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Dear Host, Please Under Promise & Over Deliver.

February 26, 2007 by Maren 7 Comments

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.

Nothing fancy, Everything Fun!

February 20, 2007 by Maren 8 Comments

Sunday, Michael and I headed a couple hours south for just to getaway and escape monotony. We stayed at a hotel outside of Bowling Green (KY), and had a very relaxing Presidents’ Day. For those of you who have never been, believe me when I say that Bowling Green, itself, is a pretty blah town. Still, we had fun relaxing. We took a walking tour in the town of some older homes in town, tooled around on some driving adventures, and just had a fun day together. Nothing fancy, everything fun! Afterwards, we drove through a state park and headed for home. It was a great day. The best part of the entire day was my breakfast that Michael brought me– a Sausage McGriddle 🙂 Mmmmmm…They’re a favorite, but I abstain because of their nutritional value or lack thereof. You can tell, it doesn’t take much to please me. haha! A few pictures of the homes…

I promise to find some more exciting things to post about in the near future…Michael and I are going to be playing on an indoor soccer league. Perhaps I’ll post of that excitement…err…my casualties. Also, in my last post, I mentioned skiing this Friday. Sigh. It looks like it will be in the 50s all week. I hate skiing in slush. When Ross and I first moved to Owensboro, we went skiing with a church youth group over Christmas break (not Heritage). It was so warm, that there were patches of grass poking through. I remember skiing down a hill, onto a patch of grass and stopping dead in my tracks. My momentum kept me going, but the traction of the grass kept me firmly in place. I don’t want a repeat of that…who knows what Friday will bring; we’ll have to see!

Happy Tuesday!

Sunday Date

February 13, 2007 by Maren 4 Comments

Sunday afternoon, Michael and I headed south to Clermont, KY to visit the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, a privately owned forest with many hiking trails. It was a fun afternoon, and we enjoyed hiking in the cold temps! I think I have a phobia of which I’m sure there’s a proper name. Every time I go on a hike in the late afternoon, I envision myself getting lost and not making it out by night fall. It creeps me out a little bit, and Michael has to continually ensure me that we’ll be back to our car before dark. 🙂 This happened on vacation too. It’s a panic feeling that I experience, but doesn’t stop me from hiking, because I do love it!…just one of my many quirks… The picture of Michael and Zippy on the bridge was neat. The hill that the “bridge” sits on is a sharp decline, but the bridge continues straight out (there’s a picture down on the hill looking straight up at the bridge). So, you are walking along the tree tops. The tree Michael was standing by will sway considerably with just a small push! Most of the pictures are abstract, but enjoy! Happy Tuesday!

I’d hate to break a promise…

December 12, 2006 by Maren 8 Comments

So, a while ago, I blogged briefly about going to Cincinnati with friends. I mentioned that when I got the pictures, I’d blog about it….I’d figured I should do as promised, so here they are! I love getting together with friends from college (or anyone for that matter). However, the challenge is getting an open date on everyone’s schedules that is tricky.

We basically restaurant hopped and talked…hmmm…my specialties…eating and talking. I think those are the only areas in life that I qualify as an expert, and maybe then it should just be “foot-in-mouthing” instead of talking, ha! We went from dinner on Friday to our hotel to breakfast to lunch to Starbucks for a snack…all we did was talk, talk, talk.

The view from our hotel.

Just chillin’.

In college, our husbands (and one other guy) had this great idea to take us on dates and make us wear these ugly shirts with goofy nicknames that they had embroidered for us. Something happened (thankfully) and we never had to wear them. Michael gave me mine after we were married; I think the same may be true with Jill. Jill and I apparently both wear them as sleep shirts, and unbeknownst to the other, both brought them five years later just for the humor of it. So, we actually carried out our men’s plan 5 years later. What irony. (I’m sure, too, the Ohio State coloring was not coincidental. He was trying to indoctrinate me early on in our relationship. Someday, I’ll have to tell you about the Ohio State pullover he gave me for MY birthday so HE could wear it. LOL)

And our last stop–enjoying Starbucks. Like mentioned, there really wasn’t any sightseeing…just eating and talking, so the only picture opps were restaurants and the hotel.

GREAT TIMES! Thanks, Matt & Jill!

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