Family Fun (or Insanity)

This weekend has been filled with family fun and craziness. By some odd stroke of fate, B's entire family and my entire family were all in town this weekend, so we were crazy busy. B's family arrived Friday night, so she and I headed over to my apartment in Saint Paul for the night. I can't remember the last time I had slept there, but I do know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE my bed. So much so that I actually miss my bed. B's bed just can't compare. I can't wait until we finally combine our households permanently, as I will get to sleep on my bed all the time (if B will let us).

Anyway, we woke up early on Saturday morning to go see a few houses in NE Mpls (none that we want to buy), and then it was off to Chaska to visit with my family. It was great to be there with both my sisters present - that doesn't happen often. I really miss both of them. I actually miss my parents too, as I don't see them all that often. Sad, since they only live 45 minutes away. I should work on that I guess, but life has been crazy.

After lunch and some time hanging out (and meeting my mom's new cat), we went back to Mpls to have dinner with B's family. We went to Taste of India, which I really love. After that, we went back to the Mpls apartment (where we normally live) and hung out for a bit. We left there by 9, and I think I was sound asleep by 11 pm (in my awesome bed!).

Sunday, we had to wake up relatively early again, this time for Charlie's birthday party. I wasn't sure I would make it, as I was feeling really sick this morning, but I sucked it up and got ready (it didn't seem right to blow off a three year old's birthday party). The party was quite fun, and I'm glad I went. Charlie loved the Little Einsteins card we gave him - maybe more than some of the presents he received! Good stuff.

After the party, B, her sister Rachel, and I headed back to Saint Paul. Rachel's flight home isn't until 10:30 or so. My sister Samantha also joined us at the apartment for an hour or so before she had to catch her flight back to Seattle. We all played a little guitar hero (Rachel had never played before - a GH virgin! who knew such folks still existed?), and then it was time for Samantha to head out. I was sad to see her go. I wish she hadn't moved, but there's not much I can do about that. It sucks that both of my sisters live out of town. :(

Right now, I'm trying to do a few loads of laundry (we have about 3 million after a weekend of visitors) and B and Rachel are sitting on the couch watching The Holiday. Actually, it seems that Rachel has fallen asleep, and now B just told me she is going to take a nap too. I'm incredibly exhausted (and slightly crabby too), and I should probably nap as well. Probably won't happen though, as I want to finish this laundry before we head out for another dinner. I might wind up skipping the dinner altogether, as it's going to be at Benihana and I've already had a disastrous WW day. Sigh. I thought I might lose this week, but today probably killed that dream. No self control at Charlie's bday party. Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day!

Anyway, despite the craziness, it was a good weekend. If only I could take tomorrow off to recover from it...alas, I have WAY too much to accomplish at work this week. Sleep when you're dead, right? :)

Wii Fun

Karen and Paige came over on Friday night to have tacos and play Wii with me and Beth. I've recently discovered a new drink (malibu and coke) and K and P brought Sangria, so we all had a good time (really, I think I had a maximum of 3-4 drinks, so I wasn't even really buzzed).

We ate a ton of good food, and then we attempted to play Carnival games on the Wii. Attempted really is the key word, as we sort of sucked at it. Most of the time, our scores ranged from 1-3 (which is really low). Regardless, we had a good time, and it was nice to see them. Plus, it reminded me that I need to play Wii more often - I still love it! I need to master MLB, but it seems really difficult. Maybe when it snows!

I need to revisit Guitar Hero as well, as I heard that the firm had a GH party in the recent past and is considering another one in the future. Awesome! Gotta get practicing! :)

Random randomness - myspace blog post

For those of you who don't know, I play fantasy football every year with a group of friends and family. It's quite fun to play, and I'm doing well this year (currently tied for first, which is certain not to last so I should celebrate now). However, I tend to get a bit...let's just be honest and say obsessed. For instance, this Sunday I had three players in the Indy-Pats game and I needed them to do well so I could win. So instead of being completely dedicated to my homework, I was halfway glued to the television during the game. Now, I know that doesn't seem like a big deal. So I watched a little football. Whatever. But it gets worse. I was supposed to meet K and P for dinner and a movie at 6:30, so I had to leave before the game was over. Not to be deterred from following the game, I went down to my car and tuned in some old school AM station so I could listen as I drove. To a game that didn't have any MN teams in it. On a station that crackled and made weird high pitched sounds at times. For a FANTASY football game. Nuts.

Anyway, despite the craziness of that, I also very much felt like my dad as I drove along, listening and picturing the field and the plays unfolding, something he did and still does today (and which I grew up doing because of him. There is still something special about listening to a baseball game rather than watching it). Considering there is no one I admire more than him, I guess that's not a bad thing. So there you have it, a crazy, obsessed fantasy football player who is a mirror image of her dad. Who knew? Well, perhaps I did, and probably many of you too.

In other random news (hence the title people), I went to see Lars and the Real Girl on Sunday night (note the reference to dinner and a movie with K and P - I hope you are paying attention because there might be a quiz later). That movie totally cracked me up! I'm not sure it was supposed to, but how can one not laugh at lines like "Bianca was elected to the school board" and "Bianca's wheelchair was stolen?" They might not seem funny now, but I'm not going to wreck the movie for those of you who haven't seen it just so I can explain how truly funny they really were. You just have to trust me and go see the movie. Despite the hilarity, the movie was also quite poignant and touching at times. All around good flick. Go see it people. If we can drive all the way to Eden Prairie, you can too.

Further, I received Guitar Hero 3 as a belated birthday gift from Samantha (shout out). Being the stellar law student that I am, I beat the game on the medium level in less than 24 hours. Actually, probably more like less than 4 hours. Rock on. Perhaps it's time to move up to hard, but my fingers don't seem to work that way (get your mind out of the gutter people). Alas, I must be content with my medium GH glory. It's a bit insane how much I like that game. If only I could really play an actual instrument...

Finally, most of you probably know by now, but my dad recently won CFO of the year for the Twin Cities! I went to the awards luncheon at which they announced the winners, and when they called his name I almost cried because I was just so proud. I couldn't think of a more deserving person for such an award, not only because he's good at his work but because he's just an all around good person. I am truly blessed to have both him and my mom as parents. Life was truly terrific that day, filled with family, friends, laughter and joy. Yay!

That's all my randomness for now. Peace out peeps.