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I had the best day. I need to write about it because so many of my entries are depressing.
So, I picked up Annie and saw her new condo (SO awesome) and her doggy who is adorable and loving. We headed out to Emily's bridal shower in Lansing. We were one turn away from her house when there, in the middle of the road, is this huge turtle! So, I stop the car to block the road, which Annie thinks is hysterical, and I get out to move it. As I'm about to pick it up, Annie says, "Make sure it's not a snapper!" and I laugh, because I'm from the fucking suburbs and wasn't aware that there were snapping turtles in Michigan. Well, I got a pretty quick education when I went to move him, as he tried to take my arm off. So, I dropped him back down, and he squared off with me, following my every move. I couldn't go near him without him going at me, so I tried to make him follow me off the road, which he almost did, but he stopped just on the inside of the line and wouldn't go any further. At that point, another lady stopped behind me to help. She had a crowbar and the pad from her seat, which she tried to coax the turtle onto. About that time, Lacey drove past and saw my car, so she pulled over too. So, and mind you this is a semi-busy two-lane road, there are these three women, two of whom are all dressed up, crowded around this giant angry turtle. It was pretty funny.
We eventually got the big guy off to the bank and headed onto Emily's party. It was a blast! The party had a Michigan theme, so they had Koegel hot dogs and buns, Vernor's, and Better Made chips. All the party prizes were also from Michigan, like Saunder's things and some other things in Michigan bags. There was a Michigan trivia game, which we did not do well in, and an Emily and BJ game, which I won a prize for. There was a separate Emily game that I also won a prize for, but as Lacey, Annie and I were her only college buddies there really, I'm not surprised. If her sister had been playing we would have lost badly, but, what can I say, we know our girl!
Lacey brought Leland, her 6 month old, to the party with her. He is such a good baby! I spent a lot of the party on Emily's parent's porch with Annie, Lacey and Leland on the porch swing. He was just laughing and laughing the way only a baby can, with total joy and inhibition. It was really awesome. Eventually, though, he did get tired and start to cry. Lacey took that as an exit cue, and Annie and I followed as we had to go back soon anyways (Annie is still in the process of moving into her new pad) and we wanted to see the rest of Lacey's family since we were all in Lansing anyways. So we drove over to Kyle's parent's house, and Kyle's brother and wife were also in town from Chicago with their two awesome dogs, which I played with. Mollie was standing at the screen door screaming "AUNT JENNY AND AUNT ANNIE ARE HERE!!!" as soon as she saw us pull up, which was adorable. We sat out on the porch and visited a bit while catching up on the Wing's game. Mollie and I did some cheerleading in the front yard while the dogs played nearby, and then we took turns playing "horsey" for the girls. After, Annie and I went back to her house and I got to visit with her mom, sister and brother, as her bro and sis were in town to help move as well. I also got to talk to Jonny on the phone for a bit today, which was really nice. I miss him like crazy. He only called to tell me how hungover he was, and then later texted me to tell me he got his waitress's number while hungover and pathetic, and that he ruled at life. <3
All in all, today was awesome. Hopefully I have lots more summer fun to report on soon.
So, I picked up Annie and saw her new condo (SO awesome) and her doggy who is adorable and loving. We headed out to Emily's bridal shower in Lansing. We were one turn away from her house when there, in the middle of the road, is this huge turtle! So, I stop the car to block the road, which Annie thinks is hysterical, and I get out to move it. As I'm about to pick it up, Annie says, "Make sure it's not a snapper!" and I laugh, because I'm from the fucking suburbs and wasn't aware that there were snapping turtles in Michigan. Well, I got a pretty quick education when I went to move him, as he tried to take my arm off. So, I dropped him back down, and he squared off with me, following my every move. I couldn't go near him without him going at me, so I tried to make him follow me off the road, which he almost did, but he stopped just on the inside of the line and wouldn't go any further. At that point, another lady stopped behind me to help. She had a crowbar and the pad from her seat, which she tried to coax the turtle onto. About that time, Lacey drove past and saw my car, so she pulled over too. So, and mind you this is a semi-busy two-lane road, there are these three women, two of whom are all dressed up, crowded around this giant angry turtle. It was pretty funny.
We eventually got the big guy off to the bank and headed onto Emily's party. It was a blast! The party had a Michigan theme, so they had Koegel hot dogs and buns, Vernor's, and Better Made chips. All the party prizes were also from Michigan, like Saunder's things and some other things in Michigan bags. There was a Michigan trivia game, which we did not do well in, and an Emily and BJ game, which I won a prize for. There was a separate Emily game that I also won a prize for, but as Lacey, Annie and I were her only college buddies there really, I'm not surprised. If her sister had been playing we would have lost badly, but, what can I say, we know our girl!
Lacey brought Leland, her 6 month old, to the party with her. He is such a good baby! I spent a lot of the party on Emily's parent's porch with Annie, Lacey and Leland on the porch swing. He was just laughing and laughing the way only a baby can, with total joy and inhibition. It was really awesome. Eventually, though, he did get tired and start to cry. Lacey took that as an exit cue, and Annie and I followed as we had to go back soon anyways (Annie is still in the process of moving into her new pad) and we wanted to see the rest of Lacey's family since we were all in Lansing anyways. So we drove over to Kyle's parent's house, and Kyle's brother and wife were also in town from Chicago with their two awesome dogs, which I played with. Mollie was standing at the screen door screaming "AUNT JENNY AND AUNT ANNIE ARE HERE!!!" as soon as she saw us pull up, which was adorable. We sat out on the porch and visited a bit while catching up on the Wing's game. Mollie and I did some cheerleading in the front yard while the dogs played nearby, and then we took turns playing "horsey" for the girls. After, Annie and I went back to her house and I got to visit with her mom, sister and brother, as her bro and sis were in town to help move as well. I also got to talk to Jonny on the phone for a bit today, which was really nice. I miss him like crazy. He only called to tell me how hungover he was, and then later texted me to tell me he got his waitress's number while hungover and pathetic, and that he ruled at life. <3
All in all, today was awesome. Hopefully I have lots more summer fun to report on soon.