On Friday, Jennell dragged me kicking and screaming (ok, not really, but i'm sure she would have liked to have gone with someone else to make it more enjoyable to her) to the Christmas in the South show here in Concord. It's a long running southern Christmas show. It opened at 10am and we got there at 11am and the place was already crawling with grey hairs (don't be offended anyone). I couldn't believe how many people were there.
Friday night, we went out to eat with the Stroupe family, Dale (my partner in 2 Dudes) and Dustin & Julie. The two boys Zach and Nick are a couple of years difference in age, but have birthdays just a couple of days apart. We met up with Dustin and Julie at The Melting Pot to surprise the Stroupe when they got there. They were surprised, but had already figured something was fishy. It was the second-straight weekend we celebrated a Stroupe birthday. Camie's (MammaStroupe) was last week. The Melting Pot is a fondue restaurant where you cook all of your own food in fondue pots at your table. You also get cheese fondue and chocolate fondue. It was pretty good and the boys love it!
On Saturday, we met up with Danny and Danielle Stiltner, Diane and Johnny Lefler and their daughter Britanni to go to the Renaissance Festival here in Charlotte. I wanted to take Jennell there last year, but never got around to it. Thought this year would get cancelled too because of rain the day we wanted to go, but we ended up getting to go. Danny and Diane both work out at IAA and Danielle did before she left, so we know them all rather well.
The festival was a lot of fun. It is a huge park tucked back in the woods where an entire Renaissance town is built, with all kinds of shops, pubs, food shops and lots of stages for different performers. There are also all kinds of people walking around dressed in part talking to you and selling things and pissing people off, like Jennell. It took only moments for this one group to do a little act for us and then tell her she looked pissed the whole time. It was kinda stupid to say when they are looking for you to give them some money for their performance.
Once we met up with everyone, we just walked around all day and took in shows, ate food and drank beer. I was super happy when i found out they served Woodchuck Cider on draft. We watched a show on birds, a couple of comedy shows (mostly funny, some of it stupid) and two events at the joust arena. It was pretty cool, but the actors won't be winning any awards soon. The "good guy" knight had fake blood running out of his mouth the whole time and totally made you believe he was hurt.... no.... really.... he was. Honestly. He sold it too. But we had a blast and finally headed out after being there for about 7 hours.
After that, the weekend turned to football. Jennell fell asleep Saturday night as the Buckeyes lost a game that they should have won and i got pissed about, then sat around Sunday and watched the Panthers win again and then... shockingly... saw the Seahawks win their second game of the year. it was amazing. Schedule the 49ners a couple of more times this year.
Back to work this week and off to other projects. But it was fun and we love hanging out with our real friends and those who are always going to be there for us. Even when we get frustrated by losing some other people in our life, its nice to have the real friends you have always be there for you and realize how great they are and how fortunate we are to have them all!
At the boy's birthday party! (click the pictures and they get bigger! wow... amazing)
Jousting at the fair.... no wait, the festival.
With all the Stiltners & Leflers at the Renaissance place.
2 comments:
That's a good looking guy in the far left corner said the nipple buddies.
Danny
Hi Jennell - your mom gave us this
so we'll be checking up on you
periodically. Hoping someday to
meet "the better half". Good looking pup -- understand he's big
for his age. Hope all is well in
Indy. Love, Uncle Ray & Aunt Kathy
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