Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Bacos: Full Throttle
Team Bacos played hard tonight, winning 2 of 3 games with scores 27-26, 23-25, and 26-24. Everyone played well and had great hits, but the winner of the All-Heart Award has to go to the Borchs. They worked well together and got us many points. Rob was also the "game ender" for our two victories: he served the winning point in the first game and pulled up mid-dive to avoid hitting the ball on the winning point of the last game (it was out-of-bounds). Go Bacos!
Visiting Frank In Georgia
This is the "long version" of the trip that Nick and I took recently to Georgia. We were visiting his little sister who had been after us for about 9 months to come and visit. The trip started off in a very Erin-like fashion: due to traffic, it took over an hour and a half to get to the airport instead of the normal 30 minutes or so. Then we got the "trainee driver" on the airport shuttle. He had no clue where we were going - luckily there was a trainer on the bus so we did arrive safely! There was no drama in the airport or on the plane - security was deserted, we took off on time, and landed ten minutes early. It was actually a fun ride because our plane was equipped with free XM Radio and Nick and I listened to the Twins game for the entire flight! Once in Georgia, the craziness was back when Nick and I got separated in the Atlanta airport. As we came down an escalator, I said "Oh, we need to get on that tram!". Nick hopped on and the doors closed before I had a chance to move. Oops. Luckily he knew where we were going, so I caught the next tram and he was waiting for me at the end of the line.
Friday morning we got off to an early start - Erin had to go to work so Nick and I got up to drive her there so we'd have a car for the day. We ended up taking our new disc golf frisbees to the local course and playing it through twice. It was quite an adventure, as the holes weren't that clearly marked and I had never played before. We couldn't even find the correct starting place for two of them, and just had to guess at a spot that seemed an appropriate distance away. Erin unexpectedly got the afternoon off, so after picking her up we went out to lunch at one of my favorite Southern restaurants: Chic-fil-a. Yum Yum. Nick and Erin liked it too. After lunch we decided to beat the crowds and go to a matinee showing of Spider-Man 3. I thought that it lived up to the hype - it was a fun movie. We were feeling lazy after that and just went back to Erin's to watch another movie, Little Miss Sunshine. I thought that that movie was excellent too. Much funnier than I expected it to be. Nick and I even renamed Erin after one of the characters in the movie, Frank. (Karin and Erin is just too confusing.)
After the movie we perked up a little bit and had a 3-way birthday celebration since all of us were born within six weeks of each other. We had a cute little 8-inch cake that said "H.B. Nick, Karin and Erin" and made ourselves a spaghetti dinner. After dinner, we opened presents and played the weirdest game of memory ever. We used the "Easter Egg" deck that Steph got Erin for Easter - the backs were all different colors which made it slightly easier to remember which card was which.
Saturday morning we got out the frisbee discs again and headed back to the golf course. Erin had walked the course before we arrived, and had found one of the starting points that we missed - you had to go over a creek that we thought was the boundary to the course and behind a tree and there you were! As we were playing, some other golfers were kind enough to point out the other one we had missed - up an embankment in the middle of the golf cart path. Crazy! I think I was getting progressively worse the longer we played. The fourth time I threw my disc into the boundary creek TWICE! Both times Nick had to wade in and fish it out for me. The second time was worse because there was a 6-foot vertical drop with no hand holds to the creek bank below. He got down ok, but it was trickier getting up. Nick, on the other hand, was a rock star, and was able to make par by the last time we played.
Sunday, our last full day, we got up early and dressed up to go to the Renaissance Fair. Nick and I wore the same costumes we wore for Halloween (mine was originally a Renaissance Fair dress) and Erin wore one that we got for her on eBay. We had a great time walking around and watching all the shows. The performers were very funny and up-to-date: we heard jokes about Paris Hilton going to jail and the jazz scene of Spider-Man 3. The craziest stunt we saw was by a guy name Dextre. He duct-taped about 100 firecrackers to himself, then climbed one of those stunt ladders (the kind that you just climb up with no support but the ground). Once he was up there he lit the fire crackers and had the crowd throw about 300 water balloons at him. Who comes up with this stuff? It was like an outtake of the Nic and Nick Go Fishing show :)
If you got this far, wow! I bet you feel like you came to Georgia with us. Hope you enjoyed the trip! Check back later to see pictures!
Friday morning we got off to an early start - Erin had to go to work so Nick and I got up to drive her there so we'd have a car for the day. We ended up taking our new disc golf frisbees to the local course and playing it through twice. It was quite an adventure, as the holes weren't that clearly marked and I had never played before. We couldn't even find the correct starting place for two of them, and just had to guess at a spot that seemed an appropriate distance away. Erin unexpectedly got the afternoon off, so after picking her up we went out to lunch at one of my favorite Southern restaurants: Chic-fil-a. Yum Yum. Nick and Erin liked it too. After lunch we decided to beat the crowds and go to a matinee showing of Spider-Man 3. I thought that it lived up to the hype - it was a fun movie. We were feeling lazy after that and just went back to Erin's to watch another movie, Little Miss Sunshine. I thought that that movie was excellent too. Much funnier than I expected it to be. Nick and I even renamed Erin after one of the characters in the movie, Frank. (Karin and Erin is just too confusing.)
After the movie we perked up a little bit and had a 3-way birthday celebration since all of us were born within six weeks of each other. We had a cute little 8-inch cake that said "H.B. Nick, Karin and Erin" and made ourselves a spaghetti dinner. After dinner, we opened presents and played the weirdest game of memory ever. We used the "Easter Egg" deck that Steph got Erin for Easter - the backs were all different colors which made it slightly easier to remember which card was which.
Saturday morning we got out the frisbee discs again and headed back to the golf course. Erin had walked the course before we arrived, and had found one of the starting points that we missed - you had to go over a creek that we thought was the boundary to the course and behind a tree and there you were! As we were playing, some other golfers were kind enough to point out the other one we had missed - up an embankment in the middle of the golf cart path. Crazy! I think I was getting progressively worse the longer we played. The fourth time I threw my disc into the boundary creek TWICE! Both times Nick had to wade in and fish it out for me. The second time was worse because there was a 6-foot vertical drop with no hand holds to the creek bank below. He got down ok, but it was trickier getting up. Nick, on the other hand, was a rock star, and was able to make par by the last time we played.
Sunday, our last full day, we got up early and dressed up to go to the Renaissance Fair. Nick and I wore the same costumes we wore for Halloween (mine was originally a Renaissance Fair dress) and Erin wore one that we got for her on eBay. We had a great time walking around and watching all the shows. The performers were very funny and up-to-date: we heard jokes about Paris Hilton going to jail and the jazz scene of Spider-Man 3. The craziest stunt we saw was by a guy name Dextre. He duct-taped about 100 firecrackers to himself, then climbed one of those stunt ladders (the kind that you just climb up with no support but the ground). Once he was up there he lit the fire crackers and had the crowd throw about 300 water balloons at him. Who comes up with this stuff? It was like an outtake of the Nic and Nick Go Fishing show :)
If you got this far, wow! I bet you feel like you came to Georgia with us. Hope you enjoyed the trip! Check back later to see pictures!
Monday, May 07, 2007
Crazy Sights of PTC
A tribute to Erin and her new home:
1. Being greeted by approximately 5,000 Lions Club signs upon entering PTC.
2. Driving under a perfectly normal-looking "pedestrian" bridge and then seeing a golf cart drive over it.
3. Golf carts with child seats attached. At least the kids are safe!
3a. Golf carts with small children riding on an adult's lap. Poor kids!
3b. Golf carts full of pre-teens, being driven by a pre-teen. Scary!
4. Kids in a day care playground rolling giant wheels around. Yes, actual wheels from cars.
5. Watching a woman in a red convertible sports car brushing her Shitzu in the drive-through lane of Chick-fil-a.
6. The teenage boy in pink sheep pajama pants when we went out for breakfast.
7. Not really a sight, but on the radio: "And our roasted nuts are free, Free, FREE! You can't beat free nuts on a Saturday!"
8. The guy at the pizza place pulling our pizza out from under the cash register after we paid for it, but going in the back room to pour a fountain drink.
9. A pick-up truck towing a full-size semi flatbed trailer (only loaded with hay, but still, it dwarfed the truck!).
And finally, the "standard of the South":
10. A Waffle House at every exit.
1. Being greeted by approximately 5,000 Lions Club signs upon entering PTC.
2. Driving under a perfectly normal-looking "pedestrian" bridge and then seeing a golf cart drive over it.
3. Golf carts with child seats attached. At least the kids are safe!
3a. Golf carts with small children riding on an adult's lap. Poor kids!
3b. Golf carts full of pre-teens, being driven by a pre-teen. Scary!
4. Kids in a day care playground rolling giant wheels around. Yes, actual wheels from cars.
5. Watching a woman in a red convertible sports car brushing her Shitzu in the drive-through lane of Chick-fil-a.
6. The teenage boy in pink sheep pajama pants when we went out for breakfast.
7. Not really a sight, but on the radio: "And our roasted nuts are free, Free, FREE! You can't beat free nuts on a Saturday!"
8. The guy at the pizza place pulling our pizza out from under the cash register after we paid for it, but going in the back room to pour a fountain drink.
9. A pick-up truck towing a full-size semi flatbed trailer (only loaded with hay, but still, it dwarfed the truck!).
And finally, the "standard of the South":
10. A Waffle House at every exit.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Sad News
Not only did the Twins lose again today to Boston (3-4), we've lost Mauer for at least 15 days. Not to mention Cuddyer is still out with the back injury from earlier this week. Our team is being devastated by injury. Tomorrow is an off day, then they play the White Sox and the Tigers at home. Go Twins!
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Friday, May 04, 2007
Go Twins!
The Twins have been having a rough time of it lately, dropping their last two to the Rays. :( We're starting a long home stand right now with the Red Sox first and I'm just sending a little love out to them. Nick and I will be there a week from tomorrow when they play the Tigers! Go Twins!!!
Monday, April 30, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Bacos Defeated
We won our first game easily tonight and then lost our second two. We had scores of 21 and 24, both of which were comebacks. We did play well enough to award an All-Heart award: Rob for getting us back into the second two games with some outstanding serving. I do have to say though, everyone did a great job with ball placements and hits, our end game was just off a little. Here's to next week!
Welcome to America!
Here's sort of a fun website - it's a guy who spends his time driving around and taking pictures of himself with state signs. Nic, I know we were making fun of people doing this between Iowa and Minnesota - maybe we've seen this guy :) And David - I'm timing you. Post the BTTF-referenced page. On your mark, get set, go!
Ok, I'm a little sleepy and I think this post shows it. Better go get some sleep so I don't get hit in the face with a volleyball tonight!
Ok, I'm a little sleepy and I think this post shows it. Better go get some sleep so I don't get hit in the face with a volleyball tonight!
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Best Birthday Party Ever!!!
Nick and my friends are so awesome - they threw me the best birthday party ever!! Thank you so much to Nick, Dave, Smeeta, and everyone else who came and celebrated with me. I had a blast and couldn't ask for anything more...
We started off the night by going bowling (one of my favorite activities). We played two games, girls plus Nick vs the rest of the guys. I'm happy to report that not only did the girls plus Nick team win overall, I lead the scoring each time with a total score of a perfect 300! I was untouchable! After we finished bowling, it came out that several members of the party had never played laser tag. Luckily there is a laser tag facility in the bowling alley so we were able to remedy that. We played the same teams, and the rest of the guys managed to win, although it was a little fishy since Andrea's score didn't register for the girls plus Nick team.
The winning team: Smeeta, Sarah, Nick, Andrea and Karin
Andrea and Sarah ready to play laser tag!
After we left the bowling alley, we headed over to Dave and Smeeta's for the remainder of the party. We had a great time there too - the weather was perfect and we stayed outside until it started to get dark. Dave grilled hamburgers and brats, and we played badminton and sat around and talked. Then they called me inside where my cake was waiting! We ate cake and I opened presents (a die cut machine for my scrapbooking, random scrapbooking supplies, flowers, and a new Cranium game called "Whoonu"). The new game was a lot of fun - we started playing it right away and played many, many rounds that night. It's a very simple concept - everyone has 4 cards and they are trying to pick the one that is the "favorite thing" of a specific person. The person then gets to rank the cards that were chosen from least to most favorite. Sort of a simpler version of Apples to Apples.
Paul and Nick set up the badminton court. Might need to move the poles further apart guys!
The "hated" group shot. I wanted to get it outside, so not everyone was there yet. Don't worry, there's always next year!
Standing: Paul, Bob, Robyn, Dawn, Andrea, Nick, Heidi, Ross, Sergei, Ed, Janelle, Dave, Christian
Sitting: Seth, Sarah, Karin, Smeeta
(Kindly taken by Ben, who refused to be in any of the pictures)
Nick got me the princess cake from Costco. She looks just like me!
My birthday flowers
I had a couple more surprises waiting for me too as the night progressed:
Nick bought me a bike!
Smeeta made O-Balls!
We also managed to finish our pony keg by about 10:30 PM - a first for one of our parties. The beer was pretty well distributed though because no one was overly drunk. Later that evening, I managed to win the 9-player poker game of Omaha - guess that's my problem (can't play Hold 'Em). Too bad it was only a dollar buy-in! We finished off the night by playing Whoonu again and getting in some girl talk before finally falling asleep around 5:30 in the morning. Guess that's about it - did I mention it was the best birthday party ever??
We started off the night by going bowling (one of my favorite activities). We played two games, girls plus Nick vs the rest of the guys. I'm happy to report that not only did the girls plus Nick team win overall, I lead the scoring each time with a total score of a perfect 300! I was untouchable! After we finished bowling, it came out that several members of the party had never played laser tag. Luckily there is a laser tag facility in the bowling alley so we were able to remedy that. We played the same teams, and the rest of the guys managed to win, although it was a little fishy since Andrea's score didn't register for the girls plus Nick team.
The winning team: Smeeta, Sarah, Nick, Andrea and Karin
Andrea and Sarah ready to play laser tag!
After we left the bowling alley, we headed over to Dave and Smeeta's for the remainder of the party. We had a great time there too - the weather was perfect and we stayed outside until it started to get dark. Dave grilled hamburgers and brats, and we played badminton and sat around and talked. Then they called me inside where my cake was waiting! We ate cake and I opened presents (a die cut machine for my scrapbooking, random scrapbooking supplies, flowers, and a new Cranium game called "Whoonu"). The new game was a lot of fun - we started playing it right away and played many, many rounds that night. It's a very simple concept - everyone has 4 cards and they are trying to pick the one that is the "favorite thing" of a specific person. The person then gets to rank the cards that were chosen from least to most favorite. Sort of a simpler version of Apples to Apples.
Paul and Nick set up the badminton court. Might need to move the poles further apart guys!
The "hated" group shot. I wanted to get it outside, so not everyone was there yet. Don't worry, there's always next year!
Standing: Paul, Bob, Robyn, Dawn, Andrea, Nick, Heidi, Ross, Sergei, Ed, Janelle, Dave, Christian
Sitting: Seth, Sarah, Karin, Smeeta
(Kindly taken by Ben, who refused to be in any of the pictures)
Nick got me the princess cake from Costco. She looks just like me!
My birthday flowers
I had a couple more surprises waiting for me too as the night progressed:
Nick bought me a bike!
Smeeta made O-Balls!
We also managed to finish our pony keg by about 10:30 PM - a first for one of our parties. The beer was pretty well distributed though because no one was overly drunk. Later that evening, I managed to win the 9-player poker game of Omaha - guess that's my problem (can't play Hold 'Em). Too bad it was only a dollar buy-in! We finished off the night by playing Whoonu again and getting in some girl talk before finally falling asleep around 5:30 in the morning. Guess that's about it - did I mention it was the best birthday party ever??
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