I have been a lazy bum so far today! I closed at work last night (and made bank!) and I close again tonight, but I decided to sleep in today since I've been so exhausted lately. I didn't set my alarm or anything! I finally woke up around 11:00, made some toast and coffee, and laid around until just now when I decided to start writing the blog. I'm feeling pretty refreshed, for the time being anyway, so that's good.
I'm taking some pictures for Jordan and Sam today quick before work too. They want to get a Christmas card out. The girl who was supposed to take their pictures that one day that they were back home ended up canceling. We won't have much time to do them cause Sam works till 3:30 and I work at 5:00 but hopefully we have time to get a few good ones! I wish we were back home to do them, I think you guys have more snow than we do. All of ours is mostly melted already. It may not be a very white Christmas around here.
You know what makes me a little sad? My Timehop app keeps showing my Facebook status updates from last year when I was counting down the days until the wedding. I think it was yesterday or the day before that showed my post that said, "I just wrapped up my first semester of grad school and now it's wedding time crunch mode. T-44 days!" Isn't that depressing? I totally wish I was still counting down the days.
Have you seen the story on Facebook about the 8 year old girl who's father and three younger siblings we're killed in an intentional arson fire? The little girl's father cradled her in his arms which protected her from breathing in the hot air, although she was really badly burned. Anyway, this girls Christmas wish was to receive enough cards to fill a card holder Christmas tree that her aunt bought at a thrift store. Well, the story went viral and since she has received thousands and thousands of cards and gifts from all over the world! It is so sweet. The story melted my heart. I'm definitely going to send her a little something. You should too! =)
Love you!
Rah
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Dear Rah,
Today was a BUSY day for me, so whereas you got to be a BUM, I was moving and a shaking all day long. Kim bought a new vehicle so we trekked down to MNPLS to pick the bad boy up. Dang it is a SWEET ride! It is a Toyota FJ Cruiser which is a bit like a Jeep or an off road vehicle. I drove it a little while. Gotta say my COOL factor went WAY up. Even though it is not mine, it was fun to feel cool in a vehicle again. Haven't felt that since I said bye bye bye to my Charger . . . sigh . . . life:)
We went to a kiddo hockey game for Oliver who is Kim's 3rd cousin or something like that, but more like a nephew of sorts. Kristen and Nhan are his parents, and much closer in relationship than a 2nd cousin would normally be (I scarcely know some of my 1st cousins). I haven't been to a hockey game since Jesse played . .. I think? I used to watch hockey when I was a kid, but remember that I hadn't seen one for a really long time. When I became the Director of Youth and Family Ministry, I started to go again. When Jesse played, it was tons of fun to go watch. Remember I used to sit right behind the guys bench! I sat there because nobody really wanted to sit there and I could really focus on the game. Whereas normally I like to chit chat, I LOVE sports and I want to watch the game. Because that spot STANK nobody would sit there!!!! I always sat in that spot:)
One thing that I remember VIVIDLY was how mild mannered parents, that were typically quiet and even tempered, turned into total FREAKS when it came to hockey. They would scream at the top of their lungs at their child like somehow they could hear them amidst the total chaos that surrounds hockey. Now, if they were at a volleyball game, and the gym was quiet, and your mother SCREAMS ATTITUDE at her child, in all likelihood, THAT child would remember quite vividly . . . right Rah? However, at hockey, not a chance!
Another thing that I have noticed, because my friend Missy pointed it out to me, is that parents have tunnel vision where their kiddo is concerned. They see their child, they cheer on their child, and they feel broken when something happens that adversely affects their kiddo. Today, it was fun to just people watch and I found myself giggling at the memories of hockey/sports past. Good times!
Today, Oliver was playing in a tournament. Dang kiddos are CUTE at that age! They are so fun to watch, and the parents are a HOOT to listen to. Oliver skates really well and even saw some net action. When Kristen came in I was chuckling about the previous game that was just finishing up. You would have thought that it was a Minnesota Wild game where dads and moms were on pins and needles waiting to see if their child would score the winning goal. Unfortunately for the home team, none did, and they actually lost by 3 goals.
Kristen and Kim both have a major sweet tooth. Kristen mentioned this cute little donut shop that had the best donuts. Of course it was on our way to lunch so we had to stop. We got a little turned around on the way and needed to do a U-turn. Kristen was telling me, "I don't think that you can do a U-turn here" just as I was doing a small town, country girl, not from the city, one in the middle of the road! Her next comment, "Well, then, I guess that you can!" Funny stuff!
The donut shop was named Mojo Monkey and it was so quaint and totally CUTE! You would have loved it. The donuts . . . DIVINE! I am not even a big sweet eater and I loved them.
We went for lunch at a place that was featured by Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food Network with Oliver, Kristen, and Nhan. The food was AMAZING and the conversation was even better!!!!! Oliver is very articulate young man for a 10 year old and I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with him. Kim gave Oliver a little moolah. I asked him what he was going to spend his money on and he said he was going to save it until after Christmas. Smart KID!
The other day, I missed out on kiddos. Today I got a little fix and had a really fun day! I got to be COOL again, even if it was only for a short amount of time! And although my sweet tooth is normally non-existant, I enjoyed some sweet treats too. I am glad that you got to be a bum today as sometimes a chill day is just what the Dr. ordered. I know that you are working tonight so I hope that you make tons of moolah! Too bad you can't save it til after Christmas like Oliver;)
I love you MOST,
Mom
P.S. I love the story about the little girl . . . the world still IS a good place. Sometimes we just have to squint to see it amidst the chaos and heartache:)
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