Earliest crawfish harvest in my lifetime. We were eating these beauties the day after Thanksgiving!

2nd biggest trigger I ever saw

I caught this one.
Thanks to Captain Botts for the memories on the maiden voyage of
C-Monsters.

Biggest trigger I ever saw

Sunrise (2) from a recent fishing trip

Sunrise (1) from a recent fishing trip

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Geaux Saints!

I took this shot from our seats at this past weekend's thrashing of
the Detroit Lions.

Wedding Bells

So it's been over a year since I last updated the blog...sue me. The wait was worth it though, because there are tons of wedding photos for you to view. The photographer did a good job of getting at least one picture of almost everyone there, so if you see one that you really want give him the business (instead of shutterfly) and purchase a print from him at barrettmcclean.com.

If you make it through all the photos, look for the ones in album "Campbell 3" of Sarah O'Neill playing the fiddle. The band let her sit in on a song, and she played "Devil's Dream," which is a really fast song that she totally rocked--sorry no audio for that one.

Anyway, enjoy the photos, and please feel free to share any well wishes or wedding memories with us in the comments section.

Bar exam results

No pics, just this post: I found out I passed the bar exam today! Woo-hoo!

Engaged!

Look at the happy, newly-engaged couple. I proposed to Susan on her birthday, December 22, and she was TOTALLY surprised. You can see most of the ring in this picture, which we took at the New Year's Eve party we hosted. 

Pandora!

Wow, John Liles just brought an unbelievable new free music website called Pandora to my attention. I won't get too much into details, other than to say it's one of the most amazing free services I've ever encountered. For those who are more interested, I've included a link to the site so you can visit by clicking here. I highly recommend checking it out. It's like being able to program your own commercial-free radio station, but they let you design up to 100 of them. You've really got to see it to believe it. Enjoy.

Blur

Although this photo is slightly blurry, it's a good one of Susan putting the final touches on our little tree.

We send out our warmest holiday wishes to everyone, and we hope that the upcoming holidays are happy for all. 

Tree trimming

Susan's mom, Joanna, came over Saturday night to help trim the tiny tree we bought. Little tree for a little house, and just like on a Charlie Brown Christmas, all it needed was a little love. 

New links added

If you look to the right hand side of the page, there are some new links where you can always find something interesting.

I strongly recommend checking out WWOZ, the public jazz and heritage station in New Orleans. It's up and running again with awesome music, no advertisements, and you can listen online.

Hold steady

This photo was one that required the camera be held very still for seemingly an eternity. Luckily, I got this decent shot on the second try, before Elise could get bored with the experiment. This shot and the four right below were taken 6 December 2005; Crowley, La.

Baby sister!

Elise holding her new baby sister in Crowley. See how tender they gaze at one another now; how tender will it be when little sis gets into big sis' stuff? ;) 

Dad, Daughter and Mimi

Elise and Mom looking pretty and me and my crooked smile.

Cindy Lou Who's mom...

...was Elise's role. She had a speaking part and got to wear her hair super wild. She made me and the rest of the family all proud.

 

The Grinch

This photo is the set of the play put on by Elise and her third grade class, featuring the Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

Requiem for Toy

As evidenced by the cat and the bird, some things in New Orleans are returning to normal. There are photos of Toy as a boy, and happy with fishes (on the left).

Also note the "World's Meanest Redneck", one of my personal favorites. The girls are (L to R) Joli, Lisa and Susan.