A Great One

Here’s why I had a great day yesterday:

1. I got to sleep in because my mom and dad had a sleep over at our house and they were in charge of the Dog Pound.

2. We had very topic-appropriate (sportsmanship) assembly at school that my students totally got. Not only were there UW basketball players, but I got to see Tracy hoop-it-up. Very funny.

3. My parents came to school. I love it when my family comes to school.

4. My dad basically taught the science lesson, which included testing 20 items to see if the would float or sink. It was soaking wet, and very fun to see him manage the classroom. Favorite quote from Flip: “I wonder if I should have taught them about surface tension.”

5. My mom brought Sparky in to do some tricks. Of course all the kids went w-i-l-d! At least there wasn’t water involved. Dogs motivate everyone, that I know for sure. Favorite quote from Janet: “Does anyone else want a turn?” All 22 hands flew up and surrounded her like  bees to a hive.

6. I got to eat lunch with my mom and dad. I love them, spending time with my mom and dad always, always, always makes me happy.

7. I had an uncomfortable meeting after school, but thankfully I work with fantastic people that check up on me.

8. Those fantastic people and I went to the best local pizza joint in town to eat some tasty pizza.

9. My wonderful husband, like my parents, always, always, always makes me happy. Lounging on a Friday night is not bad, especially with good conversation.

10. Falling asleep with a good book has never made me unhappy.

Oh, What a Night!

Jin's Party Group

Last night Barry and I were planning on relaxing at home, but it started snowing and  Kurt & Debbie stopped by. The rule around here is that when it snows those two come-a-callin’! Okay, so maybe they happened to stop by the last time it snowed, but I like the idea of that rule.

Boys being BoysWe decided to head to Kirkland to celebrate our friend Jin’s birthday at an Irish pub and  to rock on to some live music. Chach & Brian were there and Chaya and I had flashbacks to visiting Izak in DC….and wearing our tourist  gear at concert that clearly was not meant to attract fleece wearing PNW girls.  I might have been the only girl there last night sportin’ a Chach & Hannahwool turtleneck. I digress, I digress.

Although Jamie did warn me that Jin had requested skirts, I made the decision to stick to my wool shield. What was I thinking?  Luckily, I had my dancing shoes on and we were able to cut some rug. Phew!

At one point, Barry posted-up next to a super tall guy that he, Jeff and Kurt had spotted. Barry wanted to see how close he came to this tall guy with super curly hair. Barry & Tall GuySince I was feeling camera happy (can you tell?) I decided to document this…..but when curly guy turned around, I was surprised to find out that I knew him! He’s from Anacortes!

Deb, our fearless driver, took us to visit Unbahl’s house before heading back to HBHQ…..Oh, what a night.

NYE

Kurt & Baby GirWe were at the Moosehead for all of three days and we crammed in a zillion activities…a 1980s murder mystery dinner party, playing Pickle Sardines, wine tasting, walks, games, karaoke, hot tubbing, booze cruising, frisbee golf, football eating,  lounging, fishing for mallows, shared meals, video taping, kissing,  confessing…the list goes on and on.

When Unbahl showed up to carpool with us to the Moosehead he fishingbrought his fishing gear: vest, pole, and bait….okay, not bait. (Where was the bait, Unbahl?) Apparently, he, Barry and Turk Kurt had major plans to go fishing with hopes of catching a humongous fish. Apparently, luck was not on their side because they only caught a tiny baby fish. Nonetheless, they insisted on having their picture taken as if they had caught something that would feed all 16 of the Moosehead Crew! So funny, those MEN!

darcyBarry and were re-hashing the 3 day event and our only complaint was that there wasn’t enough down time. With so many people, there was always something to do or somewhere to go. What a great thing to complain about, right?