What I Learned Today

Dairyland Seed paring knives can be used for more than cutting food.  For example, taking down whiteboards hung with 3M strips off the walls.

Thanks Big Bad.

What I Learned Today

The Engineer and I have an addiction to Downton Abbey.  It's sort of a problem.

What I Learned This Weekend

1.  I can only participate in 5Ks on days with less than ideal temperatures. 

(example one: My first 5K with Bride and Mrs. MC)

(example two: The 5K last weekend with the Engineer and my Future Roomie.  We all would have had warmer clothes on but we all failed to bring them to Chambana.)

2. It's the little things in life that make the best days. 

After coming back to Newman and grabbing a delicious lunch with the Engineer, Future Roomie, and her man, Seventh Heaven surprised me by showing up in full force to escort me back home (after a tour of my "apartment" of course.)  

Next on the list of the little things was being able to eat home cooked food with Seventh Heaven and Big Bad.  After finishing off the ranch chicken enchiladas, we taught WiiMan and Elizabeth Taylor how to play 31.  

3. Dairy Queen isn't open late enough to catch up after two months of not seeing my best friends. 

Which is why we ended up sitting in the parking lot for two more hours...

A Weekend in Suburbia

This past weekend the Engineer generously invited me to join her on her trip home to the suburbs.  Having never really been to the suburbs before, I took the opportunity and purchased a bus ticket to head north.

Our adventures began on Friday afternoon when we took a charter bus back to her hometown.  The bus was the first foreign concept to me, as none of the charter buses stop in my hometown.  After arriving in the suburbs we ventured to her high school's homecoming game, which other than having about twice as many people and amazing fireworks, was virtually the same as any homecoming game I had been to before.

Saturday, after taking a tour of her ginormous high school, I got to experience the awesomeness of eating at a restaurant that has been featured on Food Network's show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

It was delicious, I would recommend it if you are ever in that area and looking for a good burger.   Not only does the Engineer's hometown contain the Paradise Pup, they also lay claim to the original golden arches.  As we drove by the original McDonald's building I pulled a total tourist moment and snapped a picture. 

After all the adventures of Saturday, Sunday we laid low before heading back to Chambana.  

Thank you to the Engineer and her family, I have to say my first real adventures in the suburbs.