Friends are truly wonderful.
It is nice when you find someone that you have a lot in common with.
Sometimes, however, you get very lucky and you find someone that shares all the important things, but they don’t like to do the same hobbies you do and they happen to be spectacular at a hobby that you don’t care for very much.
Should you have a friend like this, take a moment to sit and think about how blessed you are.
ok, I sat for a minute. I’m very lucky to have one of these friends.
Thank you, Meghanucha! It turned out lovely! :)

(6/27/2010 6:06 pm)

I just got back from 3 days of Disney with SIL, BIL, 2 nieces, MIL, FIL and of course, TH. :)
Occasionally carrying around about 45 lbs. of niece seems to be quite the workout and was pretty fun.
The nieces were full of funny comments.

Niece A (5) was vastly entertaining. She seemed very afraid of Pirates, but let us talk her into going on Pirates of the Caribbean. When riding PotC, the adults spent time explaining that some things were pretend. Canonballs landing next to our boat were pretend and seemed real because of “disney magic” (which seemed easier than launching into an explanation of special effects). In the end, she liked the drops.
Next, we rode the Haunted Mansion and more “disney magic” was cited.
A little while later, we were strolling down Main St. and a horse & carriage came by. Niece A solemnly looked up at Grandma and asked if the horse was real. :)

We went to Tom Sawyer’s Island which is now the Pirate’s Lair. A lady working on the island had long straight white hair. After 30 minutes engrossed in the island, Niece A was ready to believe anything. She asked TH, “Is that a witch?”. Luckily, the lady did not hear. :)

Niece A’s reaction to Space Mountain was also interesting. At the end she claimed she wanted to ride again, but when faced with the possibility of riding again, she opted out…..maybe it was a little scarier than she let on. The Matterhorn seemed to be her favorite.

Niece B(2) seemed perfectly content to ride along on whatever she was tall enough for and just cover her eyes
when things were too scarey. :) She was a really good sport.
At one point she was running up to meet Mickey and Minnie and Mickey leaned down to give her a kiss and she started screaming bloody murder! We were all in shock until she tearfully explained that he’d tried to bite her. :) We let her know he was just kissing her, but I guess a big open plastic mouse mouth can look pretty scarey when you are the size of their head. :)

Niece B has picked up the habit of calling everyone Mr. Buddy….I found this especially hilarious since it sounds like Mr. Body from Clue. :) She really enjoyed Toy Story Midway Mania, the swinging Ferris Wheel and Monster’s Inc. ride….come to think of it…she sounds a lot like Boo.

Space Mountain is my favorite. TH and I rode it several times. While waiting in line for it over the course of a couple of days, we saw ppl on their knees, what appeared to be clipped toenails, ppl playing slaps, 3 teens playing pat-a-cake, a couple arguing, ppl waiting for 20 mins. and then leaving, a woman halfway cutting in line just to try to get some space from her family, a child with a Pinochio hat with zero concept of how long the feather was, a very well-behaved little boy who got slightly misplaced for a few seconds, some ppl discussing a knife fight, and a very greasy wall.

I had forgotten how scarey the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror could be. I’m not a fan of looking out over the whole park and not knowing when you’re going to drop or how far. TH is a big fan of this ride. MIL and I rode it 3 times in a row with him. I found that I really enjoy the physical sensation of dropping, but don’t like to look down….. :)

We rode PotC late last night after the fireworks and after riding PotC probably 20 times in my life (feels like 100), we got WET on one of the drops! It seems the operator thought it would be funny to front load the boat so all the ppl were in the front and very few in the back…..either that or he was just flat out not paying attention. Either way, it made for a memory since I’d never really heard of anyone getting that wet on Pirates.

After this we rode the teacups. A teacup is not designed to fit 3 full sized adults, but we had fun! and in case you are wondering…..3 full sized adults don’t really fit in a Haunted Mansion Buggy either, despite what the operator might tell you. I’ve got a bruise on my knee to prove it (it is probably more due to my clumsiness, but who knows). :)

I got no knitting and only a tiny bit of crocheting done. I started a blue baby blanket – not sure when I’ll get around to finishing it – just wanted something smaller than the WoW to work on on the plane. I plan to work on the WoW tonight…

……and to all a good night!

(6/10/2010 6:39 pm)

I’m on row 179/266 on the lion. I’ve slowed down since I’ve been traveling for work, but I’ll finish at some point. :)

I went to Dallas for work. While I was there, we ate a lot of Italian food……not great for dieting, but it was delic!
I also got to hang out with family while I was in town, so that was a lot of fun. Especially hanging out while the little neices had bath time (shampoo horns and mohawks were made). :)

Then I went to Houston for work.
managed to squeeze in:

• catching up with a friend and her little one.
• seeing lil bro’s new casa Sat.
• hitting the local yarn shop with SIL (who crochets) -Surprisingly, they did not have any locally dyed yarn…..I hope at some point they do get some in since I think it would make a neat gift for a friend that knits or crochets.
• dining with the fam. for dad’s 60th birthday Sat. night
• a high school prom after dinner (was chaperoning with SIL)
  This was a lot of fun. It is enjoyable to just people watch and soak up all the glitz and glam and pretty dresses without having had to worry about what you were wearing or how your hair looks overmuch. I recall all the stress that went into my prom and how I even stressed over if my lipstick was going to match my fingernail polish exactly. In hindsight, it probably would have been better if they didn’t match. :) – but luckily, I got a prom do-over in college with TH when we went to Ring Dance. :) Same dress, but I look a lot less ridiculous. :)…..next time I run across my prom pic, I may scan it in for you all to get a laugh at.

  At prom, there was a girl crying…one couple that had to be broken up b/c they were a little tooooo close……a congo line……a yoyo club……a girl with a dress that made her look like Wendy from Peter Pan (she was evidently about number 3 in her class so I’m sure she’ll be very successful in life)…..girls wearing dresses with trains…..girls with tiaras……girls wearing huge white dresses (what will they wear when they get married?)…….girls wearing elbow-length gloves….girls wearing sneakers with their dresses……..girls in civil war sized ball gowns…..a guy in an MJ outfit…..a guy in a sailor uniform……a few drunk kids…….there were top hats, but I didn’t see any canes and I saw exactly one guy who was watching where he was walking so as not to step on dresses. Prom was a lot of fun the second time around. :)

• some beach combing with Dad on Sun.

It was a great weekend! :)

Then Monday, I drove back to Austin and got to spend a week in my own bed. While celebrating Memorial Day, we went tubing Sunday. That was a TON of fun! :) I’m already looking fwd to doing it again at some point this summer. :) Today, I’ll enjoy the holiday and then it is back to work tomorrow. :)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!


(5/31/2010 9:12 am)