Just what does that expression mean anyway?  I think it usually is referring to opportune moments in someone's life, but, really, does that make any sense?  I mean have you seen an oyster lately?  Their appearance doesn't exactly scream success or good fortune.  Well, as usual, I digress.  I was just wondering what your thoughts were on that matter, but the show must go on.

This past weekend when I said I was going to be busy, what I actually meant was that we were going to Mobile, AL for a TaeKwonDo tournament.  There's enough caution in me that I try to adhere to the Internet safety rule of not advertising to the world that we're going to be out of town.  So, anyway, we went to Mobile, which is right on the Gulf and which strangely reminded me of my hometown of Charleston, SC.  I mean they had the swampy areas, the mosquitoes, the humidity, the live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, and they had seafood.  There were seafood restaurants EVERYWHERE.  So Friday night Big D wanted to go to Wintzell's Oyster House, which was right across the street from our hotel.

The strange thing about that is we don't eat oysters.  Ever.  So I'm not sure where the notion came from to try them, but there it was.  And he tried them in a big way, as in the oyster sampler platter:

I believe that our oysters were baked, not raw or fried, and as you can see, there were four varieties....I'm just not exactly sure what all of them were.  Big D was being extra risky because this is all he ordered for he and Harrison to share, so if they didn't like them, they were hosed.

Thankfully, he liked them, and they got the Big D thumbs-up.  Harrison was the real wild card because he is our family's pickiest eater.  Big D described eating one like swallowing a booger, and that was the real turning point in Harrison's skepticism because I suspect he does that often.

Here he goes...

...and he loved them.  He ended up eating four of those suckers.

Annaleigh chose the much tamer catfish...

...which she liked very much.  And I, who was feeling rather queasy watching my family swallow booger-like sea creatures, chose the cream of crab soup, which was tasty. 

 I also downed most of one of our appetizers, fried green tomatoes, which is one of my favorite foods in the world, but I didn't take a picture because I was too busy inhaling them.

More on our tournament results over the next few days.....

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Posted by teachingmisssmartypants

I'd stick to the crab soup or catfish myself. But then again, any oyster you're likely to get around these parts you should regard with suspicion.

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Posted by MayTheyBeMightyMen

Love your posts! Not sure I could handle the seafood choices, but loved the post anyway.

Hope you're feeling okay today. I remember the first 16 weeks with my first child. (We had to "sniff" restaurants first to see if I could handle eating there.) :'P

Have a great week!

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Posted by Arby

Harrison takes great pictures! He a riot.

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Posted by proverbsmomof3

of all types. I'm the only one in the family that will eat oysters. I'm jealous of your fried green tomatoes. Haven't had those in while. Yummy. Looking forward to hearing how the tournament went.

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Posted by CrossView

I LOVE seafood!
(well, except for oysters but don't tell D. and Harrison)

And fried green tomatoes? Oh yeah! Love 'em! =D

Glad you made it back safe and sound...

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Posted by 4sweetums

Glad you all had a good trip. I am not much on seafod but have two kids that can't get enough. In fact for New Years they eat 2 pounds of shrimp and a can of olives by themselves. Very strange children.
Blessings,
Dawn

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Posted by Prodoceo

If I had even walked BY that restaurant when I was in the early months of my last pregnancy I'm sure I would have been in BIG trouble!! I can not stand seafood!

Sorry I haven't been around lately. I just read through a bunch of your old blogs and pregnancy has definitely NOT affected your sense of humor!!

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Posted by naturalpaths

Dh will eat oysters raw and we will both eat them fried, but we haven't had either in a very long time. Dh is right there with you on the fried green tomatoes. He hates tomatoes, but if you serve them fried and green he can't eat them fast enough. The soup you had looks delicious.

Hope you had a great time on your mini trip!

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Posted by CarpeBanana

your men look happy as clams with their oysters. Whatever *that* means.

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Posted by icecastle

Boogers, yum! Maybe I will use that analogy to get my kids to eat more foods.

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Posted by Anonymous

Damon has always had one of the more adventerous palates in the family. Personally, I cannot do it. It is purely a texture thing. I nearly lost my pb&j at the description of it, and that would have been sad and disgusting. But my hat is off to Harrison for being willing to try new things.

On to tournament news...

Love you!

Amy

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Posted by OhPumpkinshellz

LOL! I do believe booger-like-sea creatures fall under one genus. I have only found fried green tomatoes at one restaurant here called Johnny Rebs, and they were sooooooo yummy. Those picks made me long for dinner, which is still 2 hours away :-(

You are probably right about the code names. Everyone calls my dh "B" while I jokingly refer to myself as his ball and chain. My name might be better! LOL

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Posted by lahbluebonnet

Of the selections, I'd have picked your soup!
Blessings,
Laurie

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