Congratulations to Natalie and Derrick
Taylor – you’re pregnant!
That was the big news announcement around
town today. Natalie is pregnant with
their second child, and I’m starting out my update today with the news because
their baby is due in December; and will be a future classmate and possible
playmate for Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne’s baby.
Maybe I should be writing about more of the kid connections this year
because of my cousin, but then I didn’t do that for any of the others; and I’m
sure that the friendships they develop will get into my reports now and then as
they grow up – just as they have for Ethan and Ehlana.
Let’s get to my own report, and while there
isn’t anything to write about on the level of new baby news; it has been a
really good day – thanks mostly to the date night that Michael and Tim
surprised Rowen and me with; and the sleepover I’m now doing with Rowen at her
house tonight.
Before I get to that, my day started early
with Tai Chi by the river, and though we’ve had a rainy day around here, that
was off-and-on this morning; and outdoor exercising was an option at just the
right time for us. Michael stayed for
breakfast before going on to his workout at the school with Tim and the other
guys; so that was a nice bonus time with him too.
The rain was heading into the area by the
time that Rowen and I went to school, and while that set a bit of a tone for the
day; there were some timely breaks in the wet for us that allowed some outdoor
time during lunch and for a while after school.
I don’t have anything exciting to write about from our classes, and the
gossip network continues to be fairly quiet right now; so let’s move on to the
date night fun that Michael and Tim waited until we were finished school for
the week to surprise us with.
Our boyfriends had things to do first to
get ready for our date night, so Rowen and I had time to get ready for it – and
we decided on having a sleepover too while doing that; so we were at my house
first while getting approval for the plan and then packing an overnight bag for
me once we’d also picked out my date night outfit and spending some time doing
our hair and make-up. We made it to Tim’s
house on-time, and the boys started us out with an appetizers and drinks ‘social
hour’ before we sat down to an amazing dinner that Jacob had obviously helped
the boys out with – at least for the entree.
Rowen and I, by the way, do not have a
problem with our guys admitting that they aren’t world-class chefs; or that
they didn’t pretend to be proficient cooks.
Michael did cook veggies to go with the main chicken dish, and he and
Tim both took care of the last steps for the really great, stuffed and baked
potatoes; so the meal was perfect. So
was the dinner conversation that didn’t once include even a mention of football
or video games. Rowen and I are sure
that was also a suggestion for Tim from Michael, but Tim gets bonus points for
actually pulling that off; since he rarely goes two solid hours without talking
football.
Okay, Rowen, I’ll give you that point; but
I’m never around when you’re giving him something else to do that he finds more
interesting than football; and I have no intention of personally testing that
assertion out with him. ;^)
Moving along, the amazing dinner was
followed up with an equally impressive Olde Bakery dessert that we all loved; and
then the boys took care of the clean-up while Rowen and I kept them company –
and had the bonus entertainment of watching Tim doing one of his very
least-favorite chores. Rebecca and
Michael are both sure to have other friends work part-time at the Inn over the
next few years; but I am sure that Tim will not be one of them. Since we did have the off-and-on rain in the
on stage by the time the kitchen was cleaned up, we moved into the living room
and got an early start to our movie night.
I hope it didn’t permanently damage Tim,
but it was girls’ choice for our entertainment; and Rowen and I didn’t pick a
single space, monster, or horror movie tonight.
Tim isn’t into musicals, but we chose the new version of Annie for our
first flick and followed that up with a less-girly, but still girl-power action-romance
that I won’t name; since it turned out to be a fairly forgettable show. Maybe that’ll have changed in your ‘now’, but
even chick flicks are not exempt from the really bad movie group that is so
common for other genres – like sci-fi films.
Don’t go there, Tim. I know that you love them, but be honest –
pretty much every SyFy channel original movie is campy, terrible, or both; and
there are probably thousands of other examples to back up my point.
At least for that second movie, Tim was
able to join in for the fun when Rowen and I started making fun of the ongoing
silliness that was too easy to pick on, and since there were lots of scenes
with scantily-clad women; he probably enjoyed the movie more than we did – even
with the bad lines and pathetic attempts at fight sequences. I’ll try to cut the actresses and actors some
slack on that, since maybe it’s not fair to mention that when most of their
audience probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference; but anyone with even
a bit of martial arts training would have been able to tell just how
ridiculously fake those fights were. Then
again, the camera work wasn’t that good either; so I could be wrong about
that. I’m fairly sure that you’re not
supposed to show that a punch or kick missed the mark by a foot or two while
filming those scenes.
Anyway, that’s enough beating up on the
B-movie industry; so let’s move along.
We didn’t have time for a third movie, so we watched some music videos
for a while and just relaxed and continued to cuddle in pairs. Tim’s parents had been working at the
showroom tonight and then went to Sheldon’s for wings and wedges once they’d
closed up for the night; so we had the house to ourselves until they got home
at eleven-thirty. They joined us for the
cuddling and chat time until Rowen and I needed to get home to her house, and
since it was raining fairly hard by then; Tracey gave us a ride over there –
after giving us time to say goodnight to our boyfriends first.
Patrick had Scott over for the night, and
while they were still up and playing video games; we don’t have any problems
with them anymore – even though they do still seem to feel the need to be at
the house too whenever Rowen does have me over for a sleepover. We had a short visit with them on our way up
to bed; but they’re still gaming in the living room as I write this. Rowen and I got changed and took turns in the
bathroom; and we’ve been in bed and chatting while doing our usual sleepover
computing.
That’s been a bit of work for me, and Rowen’s
kept me entertained with YouTube videos of worst-ever dates mixed in with music
video covers of varying degrees of good and bad. I’d only planned on doing my usual computer
and email checks, but some family business work was waiting for me, so since we
were chatting anyway; I took care of it instead of leaving it for Sunday night.
It’s supposed to rain a lot on Saturday
too, so my yard work might get re-scheduled, but I’ll still have chores, and
Michael and I are booked to help out with Jessica’s birthday party in the
afternoon; so I’d better start thinking about getting some sleep. Rowen will be at the computer store tomorrow,
and though she doesn’t have anything specifically booked for tomorrow afternoon
or evening; I don’t expect to see her much once we split up after
breakfast. She is hoping for some alone
time with Tim tomorrow night, and if I had to guess; there’s a better chance
that’ll happen for them than for Michael and me. Since Jessica is having a sleepover as part
of her party; I’ll take a small leap and guess that Ryan and Sophia will be
hoping that Michael and I will save them from the gang of tween girls that will
be at their house – and we won’t be able to resist doing that for them.
Ehlana will be happy to help me out with
that for Sophia, so my lack of alone time this weekend with my boyfriend will
likely be due to Michael having a gaming night at his house with Ryan. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes, but
that’s all I have for tonight. I’m going
to put my computer away now, listen to the music that Rowen’s still playing on
her computer, and probably fall asleep fairly soon; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
