You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it....

Alright, so I'm not Emily. Sorry if that causes any disappointment, but being absent minded as I am, I already forgot my password to this whole blogging business and I (Austin) am using Emily's account. Recently we seem to have been saying "goodbye" a little more than I expected to. Zech left a few days ago, and this morning Emily Mark - Eric's "special friend" left and both are sorely missed here! I wonder if Emily took the low-skilled route home.....

On a different note, last weekend we were treated to a shrimp boil curtosey of Tim and Tommy Kid. They brought some 200lbs of shrimp and some crabs to Lagniappe and cooked them here along with everything else that a shrimp boil entails. Now, being from Texas and from a family that doesn't eat alot of seafood, I was not aware of shrimp boil etiquette (is there such a thing?) and this was my first true shrimp boil experience. Its a little embarassing to say, but I didn't even know how to peel shrimp, so Eric quickly stepped up to the plate and gave me a shrimp peeling lesson. Everyone was elbow deep in shrimp and smiling from ear to ear at the treat! I'm sure it was a welcom break for Eric and Alicia who normally cook for us! A few of us spent a lazy Sunday afternoon talking and peeling pounds and pounds of shrimp so it wouldn't go bad. I had no idea how entertaining it could be to just sit around talking, laughing, and peeling. Since this weekend, we have been having various forms of shrimp - gumbo, creole etc. which has also been stellar.

That is just some of the news from the Bay so far but there is always more to come....