The weekend that was, 9.16.16

Me, Ted, Heather and Adro at the Urge concert at VooDoo Lounge.

The kids and Koko lounging on the new upstairs furniture.

What a great weekend! A little bit of everything...

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On Friday, Adro, Judy, Evey and Boyd went to Ikea and Adrianne bought these new seats that fit perfectly in front of the upstairs windows. Even better: Adrianne even assembled them Friday night! She got the whole thing assembled and put together, no problemo.

That night Evey had a sleepover at her friend Kali's house, so it was just the three of us (and the new dog.) It was kind of quiet, but productive.

I'll admit I was in a bad mood for a bit on Friday. A cluster headache, combined with driving the truck to Ikea in the rain, plus a vet appointment for Koko, had me a little keyed up. I managed to settle down with a few cold beers and some errands around the house, though...

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Saturday morning was just perfect out, after all that rain on Friday. We opened the windows wide and enjoyed the new view. I went and picked up Evey from her sleepover, she had a great time. I whipped up a serious breakfast burrito breakfast for everyone, and we chilled out and enjoyed the weather.

Boyd celebrating Batman day.

Watched the KU football game for a little bit, that was awful. Then Judy came over, and Adrianne and I loaded up and went to meet Ted and Heather for the Urge concert in KC.

The show was solid! I hadn't seen those guys since college, probably. The opener played rap covers, that was fun. Then out to the casino for a little gambling afterwards. I hit four 7s on video poker, for a net gain on gambling. I won't tell you what my bar tab was, though...

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Sunday morning Judy took the kids to church, allowing me and Adro to sleep in, which was great. We headed to Lawrence early and took everyone out to Pie 5, the new pizza place in Lawrence where you choose your own toppings for your pizza... kinda like Subway, but for pizza.

Me and the Mrs. toast a beer at VooDoo Lounge.

The kids LOVED it. Evey said it was her new favorite restaurant, Boyd said it was his new favorite pizza.

The Urge, still getting hectic.

Then we hustled up to the Rod and Lupe's pool, where we swam for the last time this summer. The Johnsons joined us, I grilled burgers and dogs (Jess later saw that it was "National Hamburger Day," so we did in fact celebrate that day.)

It took me about 40 attempts (not exaggerating) but I finally nailed the diving board basketball shot at the pool. Jett made it, so I couldn't not make it. Diving in and getting out of the pool that many times really wore me out.

Now I'm chilling at the house, watching NFL football. Kids are tucked in. Adrianne has been fervently cleaning for the last few hours, and the house is looking great.

I'm going to sleep the good sleep tonight, get off to a good start for the week. I feel very alive!

Great weekend, let's do it all again.