May

Written by Administrator | 06 August 2011

Well May was definitely a very busy month both socially and physically at the center. On the first weekend while everyone was watching Will and Kate’s royal wedding a few friends thought it was a perfect opportunity for a trip to the south. Angus Sippe a good mate from London and Henry Parry Okeden and his wife Sarah who live in the states all flew in. I had missed Henry and Sarah wedding earlier in the year so i was quite excited to see them. We settled into a couple of lovely dinners, a few too many drinks and watched a baseball game that really we may have all been a little to hung over to enjoy. It was also a great opportunity to show them the Shepherd center where I spend my days and the machines that make it all happen. It was fantastic to catch up with them all and to have a weekend with friends.

The following weekend was the running of the Kentucky derby, which in conjunction with the race the junior Shepherd committee holds a race day fund raiser. This is an event not to be missed and with everyone in seer sucker suits and summer dresses it is a lot of fun. We were joined for the weekend by Sarrah and Bruce King from New York who are good friends back home. Unfortunately we weren’t able to pick this year’s winner. However after a few mint tulips which are southern cocktail tradition and one of the worst drinks you have ever tasted. It didn’t really matter if you were winning or losing as it all was going to a good cause, that being the Shepherd center.

This month also saw Kate slowly soften me up and introduce some culture into my life through a night at the ballet. Now I am the first to admit I was very sceptical of this little adventure and didn’t mention it to a soul back home. Concerned with what people may think has happen to their straight shooting, rugged country boy. Though after going to watch Ignite at the High Museum I would go again at the drop of hat and recommend others to also watch a show live. I just had no idea how strong, athletic and skilled one needed to be to do that for a profession. Anyone that can stand on their toes, move from side to side and do a squat all in time with the music will have me applauding every time.

To wrap the month up we organised to go to a hip hop unsigned artists night held by a record company here in Atlanta. Now for both Kate and I this was stepping into a side of Atlanta that neither of us knew much about. With Atlanta being known as the home of hip hop there really was no better city to introduce yourself to it. Now it was a pretty wild affair to say the least with more bling and sunglasses then you could poke a stick at. After meeting P Diddy’s entourage and a few other rappers we soon settled in and through our weight around as if this was just another night in the hood for the two of us.