Key Lime Pie at Amsterdam's in Auburn

There is nothing I do not like about Auburn! I like Auburn University, Auburn football, Auburn band, Auburn campus, the Auburn eagles, and now Auburn golf!

Some of my favorite memories of Auburn involve eating! Eating breakfast at Country's, eating at Niffers, eating at Toomers Drug Store, eating at tail gate parties - well, you get the idea! I had never eaten at Amsterdam's until this week and we made a trip there for dinner. It was AUsome! I had crab encrusted tilapia, vegetables and a fabulous caesar salad. Then one person in our party ordered this key lime pie and we all shared a bite of it. It was so pretty, we really hated to mess it up by eating it.

So, once again, Auburn has come through with another thing I like about it!

4th of July

I spent my 4th of July at a Rehabilitation Hospital in Birmingham and it was spectacular! We arrived there early in the afternoon as patients were in therapy. We were allowed in the therapy rooms and were amazed once again by the human spirit! There were people with burns, people with strokes, people with head injuries and people with spinal cord injuries working hard to regain some of the functions they once had. Their bodies were damaged and broken but their spirit was standing tall!

The social workers had put together a patriotic program with flags, songs, ice cream and watermelon and we all got "misty eyed" when we pledged allegiance and only the visitors were able to stand and salute the flag but the patients were singing the loudest and holding their heads the highest!

The night was complete with an almost front-row seat from the terrace of the hospital of the Vulcan Park fireworks display on top of the mountain. It was truly spectacular!

This 4th of July will definitely go down as one of my most memorable!

ALABAMA IN BRONZE

Our small little hometown is known for several things but probably best known for its contribution to country music because we are the hometown of the group Alabama.


Recently our town honored the "boys in the band" with beautiful larger-than-life bronze statues placed in the middle of town at the city park. They are truly beautiful!