The weather was too warm to ski this weekend, so we met in Cincinnati at Jungle Jim’s then went to the Cincinnati Art Museum. We had a great day! Saturday, we had a college friend come into town. I called ahead to one of our favorite restaurants in Louisville, Havana Rumba, where we were told we’d have to wait for 30 minutes. NO PROBLEM… After arriving & waiting 45 minutes, and still not being seated, we asked the host how much longer we’d have to wait. Apathetically, he replied, “45 more minutes.” Something is definitely wrong with his math skills! He needs to learn the motto “Under Promse, Over Deliver!” We were majorly disappointed–we had an 8 o’clock show to make, so we had to leave and go elsewhere…AND by this time, we were short for time, so we headed to a Jimmy John’s. I was super disappointed being the one “in charge” of the plans and have to resort to a sandwich shop, but sometimes I have to give up my perfectionistic ways and learn to go with the flow…This was one such instance, and personally, I think better memories are made that way. We went to a comedy show that evening. Our college friend assured us that the comedian was very clean and appropriate, but I doubtfully thought, “I’ll believe THAT when I see it!” Surprisingly, he was VERY clean, and we really enjoyed the show–Michael laughed so hard, he got an ab workout! Last night, we went over to some friends’ house, and had a delightful time! All in all, great weekend, so I wanted to blog about it.
Reminiscing of days gone by…
(Ange, I was inspired with all your nostalgic photos)…
I Love my family…
I’m a big picture girl–love looking at pictures (that’s what drew me into Xangadom, anyway!)–maybe it came from working at a photo lab in high school, I dunno. Whatever the reason, I LOVE PICTURES. Recently, I’ve found a few pictures of my family throughout the years. Just thought I’d share with the Xanga world, even though I don’t think anyone browsing here will remember ANY of these stages except the skiing picture from Dec 97.
I am so thankful for my family…
And a favorite poem from around that time period…
Smart, by Shel Silverstein from Where the Sidewalk Ends
My dad gave me one dollar bill
‘Cause I’m his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
‘Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes—I guess he don’t know
That three is more than two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just ‘cause he can’t see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head—
Too proud of me to speak!
***Sigh*** I loved being a kid. Minus the fact that I no longer ring my neighbor’s doorbell to ask them to play, often times, I still exhibit many characteristics of a kid. I think, at heart, I’ll always be one.
3-0?
Life somehow manages to pass by at warp speed. My brother, Ross, turns 3-0 this week! There’s just something about the “thirty” number that makes you feel old. I think it has to do with your perception of “OLD” as a kid. I can remember playing with the neighbor kids, creating clubs and forts, jumping on the trampoline, annoying Ross (my childhood expertise), playing truth or dare, creating and selling neighborhood newsletters…where, oh, where does time go? It’s during those times that 30 was ancient, finances were something our parents did with the checkbook, and eating anything you wanted never meant gaining a pound. Now, and sooner than I ever thought, I’m on the brink. Of course, I still have about a year and a half–but it’s coming…and my brother’s the first to get the ball rolling! First my brother, then husband, then sister-in-law, then me. And of course, being a previous math teacher, I always, then, have to do the math….multiply by 2…that’s 60. multiply by 3…that’s 90….and multiply by 4…I’ll be dead! I guess it’s a reminder to live life to the fullest and to live in such a way that my life brings glory to God. It’s just a thought.
There’s just something about RELAXING with family!
It’s back to work today…RELUCTANTLY. The Break was SO nice! There’s just something to be said about relaxing for the weekend, eh? Nothing on the agenda–NICE! This is what we all look like as we relaxed throughout the holidays, but my dog does it best.
We opened gifts (or picked them from the tree)…
Worked a 3-D puzzle…
Made Sugar Cookies (Krista’s recipe is DELICIOUS!)…
Played Games… Settlers, Scrabble, Draw 2
Michael went hog-wild with the camera…
eBayed and worked on the computer…
Talked to our Bro and Sis-in-law in China! (R&L–Dad’s already bought a webcam and new and improved microphone. LOL! I looked for you online to try it out, but didn’t see you…)
Annoyed the younger brother who was on the last few pages of his book…
Ate…or at least, SOME OF US DID…
It’s always amazing how fast the breaks go, but, oh, how nice they are! Griffin & Sterling left the day after Christmas to go to the Urbana Conference. I’m glad they got to go, but missed them for the final day we were in Indy…
So, I’m back at work today, REFRESHED! We head back up to Indy Saturday morning for Michael’s family’s Christmas. His parents live in Ohio, and siblings live in Indiana, so we’re all rendezvousing in Indianapolis for Christmas #2.
Happy New Year!