friday - i believe i just stayed home and finished my laundry up so i would have something to wear. watched psych. not a whole lot going on. HM asked what time we were leaving. here's how the conversation went:
HM: what time are you leaving tomorrow?
me: well, S1 said she would be here between 9 and 10am..... so, in S1 time, that's around 10:15, 10:20 and we should be leaving around 10:30 or soon after.
HM: really?? that early?
me: *confused look*
HM: well, i just thot between 9 and 10 would be closer to around noon-ish for her....
S1 is habitually late. but that's another story for another time.
saturday - i think they got to the house right around 11-ish. after my failed attempt to make smoothies for the road, we grabbed some snacks and left.
i had to hook the princess up with games and music for the road and make sure she knew how to watch a movie on Lappy. this was only after trying to explain it to her from the drivers seat and then pulling over to do it myself. i don't think the ride was as long for her, tho she never stopped asking, "how far now?".
we got to austin and immediately started shopping. we went to the alfred angelo store and FOUND THE DRESS that addie and sweet cheeks will be wearing. i hate for them to be spending money on a dress i know they will never wear again, but dammit, i cannot get those two together! so, too bad for them.
saturday evening - addie had a gift card for Cool River Cafe that she wanted to use and we were more than happy to let her. nice place. elegant on one side, bar and patio on the other. after changing tables THREE times (too fancy for S1), we landed on the patio. it wasn't steaming hot so we were okay. went back to addie's with full bellies.
as we sat around, i drew them a picture of what the reception hall looked like and asked them for ideas. the princess drew a very nice picture on addie's chalkboard and suggested we put sand and shells on the tables. out of reach, of course, but still on the table. she said it would look fabulous! even gave a presentation of it.
after I RULED the scrabble board, we went to bed. we actually finished the game. addie didn't throw the board across the room or anything. she's usually not a very gracious "runner-up".
sunday - our gracious host got up to make us breakfast. eggs, pancakes (i made those), and "crispy" bacon... YUM! we started watching roll bounce. again. then we started talking about the princess having her skate party and addie got this bright idea to start looking for skating rinks around town! there was one about 10 minutes down the road. after hearing the princess moan and whimper, we thot it might not be a bad idea. how wrong we were.
it was BUH-LAZING hot in that place! fans only. no A/C. or, at least, none that could be felt! don't get me wrong. it was a good time. it was just a HOT time as well. i wish i had my camera so that i could have downloaded the pictures today. i got a great action shot of addie! and i got video of S1 and princess going in circles... and not falling. it felt really strange being on skates again. i felt like i was going to fall over just by making a turn.
i used to be pretty damn good on 8 wheels. i could do the hang ten and backwards skate like a pro. i was even among the last to get eliminated from limbo. i never won. i could never get my knee down far enough without busting my ass.
sunday evening - started making our way back home. i drove to brenham and S1 took over from there. i wanted to sit in back with princess and watch the movie that is all the hype: high school musical. it's all the rage with the kids today. i've heard something like, the Grease of today. i don't know about all that, but it was entertaining enough. oh, and we had to watch the sing-a-long version. so that i could participate in song. not that it mattered because she didn't have to look at the words and could sing it on her own. plus, she's just louder than i am, so she pretty much stole the spotlight of the backseat.
i'm glad we went. i'm glad we picked out dresses and i'm glad that part is over. whew! now, as soon as we can get registered, get a caterer, get a photographer and pick some flowers, we'll be all good. HA! i know... i'm just fooling myself.
until next time. i'm sweet t and you're not.
BUG score for ride home:
Sweet T - 12
S1 - 4
princess - 2
2 comments:
I'll never understand how you win Scrabble with words like "cat", "dog", "play"....
Addie's slugbug count "1". oh wait, we started over Sunday afternoon.
hater.
i owe it all to you... you're the one that taught me how to clinch the "triple word score".
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