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Cookeville

published by Jonathan on Thu, 03/30/2006 - 15:13

On our way from Nashville to Knoxville, we spent last night and this morning in Cookeville. We went swimming at the hotel pool. Within a few seconds of each other, both Elliot and Finn got in water over their heads, so Lisa had to come to the rescue while Jonathan was taking pictures. Later we went over to Lisa's cousin Emily's house. We saw Emily, her husband Josh, and their 10-month-old daughter Lucy. Wayne, Judy, and Nancy also came over. After we had pizza, we then stopped by the house of Jonathan's friend Don and his wife Tracy and their two kids Mary and Matthew. They gave us a tour of their new house. It was late by little-kid standards, so we didn't stay long. This morning we stopped in to see Lisa's Aunt May before heading to Knoxville.

Elliot leaps into the hotel pool

Lucy

Emily

Josh and Lucy

Elliot, Jonathan, Lisa, Finn, Lucy, Emily, and Josh

Don and Mary

Mary and Matthew

Aunt May and Lisa

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A History of Violence

published by Jonathan on Wed, 03/29/2006 - 22:08

Last night we watched A History of Violence (2005,R) (Screen It! Review) with the Lashlees. From wikipedia: "It stars Viggo Mortensen as the owner of a diner who is thrust into the spotlight after killing two robbers in self-defense." It was a decent film...nothing spectacular but we enjoyed it. I give it 4 out of 5 instead of 3 because of ist uniqueness and unconventionality. Laura L. commented that the some of the fight scenes were almost comical. So was Viggo running all of the way home from town with an injured foot.

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4 out of 5

Dinner at Ryans

published by Jonathan on Tue, 03/28/2006 - 23:47

As part of our Nashville stay, tonight we met a bunch of our college friends for dinner at Ryans...Matt, Laura, and Eli...James, Laura, Luke, and Ezra...Will and Carla...Jason, Carey, and Hayden...Tommy and Seth (Mary Beth couldn't make it)...Bill (Rachel couldn't make it). After dinner, some came back to the Lashlee's to hang out...and then later the Lashlees and Moores watched A History of Violence. Midway Lisa boasted, albeit prematurely, that this would be the first movie that she had watched with the Lashlees without falling asleep. Alas, her prediction did not come true.