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What Ales Ya, originally uploaded by Photo Mojo.

Introducing a new feature here on the Mojo’s website called New Beer Wednesdays wherein I partake of various beverages, lagers, ales, brews etc and offer my feedback (good & bad).

Moving from a backwards-thinking-attitude-towards-beer state like Alabama to a progressive place like Houston has been very liberating. Here in Texas, I get to sample numerous beers not available in my previous state.

On a recent visit to Whole Foods, I grabbed a variety 6 pack of fine craft beers from around the world and even had advice from their beer steward (thanks, Jason!)

I was not disappointed with tonight’s choice from England called Bombardier from the Wells Brewing company.

According to Kiplinger Finance….

Best Cities to Live, Work, Play- Houston

Exhausted Raccoon, originally uploaded by JnL.

We’ve moved to Katy, Texas just outside of Houston. The stuff is in storage and the house, moving truck turned in, Texas beef consumed, beers downed and got 12 hrs sleep.

Howdy pard’ners!

Road Trip Mascot, originally uploaded by Photo Mojo.

Bevo watches over us and leads the way as I take the girls from Birmingham, Alabama to Houston, Texas- our new home.

Pickup Lines to Use
While Moving.

BY ALISON ROSEN

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“Nice shoes. Wanna put them in that box over there?”

“Is that a mirror in your pocket? Because the movers are going to be here soon, so we should put it in bubble wrap.”

“Your father must have been a thief, because I can’t find the duct tape.”

“The word of the day is ‘tarp.’ What do you say we go back to my place and spread the word?”

“Mind if I put my junk in your box?”

“If this bed’s a-rockin’ … maybe it’s not worth taking to the new place?”

hat tip to Kenny for the link

As an aficionado of good music and blues, I was struck by how odd that 2 of my favorite songs on the Blues Brothers soundtrack have to do with our lives in a span of one week. This past weekend we visited Chicago (Sweet Home Chicago) for Wonderwife’s family reunion and today we are taking off for Katy (She Caught the Katy), Texas outside of Houston.

“We’re on a mission from God.”

Packing the boxes isn’t enough. Taking them downstairs is the hard part!

Crunch time here at Casa de Mojo. We’re wrapping up our keep/sell/trash mode by selling a lot of stuff on Craigslist, garage sales and even a Twitter sale. Our packing is ongoing as boxes are scarce. Apparently I am in an unspoken contest for boxes at our nearest grocery store with another customer so when the truck arrives Tuesday/Thursdays I will be waiting like a hungry scavenger looking for scraps & bones. Yes, I am too cheap to buy boxes.

All utilities except for power are scheduled for shut-off. Services are suspended or transferred to Texas.

As if I don’t have enough on my plate by migrating to Houston, I’m still taking on extra activities such as a few portrait sessions, conference planning sessions, and meetups. How ironic is it that the people I see online here locally and am big fans of, I finally meet and then I split? If you aren’t reading Ike, Brian, Lauren or Kenny then you have no taste. Honestly. There are way too many more friends over the past 5 years to mention here. I mentioned before that the hardest part about leaving Birmingham is the people and it is truer now than when I said it. The Esmans have been a real blessing lately because they have adopted our dog, Allie and even granted me a few photo gigs.

The rest of the week will be fast & furious with more of the same, plus we are flying to Chicago for the weekend for Wonderwife’s family reunion with people we see every 5 years or so. We’re back on Sunday night but then I am driving the girls to Houston on Monday, flying back to Birmingham on Tuesday, finishing up business here, loading the moving truck & heading out for Texas on Friday.

I’m considering taking up several generous offers of loading up the van with promises of adult beverages next week. If you are interested, let me know.

thanks to Werner for the photo