Lets play catchup

Well, I knwo it has been a while but I figured I should at least make an attempt at trying to keep up with this. Nina and Jess might get awfully upset if they don't hear about what is going on. So where to begin....how about a few highlights here and there. Lately, it has been wicked busy and it just doesn't seem to stop. I seriously need a vaction. So, my dad came to visit, which was great but man, is the man exhausting sometimes. We actaully got a lot of house stuff taken care of that needed to be done. I got a new laminate floor in my bedroom, a new fridge and dad "supervised" painting the kitchen. We ate out a lot and just enjoyed the great weather. The girls and I took him to Grills up at the port for dinner one night and we all had a good time. The best part too was that Jess was able to make a surprise visit into town to do the job fair at FIT. She is so good, getting the company to put her up in a sweet beachside hotel with an ocean view, just so she could see her friends! That little stinker. I just wish she could have stayed longer.

Now onto St. Patrick's Day. It was actually a pretty crazy day and week leading up to that. Nina and I had finished painting the kitchen and the dining room. I have to take some pics of that so everyone can see. ANywho, it came out great but seemed to take forever. And let me give credit where credit is due. Nina is a GENIUS. Yes, I said it a genius because she did come up with the concept for the red kitchen. And I do love it. So, after painting and slaving away we wanted to have some fun. Well, dowtown melbourne and Meg O'Malleys, a local bar there, put on a street fair for St. Patty's. Nina, Marcia and I thought we would hit that then Main Street Pub after but the line to get into the street fair was insane. We decide to sit up on the balcony of Main Street and make fun of all the characters. I wish I got more pictures of them but we had enough trouble trying to control our laughter. It was insanely crowded but a good time none the less. And we did wear out green!

Lately, I am not even sure what I have been doing it seems. But I have had a great couple of weekends. Marcia recieved a little paper guy, named Flat Stanley, that her nephew sent to her because he thought she could use the company. How cute right?! Anywho, if you have never heard of Flat Stanley here is his story. The project was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a third-grade Canadian schoolteacher. It is meant to facilitate letter-writing by schoolchildren to each other as they document what Flat Stanley has done with them. It has morphed into sending him to relatives and friends of the kids who have cool jobs or live in cool places, even people who take neat trips. Flat Stanley has even been to space and the Oscars! You take Stanley with you everywhere and keep a journal and take some pictures to document. The kids then learn about the places and people Flat Stanley got to experience. Marcia was a little worried about what to do with him but I assured her it would be a lot of fun. We took him to meet the manatees, see the beach and he even visited the space center. We had too much fun and got to go all over the place. We went to Vero Beach, Sebastian, Cocoa Beach Pier and Tampa. Stanley was a great project and got us out and about in probably some of the best weather we had. Check out Stanley's Wikipedia site for some cool videos, like Stanley visits Hollywood. Hilarious!

Lets see what else.....well, last night we went to see Pirates of Penzance Pirates of Penzance at the King Center in Melbourne. It was a really fun show and I think the actors did a great job of keeping the audience laughing. I just wish the orchestral pit was larger so the music could fill the large auditorium better. Not to mention the sound system in there did nothing to compliment the great operetta voices of the cast. It made it a bit piercing at times. Ok, so why don't I complain a little more, huh? But overall it was an entertaining show and if you haven't seen it or the movie, and you like musicals, then I highly recommend it.

Alright, I had better sign off or now. I know I didn't cover hardly anything but I am getting the looks from the tools I work with. Which means I had better get back to work. Until next time...peace out.