Friday, July 30, 2010
Final TARR team photos
It's noted that John's an obvious trouble maker in pictures as you can see in this first photo, either a sore loser or trouble maker.....you decide.
But it looks like all the participants finally came together under one umbrella of unity to celebrate the orange team's victory or just because these people like to have their picture taken.
I'm completely out of smart *** comments.
But it looks like all the participants finally came together under one umbrella of unity to celebrate the orange team's victory or just because these people like to have their picture taken.
I'm completely out of smart *** comments.
TARR Part 2
The pre-race predictions for TARR Monroe were as follows...Lindsey and Caitlin were considered the favorites for no other reason than Caitlin was part of the winning team with Lauren, not Lindsey, in TARR Corsicana. John and Owen and Carlie and Emma were predicted to vie for 2nd and 3rd. And, as one smart aleck stated, "The Vegas odds makers had the Walker girls coming in last." But they proudly proved them wrong by coming in next to last. Go team yellow!
Because Maggie and Olivia are known for their diabolicalness (yes that's a word), the 4 teams knew they were in for a challenge. The TARR course was set across a vast expanse of Monroe and West Monroe and included about 20 clues. After the teams left the church, they were directed to the Indian mound, Forsythe Park, the garden district and Restoration Park in West Monroe where problems ensued for the blue and yellow teams. I would tell you that Lindsey blew chunks there but that would be gross. And because Mollie and Whitney got distracted by their ridiculous need to practice their picture posing, the time they wasted allowed the green team to go into 2nd place (woo hoo my people!).
Now I could list all the stops but it would surely bore people to tears with the riveting, they went here, then here, then here. So I'm not gonna. I'll fast forward and say it ended in the square behind the Turners' house. And now that I think about it, Olivia may have been trying to give a hint in that picture in the last post. Remember when she was making a square? Hmmmmm...curious. Anyway, due to a secret "backdoor" entrance used by Carlie, she and Emma beat out team green by a hair. And I'll have to say I was shocked that my dear husband almost won because I've witnessed his "hurry" mode and it borders somewhere between a slug and a sloth. He DOES NOT speed up even when I'm saying, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
John and Owen arriving at the Turners. They were so close to winning the extremely valuable prizes.
Maggie watches as John runs towards the goal, hoping to be the first.
However once he rounded the corner, he saw that Carlie and Emma were in fact the first to arrive and therefore the other dark horse had already won the extremely valuable prizes..
Emma looks as if she's got some energy left for a little ballet. Carlie's gesturing wildly to Melanie.
Another poor sucker team still hoping they've won....but alas it was not to be.
Mollie seems to be celebrating her almost win or......she stepped in a bed of fire ants? What's really going on here Mollie?
I'm not sure if that's a jump of misplaced jubilation, glad she's out of the ants or if she's starting the YMCA song but she'll soon realize team yellow was 3rd.
Dejection and realization has now set in.
But even still Mollie seems to be talking some smack.
And then bringing up the rear, the no longer peppy blue team. But Cammie was the greeter/consoler/encourager for them. She seems happy they made it back safely.
Waiting for the presentation of the extremely valuable prizes.
And here it comes.
We have ex-basketball trophies coming out the wazoo and they make for the best and tackiest of prizes. Although, the bottom of this little gem was actually made by Maggie and Olivia while in Corsicana in anticipation of this momentous occasion.
Some enjoying the thrill of victory and others, the agony of defeat.
Defeat is ugly.
Oh yeah they're rubbing it in.
Carlie's glee might indicate she thought there were cash prizees.
But there wasn't.
But there was a British flag? Excuse me, it was ALMOST INDEPENDENCE DAY. Do we need to tell people who we became independent of?
Maybe a little over the top.
It ain't Wimbledon.
But everyone was awarded sparklers!
Someone tell Lindsey to take that sparkler out of her mouth!
Even the dogs had their own amazing race race.
But sadly Maisy was in the same boat as Lindsey and Caitlin
But they all lived happily ever after OR until TARR 3 coming Labor Day weekend!
The end.
Because Maggie and Olivia are known for their diabolicalness (yes that's a word), the 4 teams knew they were in for a challenge. The TARR course was set across a vast expanse of Monroe and West Monroe and included about 20 clues. After the teams left the church, they were directed to the Indian mound, Forsythe Park, the garden district and Restoration Park in West Monroe where problems ensued for the blue and yellow teams. I would tell you that Lindsey blew chunks there but that would be gross. And because Mollie and Whitney got distracted by their ridiculous need to practice their picture posing, the time they wasted allowed the green team to go into 2nd place (woo hoo my people!).
Now I could list all the stops but it would surely bore people to tears with the riveting, they went here, then here, then here. So I'm not gonna. I'll fast forward and say it ended in the square behind the Turners' house. And now that I think about it, Olivia may have been trying to give a hint in that picture in the last post. Remember when she was making a square? Hmmmmm...curious. Anyway, due to a secret "backdoor" entrance used by Carlie, she and Emma beat out team green by a hair. And I'll have to say I was shocked that my dear husband almost won because I've witnessed his "hurry" mode and it borders somewhere between a slug and a sloth. He DOES NOT speed up even when I'm saying, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
John and Owen arriving at the Turners. They were so close to winning the extremely valuable prizes.
Maggie watches as John runs towards the goal, hoping to be the first.
However once he rounded the corner, he saw that Carlie and Emma were in fact the first to arrive and therefore the other dark horse had already won the extremely valuable prizes..
Emma looks as if she's got some energy left for a little ballet. Carlie's gesturing wildly to Melanie.
Another poor sucker team still hoping they've won....but alas it was not to be.
Mollie seems to be celebrating her almost win or......she stepped in a bed of fire ants? What's really going on here Mollie?
I'm not sure if that's a jump of misplaced jubilation, glad she's out of the ants or if she's starting the YMCA song but she'll soon realize team yellow was 3rd.
Dejection and realization has now set in.
But even still Mollie seems to be talking some smack.
And then bringing up the rear, the no longer peppy blue team. But Cammie was the greeter/consoler/encourager for them. She seems happy they made it back safely.
Waiting for the presentation of the extremely valuable prizes.
And here it comes.
We have ex-basketball trophies coming out the wazoo and they make for the best and tackiest of prizes. Although, the bottom of this little gem was actually made by Maggie and Olivia while in Corsicana in anticipation of this momentous occasion.
Some enjoying the thrill of victory and others, the agony of defeat.
Defeat is ugly.
Oh yeah they're rubbing it in.
Carlie's glee might indicate she thought there were cash prizees.
But there wasn't.
But there was a British flag? Excuse me, it was ALMOST INDEPENDENCE DAY. Do we need to tell people who we became independent of?
Maybe a little over the top.
It ain't Wimbledon.
But everyone was awarded sparklers!
Someone tell Lindsey to take that sparkler out of her mouth!
Even the dogs had their own amazing race race.
But sadly Maisy was in the same boat as Lindsey and Caitlin
But they all lived happily ever after OR until TARR 3 coming Labor Day weekend!
The end.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Amazing Race Race (TARR) Monroe Edition Part 1
The Amazing Race Race or, TARR, (I never found out why it had 2 races in the title) Monroe edition took place on July 3, 2010. It was a much anticipated event with a huge following (6 people) and 3 of the 4 teams talking trash weeks before race day. (John talked no trash as he had no idea he was playing until about an hour before the start.) There were a few new teams and some juggling of other teams but the actual teaming played out like this:
Green Team
John and Owen
(Owen trying to extricate himself from his father's arm for fear of being kissed or hugged.)
As you can see, the boys didn't coordinate.....shocking. Although, I think Owen arbitrarily picked green because that's the color he happened to be wearing that day. And people may not know this about John but the only time he actually tries to coordinate with anyone is when he sneaks the same color as me so we end up at church in the same color, which he knows I HATE. I'm sorry if I offend any married coordinators but I personally don't want people coming up to me saying, "Aww yal match!" The cutesy enthusiasm causes me to want to punch people and unfortunately, that's not church worthy behavior.
The rest of the teams look cute and ready for the competition so there's no need to tease them about their outfits.
Yellow
Mollie and Whitney
Orange
Carlie and Emma
Blue
Lindsey and Caitlin
OK, I could make fun of these 2 participants but I won't. These are the kind of people that come up to me at church and say, "Aww yal match!" And then I have to refrain from punching them.....cause.....remember you can't punch people at church. They did in fact win the spirit award, which had no actual prize but at least they won something....because they came in dead last. Ohh I gave the ending away!
Team pictures with some commentary.
First of all John may be in the process of grabbing Owen's butt, cause Owen looks a little nervous. Caitlin's left leg is frighteningly angled. Mollie and Whitney have the exact same pose as their individual team picture and Carlie and Emma have a laid back confidence. All in all everyone looks happy and excited.
Owen's still not comfortable with his dad so close for fear of the dad embarrassing the son. All others are good to go.
The Walkers are most confident about their ability to hold a pose. Owen's left arm is out of sight keeping John from pantsing him.
Lindsey's now coming after the camera person to try to intimidate and obfuscate which is defined by dictionary.com as; to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy...yeah, that looks about right. The Walkers finally got caught out of their pose and now it would seem that the rhythm is finally going to get Mollie because it appears that she's about to dance. Owen looks like he may have gotten slapped in the neck by John or maybe stung by a bee. Carlie's admiring her own shoes and Emma's thinking about taking Lindsey out. And I don't know how, but if you look behind Lindsey, Caitlin has been reduced to a total of one foot and one foot only.
Lindsey and Mollie are trying to show off muscles but that must be a joke cause....just look at those arms. A teeny tiny little itty bitty flea would not be intimidated by that. Caitlin looks as if she's thinking, "Really Lindsey? maybe Whitney and I would be better served by dumping these 2 and joining forces." Carlie and Emma are strategizing. Owen has slipped away to be free from John's pantsing and harassment. John's looking for Owen so he can continue the harassment.
More showboating with Lindsey really turning it on and Caitlin seemingly trying to pull her back. Mollie's looking hard to find her missing muscle while saying to herself, "Think, think, think where did I leave it." Or maybe, "Come on teeny tiny itty bitty muscle....you can do it!" Now Emma's admiring Carlie's shoes. Carlie sees a bug on Whitney's back but because she's not her team member, she's not gonna tell her. And Whitney looks as if she's thinking, "Really Mollie? maybe Caitlin and I would be better served by dumping these 2 and joining forces."
Lindsey and Mollie are pleased with their muscle man show. They're laughing at the fact that when they tried to high 5 they missed each other. And Whitney's trying to eavesdrop in case Carlie and Emma have a good plan. Now add to Caitlin's body parts a small amount of another foot and an arm.
The place where the race began and the teams are receiving their rules. Jared came in the hope he could laugh at someone. Melanie was there strictly for documentation. Olivia's checking to make sure all her fingers came with her.
Mollie's now forgotten why she came and is beginning to play the hokey pokey...because clearly her left foot is in.
The brilliant race organizers and resident sneaks who are both sweating because it was horribly hot in the gym. Apparently there's "one thing" that's more important than all the rest of the things.
More explaining while Olivia's makes a square.
And the racers are off for their first clue. John's last. I'm not surprised. He always lets ALL the cars into traffic and they get to go first! I hate that! But right now, the orange team is almost in last place......hmmmmm
Frantically looking for the first clue that took them to the sanctuary to find the next one.
The team in first place on ULM campus? Orange.
John and Owen in second place on campus at ULM where an uncool rude and nerdy campus policewoman looking confused said, "Umm we don't allow that out here." Riiiiiight people never ride through, park their car and get out. That never happens on campus.
John's asking random cars that he passes if they'd like to go first.
Whitney trying to look like she's still trying.
Caitlin walking dejectedly.
The 4th placers or better known as last.
But I'd much rather remember them like this, the overly enthusiastic semi-dorks that bought stuff to decorate and wear for the game. If we had a spirit stick, they surely deserved it.
Part 2 will be coming tomorrow with more exciting details. (Not really but come back anyway.)
Green Team
John and Owen
(Owen trying to extricate himself from his father's arm for fear of being kissed or hugged.)
As you can see, the boys didn't coordinate.....shocking. Although, I think Owen arbitrarily picked green because that's the color he happened to be wearing that day. And people may not know this about John but the only time he actually tries to coordinate with anyone is when he sneaks the same color as me so we end up at church in the same color, which he knows I HATE. I'm sorry if I offend any married coordinators but I personally don't want people coming up to me saying, "Aww yal match!" The cutesy enthusiasm causes me to want to punch people and unfortunately, that's not church worthy behavior.
The rest of the teams look cute and ready for the competition so there's no need to tease them about their outfits.
Yellow
Mollie and Whitney
Orange
Carlie and Emma
Blue
Lindsey and Caitlin
OK, I could make fun of these 2 participants but I won't. These are the kind of people that come up to me at church and say, "Aww yal match!" And then I have to refrain from punching them.....cause.....remember you can't punch people at church. They did in fact win the spirit award, which had no actual prize but at least they won something....because they came in dead last. Ohh I gave the ending away!
Team pictures with some commentary.
First of all John may be in the process of grabbing Owen's butt, cause Owen looks a little nervous. Caitlin's left leg is frighteningly angled. Mollie and Whitney have the exact same pose as their individual team picture and Carlie and Emma have a laid back confidence. All in all everyone looks happy and excited.
Owen's still not comfortable with his dad so close for fear of the dad embarrassing the son. All others are good to go.
The Walkers are most confident about their ability to hold a pose. Owen's left arm is out of sight keeping John from pantsing him.
Lindsey's now coming after the camera person to try to intimidate and obfuscate which is defined by dictionary.com as; to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy...yeah, that looks about right. The Walkers finally got caught out of their pose and now it would seem that the rhythm is finally going to get Mollie because it appears that she's about to dance. Owen looks like he may have gotten slapped in the neck by John or maybe stung by a bee. Carlie's admiring her own shoes and Emma's thinking about taking Lindsey out. And I don't know how, but if you look behind Lindsey, Caitlin has been reduced to a total of one foot and one foot only.
Lindsey and Mollie are trying to show off muscles but that must be a joke cause....just look at those arms. A teeny tiny little itty bitty flea would not be intimidated by that. Caitlin looks as if she's thinking, "Really Lindsey? maybe Whitney and I would be better served by dumping these 2 and joining forces." Carlie and Emma are strategizing. Owen has slipped away to be free from John's pantsing and harassment. John's looking for Owen so he can continue the harassment.
More showboating with Lindsey really turning it on and Caitlin seemingly trying to pull her back. Mollie's looking hard to find her missing muscle while saying to herself, "Think, think, think where did I leave it." Or maybe, "Come on teeny tiny itty bitty muscle....you can do it!" Now Emma's admiring Carlie's shoes. Carlie sees a bug on Whitney's back but because she's not her team member, she's not gonna tell her. And Whitney looks as if she's thinking, "Really Mollie? maybe Caitlin and I would be better served by dumping these 2 and joining forces."
Lindsey and Mollie are pleased with their muscle man show. They're laughing at the fact that when they tried to high 5 they missed each other. And Whitney's trying to eavesdrop in case Carlie and Emma have a good plan. Now add to Caitlin's body parts a small amount of another foot and an arm.
The place where the race began and the teams are receiving their rules. Jared came in the hope he could laugh at someone. Melanie was there strictly for documentation. Olivia's checking to make sure all her fingers came with her.
Mollie's now forgotten why she came and is beginning to play the hokey pokey...because clearly her left foot is in.
The brilliant race organizers and resident sneaks who are both sweating because it was horribly hot in the gym. Apparently there's "one thing" that's more important than all the rest of the things.
More explaining while Olivia's makes a square.
And the racers are off for their first clue. John's last. I'm not surprised. He always lets ALL the cars into traffic and they get to go first! I hate that! But right now, the orange team is almost in last place......hmmmmm
Frantically looking for the first clue that took them to the sanctuary to find the next one.
The team in first place on ULM campus? Orange.
John and Owen in second place on campus at ULM where an uncool rude and nerdy campus policewoman looking confused said, "Umm we don't allow that out here." Riiiiiight people never ride through, park their car and get out. That never happens on campus.
John's asking random cars that he passes if they'd like to go first.
Whitney trying to look like she's still trying.
Caitlin walking dejectedly.
The 4th placers or better known as last.
But I'd much rather remember them like this, the overly enthusiastic semi-dorks that bought stuff to decorate and wear for the game. If we had a spirit stick, they surely deserved it.
Part 2 will be coming tomorrow with more exciting details. (Not really but come back anyway.)
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