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Tuesday Night (Pictures)

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The Grove! YAY. It was good. It’s Ocktoberfest. They had brats and rootbeer. Yucky to the brats and sauerkraut. YAY to the rootbeer. I’m not a fan but it helped when I was thirsty.

Even better was that I got to spend a LOT of time with my new buddy Jon C. He is out of control, that one. Loads of fun. After the Grove, he and I hung out and talked for a long time. Other people popped in and out as well. Mike B. headed over with his second (?) brat. HA. HA. Check this out:


Think he liked it?

It was especially funny when THIS happened:


SPLAT! Right on the new carpet!!!

He shouldn’t feel bad. Kim’s entire brat went SPLAT to the floor!! Besides, he cleaned it up so well that it warranted a comment from Jon C: You cleaned that up like a girl!

Later, a group of us went to Applebee’s where EVERYONE was out of control. It was interesting, being the only girl in a group of guys when almost ALL of them are fairly good-looking. I ate wings and fries and shared them with Jon R and Jon C. They played great ’90s music. Here is Jon rockin’ it out to Guns N Roses:


Adorable, isn’t he? NO boy should have eyelashes that long. Unless he’s Aidan. 😉

There were a few downer spots, the biggest being that I LOST MY WALLET. 🙁 I didn’t realize it ’til I went to pay at Applebee’s. (Thank GOD Rob covered for me). This is bad. Firstly, it’s a SWEET Mickey Mouse Club wallet, but secondly, everything is in there. Cards, money, license, insurance, gift cards… I’m PRAYING it’s in the church–but the last time I remember seeing it was at the gas station. However, my debit card isn’t in my car, so I know I had the wallet when I left the gas station. I think it fell out of my bag while I was rifling through it for a pen before service started. I am going to go during my lunch break and try to find it. 🙁

I should sleep. I have a longish meeting filled (GRUMBLE) day tomorrow, and I’m working for two; covering for someone who is out of the office until Monday. AND it’s already nearly one. I still need to get a shower. ACK. Time flies when one is having fun, yes?

*sigh*

Later…

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Bittersweet & Then Some…(Pictures)

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I am gobsmacked that it’s already October. Absolutely gobsmacked. Agog as two gogs. Or maybe three.

Pretty soon the leaves will be changing. Peak is so pretty, until everything starts to fall off the trees.

Autumn is hard for me, just as much as it’s beautiful for me. It’s a gorgeous season. The perfect weather, the smells in the air. Sweaters and pumpkins and corn mazes and soups and chili. Campfires. Halloween. That brisk bite in the air. The crazy blue sky. The breathtaking sunrises and sunsets:

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Nothing.

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Aww, Google is all dressed up again:

Gathered at Chad & Christy’s to watch a video of the play tonight. It was neat. Rob came over, which is always happy. Tomorrow we head back over for a party. Aidan was so cute tonight. He was very good there, and tonight he took a bath and then put himself to bed. In “mommydaddy bed” of course, but still. Soo cute, huh?

I have FOUR meetings tomorrow. FOUR. That is cruel, I am sorry. But it is. I’m going to be getting pages on Thursday (supposedly) and I need to get my files ready. Lots of paper. Lots. NO time for meetings.

But alas. They must occur.

And it’ll be good.

I’m off. Later! 🙂

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Nothing Much, Really (Pictures)

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I don’t really have a lot to say, but I feel like posting anyway. Has that ever happened to you?

So, when I got back from California, I had a package from my friend Andy. He’d gotten me my birthday gift approximately two and a half months early:


Sweet, huh? I wore them to church Sunday and got compliments. HA!

I’ve been a cleaning machine. Our family room carpet was disgusting, so I shampooed it. Now it’s normal. I also shampooed the loft, the upstairs hall, and the living room. I’ll do the master bedroom later, and I’ll be done shampooing for a while. Yay.

Monday, I had a scary incident in the car which resulted in me needing to get a new tire put on Tuesday morning. THEN I got sick and got sent home from work. I stayed home Wednesday and since the company picnic was Thursday, I took 1/2 day and went home since they dismissed us at 11:30am.

Tuesday was the One Act for The Grove. It went off well. I was the only one not really nervous. Everyone else was freaking out. Doing a play like that is such a time commitment, but we totally bonded those few hours before show time. I was backstage with Joe and Ben. It was great. We wore wireless mics and Ben and I kept worrying that the main pack was pulling our pants down. Joe then says: “I have a rather large butt, so I don’t have to worry about that.” I made sure the mic was muted/off before we laughed crazily.

The pastor wants us to do it six more times! Crazy!! Here are some pictures from dress rehearsal:

One Act!

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Open The Gates and Load Those Trains!!! (Pictures)

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I guess a long update is in store, huh? *sheepish grin*

Well, let’s see. Hmm. My last update was last…Monday night I think? So okay. What happened since?

Tuesday – The Grove. It was AWESOME. I had a good time, saw some cool people. Got to see Emily which is always pleasant. The Power Point went off (almost) without a hitch. 🙂 Only bad thing is that Jon C. wasn’t there. I was hoping to see him. It’s fun watching him get “drunk” off of communion. 😉

Wednesday – Life Group. I was starting to feel really crappy, so I was very lethargic during the entire group meeting. Although the discussion was good, I was still tired. Went to Walgreens, got some meds, and knocked myself out.

Thursday – Craig, Theresa, and Rob came over and we chilled out and ate. Good times. Rob played with my new camera. It was fun. 🙂 Craig is SO funny. I LOVE his dry humor. Except… he says he’s being serious. o.O

Friday – Craig and Lauren came over and we watched movies and hung out and ate. It was really nice to see Lauren again, it had been a while since we’d hung out. Golden Girls, OMG. Chris made us watch it (until Craig arrived and yelled “I’m not watching the effin’ Golden Girls!”) and I laughed so hard I CRIED!!

Tony (Sophia’s cheating boyfriend): I don’t know what to say.
Sophia: I’ll tell you what to say. Say OUCH! *smacks with purse*

Aidan was out of CONTROL Friday night. OH MY GOD. He was sooo hilarious!!! You have to see these videos to understand how silly my little boy is:

Bootiesmack | Link | 4.4 megabytes

Aidan as Harry Potter | Link | 3.6 megabytes

It was a crazy night.

Saturday: Had a lazy day. Caught up on my email and made plans to go with Craig up to Cedar Point. Called Lauren and invited her, she was a GO. Called Amy H, but she declined. 🙁 We went to Chad and Christy’s to pop in at Chad’s birthday party. Who should arrive but Molly B and her ADORABLE little boy Peyton!!! He and Aidan adore each other and just play and play. So cute and precious, they are. 🙂

The party was pretty good. We didn’t stay long, but I had a good time while I was there.

A few pictures…

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