I've been a lazy blogger during the holidays, I admit it.
It snowed and snowed and snowed on December 23 and 24, so RJ and I shoveled together. I can't remember the last time I had to shovel. I asked RJ if he wanted my help and he kept saying "If you want to." Man, what's up with that? Do you want my help or don't you? I did help out, of course, just to prove that I can do manual labor and not just make sandwiches*.
About manual labor, I will say this. Tuesday night, RJ and I ran some last minute errands. I was carrying a 4-lb. bag of sugar at Meijer and I didn't have a basket. After a while, my arm got really tired, so I had to have RJ carry it for me. For the record, I'm not normally that much of a wuss, but I'm also not used to shoveling massive amounts of snow.
Christmas wasn't as tragic as we thought it might be. I got RJ the God of War II PS2 game, and RJ was awesome and got me a food processor (byaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!) and the book Geek Love. I do have something else in store for RJ, but that's a surprise. He knows he has something else coming, that's not the surprise. (We had other people as our secret Santa, we didn't have each other.)
Since RJ had to work the day after Christmas, Jon, Lyn, and I met up with him for lunch. Todd and Mary Jo also joined us for lunch. MJ also had to work, but Todd had the day off.
Saturday, December 27 was a day trip for all the siblings to go to the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee. When Mary Jo asked me if I wanted to go during lunch on Friday, it didn't sound all that appealing. But then Joe talked about it, and since there was student discount pricing, plus you get a pint glass and a free drink, that sold me on going. Plus, it was a family road trip! I can't remember the last time we did that. And no, the Philippines 2007 trip doesn't count.
RJ spent some time there taking pictures, which was a switch. I wanted to bring my camera but since it didn't fit in my purse, I didn't bring it. RJ kept trying to get a picture of me, but I was having a bad hair day (it rained like crazy the whole day, and thus gave me the frizzies) so I wasn't having it. He did manage to get a couple though, all ninja-like, since I didn't know he was successful at capturing my soul.
Later that night, we lost power. I was in the middle of baking cookies for Elvis, and Joe and RJ were rocking out on Rock Band. We busted out my new board game, Worst Case Scenario: Game of Surviving Life, but we ended up not playing it.
The power resumed, baking was completed, Elvis came over and we stayed up playing Rock Band past 6:00 AM. We decided to put a mild wager on the game and started keeping track of who did the worst after each song. Each person took a turn to sing a four-song set, singer's choice. We also did jaegar bombs to kick off the wager, and then after each set. Elvis lost. :D
Since last weekend, things have been pretty uneventful. We saw JCVD on NYE.
* Unrelated story, which I'll have to go into at another time.
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"If you want" means I don't need help and I don't want you to feel obligated however if you feel like it regardless, hop on bitch.
I bet MJ didn't do much. I know how these WFH days go.
I only tried to get 2 pics of you. One on the scooter and one while you were signing the book for Mr. Mac. You make it sound like I'm weird camera boy.
I thought MJ was at the office that day? Isn't that why Todd drove you back since he was dropping her off?
Those were the only intentional pics you wanted to take. And yet, you got me on the elevator and at Kopp's. Just sayin'.
"Hop on, bitch" will always make me laugh.
Nah MJ wasn't at the office. I had Todd drive me back cuz I didn't wanna go to the Lush store with y'all. The one at Kopps and in the elevator weren't supposed to be of you. You just got in the way. Like the dog shit in the pic of the tire tracks in My Cousin Vinny.
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