Hello. Whew, we had a busy weekend this past weekend, but it was good. Saturday, my Dad came up and he and Travis went to a turkey shoot here in Cullman. Travis did 2 shots, but he didn’t like the randomness of the shoot, because its essentially just luck. My Dad won one though. He didn’t win a turkey, darn it, but he won some money! Then, they came back to our house, Travis grilled some chicken wings for us for lunch while Anya and Pop Pop played outside on the swings. Then, Travis and my Dad went down to B’ham for the gun show at the BJCC. Travis really enjoyed that. He hadn’t been to a gun show in a long time. He went and shot sporting clays with my Dad a few weeks ago and he’s really liking that. He came home bruised on the shoulder a bit from the shotgun, but he enjoyed it a lot. My Dad has done sporting clays for years and I used to be a scorekeeper at the tournaments he competed in. I think Travis is looking forward to shooting sporting clays again, he really enjoyed it and it gives him and my Dad something else they can do together other than talking about computers! They have always had a good relationship though so I’m glad we live close enough now that they can do things like gun shows and sporting clays occasionally.
While they were at the gun show in B’ham, Anya and I drove to B’ham as well and went to Babies R Us. I had to buy a baby shower gift for a friend for her shower next weekend. Registries can be a real pain though to deal with sometimes. They seem to categorize things all together according to sheets, bibs, blankets, etc., however, those items may be on total opposite sides of the store! I found something for her though that I hope she’ll like and we found a flannel sheet for the baby’s crib to try out. I thought it might be a good idea to get one of those since it gets much colder here than it ever did in Vegas when Anya was a baby.
Then, Travis and my Dad met us at Babies R Us and my Dad went back to Prattville, while Travis, I, and Anya went to eat at Johnny Rockets and to the Galleria so Anya could ride the carousel. And all this was just Saturday! Then, when we got home I had to cook a dessert because…
On Sunday, we went to Travis’ company picnic back in B’ham at Oak Mtn State Park. I made Strawberry Pretzel Salad, which everyone liked and it was my first time to make it! Its really easy, its broken pretzels baked with a little butter and sugar, then you blend cream cheese, sugar and Cool Whip together for the next layer, and then you top it with Strawberry Jello and sliced strawberries. I was glad it came out and I got compliments on it because I had never made it before! At the picnic, Anya had a ball. There were lots of kids to play with and she enjoyed pretending to play football with them. She also chased a frisbee, pet some Chihuahuas that were with another family nearby, stood on a rock, threw water balloons, and ate some chicken fingers! We are really glad that Travis has a company that does things like this for their employees and families. Its a very nice thing and makes the company stronger as well, in my opinion anyway. Travis really enjoys his work and I really like all the people he works with too.
We got back home at about 5pm and basically did nothing the rest of the night except watch Desperate Housewives (yes, Travis watches it with me) and The Amazing Race before finally going to sleep. Busy weekend, but lots of fun! Next weekend, we hope to take Anya out to the pumpkin patch in Hayden, go to the baby shower for our friend, and take Anya to watch a doggie parade!