Two Days Old

...So to speak. (As far as it's existance in our life is concerned -- and since that's what matters, I'm going with it.)

Two days old & we took the "baby" to see the windmills.

They really are so amazing. I don't know why people complain about them. I realize I have no idea what their perspective is... but I just can't wrap my head around the idea of them not being a good thing.

Then we drove a little farther to the Flight 93 Memorial.

I know it's hard to see, but to the right of the flag on the post is a flag on the field. That flag marks the spot of the plane crash. (It's the faint rectangle in the middle of the photo below.)

It was a sad stop for us... a very emotional location for one and all.

A Day Later

Back to Keith's adventure... (as mentioned in 90th)

Last weekend after the birthday lunch we drove to see a VW bug that Keith found for sale. He had been communicating with the seller during for about a week before hand. Since we were so close (about an hour away) it was an opportunity that couldn't be passed up. Well, that day he was so pleased with it they came to an agreement & a deposit was made. Yesterday after work we drove to my cousins to spend the night so we could be a good bit closer for today's appointment... A day later we're back home with his new baby -- it was a big day!

Lilies

Some new blooms in the garden this summer. Compliments of last year's family reunion/auction.






Next year, new irises...

90th

This weekend was another busy weekend...

My mom & her hubby arrived here Friday evening. (While the door guy was working on the door, again. *Another story to tell* Incidentally, both drove in from Cleveland that day...) We had a night of fun, compliments of Wii Fit (& Wii Sports too). Nothings more amusing than getting the giggles during a balance game!

Saturday after a delicious breakfast out, I left with them to head East. (Keith had some working to do & was unavailable that day.) Once there I did a little visiting with my aunt & grandmother -- time for a little kibitzing & shared photos with them from "The Road Trip." After that I made my way to my dad's for the evening. That night I had one of thee best pizzas ever -- a white pizza with spinach, mushrooms & feta cheese. Mmm-Mmm-Mmm-MmmMmm! It was Divine! Later I was the one viewing the vacation pictures. Normally you think of photos of flowers, but I've got one to top that. A video. How many of you can say you've seen a video of a flower? (One that's cool mind you.) Well, here you go, an awesome flower video (real time too):


Sunday morning we walked to the main street in order to check out the farmer's market. Looked like they had some delicious fresh fruits & veggies, cut flowers, even some shoofly pies. Alas I had only a little cash -- so I got my grandmother a beautiful sunflower. I figured that if I combined that with some cut flowers from the yard they'd look great (much better than the wilted black eyed susans I brought from my house -- they didn't travel well, but later some had perked up, so they were added to the mix also). After Keith made his very, very early trip East, we were all around to celebrate my Grandmother's 90th birthday. I emphasize the all because there were 19 of us among 5 different tables/booths at the restaurant. I maintained my theme for food & had an omelet with spinach, mushrooms & feta (the first omelet I had like this in Ohio was still the best & the pizza was the second runner up). After lunch we hung out & listened to stories (my uncle was the primary storyteller for the day -- it's a talent!)

Then we were off on Keith's adventure... Which I'll tell you about later -- his story continues this weekend! After that... Home again home again jiggity jog. Too bad it was after 9:30pm. I don't like coming home that late. Particularly on a Sunday -- I like my weekends at home to do my routine things! (Plus the whole coming home to get ready for bed thing doesn't work out so well for me.)

Busy bees

A busy week of friends! The 26th we went out to eat with friends of ours to celebrate a birthday. With the occasion, they had a sitter for their boys, which allowed us to go out & take our time -- fully enjoying the company! It was a lovely evening out.

Then on the 1st we had friends over (a different couple) for Keith's famous grilled wings. (Too bad she gave up meat & couldn't enjoy any -- she was satisfied with her veggie burger, so don't feel bad. Plus she had killer homemade ice cream cake!) We had a funfilled night of conversation, good food & games. I love spreading the fun with "Apples to Apples." (If you haven't played it, you should!) We also tried out one of my new (birthday) game of "Left, Center, Right" (possibly the words are in a different order...) Then there was Saturday...

Friends of ours (a 3rd couple) made plans with us to go to the Inner Harbor for the day to see the Body Worlds 2 exhibit. We were talking about the exhibit around 4th of July & decided we had to see it. It took about a month 'til it all came together, but we finally set the date -- August 2nd. Keith was such a good sport about it too -- between Friday night's dinner & Saturday's trip, he really had to change his work schedule (I had a big reminder on the mirror "no working..." I appreciate the flexibility!!!). So we left bright & early Saturday morning, picked them up & headed on our way. Looking back it was a fun day, but in the moment it seemed somewhat disappointing... (I don't think being tired was helping our outlooks.)

We originally saw this exhibit in Cleveland so we were anticipating different displays. Some of which weren't there. Hense, some of the disappointment. Two in particular were ones we were really talking up. I don't know if they had a smaller space to fill, or what. Keith disagrees, but I question it. I think there was less open space in between the displays (it seemed a lot more crowded for viewing) & the exhibit had to spill into the hallway (covered with black curtains of course so non-payers couldn't see it).
Then we headed to the aquarium... It was packed!!!! Keith & I loved this place, but today, we just couldn't enjoy it as much as we would have liked. There were just so many people. (But I guess that's what happens when you're there on a weekend & in the summer -- versus our last trip in March.)

Anything is better with a pirate though, right? Here's our token pirate for the day.

Mwahahahahaaa... Joss strikes again!

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a three part, web only, musical mini-series.

Joss Whedon created & wrote it during the writers' strike 2008 with his brothers Zack (a television writer) & Jed (a composer), & Jed's fiancée, actress Maurissa Tancharoen. The idea was to create something small and inexpensive, yet professionally done, in a way that would circumvent the issues that were being protested during the strike.

In Joss's own words, "It's the story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he's too shy to talk to."

Each of the episodes has a duration of just under fifteen minutes. The offbeat project is available free via the Internet. That is until late November, when, reportedly, the free online viewing will disappear. Uh, that's Horrible.



(If it is running slow, try pausing it for a bit. It may be the video, it may be my computer... it helped.)

In case you need to break down the 3 parts into 3 viewings, here are links to each episode:
Act 1, Act 2, Act 3


Some people you may or may not recognize...

The Cast
Neil Patrick Harris as Billy / Dr. Horrible
Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer
Felicia Day as Penny
Simon Helberg as Moist

Friends of Joss Whedon also take up many smaller cameo roles in the series. Marti Noxon, a co-executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, portrays a newsreader alongside Buffy writer David Fury (both also cameoed in Buffy musical episode "Once More, with Feeling"). Buffy writers Doug Petrie and Drew Goddard cameo as supervillains Professor Normal and Fake Thomas Jefferson. Jed Whedon cameos both as a member of Bad Horse's chorus, and as the supervillain Dead Bowie, while Maurissa Tancharoen plays a groupie of Captain Hammer's (and later Dr. Horrible's). Many members of the Dr. Horrible crew also play small acting roles in the musical.