So… now that I have the house all to myself for the next two weeks while the parents are in Alaska, I have found that I am not at a lack of things to do. Of course, there are the hours I must spend at work. Friday night, I did something I have never done before: Monster Jam at the Toledo Speedway. Megan, Carol , and I drove and met admin and family. It was really a fun night even if Superman got jipped (not biased, even if I was decked out in my Man of Steel Cap… maybe I should have worn one of my t-shirts) in the freestyle portion of the evening. I think obvious local favorite, Gravedigger was at only a slight advantage as I found his performance less than thrilling. I have seen ads for the show in the past and remember Gravedigger announced prominantly. Very fun and Vera got the three of us to and from the event quite nicely And we did not have to make any pit stops along the way 😉 Plus in the 4 wheeler event, the Ohio team was beaten by the Michigan team (BOOOOO!!!!) I have a feeling a bit of proximity favoritism was in evidence.
Sunday… short work day, cleaned the beauty shop, ran to B-town to pick up a few things. Then, I did something I have not done for years. I brought the X-Box downstairs, had my 9 year-old niece and another friend come over and play. And play we did! We started at about 5 and it got darker and darker and by the time I knew what time it was, it was midnight. HOLY COW! About 2AM, we decided to call it a night. Elizabeth was asleep in the chair, anyway.
Monday… great fun day. I had some friends over for a pizza/movie night. We started at Munchkin Junction. Later, I had Elizabeth stay to play with the kids while the adults watched the totally captivating movie, The Island. I don’t know why, but I kept thinking The Beach with Leonardo DiCrapio (never seen that one either) but I am SOOO glad it was not. This was a somewhat typical but nottoo typical Michael Bay production with lots of action. I REALLY liked it… futuristic sci-fi with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johannsen (whom I just learned will be in Iron Man 2… scheduled for release next summer).
Soo… the start of my two week adventure has been fun. More to come. And yes, the house is still standing.
The speedway was fun – thanks for writing about it; I know I won’t have the time. And the kids had a great time at your house as well – we have to get them together with Elizabeth again; it’s all they’re talking about! THANKS!