Happy Birthday Kevin

Today started out early with a trip to "A Perfect Day Cafe" in North Vernon, IN.  Not all of Dar's
Army Wife group could make it, but they were very nice and welcoming.  Chase, the 18 month old was very well behaved and enjoyed his blueberry muffin.  I had a banana nut muffin and the worlds hottest cappuccino.  Yes, I burned my tongue...alot...it still hurts. Ignoring the third degree tongue burn, it was a charming little coffee house with friendly staff and good coffee (once I could taste it).  I have to say that the muffin was your typical pre-packaged buy in bulk muffin.  Not bad, but nothing special.  My sister really enjoyed her caramel macchiato and croissant with cinnamon butter.

After breakfast/coffee we headed off to Wallyworld to buy a turkey and the other Thanksgiving necessities  It's also my brother in law Kevin's birthday, so we got gifts and cupcakes.  I got him a jar of peanut butter (my sister says he's a big fan of my least favorite food on the planet).  He actually seemed pretty pleased with it.

Then, home for lunch and naptime.  Aunt Donna actually pretty much also made use of naptime by going upstairs and watching the Food Network.  I ended up dozing a bit until my phone rang.  Apparently, my glasses are ready for me in Lynchburg, VA.  Yeah...gonna be awhile before I'll be picking them up.

Kids got home from school...insanity...insanity...get dressed to go out because it's dad's birthday!  Dad chose Mexican, which was too bad for him.  The kids insisted on the full birthday treatment

Well, they insisted on MOST of the full birthday treatment...the wife insisted on the rest of it

Torture by cheap tequila.  Of course, put a funny hat anywhere near the kids...

Which led to other general silliness

Once we got home, there were cupcakes and over excited dramatic sugar highs.  Perfectly normal night pretty much.

I found out that my sister's taste in TV hasn't changed much over the years.  She DVR's 90210 and she loved the original as a kid.  It was just like old times...LOL

Tomorrow...outlet shopping!

On the Road Again

So, here we are on the teeny tiny netbook with the teeny tiny keys sharing an adventure.  This one not as exciting, but an adventure nonetheless.  I am visiting the Mayes family - my sister, brother-in-law, two nieces and nephew in a small town in Indiana.  The BIL is a military guy and is stationed nearby. I am here for the most family-ish of all holidays...Thanksgiving (commonly known in my family as Turkey Day).

First of all, let's just skip yesterday. Over 8 unrelenting hours of the most boring highway in the U S of  A...I kid you not.  First of all...West Virginia...wild and not so wonderful.  And it was offseason for the Bluegrass of Kentucky.  I started calling random old friends just to talk and keep me awakeNext Sunday should be loads of fun too.

I got a little lost at the end thanks to Gremlin the Garmin and Google Maps not agreeing on directions.  I think it may be time to replace Gremlin.  We've traveled down many roads together and he's kept my butt on the road home...but he's a bit old and doesn't know his way around new addresses.

Anyway, got here and just relaxed a bit. My nephew thought my camera very interesting, so I showed him how it worked

So we took a picture of his sisters horsing around on the couch.

 I am not going to get the chance to sleep in much this trip...my sister has a fun filled itinerary planned for me.  This morning I was up for a breakfast of bagels and coffee and we hit the road to Nashville....that's Nashville, Indiana. Basically, a quaint little town with lots of cute, historical homes that have been turned into shops selling everything from antiques and crafts to candy and t-shirts.

A lot of the old buildings were neat old Victorians, but there were some funkier buildings too...

  

And we all know how much I love old churches and whatnot...so I had to take a picture of this one:

It was a chilly, drizzly day but sis and I are both big fans of the shopping and had a great time.  I even managed to get a Christmas gift.

Darlene made Mom's mac and cheese for dinner.  We had fudge for desert (she's a horrible influence and I got a pound as well.  mmmmmmmmmm fudge)

Afterwards, Chase decided to play in his favorite kitchen cabinet.  After cleaning it out of containers, it makes a great place for hide and seek!

Ok, sleep time.  I've got to get up early for coffee with the Army wives.