1.
Last
weekend’s promise of date night quickly changed when B’s best friend from high
school announced he was coming to visit.
After the internal ten count pity party I allowed myself, I looked
forward to meeting such a good friend that I have heard so much about the past
few years. I also could not complain
because we were able to sneak in a quick trip to the 20th Annual
Weiner Dog Nationals at German Fest.
What is there not to love about hundreds of dachshunds racing in
brackets for the coveted title of champion?
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| Wow those dogs are fast! Oh wait, they haven't started yet. |
2.
It was so nice to spend time with B and his old
friend this weekend. Hearing old and new
stories of their friendship and seeing them interact was a great opportunity
and I feel like I know B even better than before. Of course, there was the mandatory evening at
the local board game store for a lengthy game night. I can read your mind. You are thinking: nerds. Yes, it is true. If you had any doubts on the subject I think
the name of the store just might seal the deal.
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3.
All my little brother wanted for his birthday
was to see Ironman 3 and Star Trek in the movie theatre. We finally got around to fulfilling half of
his present and saw Ironman 3 on Tuesday.
But before we could enjoy the film, we had to prove we met the
prerequisites of viewing specific Marvel films. I can read your mind again...
4.
My house was blessed with an ant infestation as
well this week. Earlier in the evening
we had spied one in the living room, ushered him outside, and thought nothing
of it. After everyone left, I ventured
to my room to prepare for bed. One ant,
two ants, three ants…after guiding nine ants towards the light and spying
several more, I gave up called my dad and slept on the couch. The next morning I was welcomed by five on my
vanity and more crawling on the floor.
My daddy saved the day and called the exterminator for me. Now I am discovering dozens of ants in need
of a funeral.
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| The ants go marching one by one, hurrah... |
5.
Wednesday night we had a long stretch of severe
thunderstorm and tornado warnings. The
predicted derecho (weather systems joined into one large severe mess) did not
form, thank goodness, but we did have enough continuous downpour, hail, and
winds to spend the entire night in the basement close to the only room in the house
without windows. At first my nieces and
nephews thought it was great fun to hang out in the shower with Grandmommy’s comfy
blankets and a mattress outside the door.
The natives got a little restless after five minutes of prayers and the
shower was transformed from a car into a jumping pit. Don’t worry “Aunt A-Stina” was being so silly
because, they were “just ‘ittle jumps…just doing one more” and they were “not
doing ‘nastics.” Then the baby hit his
head and the tune changed to “my bottom is on my seat!” Being an aunt is one of the best things in
life.
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| Almost everyone. |
6.
For a few shining moments on Thursday I thought it
truly was Friday. The sunny weather
after the storms gave that feeling of hope and joy I experience with the
anticipation of the weekend. Fortunately, the devastation (overly dramatic, I
know) of realizing there was another day between me and the desired weekend was
short lived when an impromptu lunch date was planned. Duck pastrami, French fries, and gourmet ice cream from my two new favorite places and a sweet boy on a long weekend = perfect remedy for the Thursday afternoon blues.
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| Yum! |
7.
Our parking garage has been going through some
much needed renovations. We have already
gone through weeks of confusing traffic lanes and dusty cars as they worked on
the ramps. Now that the threat of snow
is behind us (knock on wood), the construction has moved to the actual floor of
the garage. We received an email
apologizing for the inconvenience of not being able to park on the top floor of
the garage. What they forgot to mention
was the amount of vibration caused by the machines would be great enough to
shake the entire building. My cube is on
the top floor and the constant feeling of the aftershock of an earthquake is
thoroughly disconcerting.
Make sure to visit Jen and the other quick takers before
heading out to enjoy your weekend!
Oh weekend! If only I
did not have to share you with my books.
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