So I have this video I wanted to upload from backstage at the Travis Cottrell CD taping (Is taping even the right word? What do the kids in the industry say these days?).
Anyway, as we all know, videos never seem to go smoothly for me and I have encountered a glitch. But, GOOD NEWS, this time it’s not my fault and I can totally blame Vimeo.
Apparently it will be 165 minutes until my video is ready and I’m not waiting that long because it’s actually still Sunday night as I write this and I must go to bed because I am exhausted from all the fun.
I’ll post the video later today but in the meantime let me say that the recording (taping? live session? laying down tracks?) was so much fun and the entire praise team did such a great job. It’s going to be the best worship CD ever. Seriously.
In other news, I went to eat lunch yesterday with Sophie and Boodaddy. We went to a Mexican restaurant that appeared to be good because it was called “Restaurant Mexicano” and everyone knows that “O” on the end of Mexican signals authenticity. Sophie was smart and ordered nachos, which are always a safe choice.
I ordered Huevos Rancheros. Bad call on my part because I’m not sure the following picture features huevos or rancheros. If you have a weak stomach, I beg you not to look at this picture yet I am compelled to post it.
I believe those are the lesser cousin of Huevos Rancheros known as Huevos Feos, which translates to “Ugly Eggs” for those of you who don’t possess my extensive Spanish vocabulary of four to five words. It will be a long time before I can eat eggs again.
And for the record, I didn’t actually eat those. I just tore my napkin in half and covered them up so I didn’t have to look at them.
It’s too bad I can’t use that same napkin to erase the image from my brain where it is now burned for eternity.
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hey big mama! SO glad you guys had fun at the taping…my sister, amy, said she saw y’all and was able to say hi! wish i could’ve been there!!
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Oh man, I could have told you not to eat there. Next time give a shout out to those of us in Woodstock. There is no stellar Mexican food here, but there are some places that will leave you full and happy, unlike said establishment!!
Nice, Bigmama… now I can’t go back up and eat the scrambled eggs I just prepared. But, I wanted to start a diet anyway, so maybe I’ll just print out that picture and hang it on my fridge. There’s a little teahouse on Main St. in Woodstock (something and Thyme.. can’t remember.. the eggs have wiped my brain clean..) that is really, really yummy if you’re still in town…
One of my life rules: Never eat Mexican food east of the MIssissippi River. Even if a resident of this region tells you it is good.
That’s too bad, because you passed right by a Pappasito’s on your way up 75 from the airport. It’s east of the Mississippi, AND it’s good!
(that last part was for Emily)
It was great to see you again in Woodstock! I was almost struck mute by your gorgeous hair and fabulous coat, but I was able to recover in time to pretend that I had some sense.
That dish looks yummy!!! Glad you had a GREAT time!!!
It was an AWESOME night!!! I was over in the mob of siesta’s…we were so blessed to be on the front row…
As much as I wanted to say Hi, I just couldn’t do the push and shove thing.:) So HI….it was good to “see” you, but better to worship Jesus with you all last night.
Have a great day!
stephanie
Ummm, I don’t ever remember Huevos Rancheros ever looking like that.I don’t think even ugly eggs fit the description. You poor thing. What a site to have burned into your memory.
I’m not sure what you would call it either beyond wonderful! So glad ya’ll were there to share in the experience. Definitely the best worship ever, still recovering
Sorry you had such a bad dining experience, if your ever back again, drop me a line so we can refer ya’ll to something more…palatable
hugs,
tammy
OHH MAN THAT DID NOT LOOK SO PRETTY .. i BET YOUR TUMMY IS THANKING YOU FOR NOT TRYING IT.. NACHOS SAFTER i AGREE. gLAD YYOU HAD FUN CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU CHICKS,, STOP BY AND GET YOUR WELL DESERVED AWARDS AND HINT READ THE NOT ME’S AND GET THE OTHER SUPRISE FOR YOU.
LEAVE A COMMNET AND SAY HI MAMA NAD CLCIK THE FOLLOWER BUTTON SO i can follow you ….
Those look delicious
.. can’t wait to see the video!
Maybe it’s a bad translation b/c I could swear that is “oatmeal with yellow food coloring.”
Ugh, that just can’t be right. We moved a couple of years ago from South Texas to New England and I have missed authentic Mexican food, you just never know what you’re gonna get!
ewwww on the egg like substance dish…
Sounds like you had a blast!!
Ewww! Get out to your favorite place in SA and get the REAL DEAL to help erase that horrific picture! (If your not ready to eat them yet, have a friend order them so you can at least get a better visual). Yikes. I have a hard time eating Mexican anywhere away from home. If I do I usually stick with fajitas – hard to mess that up.
I probably shouldn’t say what I’m thinking about that picture.
Oh, girl. Don’t ever eat Mexican food outside of Texas.
Was that picture before you ate them or after?!
All I can say about those eggs??? YIKES!!!
Take it from one who knows. Never eat Mexican in Georgia.
So my favorite Mexican restaurant (I eat there at least twice a week haha) is just down the street from Woodstock First Baptist! you definitely should have gone there instead
so I’m really glad I got to meet you last night – but I’m a little embarrassed by how I just stood there like an idiot and barely even introduced myself! I blame 2 things:
1) Somehow on the way over to y’all, I managed to punch my straw through the bottom of my Sonic cup . . . all the melted ice was pouring out along with some leftover lime/cherry juice and I was trying to catch it with my hand for some reason . . .
2) My husband was watching the baby and he kept texting me every few minutes and asking me how to stop all the crying . . .
Anyways, I promise I’m not that socially awkward all the time and if I ever meet you again I will be full of sparkling wit and charm
ps-Your polka-dot coat was too cute for words – where did you get it?
Wow, before I read the post, I saw the picture in my blog reader. I was like, “Oh, wow! Cheddar cheesey risotto! How yummy!”
Then you told me it was huevos rancheros. How I can never eat an egg again without thinking about this umm …. regurgitated substance that might have appeared like fluffy eggs and ranchero sauce at some point like a LONG time ago.
I’m glad you savored it with a picture. And, is it really odd that I had bad Mexican food last night, too? El Palenquo. I was fooled by the -o ending, also. I’m not sure why it’s so hard to find delicious Mexican food around Houston. I mean, obviously, folks.
I’m sorry I didn’t get to meet you there. I was there with the Southern Siestas.
Travis and Beth were great!
Blessings!
Girl, didn’t you know the most excellent Mexican food was right within the walls of Woodstock? We had a buffet by Soul Food that was FABULOUS.
So by the time I saw you it was time to sit down and by the time I thought to look for you girls again everyone had cleared out. Our little corner kind of shut the place down. Hope you have a great trip home..:))
Huh. In no, except for color, does that even look egg-like. It looks like velveeta soup with rice. Gross!
Mexican food of ANY form should not be ordered outside the hallowed borders of the State of Texas. Wow, that looks awful…when you get back to SA you need to immediately go and order huevos rancheros at a good Mexico food restaurant to begin the process of retraining your brain’s image of what huevos rancheros are supposed to look like….
I am new to your journal. I found you through Angie and the infamous scarf post.
I am from New Mexico where Huevos Rancheros are served any and everywhere. I am telling you sister, those are not Huevos Rancheros. LOL. Those don’t even remotely resemble them. Gag!
If you are ever in need of real Mexican food head on over! I can hook you up with some great places! I also know some good recipes if you are feeling creative.
So basically, they served you a plate of vomit. Got it.
Disgusting! I just ate eggs for breakfast and really didn’t need to see that picture
BTW I have to agree with Emily about not eating Mexican east of the Mississippi after living in Raleigh for a few years. Taco Bell’s where we went when we got a craving…how sad is that?!
yes, the days of high speed dubbing are in fact gone I’m afraid my friend! I don’t think there is one shred of tape involved in any type of media these days…kinda makes you miss those “mixed tapes” days huh?
Eggs??? I seriously thought the whole time that was a bowl of oatmeal!!! Poor thing…good idea with the napkin and all!
Not sure how you know or work with Travis but we are sorta fond of the guy up here at Long Hollow Baptist (Nashville area)…he has co-written with our worship leader on a few songs we do here…I believe “Alive” is one of them…great guy…phenomenal worship leader!
Oh, yikes! I’m moving to Atlanta from Texas in six months and did NOT need to see that!
i am sorry to say i witnessed a similarly unpleasant food presentation at a mexican restaurant yesterday. except instead of huevos or rancheros, it involved a little girl with a little tummy and too many enchiladas. but the end result looked pretty much identical.
Great, a new diet aid! Now when I get the munchies, I’ll just come and look at that horrendous picture. Crisis adverted!
That’s the worst excuse for Huevos Rancheros I’ve ever seen. Come back to TX, baby! I didn’t grow up in TX, and THOUGHT I didn’t like Mexican food when I moved here. THEN I tried “MEXICAN FOOD” a la TEXAS. OH!!!! I do, in fact, love Mexican food. I had just never really been SERVED real Mexican before!
it is a recording…..rather than taping
Sweet mercy.
Melanie,
You must expunge the evil Tex-Mex wannabe demon now. Now, I tell you. Run. Don’t walk to Mi Tierra.
OR
At least google Mi Tierra, and while soft guitars play in the back ground, gaze at pictures of how Tex Mex should look. Hopefully, the cleansing process can begin.
As a Texan,not living in Texas, I can assure you that Mexican in Atlanta is not what you are accumstomed to in Texas. Been there, done that.
Wow. Feo indeed…and perhaps recycled. FYI Taquiera Aguascalientes- SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD. I know you’re the Mexican food guru but just in case you were unaware, I felt it my San Antonian Mexican food enthusiast duty to inform you of the of the foodo bueno Mexicano awaiting you.
sorry about the huevos, senorita
At first glance I thought those were sweet potatoes! BTW, fellow Ag, I’m a former San Antonian (is that a word) and have been Mexican food since we moved to KY. Luck you, you never have to learn to cook Mexican food in the good ole SA!
Oh, dear Lord in heaven… that seriously looked like what I find on the floor next to a particular chair that my dog always seeks out when he’s going to get sick.
The fact that it sat on a table in front of you might be the best diet enforcer I’ve ever seen…
mmmm hmmmm.
see, now that’s why i never order eggs. ever. especially at an unknown mexican restaurant. someplace that specializes in breakfast like say, cracker barrell, IHOP, I *might* consider it. but probably won’t.
i am so grossed out now.
Holy Cow Big Mama! I go out of town for the weekend and come back to SIX, count them SIX, Big Mama posts to read! I am so envious that you got to go see Kate. The tickets were sold out and I was so bummed! I also had Mexicano food, but went with a safe choice of Ninfas since I was out of state! Your huevos rancheros resembled dog food and some other unmentionables! You know you’re from TX when you can spell huevos rancheros without having to look it up!
So jealous of you and your jet setting ways!
I also have been craving a good plate of nachos for about 6 months, ever since you posted about some good ones you had… alas, in SC there are NO good nachos to be found. I can’t even make them decent. You have it so good in Texas! Sorry about the eggs, I had no idea what those were, but yukko!
Ok, can I just be real honest and tell you that you are a RIOT? I have had such a crummy day and somehow stumbled upon your blog…I was reading your justifications for songs on your iPOD and almost wet my pants. The girls in the office are seriously wondering if I am ok. I just have to say THANK YOU-and I will be back!
Oh sweet mercy….those eggs
Eww, my stomach just flip-flopped at the sight of those eggs!
So, now breakfast is definitely out of the question for dinner. And, I may never eat Mexican food again. Well, for a while, anyway.
I was there too!! It was so awesome! I had a great worship experience. I’m ready to go again.
That is the nastiest looking plate every. You didn’t send it back?!! I made my hubby look and he also stated it didn’t look like huevos or rancheros.
How do you get invited to all this fun stuff? I want to move to Houston. Especially because it is 12 degrees here in Wisconsin.
Becky
I’ve got a little picture I’m going to email you and Sophie about our “dinner” on Saturday night. Nasty and hilarious all rolled into one. to be continued….
Girl, I think your heuvos were just scrambled-o instead of fried-o. Ya shoulda caballero-ed up and ‘et ‘em!
Oh my – I will never look at Mexican food the same! Thanks, Big Mama!
Just wanted to say what a pleasure it was to meet you last night after the worship service. I cannot wait for this CD to be released because I know it is going to be amazing!
Hope that you had a safe trip back home and I hope to see you again some time soon.
May God bless you,
Emilie (“MiMi”)
ACK! That was not Now you must all show us your polka dot coat to make up for it!!
(it was supposed to read — that was not PRETTY hmph silly laptop)
vomitar=to vomit en espanol
Augh! That is the ugliest food I’ve ever seen! And I rarely meet a food I don’t love. But that just makes me want to gag.
You should have sent it back! (Surely they have a word for “puke-worthy” in Spanish!)
I just threw up all over my keyboard. Sick.
Yikes! I’ve been to the far ends of Mexico and South America and I’ve never seen Huevos Rancheros that look like that! Good thing you made use of that napkin!
Paula G. aka Wrinkled Shirts <
Bless your heart. For a Texas girl, there is nothing more disappointing than bad Mexican food…and you went way beyond bad with that. EEEWWWW!!!!
But I’m still jealous. Even with that ugly food, you got to see Trav and Beth…and BACKSTAGE!!!! Shut Up!!
Loved seeing you… even though it was very brief! Last night was awesome! Sorry about your lunch! Ugh…. at least you had good company! : )
Have a happy day! (well evening) Emmy : )
Huevos Vomito
oohhh, not good — at all.
Melanie — what a blast to finally meet you in Atlanta. Loved the jacket – Fran and I had serious jacket envy going on. You had a calm, sensible pattern while we had an explosion of black and white.
What a weekend!
Well…I think it looks like seriously melted Kentucky fried chicken…or…I don’t know!…just…yucky. I can totally understand why you were compelled to post the picture, as it truly is the epitome of sorry-looking food. If I showed that picture to certain kids of my acquaintance, they would never speak to me again.
Oh my gosh, you have me CRACKING UP LAUGHING! So funny!
Wow…that looks awful.
Wow, those eggs are baaaaad.
Oh. yucko. Barf on a plate might look better than that. I’m just saying……
I seriously had Huevos Rancheros for lunch today, and they looked nothing like that.
THAT is gross.
Hey there, from an Atlantan (although I’m not near FBC Woodstock if you ate in that area) may I please apologize for the eggs that were served to you in this fine city? I’m embarassed for the restaurant because they don’t have the sense to be embarassed for themselves.
That picture made me gasp aloud! It’s just not safe to eat Mexican food outside of Texas.
Nope. I shouldn’t have looked. That picture shows an awful, unappealing mess that should never have seen the light of day, let alone the room outside the kitchen.
http://www.ugg.com
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