Thursday, August 28, 2014
Stinky!
Here is a video that was just taken tonight that I think is hilarious! Caedmon and I went to the library today for story time. I checked out some books and one of them was called Toot! LOL! Thought it was funny and had to check it out. Read it to Caedmon tonight and it was a funny and cute book. If you listen closely after I say, "He keeps laughing at that part," Caedmon says, "Stinky."
TBT #2: The Solomons
This particular TBT post will be about how we became good friends with Becky and Jon Solomon.
Well first of all, Tanner was good friends with Jon's brother through high school so he already knew Jon. And I think I met Jon briefly for the first time at our wedding. Tanner and Jon's brother didn't really keep in touch that much. Then July 4th of 2008 we randomly got together with his brother at a restaurant in downtown Indy. Jon and Becky were there too. That was the first time I met Becky. Then everyone came over to our house afterwards to light some fireworks. Even Becky and Jon's friends Nate and Jenelle came over who we also hang out with now.
Some few months later we get home from work one day and see a UPS sticker on the door. Jon is a UPS supervisor and I think was training a guy on our street this particular day. On the sticker it said something like, "Hey Cheesenuts!!" And left his name and phone number. We didn't call for awhile and when Tanner did, Jon stated that he was worried at first that he left it on the wrong house. LOL! I think the next time we got together was for New Years Eve at Nate and Jenelle's house. Then been hanging out ever since. And Becky and I almost text each other daily now.
I will end with another funny story (although probably only to us) regarding this picture above. We were going to the Nickelback concert and got there too early. So we needed to kill about 30 minutes. We drive just a little bit down the road and find this abandoned house with all this overgrown brush, grass, etc. We park in the drive and get out and chill for a bit. These stupid sweat bees start buzzing around me and I say, "Stupid sweat bees! It is probably because of all of these shittin' weeds!" Becky finds this hilarious for whatever reason and now we will say shittin' weeds from time to time for a laugh.
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| Summer 2009 |
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| Fall 2013 |
Some few months later we get home from work one day and see a UPS sticker on the door. Jon is a UPS supervisor and I think was training a guy on our street this particular day. On the sticker it said something like, "Hey Cheesenuts!!" And left his name and phone number. We didn't call for awhile and when Tanner did, Jon stated that he was worried at first that he left it on the wrong house. LOL! I think the next time we got together was for New Years Eve at Nate and Jenelle's house. Then been hanging out ever since. And Becky and I almost text each other daily now.
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| Love these guys (Fall 2012) |
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| Fall 2012 |
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| Summer 2009 |
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| Becky is crazy! (Summer 2009) |
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| Winter 2009 |
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| Weirdos (Winter 2009) |
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| Summer 2011 |
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| She makes me do crazy things! (Summer 2011) |
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| Summer 2011 |
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| Summer 2011 |
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| Summer 2011 |
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| Probably one of the first pics taken of the 2 of us |
I will end with another funny story (although probably only to us) regarding this picture above. We were going to the Nickelback concert and got there too early. So we needed to kill about 30 minutes. We drive just a little bit down the road and find this abandoned house with all this overgrown brush, grass, etc. We park in the drive and get out and chill for a bit. These stupid sweat bees start buzzing around me and I say, "Stupid sweat bees! It is probably because of all of these shittin' weeds!" Becky finds this hilarious for whatever reason and now we will say shittin' weeds from time to time for a laugh.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Throwback Thursday!
Maybe I will occasionally start doing TBT posts as long as if there is a story to go with it. We will see how long this lasts. Heck I still have about 3 unfinished posts to work on. I always get a great idea for a post, start it and then take forever to finish it or don't post it at all.
Anyway I was just thinking about my mom this morning when I was loading the washer. She would always give me crap for putting too many clothes in the washer so there wouldn't be enough room for them to agitate around. So of course I had the washer filled almost to the top with no water added yet in order to get it all done in one load. I looked at it and thought mom would give me so much crap for this right now. LOL! So I went ahead and took some clothes out. Hopefully she will be proud of me. Love you mom!
By the way we were given that frame at her funeral. I put this picture in it and has remained in there displayed in my living room ever since. Okay how about a couple more funny memories with mom that first come to my mind? One of my personal favorites is when she was sitting at one end of the kitchen table and I was at the other end wrapping a Christmas present for a friend. I think it was a pair of earrings. After I got done wrapping it, I said something like, "Dangit! I cannot believe what I just did!" Mom says, "What?" I said, "I just wrapped this box and forgot to put the earrings inside the box." She starts laughing and calls me a Pollock (have no idea how to spell that word) because Cichos is Polish.
Before we knew I had an eye disease, I would all the time drop things on the floor near me and wouldn't be able to find them on the floor. I would always call mom into my room and ask her to help me find it. She would come into the room and immediately see it. Then she would always say, "Don't be afraid to look a little if you can't find it." I think she always thought maybe I was being lazy or something because it would be clearly out in the open. But now when I look back at all those times I realized I couldn't find things on the floor because of my vision and my blind spots. Explains everything!
One time mom and I were in the car going to Meijer and I was driving. Sometimes when I am in the car driving and talking (especially with someone I haven't seen in awhile), I tend to not pay attention to where we are going. I am too busy watching the road and talking I forget where we are going. So this particular time I am rambling on to mom and right when were passing Meijer she interrupts and says, "Aren't we going to Meijer?" I am like, "Crap!"
I don't know who took this picture but when they were taking it I believe I was purposely posing like this. And what I love is the look on moms face as she is laughing at me. This picture makes me smile every time I see it. And it looks like dad was about to answer the phone or just hung up the phone. :-)
Lastly, another one of my favorite moments was when we were in the Smokey Mountains. We were doing this scenic drive through the mountains with our car windows down. We approached this lookout point and there appeared to be a family spreading ashes onto the mountains. It was a little windy and the ashes were flying around and the people were even coughing while dumping it. First dad makes a comment about being here at the wrong time. Then as were parking the car, he starts singing "Dust in the Wind." Mom and I start laughing hysterically while trying not to make a scene as this family is spreading some person's ashes onto the mountain. If memory serves I think we decided not to get out of the car and we left in respect for the other family. I will never forget that moment and how much we laughed at it. I am just so grateful we got to go on this trip together the fall before she passed away.
Love the look on her face in this pic too. Most likely laughing at me or dad being dorks as usual. :-) This was taken in our cabin in Gatlinburg, TN (Fall 2007).
Anyway I was just thinking about my mom this morning when I was loading the washer. She would always give me crap for putting too many clothes in the washer so there wouldn't be enough room for them to agitate around. So of course I had the washer filled almost to the top with no water added yet in order to get it all done in one load. I looked at it and thought mom would give me so much crap for this right now. LOL! So I went ahead and took some clothes out. Hopefully she will be proud of me. Love you mom!
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| My wedding rehearsal dinner July 2005 |
Before we knew I had an eye disease, I would all the time drop things on the floor near me and wouldn't be able to find them on the floor. I would always call mom into my room and ask her to help me find it. She would come into the room and immediately see it. Then she would always say, "Don't be afraid to look a little if you can't find it." I think she always thought maybe I was being lazy or something because it would be clearly out in the open. But now when I look back at all those times I realized I couldn't find things on the floor because of my vision and my blind spots. Explains everything!
One time mom and I were in the car going to Meijer and I was driving. Sometimes when I am in the car driving and talking (especially with someone I haven't seen in awhile), I tend to not pay attention to where we are going. I am too busy watching the road and talking I forget where we are going. So this particular time I am rambling on to mom and right when were passing Meijer she interrupts and says, "Aren't we going to Meijer?" I am like, "Crap!"
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| One of my favorite not normal pics |
Lastly, another one of my favorite moments was when we were in the Smokey Mountains. We were doing this scenic drive through the mountains with our car windows down. We approached this lookout point and there appeared to be a family spreading ashes onto the mountains. It was a little windy and the ashes were flying around and the people were even coughing while dumping it. First dad makes a comment about being here at the wrong time. Then as were parking the car, he starts singing "Dust in the Wind." Mom and I start laughing hysterically while trying not to make a scene as this family is spreading some person's ashes onto the mountain. If memory serves I think we decided not to get out of the car and we left in respect for the other family. I will never forget that moment and how much we laughed at it. I am just so grateful we got to go on this trip together the fall before she passed away.
Love the look on her face in this pic too. Most likely laughing at me or dad being dorks as usual. :-) This was taken in our cabin in Gatlinburg, TN (Fall 2007).
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| My silly mother wearing Stone's sunglasses |
Thursday, August 14, 2014
St. Louis 2014
We went to St. Louis last month with Gpa and Gma Dawson. It was tiring but fun nonetheless. We have wanted to go back since last years trip. And conveniently Uncle Taylor was spending about a month there for work. We arrived on Friday and picked Taylor up from the base. We grabbed lunch and then went to Anheiser Busch Brewery. We did the 45 minute tour and Caedmon was so good. I couldn't believe it but the tour was free and you got a whole pint of beer after the tour all for free! Went back to the hotel afterwards for swimming on the roof and pizza.
There were some frustrating moments during the trip with Caedmon but it was because he was tired. But honestly he did very well for being so tired. Especially on Saturday after not sleeping well and not getting long enough naps in. He had woken up in the middle of the night most likely because his head hurt. Friday night he hit his head on the corner of the night stand and was bleeding. He is definitely a trooper indeed.
On Saturday, we went to Grants Farm (owned by Anheiser Busch). Caedmon loved it. He got to pet and feed the goats, feed birds, go on a train ride, pet and get his picture taken with a Clydesdale horse, and see the animals. He loved it even though he was tired. He was so tired that he fell asleep before we got out of the parking lot. We went back to the hotel for more swimming and ordered chinese in. Caedmon will not go to sleep if he can see you so we sat out in the hall and ate our chinese and drank wine. It actually ended up being fun just sitting out in the hall. Our neighbors across the hall came home and offered us a drink which kind of funny. Apparently someone was celebrating a birthday. We finished off the night on the roof of the hotel enjoying the view of the Arch and Mississippi River.
On Sunday, we went to the casino for the champagne brunch buffet. It was so good and I think they had the best coffee I have ever had. I need to call them to see if they can tell me what the coffee is. :-) Caedmon liked seeing all the lights in the casino. Then we went to the Arch museum and walked around outside of the park. There is a nearby helicopter taking people on rides around the city. Caedmon enjoyed watching the helicopter take off and land. Again he would always growl and point at it. He also liked to scream at the tops of his lungs when we were in the park. Afterwards we went back to the hotel for Caedmon to take an actual long nap not in the car. We sat out in the hall with Taylor and drank and talked again. Then we all went to an early dinner at Schlafly brewery. Afterwards Tanner, Taylor, and I went up to the top of the Arch (bought our tickets earlier). We had a good time while Gpa and Gma stayed at the hotel and went swimming with Caedmon and put him to bed. Thanks Sandy and Rick!!
Then on Monday we headed home. And we experienced the biggest fit that Caedmon had every thrown in his short life so far. It was so bad that he was coughing and threw up a little. It was most likely a combination of that he was tired, hungry, tired of being in the car seat, and home sick. He was definitely glad to get home to his toys and his bed. Although the fit was awful at one point Tanner and I are just sitting there laughing because we couldn't help but laugh at him throwing this huge fit.
Again excessive amount of pictures and a couple of videos beyond this point!
There were some frustrating moments during the trip with Caedmon but it was because he was tired. But honestly he did very well for being so tired. Especially on Saturday after not sleeping well and not getting long enough naps in. He had woken up in the middle of the night most likely because his head hurt. Friday night he hit his head on the corner of the night stand and was bleeding. He is definitely a trooper indeed.
On Saturday, we went to Grants Farm (owned by Anheiser Busch). Caedmon loved it. He got to pet and feed the goats, feed birds, go on a train ride, pet and get his picture taken with a Clydesdale horse, and see the animals. He loved it even though he was tired. He was so tired that he fell asleep before we got out of the parking lot. We went back to the hotel for more swimming and ordered chinese in. Caedmon will not go to sleep if he can see you so we sat out in the hall and ate our chinese and drank wine. It actually ended up being fun just sitting out in the hall. Our neighbors across the hall came home and offered us a drink which kind of funny. Apparently someone was celebrating a birthday. We finished off the night on the roof of the hotel enjoying the view of the Arch and Mississippi River.
On Sunday, we went to the casino for the champagne brunch buffet. It was so good and I think they had the best coffee I have ever had. I need to call them to see if they can tell me what the coffee is. :-) Caedmon liked seeing all the lights in the casino. Then we went to the Arch museum and walked around outside of the park. There is a nearby helicopter taking people on rides around the city. Caedmon enjoyed watching the helicopter take off and land. Again he would always growl and point at it. He also liked to scream at the tops of his lungs when we were in the park. Afterwards we went back to the hotel for Caedmon to take an actual long nap not in the car. We sat out in the hall with Taylor and drank and talked again. Then we all went to an early dinner at Schlafly brewery. Afterwards Tanner, Taylor, and I went up to the top of the Arch (bought our tickets earlier). We had a good time while Gpa and Gma stayed at the hotel and went swimming with Caedmon and put him to bed. Thanks Sandy and Rick!!
Then on Monday we headed home. And we experienced the biggest fit that Caedmon had every thrown in his short life so far. It was so bad that he was coughing and threw up a little. It was most likely a combination of that he was tired, hungry, tired of being in the car seat, and home sick. He was definitely glad to get home to his toys and his bed. Although the fit was awful at one point Tanner and I are just sitting there laughing because we couldn't help but laugh at him throwing this huge fit.
Again excessive amount of pictures and a couple of videos beyond this point!
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| Clydesdale |
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| view from top of our hotel |
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| The small door on the tram to go up in the Arch |
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| View from Arch - city side |
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| View from Arch - Mississippi side |
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| On the roof of hotel enjoying the view |
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| Hanging out in the hallway |
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| LOL! |
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| View from our room. Caed would growl at those tractors down there |
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| What a bunch of dorks |
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| My fave pic from the trip....we were in the tram going back down the Arch |
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