mississippi". Guys, we do NOT live in a hole. THEY live in a hole. Wow. That was a depressing couple of hours of scenery.

Got our room and headed promptly to the arena. There were a few people there but it was by no means packed. I was suprised at how close you could sit to the actual billiard tables and players. They were literally RIGHT THERE. I took extra caution to disable the flash on my camera as it was not allowed. As a result, some of my pictures didn't turn out as well as I would have wanted. We watched for awhile then went up to Corky's BBQ for some dinner. It was okay but nothing to get all excited about. Watched the remaining matches that evening then made my way into the casino. Played blackjack for awhile and also made some friends at the table. That was a fun time. I called it a night around 3:00AM while I was up a couple of hundred dollars. Got back to the room for the least restful night of my life. In the morning, I discovered that the hotel must have set their water conditioning system to HIGH as I could barely get the soap and shampoo off. On a positive note, the water pressure was great and the hot water never ran out.

Ate breakfast then lined up for the final round matches. Met some girls from Louisiana that had driven up for the tournament. I was chatting with them for a bit till Jeff got back from getting some candy. He started talking to them and they moved. (LOL) But I digress...

Got some GREAT seats!!! We'll be all over the ESPN broadcast I'm sure. Allison Fisher ended up defeating Jeanette Lee in the finals. Kyle and I took pictures with them. I also got a shot with Dawn Hopkins and Gerda Hoffstatter. They were very gracious ladies. Oh, the previous night, I approached Jennifer Barretta for her autograph which I got. WOW! She was super hot. I wish I would have asked to take a picture with her as she was just phenomenal. She finished 7th in the tournament. I saw her later in the casino but I had chips going everywhere and couldn't just get up to talk to her dang it.

The pit boss remembered me from the previous night when I walked by the blackjack tables. He hooked me up with a comp for 2 people at the grand buffet. That saved me $26. That covered me and Jeff. James Swann, a friend of ours from Decatur, covered Kyle with a comp he had. After dinner, we headed back to Decatur. Big props to Kyle for driving. Thanks buddy.

Kyle's posted some pictures I took over at his website. Check it out.