Shameless

Jess and I were on our way to our friends 80's themed, 30th birthday bash.  When much to our surprise, we spotted an old wooden desk next to the street in someone's front yard.  Seeing my excitement Jesse asks,

"Think they are selling it?"

"Let's find out."

"Okay, but you have to go ask.  I'm not going to the door dressed like this."  (He was wearing American flag pants and a tennis headband over his crazy curly locks)

Shamelessly, I walked up to inquire about the furniture.  The nice couple told me to "just take it" and asked, "can we help you load it?"   I said,  "Of course not!  Thank you so much. . . but I do feel I should explain my attire.  I feel pretty ridiculous.  I am going to an 80's party."  The woman then responds with, 

"No, It fits with you picking up the free furniture and all."

"Haha...wait what?"

I'm not sure if she was kidding or not.  Either way, it was so worth it.

And as a side comment, Jess and I both agree that had we met in the 80's we would have still ended up together.  And this was after he heard me do karaoke to "Uptown Girls" by Billy Joel.

It was time

I've had long hair for four years now.  Sad to see it go, but I was ready for a change.  As I was curling my hair before I went to the salon, Jess said, "What are you doing?  What a waste of time.  I don't even shower before I get my haircut.  They wash it there".

Before and After pictures, duh.

Schwan Man

I'm going to do it.  I am going to break up with my Schwan man.  Today I spent 21 dollars on chicken strips.  Chicken strips.  The commitment is too great.  I imagine the conversation going something like this:

*Ding dong*
"Avery don't get it!  It could be the Schwan man. . .
Oh, hey Jim. . . uhh yeah, I don't know I still have those four half gallon Marshmallow Ripple ice creams I bought two weeks ago. . .
What's that?  You have a two for one deal on precooked frozen bratwursts?  Sounds really good. . .
Jim I am going to be honest with you, it's not working out.
Yes, I am out of cheesy tots but that's not the point.
I have commitment issues.  It's me, not you.
Jim, I don't think it's a good idea that I take your catalog.  It's over.  We had a good run. . .
You're a good man Jim.  I'm sure you'll land on your feet."

My father-in-law used to say "Never feed a stray cat".  I'm going to add,

Never buy anything from the Schwan Man.

Love this kid.

First Day

 

"Avery, if you don't smile you will lose your t.v. time today."

Their first day of preschool and kindergarten went great.  They love their schools and especially their teachers.  Ms. Mary can't believe how shy Caleb is after having Avery last year.  Avery is as social as ever.  All the kids were in a single line waiting to be picked up at the end of the day.  When I spotted her, I wasn't surprised to see her hand and hand in the middle of two new friends being her silly self, making them laugh.  

So much like her father.

Run for your Heart 5k

It was really fun to do a race with friends.  My only goal was to do as well as my brother Jacob did a few weekends ago.  He beat me by 1:21. . . but who's counting? 

                                                                                                         

John and Lindsey

Jeff and Jessica

Wells (brother & sister)