Catch Me If You Can!

I need a weekend from my weekend!  Catch up time.  I think I'm going to work backwards though starting with Sunday and ending on Friday.

Yesterday, da da da dummmm, a miracle happened - two weeks in a row.  We went to church.  Let me just say, I did not enjoy it at all.  Our pastor was gone and we had a guest speaker who I think, bored everyone to death.  It was not an enjoyable service at all.  I guess up until this point, I haven't realized how much I really do enjoy our pastor, his humor and his sermons.  In addition to going to church, I made an effort to become more "involved" in that aspect of my life.  I talked to some people there - usually, me being anti-social me, ducks out as soon as service is over.  I found out more about AWANA and more about the class time/activity that the kid can join in during service.  I had made her sit in service with me yesterday, which made the service even less enjoyable considering she had ants in her pants!

I rented The Time Traveler's Wife yesterday too.  It SUCKED!  What a disappointment.  If you haven't seen it already, I suggest skipping it.  The best part of the movie was the commercial.  It seemed to drag on and on and was just ridiculous!

I made Empanada Gallega last night for dinner (recipe #3 out fo 5).  Let's just say it did not go over well in my house.  I like Empanada Gallega and I made it right, it tasted good...however it is an acquired taste.  I was the same way the first time I ever tried it, but I learned to like it.  Oh well, guess we'll put that recipe on the back burner for now.

Oh!  And Sunday my first postcard that I sent through Postcrossing.com was registered!  I even got an email message back from the registeree!!!!  If that doesn't just give you a high (yeah, ok, I'm easily excitable!).  Now I'm eligible to receive a postcard.  I can't wait to get one!  I love mail!!!!

Saturday we went to the hockey game with the free tickets the hockey team had given us.  I took the kid and her adorable, charming friend.  She really is my favorite friend of the kid's.  I could not believe our seats!!!  The club had given us second row from the ice seats!  Incredible!!!  We were also sitting right where the players come in and leave the ice, so we got to see them up close.  The camera man was also right next to us.  He put the kids on TV and I went on gushing to them about how they were now "famous," which, of course, they fed right into and ate up!  Too, too cute!  The gentleman in the front row must have been a season ticket holder because he knew everyone.  At the end of first period he knocked on the glass to the ref and held up one finger.  Next thing we know, the ref walks off the ice and up to the girls with the hockey puck the teams played with in the first period.  Same thing happened the second period.  Both girls got to go home with game pucks!!!  So awesome!  I was totally amazed at the generosity and compassion that these people showed toward the girls.  It made my heart swell to see such acts of kindness and to see how the girls reacted to it.  It really made me feel so good that there are still people out there like that.  They really made the girl's night, but mine as well.  I was so grateful to these people!  One funny note about the game puck:  When the kid examined her game puck she noticed red marks on her puck (from the paint on the sticks, probably) and she goes, "OMG mom!  There's hockey player blood on my puck!"

I also tried a new "ethnic" restaurant.  Capri Deli.  We are talking very traditional Italian deli.  I've never been to one, but holy meat menu!  Ended up eating pizza since I don't eat meat.  The slice of pizza I got though, was bigger than the kid's head.  I could not believe it.  For $5.00 we got a slice of pizza, a big bag of chips and a soda - impressive deal.  Guess I really shouldn't count that on my list of ethnic restaurants, considering I ate pizza...but doesn't it count that the pizza slice was bigger than a head?  I've never eaten pizza like that before!

Saturday morning also marked a turning point in the basketball team I coach.  All the girls, FINALLY have made at least one basket during the season.  That was really great!  It was so exciting to see the final girl make a basket.  She jumped up and down on the court and hugged everyone.  I love this kid because she always is smiling and she has the best smile, no teeth and all!  Next week is our final game.

Friday night was the kid's best boy-friend's birthday party.  He has been 'in love' with the kid since preschool.  I really like the kid and his parents - very, very good people.  Anyway, we're driving all together to his party and come across this one village hall that looks like Rupunzel towers.  There is a stop sign there and he asks what we are doing there.  I tell him, (because I always give him shit), that we are going to let my kid off there and put her in the tower to grow her hair.  Then he'd have to ride up on his white horse and yell, "XXXX, let down your hair!"  And he says, "Oh yes, my horse will definitely be an elegant white one."  To which my kid replies, "XXXX why would you get a white horse?  I would recommend a black one because then you wouldn't have to wash it as much."  Not a dry eye in the car!  And almost barely dry pants...LOL.

Upon arriving to the party location, he says, "My one birthday wish is to receive a kiss from XXX."  Of course my kid always egging him on, put the gift bag on her head at the end of the night and says, "XXXX, open me up!"  I could not resist.  I told him that now was his opportunity to get his kiss.  Next thing I know, she's against the wall, he lifts the bag from her head and plants one on her.  The kid was having none of that - today she is still denying that he kissed her.  It was really priceless. 

We went out for dinner with them before hand and the party was fun.  I always enjoy spending time with this family.  They truly are good, good people.

Whew!  That was quite a weekend.  I'm not used to so much activity in one weekend.  Today I'm dragging.  I was already looking forward to next weekend, but then I realized that it's basketball game on Saturday and awards on Sunday.  Busy again.  When will I ever catch up on sleep???
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Things I've accomplished in the past few days:  finished book #2, ate at an ethnic restaurant, watered plants, ate fish, added to the 50+ list, new recipe, yogurt, water, $1.00/day, church, & completed my 10 trips with green bags (that I will continue!).
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Today I am grateful for my daughter, my boss, and that tonight is the last basketball practice of the season (I'm wiped!).