Sunday, March 29, 2009
March 28th
We went to see our friend Adam play in his band, Ardency Rue at Java Joe’s on Saturday night www.ardencyrue.com . Our friends Nate and Cindi went with us to dinner and then the show. A lot of our common friends came to the show not the least of which was Adam’s girlfriend – Myra who one of our…especially my very good friends who recently moved to Council Bluffs. So I was very excited to see her again for the second weekend in a row! The show was great and a lot of fun. We rounded the night out at The Red Monk next door and did a little celebrating for Cindi’s birthday on Sunday.
Monday, March 23, 2009
March 21st -23rd
It had been a busy week of preparing for our Patty’s day party. We really only have one big get-together a year and we choose to do it in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
Again we were blessed with a gorgeous day – St. Patrick must have been smiling on us for making such a big deal out of him;) We had people inside and outside, upstairs and downstairs. We had a great turn out throughout the whole afternoon and evening and had a great variety of fun friends to catch up and celebrate with :) The dogs also had someone to play with/annoy about every second of the day (which by the way resulted in an exceptionally relaxing and quiet Sunday:) .
I had taken the Monday after the party off so since she was on Spring break, one my very favorite friends Hamos and Owen came to town to hang out. Owen is getting so big and such a sweet boy! We had fun at the zoo and though it was a little weak not quite being in season. After that we took Owen to the carousel at the mall (which he wasn’t too sure about), had some lunch and then played in the play area. I got to catch up with Hamos a little among all the playing so it was great!
Again we were blessed with a gorgeous day – St. Patrick must have been smiling on us for making such a big deal out of him;) We had people inside and outside, upstairs and downstairs. We had a great turn out throughout the whole afternoon and evening and had a great variety of fun friends to catch up and celebrate with :) The dogs also had someone to play with/annoy about every second of the day (which by the way resulted in an exceptionally relaxing and quiet Sunday:) .
I had taken the Monday after the party off so since she was on Spring break, one my very favorite friends Hamos and Owen came to town to hang out. Owen is getting so big and such a sweet boy! We had fun at the zoo and though it was a little weak not quite being in season. After that we took Owen to the carousel at the mall (which he wasn’t too sure about), had some lunch and then played in the play area. I got to catch up with Hamos a little among all the playing so it was great!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patty's Day!
“May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light,May good luck pursue you each morning and night.”~Irish Blessing
Steve and I both decided to take the day of St. Patrick’s Day off, and we couldn’t have picked a better day! It was gorgeous outside! We got up in the morning and headed to the Royal Mile downtown for some green eggs and ham with Gully and Trent. We liked it so much we stayed until lunch…..ok – I won’t continue on with the Dr. Seuss theme since I am no good at it….and then headed to El Bait Shop for lunch.
We spent the rest of the day outside on the patio and deck enjoying the day and smoking some ribs in the smoker. We eventually got Tim and Nicolle to join us and we tapped Steve’s Irish Red beer and had trouble stopping, but we had to save it for the party on Saturday.
“If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?” ~Stanislaw J. Lec
Steve and I both decided to take the day of St. Patrick’s Day off, and we couldn’t have picked a better day! It was gorgeous outside! We got up in the morning and headed to the Royal Mile downtown for some green eggs and ham with Gully and Trent. We liked it so much we stayed until lunch…..ok – I won’t continue on with the Dr. Seuss theme since I am no good at it….and then headed to El Bait Shop for lunch.
We spent the rest of the day outside on the patio and deck enjoying the day and smoking some ribs in the smoker. We eventually got Tim and Nicolle to join us and we tapped Steve’s Irish Red beer and had trouble stopping, but we had to save it for the party on Saturday.
“If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?” ~Stanislaw J. Lec
Sunday, March 15, 2009
March 13th – 15th
We’ve given in….we have broken down and joined the Costco cult. We were strong and resisted this for a long time…..but Tim and Nicolle finally won – we went with them once and we could no longer resist :)
It turned from a mildly busy to super busy weekend with the matter of a few texts and calls. We were off to take our Fur children for a walk after work on Friday and were temped with promises of good friends, good food and beer by Gully. As most of you know our resolve is not good when trying to resist our favorite things :) so we went and had a good time. Somewhere in the last few years Steve and I have switched roles. I am now often the one who decides to be reasonable and go home when we have to get up in the morning….though reasonable for us on such occasions is about 2am.
We had a vet appointment at 9:20 in the morning and since this is a new vet, we decided we’d take both Zeus and Ollie and get it over with. Not the brightest thing we’ve ever done. They just keyed each other up more and more as the moments passed in the small examining room. As Zeus was being examined Ollie paced and whined impatiently….and was so nervous he almost attacked a life-size cat poster on the wall;) After a few minutes of that, I suggested maybe it would be better if Ollie and I go to the general waiting area until they were done. The Vet and Tech and Steve agreed it was worth a try….but after about 1 full minute of Zeus crying and yowling like someone was killing him, the Tech came and got me and said, “I think Zeus wants his friend back.” Upon re-entering the examination room, Ollie had his front paws on the exam table and was nose to nose with Zeus as if to say, “You are alright! Thank God.” Ollie’s turn was a whole other thing entirely – he was squirming and climbing Steve…He escaped off of the table twice before the Vet, the Tech and Steve took his feet away from him (by laying him on his side and each taking a pair of legs or a head :). Following that fiasco we ran a bunch of errands and while at the beer store to pick up the last bits Steve needed to pimp out his beer fridge and I in the graceful way that I have knocked a beer bottle off the shelf soaking the floor, and me pretty much from waist to toe. I believe Steve was embarrassed since we left immediately after (you’d think he’d be used to it by now).
Later on Saturday we celebrated our friend Tommy’s 40th Birthday with him for a while and then stopped by to see Gully and Cathy again….just can’t seem to stay away from those guys =)
It turned from a mildly busy to super busy weekend with the matter of a few texts and calls. We were off to take our Fur children for a walk after work on Friday and were temped with promises of good friends, good food and beer by Gully. As most of you know our resolve is not good when trying to resist our favorite things :) so we went and had a good time. Somewhere in the last few years Steve and I have switched roles. I am now often the one who decides to be reasonable and go home when we have to get up in the morning….though reasonable for us on such occasions is about 2am.
We had a vet appointment at 9:20 in the morning and since this is a new vet, we decided we’d take both Zeus and Ollie and get it over with. Not the brightest thing we’ve ever done. They just keyed each other up more and more as the moments passed in the small examining room. As Zeus was being examined Ollie paced and whined impatiently….and was so nervous he almost attacked a life-size cat poster on the wall;) After a few minutes of that, I suggested maybe it would be better if Ollie and I go to the general waiting area until they were done. The Vet and Tech and Steve agreed it was worth a try….but after about 1 full minute of Zeus crying and yowling like someone was killing him, the Tech came and got me and said, “I think Zeus wants his friend back.” Upon re-entering the examination room, Ollie had his front paws on the exam table and was nose to nose with Zeus as if to say, “You are alright! Thank God.” Ollie’s turn was a whole other thing entirely – he was squirming and climbing Steve…He escaped off of the table twice before the Vet, the Tech and Steve took his feet away from him (by laying him on his side and each taking a pair of legs or a head :). Following that fiasco we ran a bunch of errands and while at the beer store to pick up the last bits Steve needed to pimp out his beer fridge and I in the graceful way that I have knocked a beer bottle off the shelf soaking the floor, and me pretty much from waist to toe. I believe Steve was embarrassed since we left immediately after (you’d think he’d be used to it by now).
Later on Saturday we celebrated our friend Tommy’s 40th Birthday with him for a while and then stopped by to see Gully and Cathy again….just can’t seem to stay away from those guys =)
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