62//Independence Day? Or regular day?
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spritechanBecause of my ongoing body issues, I woke up far too early with far too much pain. I was up at like 6:30, in and out of the bathroom. I attempted to wake Steve up around 8, but he seemed pretty “out” so I let him be. I wasn’t doing anything of note anyway. It turns out he was having a dream where we were robbed and Dream Steve thought he needed to catch the culprit before waking up because if he didn’t, we wouldn’t get our stuff back. I love funny dreams like that.
Steve gave up the chase somewhere around 10, and we noticed that it was storming out. Storms put a damper on normal 4th of July plans, so I just kind of assumed we weren’t doing anything. During this time, Steve played on the big tv and I played Hearthstone on my iPad. But in the early afternoon, Nick texted saying we should come over. His sister Megan throws a couple gatherings a year, most notably Halloween and lately has been inviting us to 4th of July*.
First, coffee. Second, Name of the Wind audiobook because Megan and Ross live a good bit away. Steve drove us, which was great. Uh, I forgot (and continue to forget) to mail in my tabs request. I ALWAYS do that, where I fill out all the info, get a check written and a stamp on... and then I just. Don’t. Mail it. I don’t really FEEL like getting a ticket for expired tabs though.
When we got there, we noticed that people were not outside. I was more surprised when we walked in and it was just Nick’s family. It was his parents, himself, and Megan, Ross, their two kids, and Nick’s grandpa. And us. I know it wasn’t a big deal and obviously Nick wanted company, but I was super anxious about all the pressure. Nick’s dad was particularly comfortable and happy to see us, making quasi-inappropriate jokes (he even started to make a small-dick joke at Steve at one point and then trailed off because I think he got self-conscious, but I appear to be the only one who heard) and appeared to really enjoy the banter. I know Steve has known them basically his whole life, and I do like Nick’s parents (Nancy is particularly entertaining and anyone who doesn’t like Ernie/Scott is just wrong). I was just oddly anxious. Even though there was like NO ONE there, Megan put out a TON of food she bought for the occasion. Ross was kind enough to cook my Beyond Beef burger on the grill**, even adding grill marks for the full effect.
The biggest benefit/downfall of Megan and Ross’ is the “treats”. Everyone who ever goes to these parties appears to be a baker. Megan bakes, Jennifer bakes, and Lindsay bakes. This results in WAY too many sweet things to eat, and because they all bake well, the treats are delicious and addictive. I made the mistake of agreeing to split this bar that Megan made. Let me be more specific. It was a 3-layer bar made out of raw cookie dough, gooey peanut butter, and a thick layer of chocolate. Yes, it WAS as amazing as it sounds.
Eventually Courtney and Scott showed up, and the 5 of us sat alone talking. Andrew and Jennifer, and Lindsay all showed up and legit did not even acknowledge us? For me personally, I didn’t acknowledge them either. Like, I was having a bad anxiety day, no way was I going to feign interest in their children and their gripes about being parents. But I guess Courtney said hi to all of them and no one responded. Weirddd. Soon after, we decided it was time to go, we had to get home to give Nero his shot, and we planned to continue hangouts in a more relaxing environment. When we were leaving, Lindsay was complaining about how ridiculous her husband is, and explained that he didn’t come because he felt sick, and went on a rant about what a baby he is when he’s sick. Somehow that got Megan talking about how everyone wishes they could date/bang Ross, which comes up far more often than you’d think. It’s like she knows she won the jackpot and Ross is way out of her league (and ours), and likes to brag about it. Lol.
We dropped Nick off at his house so he could gather his materials and take care of some things and headed home. Most of the night was spent doing our various games. Courtney was playing Fez again, Nick was working on... work I think, Scott was playing the new South Park game, and Steve was playing Dragon Quest VIII. I played Hearthstone. Haley came over for a bit too to apply for jobs, but she mostly kept to herself.
Everyone packed up and left around midnight, and off to bed we go!
*In the past, I used to always go to Grandpa Jack’s, until he moved to Florida. Then Steve and I kind of either hung around here watching fireworks or going to my parents’, and then I spent several years in Cincinnati for the 4th (seriously, why do they ALWAYS have Montessori training over a holiday? I swear they do it on purpose to test people’s will and dedication to the program). Last year for sure we went to Megan and Ross’ though.
**It’s hilarious how nervous people get about cooking veggie burgers on the grill when literally all you need to do is heat them up. Like, you don’t even have to make sure they’re cooked to a certain temp or for a certain length because you won’t get sick from an under cooked veggie burger. Just warm it up! So easy!!
Steve gave up the chase somewhere around 10, and we noticed that it was storming out. Storms put a damper on normal 4th of July plans, so I just kind of assumed we weren’t doing anything. During this time, Steve played on the big tv and I played Hearthstone on my iPad. But in the early afternoon, Nick texted saying we should come over. His sister Megan throws a couple gatherings a year, most notably Halloween and lately has been inviting us to 4th of July*.
First, coffee. Second, Name of the Wind audiobook because Megan and Ross live a good bit away. Steve drove us, which was great. Uh, I forgot (and continue to forget) to mail in my tabs request. I ALWAYS do that, where I fill out all the info, get a check written and a stamp on... and then I just. Don’t. Mail it. I don’t really FEEL like getting a ticket for expired tabs though.
When we got there, we noticed that people were not outside. I was more surprised when we walked in and it was just Nick’s family. It was his parents, himself, and Megan, Ross, their two kids, and Nick’s grandpa. And us. I know it wasn’t a big deal and obviously Nick wanted company, but I was super anxious about all the pressure. Nick’s dad was particularly comfortable and happy to see us, making quasi-inappropriate jokes (he even started to make a small-dick joke at Steve at one point and then trailed off because I think he got self-conscious, but I appear to be the only one who heard) and appeared to really enjoy the banter. I know Steve has known them basically his whole life, and I do like Nick’s parents (Nancy is particularly entertaining and anyone who doesn’t like Ernie/Scott is just wrong). I was just oddly anxious. Even though there was like NO ONE there, Megan put out a TON of food she bought for the occasion. Ross was kind enough to cook my Beyond Beef burger on the grill**, even adding grill marks for the full effect.
The biggest benefit/downfall of Megan and Ross’ is the “treats”. Everyone who ever goes to these parties appears to be a baker. Megan bakes, Jennifer bakes, and Lindsay bakes. This results in WAY too many sweet things to eat, and because they all bake well, the treats are delicious and addictive. I made the mistake of agreeing to split this bar that Megan made. Let me be more specific. It was a 3-layer bar made out of raw cookie dough, gooey peanut butter, and a thick layer of chocolate. Yes, it WAS as amazing as it sounds.
Eventually Courtney and Scott showed up, and the 5 of us sat alone talking. Andrew and Jennifer, and Lindsay all showed up and legit did not even acknowledge us? For me personally, I didn’t acknowledge them either. Like, I was having a bad anxiety day, no way was I going to feign interest in their children and their gripes about being parents. But I guess Courtney said hi to all of them and no one responded. Weirddd. Soon after, we decided it was time to go, we had to get home to give Nero his shot, and we planned to continue hangouts in a more relaxing environment. When we were leaving, Lindsay was complaining about how ridiculous her husband is, and explained that he didn’t come because he felt sick, and went on a rant about what a baby he is when he’s sick. Somehow that got Megan talking about how everyone wishes they could date/bang Ross, which comes up far more often than you’d think. It’s like she knows she won the jackpot and Ross is way out of her league (and ours), and likes to brag about it. Lol.
We dropped Nick off at his house so he could gather his materials and take care of some things and headed home. Most of the night was spent doing our various games. Courtney was playing Fez again, Nick was working on... work I think, Scott was playing the new South Park game, and Steve was playing Dragon Quest VIII. I played Hearthstone. Haley came over for a bit too to apply for jobs, but she mostly kept to herself.
Everyone packed up and left around midnight, and off to bed we go!
*In the past, I used to always go to Grandpa Jack’s, until he moved to Florida. Then Steve and I kind of either hung around here watching fireworks or going to my parents’, and then I spent several years in Cincinnati for the 4th (seriously, why do they ALWAYS have Montessori training over a holiday? I swear they do it on purpose to test people’s will and dedication to the program). Last year for sure we went to Megan and Ross’ though.
**It’s hilarious how nervous people get about cooking veggie burgers on the grill when literally all you need to do is heat them up. Like, you don’t even have to make sure they’re cooked to a certain temp or for a certain length because you won’t get sick from an under cooked veggie burger. Just warm it up! So easy!!
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Date: 2018-07-08 05:47 am (UTC)