Happy 15th Birthday, Kris!
If you’re stuck having a February birthday
in a wintry location; then getting to celebrate your big day when temperatures
are in the seventies is a really awesome bonus!
The weather didn’t change up his birthday
party plans very much; but it did allow us to spend time outdoors – and do that
without any winter gear. Michael, Tim,
Rowen, and I were invited to his party; and it started about an hour after
school ended for the day. That allowed
most of us to head home and get ready for a teen play night; and then we
converged on Kris’ house and farm. Mom
couldn’t help us with a ride out there; but Tim’s Mom was happy to take a break
to do that for us; and we ended up being part of a three-vehicle convoy that
went out to the farm together. We were
in the middle of the pack for arrivals; so the meet and greet was already on y
then; and we were kept busy and entertained all the way through until Dad
picked us up at eleven o’clock.
While I’m tempted to write up a big party
report, and we did have a lot of fun tonight; I don’t actually have anything
all that significant to report – other than the fact that we could go outside
and hang out instead of being in the house or one of the barns the entire
time. The party was standard teen fun
for us; there isn’t very much gossip going around right now; and our Grade Ten
couples are pretty much fixed now with just one single still to be
matched. I guess that having a bigger
party was news too, since quite a few of us didn’t do the big parties with our
friends this year, but with the sweet sixteen year coming up for us; that’s
bound to change for the next year. To
keep the party update short though; let’s just list the highlights. We started with a social hour that was mostly
outdoors thanks to the weather. Dinner
was indoors, but included grilled meats and food options that made the meal
feel more like a barbeque than a mid-winter dinner. We did all of the usual birthday fun after
dinner including the song, cake, and ice cream; Kris opened his gifts; and then
we – the teens – were shipped off to play video games, listen to music, and
hang out together for the rest of the evening.
As I mentioned, Dad came and got us at
eleven, and while lots of teens would groan at the time; that was already late
for farm kids that are going to have a very early morning on Saturday –
especially when a good-weather weekend means the chance to get extra work done
around the farms in our area. I won’t
have to get up extra early for chores in the morning, but Dad will want to do
some outdoor chores too when we have a chance to do that; so I’m okay with not
having a late night. We came back here;
Rowen took Tim home with her for some alone time before he’d need to be home;
and Michael came in with me for a while; but just to have a little visit with
Mom and Dad before heading home because he’s working the breakfast shift with
his father in the morning and will be up early.
I was in bed by midnight; have done my
usual computer checks and a bit of family business work; and will still manage
to be sleeping by around one o’clock.
Before I go into nap mode, though; let’s cover the non-birthday-party
parts of my day.
Tai Chi this morning was by the river
because it was too nice out not to do that even if the ground was too soft to
exercise anywhere except on the paths.
That was a perfect way to start the day; and then Michael stayed for
breakfast before running home and getting ready for school – and his morning
weight training with the guys. We had a
good day at school, and while our outdoor lunch break was a highlight; the warm
weather also meant that we ended up having two classes outside too because our
teachers could get away with doing that for fairly flimsy excuses.
I didn’t miss a dinner and movie night
because my family was ready to take a break this weekend after the fun overload
last weekend. Mom had a good day with
the twins – and without them while they were at KidZone so that she could have
some kid-free time to do her shopping and running around for a few hours. While I didn’t get to spend any time with
Ethan and Ehlana today; I should be able to do that tomorrow – even if that’s
while we do some chores together. Other
than the work around the house and yard; we don’t have any plans for Saturday;
and I’m hoping that Michael and I will get to have a bit of alone time tomorrow
night to go along with our quiet evening non-plans.
I’ll let you know how that goes for us, but
that’s all for now; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
