Day 10
Just a quick thought today, last week when I went Canoeing with Erin I had such a great time I know I wanted to do it again so I was thinking about getting a group of friends together to go Canoeing. I hope this works out because I think it will be a fun event.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thoughts - Fair
Day 9
Today Erin and I drove by the fairgrounds just to see how busy it was (we didn't go in tonight) and were talking about how intersting it is that the Decatur County Fair is still such a big event in the community. Erin was talking about knowing people who spend a bunch of money there instead of going to a vacation. I have heard stories of people taking the week off work and just using the fair as a family vacation, I mean it is sort of a budget saving thing.
The draw of the fair is certainly big though, the rest of the town was dead for an average Saturday night, and I know Erin and I will go to the fair atleast one night this week. I was telling her how when I was in 4-H I was there more than I was home that week of the year since I had so many projects and showed so many animals. Thursday projects went in, Friday projects went in, Saturday rabbits, chickens, and goats checked in, Sunday hogs checked in, Monday was chicken show, Tuesday was rabbit show, Wednesday was hog show, Thursday was goat show and Friday was the livestock sale... so yeah I was there a ton of time.
Today Erin and I drove by the fairgrounds just to see how busy it was (we didn't go in tonight) and were talking about how intersting it is that the Decatur County Fair is still such a big event in the community. Erin was talking about knowing people who spend a bunch of money there instead of going to a vacation. I have heard stories of people taking the week off work and just using the fair as a family vacation, I mean it is sort of a budget saving thing.
The draw of the fair is certainly big though, the rest of the town was dead for an average Saturday night, and I know Erin and I will go to the fair atleast one night this week. I was telling her how when I was in 4-H I was there more than I was home that week of the year since I had so many projects and showed so many animals. Thursday projects went in, Friday projects went in, Saturday rabbits, chickens, and goats checked in, Sunday hogs checked in, Monday was chicken show, Tuesday was rabbit show, Wednesday was hog show, Thursday was goat show and Friday was the livestock sale... so yeah I was there a ton of time.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Thoughts - foursquare
Day 8
There is an application called FourSquare for smartphones that I downloaded onto Erin's Iphone and have been making her use when we go places together. I downloaded it a couple weeks ago, but today I noticed i have actually been using it more and more and really like it. I wonder how long it'll take before Erin gets fed up with me stealing her phone to make us check in places.
If you don't know what FourSquare is, its just a simple application that logs in different places you have visited via GPS. If you go to someplace more than anyone else you recieve the title of "Mayor" of that place. There is a whole marketing side to the system where they try to give you special deals and things to visit different places, as well as badges you can earn for doing certain things like visiting so many resturants and other little challenges.
So far I've only really got us signing into places where we visit, we have yet to be named the Mayor of anywhere or even use any of the discounts/advice they offer on the application but maybe someday I'll get us more involved... I mean after all we logged into 6 different places today.
There is an application called FourSquare for smartphones that I downloaded onto Erin's Iphone and have been making her use when we go places together. I downloaded it a couple weeks ago, but today I noticed i have actually been using it more and more and really like it. I wonder how long it'll take before Erin gets fed up with me stealing her phone to make us check in places.
If you don't know what FourSquare is, its just a simple application that logs in different places you have visited via GPS. If you go to someplace more than anyone else you recieve the title of "Mayor" of that place. There is a whole marketing side to the system where they try to give you special deals and things to visit different places, as well as badges you can earn for doing certain things like visiting so many resturants and other little challenges.
So far I've only really got us signing into places where we visit, we have yet to be named the Mayor of anywhere or even use any of the discounts/advice they offer on the application but maybe someday I'll get us more involved... I mean after all we logged into 6 different places today.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Thoughts - japanese steak house
Day 7
For Erin's Birthday we went to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. This was my first time ever going to a place like that, and It was an intersting experience. I was a little surprised when I first saw the prices, it was what I think the 3rd most expensive meal I've ever had, but the food was good. One thing I don't like is that since everyone sits around the gril your group has to sit next to strangers, but that doesn't bother me too much and it is really neat to watch them cook your food in front of you. I wish our chef had spoken a little clearer English that way his jokes would have been funnier... (you lose a little bit of the humor when you have to try and comprehend it for a few seconds).
I got to eat 4 servings of shrimp since Andrew, Erin's Mom and Erin all refused the shrimp the chef dumped it on to my plate. I'm not a huge shrimp fan, but as Erin can confirm I hate seeing food go to waste and if its on my plate I'll eat it, so all the shrimp was ate lol. It was pretty good though. The shrimp tales got dumped on Erin's plate and she hates seafood of all kinds! plus she got hit bya shrimp tail that was tossed by the chef at the other grill, but she took it alright.
Overall it was a good time and I'd love to try another Japanese Steakhouse sometime.
For Erin's Birthday we went to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. This was my first time ever going to a place like that, and It was an intersting experience. I was a little surprised when I first saw the prices, it was what I think the 3rd most expensive meal I've ever had, but the food was good. One thing I don't like is that since everyone sits around the gril your group has to sit next to strangers, but that doesn't bother me too much and it is really neat to watch them cook your food in front of you. I wish our chef had spoken a little clearer English that way his jokes would have been funnier... (you lose a little bit of the humor when you have to try and comprehend it for a few seconds).
I got to eat 4 servings of shrimp since Andrew, Erin's Mom and Erin all refused the shrimp the chef dumped it on to my plate. I'm not a huge shrimp fan, but as Erin can confirm I hate seeing food go to waste and if its on my plate I'll eat it, so all the shrimp was ate lol. It was pretty good though. The shrimp tales got dumped on Erin's plate and she hates seafood of all kinds! plus she got hit bya shrimp tail that was tossed by the chef at the other grill, but she took it alright.
Overall it was a good time and I'd love to try another Japanese Steakhouse sometime.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Thoughts - family
So for a blog series this month I thought I would just mention or talk about one thing that crossed my mind each day.
Day 6
Today I went to Brookevillw to Canoe and to a Movie "Bad Teacher" with Erin's family who are here to visit her for her birthday. Its just really nice and really a blessing that we both have supportive families who are there for us. Looking back (I'll admit I'm doing this blog a little late since I was so busy with everything this week), we wouldn't have been able to have nearly as much fun as we did without her family paying for it. They were really nice and I feel sort of guilty about how much money they spent on us this week but I had a great time. It will certainly be nice when we are making more money, and I hope that we can someday be as supportive/good parents as what we both have.
Day 6
Today I went to Brookevillw to Canoe and to a Movie "Bad Teacher" with Erin's family who are here to visit her for her birthday. Its just really nice and really a blessing that we both have supportive families who are there for us. Looking back (I'll admit I'm doing this blog a little late since I was so busy with everything this week), we wouldn't have been able to have nearly as much fun as we did without her family paying for it. They were really nice and I feel sort of guilty about how much money they spent on us this week but I had a great time. It will certainly be nice when we are making more money, and I hope that we can someday be as supportive/good parents as what we both have.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Thoughts - Surprise
So for a blog series this month I thought I would just mention or talk about one thing that crossed my mind each day.
Day 5
It's intersting how everyone has a different take on "surprises" today at dinner with Erin's mom and her at El Reparo we were talking about Erin's upcoming Birthday on the 7th, and how she hates not knowing what she is getting as presents. Personally I prefer not to know until I open the gift, what I'm getting... it just makes it more exciting to me. I guess Erin always tries to open her presents as early as possible.... like when her Mom had them mailed to her last year in Texas, she opened one a day every day untill she only had one left for Christmas to open. She claims that its the only way she can act happy incase she gets a gift she doesn't like.
For me a lot of the thrill is in opening the gift, so I like to have that kind of surprise.
Other kinds of surprises... the unexpected ones that make your life a lot harder... not into those however, I like things I have planned out to go that way... so I guess this just applies to presents.
Day 5
It's intersting how everyone has a different take on "surprises" today at dinner with Erin's mom and her at El Reparo we were talking about Erin's upcoming Birthday on the 7th, and how she hates not knowing what she is getting as presents. Personally I prefer not to know until I open the gift, what I'm getting... it just makes it more exciting to me. I guess Erin always tries to open her presents as early as possible.... like when her Mom had them mailed to her last year in Texas, she opened one a day every day untill she only had one left for Christmas to open. She claims that its the only way she can act happy incase she gets a gift she doesn't like.
For me a lot of the thrill is in opening the gift, so I like to have that kind of surprise.
Other kinds of surprises... the unexpected ones that make your life a lot harder... not into those however, I like things I have planned out to go that way... so I guess this just applies to presents.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Thoughts - Connections
So for a blog series this month I thought I would just mention or talk about one thing that crossed my mind each day.
Day 4
Today was the 4th of July and since Erin's Mom and Step-dad are in town visiting her we went to a family get together with her stepdad Andrew's family. Throughout all of the talking and general conversation it is intersting to think about how intertwined everyone is in the world. Its probably more so in Decatur County where his family could sit there and talk about all of my neighbors and who farms what field and so on, but still look at how far there familys had branched out. Erin's mom and Andrew had went to school together here in Indiana but wind up meeting each other again in Flordia and getting married. Crazy how things work out and even with billions of people in the world, we seem to move in such tight little groupings.
Day 4
Today was the 4th of July and since Erin's Mom and Step-dad are in town visiting her we went to a family get together with her stepdad Andrew's family. Throughout all of the talking and general conversation it is intersting to think about how intertwined everyone is in the world. Its probably more so in Decatur County where his family could sit there and talk about all of my neighbors and who farms what field and so on, but still look at how far there familys had branched out. Erin's mom and Andrew had went to school together here in Indiana but wind up meeting each other again in Flordia and getting married. Crazy how things work out and even with billions of people in the world, we seem to move in such tight little groupings.
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