Posts Tagged ‘Living Large’

Homecoming

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

The Girl had a rare weekend off from soccer so California Girl and I went to the homecoming of our alma matter this past weekend. We’ve been in town occasionally and driven through the area; but, except for an occasional event in a nearby building, it’s been over twenty years since we were on campus. We had a great time! And, the football team won the game handily.

We stayed in a “four star” hotel just off campus that was almost brand new. We don’t usually travel without at least one of the kids; so we decided to treat ourselves. Our room had a large window with great view of the city. It’s something that we would definitely do more often if we could afford it. Our only regret is that the weekend wasn’t long enough. We’d like to get back again sometime; but, for now, it’s back to work for both of us.

P.S. We took some great pictures ;) on Sunday morning. We haven’t had time to edit them yet; but will be sure to post them when we have.

Suitable For Swimming, Really

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

California Girl and I got in the pool on Sunday, and, unlike the last time I wore it in the pool, my “new” wristwatch survived. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, back in July, I got in the pool with my supposedly water resistant to 100 meter watch and woke up the next day with water inside the crystal. A lot of water. After many weeks and multiple attempts to repair it, I finally got a brand new watch. I was a bit concerned about getting it wet; but, I needed to make sure the replacement was watertight. And, even though I have bad luck, the odds of receiving two defective watches in a row are very small. So, after watching the Bengals blow it in overtime, California Girl and I got in the pool; possibly for the last time this summer.

Except for a watch, I don’t wear “man jewelry”. So it was frustrating to use my old Seiko after putting it away for what I thought was for good. Plus, even though it’s sappy, California Girl and I have had matching watches since we first got married. This is our third set. We’ve got a really nice set of timepieces picked out for when we’re finally able to live large. Until then, we’ll make do with our “Middle Range” set which still cost more money than we have ever spent on his and hers watches.

Two For Tuesday – 135

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Several people have mentioned both in comments and in the sidebar that they would like to see California Girl and I dressed up for a night out on the town. We haven’t had as many “dates” as we would like recently but we did go out to dinner this past Saturday night to celebrate our 20th anniversary. We both really liked the photographs that we took that evening so we decided to post them for Two For Tuesday. They are different from the pictures that we usually post since we’re both fully clothed; they’re still good pictures. We don’t always have to be undressed to have a good time. Anyway, our theme for today is “very special”. We like being married and it was great to celebrate our life together.

California Girl and Midwestern City Boy dressed for a night out on the town

California Girl and Midwestern City Boy at dinner celebrating their anniversary

A Day Off

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

I’ll pay for it with very late nights today and Monday but I took a much needed day off from work on Saturday and took California Girl out to dinner. It seems strange saying that I took a day off on Saturday but I’ve working weekends for so long, I can’t remember when my last free weekend was. The Girl had an early out of town soccer game which meant I had to be up and early; but even with the long drive, I was back home and had the day to myself by 1:30 or so.

I had planned to catch up with everyone in blogland; but spent the time catching up with California Girl instead. She accompanied me while I ran a few “fun” errands like going to the computer store. Then I washed the car and took a nap. My late afternoon naps are always great since California Girl usually joins me and we don’t go to sleep right away. ;) But we really did sleep for a bit. Afterwards we got up and went out for our new favorite restaurant for a sumptuous dinner. It’s very expensive; but we love eating there for special occasions.

Our 20th wedding anniversary is this month and we wanted to celebrate. It’s hard to believe we’ve been together that long. Even when I’m not cutting it off, I’ve lost most all of the hair that I had when we first met; but California Girl looks almost exactly the same. I’ve no doubt she could still wear the same dress now as she did then if they were still in style. Days like this don’t come around very often and I’m glad it was a good one.

Party Of Four

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

We went to a very nice restaurant on Saturday night to celebrate The Boy’s college plans. It was fabulous. We all dressed in evening attire and spent almost 2 hours being pampered. We can’t afford to do things like that very often; but California Girl and I thought that it would be a nice way to recognize The Boy’s accomplishments. Pretty soon, it will be party of three; so it was good to live large with The Boy. We call him The Boy; but he is really almost a man. I have been having some very serious conversations with him. Like most teenagers, he likes to have fun; but he understands the big picture much better than most kids his age. Despite being quiet and introspective, he has a lot of insight into people and things. I think that ability will serve him well in life.

We also went to another “last” for The Boy. It seems like his senior year is just flying by. I’m both proud and sad at the same time. I’m glad to see him doing so well in his final few months of high school; but sad to turn the page. California Girl and I are more than mom and dad; so are relationship with him will continue even when he doesn’t “need” us anymore. But there won’t be as many opportunities for the spontaneous good times that we have enjoyed. He’s needed his share of pep talks; but he brightens our lives with his quick with far more than he needs cheering up. Some of the things he has said are priceless.