First off: Crawfish.
We have a nice little BBQ place a couple of miles from our house. We affectionately call the place Bob’s Country Bunker.
Every spring, Bob’s Country Bunker serves Crawfish for about a month. I really look forward to Crawfish season! Those things are so tasty. The first year we lived here, they began serving them the Thursday after my birthday. My birthday is 2-20. That was the earliest we have seen them putting Crawfish on the menu. They only keep them on the menu about a month.
The next year, they put them on the menu the beginning of March. The following year, the end of March and they only carried them for a few weeks. This year?
Well, I have been watching the sign in front of their store. They usually have a countdown on the board to how many days until Crawfish will be on the menu. Today is April 4th and so far, nada.
MFH (My Favorite Husband) and I were in Bob’s Country Bunker a few weeks ago for dinner and I asked when they were going to start serving the Crawfish. The lady hesitated/hemmed and hawed and finally said, “We don’t think we’ll be serving Crawfish this year.”
Boo.
So…
I’ve been keeping my eyes open for a new place to get some Crawfish.
I only get ONE meal of Crawfish each year. I love it but it’s kinda pricey. Last year, my meal at Bob’s was $7.00 lb. I order two pounds. A lot of people start with 5 pounds! Seeing as you only eat the tails, that’s not a lot of food but it sure is tasty!
Finally, I found a place near West Point, Mississippi, that served it. Today, after running group, MFH and I stopped. We were starved and that sounded perfect! I ordered my 2 pounds of Crawfish (at $5.50 pound) and sat in the car and ate to my little hearts delight! It was delicious!!! I’m still smiling! #HappyTummy
I just mentioned running group. I am afraid I have been delinquent in attending running group. Thinking back, I don’t thing I’ve been there since the end of January or beginning of February.
With all of the heavy training I’ve been doing for the Marathon and then the Ultra Marathon, I’ve been pooped! Getting up early on a Saturday morning and then driving for 30 miles to run 6 or 7 miles? It was, quite frankly, a little bit too much for this kid. I’ve been sleeping in on Saturday’s and then running later in the morning.
Call me a sissy.
So, this morning, MFH and I hopped in the car and took off for running group. It was so much fun! I had really missed all the awesome people that gather there early (6:15 am) on Saturday mornings.
MFH and I ran to the first water stop and back. The entire course this morning was a little over 11 miles. We ended up running 7.38 (that .38 of a mile is very important!). It was a very pretty morning here in Mississippi. There was a stiff north wind but other than that, no complaints whatsoever.
I was a little bit ahead of MFH so I stopped and took his pic. HA! That’ll teach him to let me run in front of him! 🙂
All in all, this has been a great Saturday! Hope yours has been too. Wishing all of you a Happy Easter and a Happy Passover.