Happy Happy Joy Joy
My all-time best friend, Tiffo, loved Ren and Stimpy in college. As far as I know, she still does. I have never seen the show but I remember her saying "happy happy joy joy' a lot during our college days and me always saying, "Now what's that from again?" I think I finally learned me it!
So, here is why I say "happy happy joy joy"!
1. Jeff and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary on December 1st!! And yes I *did* want us to sing a rousing duet of "Opposites Attract" (but I think the boy parts apply to me more than the girl parts do, except that neither of us likes to smoke). Jeff nixed that idea. Nevertheless, we had a lovely day as we went to the Corner Brewery for dinner and drinks. Some of our friends were there, gathered 'round the fireplace. The brewpub bought us our first round, which was cool. I'm slowly getting used to the new old mug with my name misspelled. I still miss my brown mug terribly but I like to think that, when I die, it will be waiting for me with its big grin and correctly spelled name. Also, it will have neverending beer in it and it won't make me gain weight.
2. Our anniversary party was AWESOME. We blew a 10 gallon keg in about two hours. I guess we know some beer drinkers! Despite the numerous dinner parties I have thrown in my life, I still get that nervous feeling about an hour before things start. Fortunately, people started coming in in droves right after 7:30 and I was so busy that I didn't have time to get nervous. We had our bagpiper (ROCKED!), souvenir shot glasses that said 10 years, Jeff & Patti, souvenir beer mug shaped cookies (I only got part of one but it was good), and our two awesome beers that we brewed. I also put together two boards of pictures of Jeff and me through the years. It was a blast putting those together because I remember some very good times. I did, however, reflect upon how our pictures went digital a few years ago and how different that still is to me. I printed some of the pictures out, but it just wasn't the same. I also trotted out the newspaper from 12/1/00 (still in its original plastic bag and hey guess what? The Lions were still losing!), some stuff from our wedding (napkin with our names on it, invitation, booklet, etc.) One of my friends asked what sort of cake we had at our wedding (it was multi-tiered but the part we fed each other was banana with buttercream frosting). My friend brought along banana cupcakes with buttercream frosting and I coerced Jeff into feeding them to each other. Somewhere on the Interwebz is a picture of this lovely event. We had a DJ and we danced to our wedding song ("Moondance") and couples song ("Let's Stay Together") and did the chicken dance and the hokey pokey and I led the Locomotion around the pub. I learned that random people will give you a high five if you offer it to them. Then we did the schwimm, schwimm song from Oktoberfest that I just love. We also did the Hustle but I was pretty lit up by that time. Pictures of this exist on the Internet, too. We also had a drunk homeless guy try to crash but that is perhaps a story for another day.
3. This school semester has been great AT school but sorta shitty in other areas of life (see previous posts). But I think I hope I have things worked out and back to normal. I certainly have been trying really hard. Like I tell the kids, you can do whatever you want but there will be consequences for whatever you do. (To wit, if you go up and kick the principal, you will get suspended and possibly go to jail. No one actually did that but of course they had to ask me what would happen). I am trying to atone for the consequences of my actions. I was a big huge prick at times and to various people. I figured out that this is because I have no coping skills and never really know how to react to things unless I plan ahead of time. So since I learned how to parallel park finally, I guess my new years resolution will be to learn how to cope. I'm sure the Internet will help me. Anyway, HAPPY HAPPY for putting things back together!! And taking responsibility for things!!! JOY JOY JOY
4. School is winding down! Only 3 more days after today. The bad thing is that as the general education teachers do less, I do less, which bores the shit out of me. I actually like pushing into (most of) the classes with the special ed students. But when they are just sitting around, I end up sitting around too and that is boring.
5. I've had other fun things, besides the anniversary party (but that shit WAS the party of the year!! Like Mainline Society party of the year, bitches!). Jeff & I went to Frankenmuth's Bavarian Inn for Thanksgiving. That whole week is my favorite week of the year, especially because of social goings-on. Ashley's had a beer thing that Tuesday, Arbor had a beer release that Wednesday and we may have spent a few hours at the Frankenmuth Brewery on Thanksgiving Day. Also may have gone to the Bavarian Inn hotel bar that night. Every other Friday has been the usual Whole Foods with the crew. Last Saturday was the Smithee Drinking Night and Krampus event at the Corner. I got to wear my Santa outfit that I bought special. Pictures exist somewhere on the web. Most importantly, Jeffy seems to be having fun at these things, so that is splendid (one of the kids' spelling words this week). I can't wait to stampede (spelling word) out of the building on Friday but I will exhale (spelling word) a sigh of relief at 3:25 on Friday as I leave this mammoth (spelling word) building (last week's spelling word). Btw, one of the words last week was assemble and guess who giggled right along with the 6th graders?
So, here is why I say "happy happy joy joy"!
1. Jeff and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary on December 1st!! And yes I *did* want us to sing a rousing duet of "Opposites Attract" (but I think the boy parts apply to me more than the girl parts do, except that neither of us likes to smoke). Jeff nixed that idea. Nevertheless, we had a lovely day as we went to the Corner Brewery for dinner and drinks. Some of our friends were there, gathered 'round the fireplace. The brewpub bought us our first round, which was cool. I'm slowly getting used to the new old mug with my name misspelled. I still miss my brown mug terribly but I like to think that, when I die, it will be waiting for me with its big grin and correctly spelled name. Also, it will have neverending beer in it and it won't make me gain weight.
2. Our anniversary party was AWESOME. We blew a 10 gallon keg in about two hours. I guess we know some beer drinkers! Despite the numerous dinner parties I have thrown in my life, I still get that nervous feeling about an hour before things start. Fortunately, people started coming in in droves right after 7:30 and I was so busy that I didn't have time to get nervous. We had our bagpiper (ROCKED!), souvenir shot glasses that said 10 years, Jeff & Patti, souvenir beer mug shaped cookies (I only got part of one but it was good), and our two awesome beers that we brewed. I also put together two boards of pictures of Jeff and me through the years. It was a blast putting those together because I remember some very good times. I did, however, reflect upon how our pictures went digital a few years ago and how different that still is to me. I printed some of the pictures out, but it just wasn't the same. I also trotted out the newspaper from 12/1/00 (still in its original plastic bag and hey guess what? The Lions were still losing!), some stuff from our wedding (napkin with our names on it, invitation, booklet, etc.) One of my friends asked what sort of cake we had at our wedding (it was multi-tiered but the part we fed each other was banana with buttercream frosting). My friend brought along banana cupcakes with buttercream frosting and I coerced Jeff into feeding them to each other. Somewhere on the Interwebz is a picture of this lovely event. We had a DJ and we danced to our wedding song ("Moondance") and couples song ("Let's Stay Together") and did the chicken dance and the hokey pokey and I led the Locomotion around the pub. I learned that random people will give you a high five if you offer it to them. Then we did the schwimm, schwimm song from Oktoberfest that I just love. We also did the Hustle but I was pretty lit up by that time. Pictures of this exist on the Internet, too. We also had a drunk homeless guy try to crash but that is perhaps a story for another day.
3. This school semester has been great AT school but sorta shitty in other areas of life (see previous posts). But I think I hope I have things worked out and back to normal. I certainly have been trying really hard. Like I tell the kids, you can do whatever you want but there will be consequences for whatever you do. (To wit, if you go up and kick the principal, you will get suspended and possibly go to jail. No one actually did that but of course they had to ask me what would happen). I am trying to atone for the consequences of my actions. I was a big huge prick at times and to various people. I figured out that this is because I have no coping skills and never really know how to react to things unless I plan ahead of time. So since I learned how to parallel park finally, I guess my new years resolution will be to learn how to cope. I'm sure the Internet will help me. Anyway, HAPPY HAPPY for putting things back together!! And taking responsibility for things!!! JOY JOY JOY
4. School is winding down! Only 3 more days after today. The bad thing is that as the general education teachers do less, I do less, which bores the shit out of me. I actually like pushing into (most of) the classes with the special ed students. But when they are just sitting around, I end up sitting around too and that is boring.
5. I've had other fun things, besides the anniversary party (but that shit WAS the party of the year!! Like Mainline Society party of the year, bitches!). Jeff & I went to Frankenmuth's Bavarian Inn for Thanksgiving. That whole week is my favorite week of the year, especially because of social goings-on. Ashley's had a beer thing that Tuesday, Arbor had a beer release that Wednesday and we may have spent a few hours at the Frankenmuth Brewery on Thanksgiving Day. Also may have gone to the Bavarian Inn hotel bar that night. Every other Friday has been the usual Whole Foods with the crew. Last Saturday was the Smithee Drinking Night and Krampus event at the Corner. I got to wear my Santa outfit that I bought special. Pictures exist somewhere on the web. Most importantly, Jeffy seems to be having fun at these things, so that is splendid (one of the kids' spelling words this week). I can't wait to stampede (spelling word) out of the building on Friday but I will exhale (spelling word) a sigh of relief at 3:25 on Friday as I leave this mammoth (spelling word) building (last week's spelling word). Btw, one of the words last week was assemble and guess who giggled right along with the 6th graders?