We had another busy weekend (what's new?) I took Friday off and my sister-in-law, Jaime, and I took Maria, Connor and Luke (a little boy she watches, who is the same age as Maria) to the Treehouse in Chelsea. Maria had a blast! Luke was busy playing with the trains, so Maria left him behind and made new friends. She kept asking other kids, "Do you want to be my friend and play with me?" It was so adorable. We tried to make a day of it, but the kids (and grown-ups!) were exhausted by early-afternoon.
Luckily, I had time to take a quick nap before Brook arrived at my house Friday evening. Playing with kids is tiring! We went to Concord for a chili dinner at the high school that my sister's class was hosting to raise money for their prom. Then, we watched a quarter of the football game - it was the 1st game I have been to in ages. To make it fair, we also had to stop at Western High School to watch some of their game, as well. (That's where Brook graduated from.) I believe both teams lost pretty badly - how sad.
Saturday morning, it was misting and foggy, which worried me a little, since we had our engagement pictures that day. I thought the fog would burn off, but when we left for East Lansing, it hadn't yet. By the time we arrived at the Botanical Gardens on MSU's campus, it was a beautiful, sunny morning! YAY! We had a great meeting with our photographer and can't wait to see the pictures he took. (I will post the link to the on-line gallery when he sends it to me.)
Saturday was also the anniversary of our first date. After the infamous ND/MSU game, Brook called and asked if I wanted to meet him for dinner at Champps Eastwood Towne Center. As you can imagine, I said, "Yes." I was on time for that date, but Brook was trying to "play it cool," as he now says, and was late. (He went to the shoe store to buy boots instead of being on time.) Anyway, we went there for lunch after our pictures and (by coincidence) even sat at the same table. I know, we are dorks! :)
Later in the afternoon, Brook booked Bella Notte's for our rehearsal dinner and I took another nap. Come on, I had a drink at lunch and it made me sleepy. Saturday night, Stacie and Jason Tello went to the Tiger's game with us. We never get to hang out with just the 2 of them and had a great time! We got there early (free parking - yay!) and visited Cheli's for a few drinks. This also gave Brook an opportunity to watch the end of the Michigan game. Thanks to their miraculous comeback, he was a happy camper. We all had a great time at the game and are thankful for having such great friends.
Sunday, after church, we met some friends for lunch and then went hiking along the Waterloo Trail. It was a gorgeous day to be outside, but we were whipped by the end of the day. What a weekend!
My college roommate and good friend, Lisa, just bought a new puppy. He is only 8 weeks old and the cutest thing EVER! He is a a miniature dachsund and Lisa named him Diggity, short for Hot Doggity Dog. Leave to Lisa to come up with a creative name like that! :)
Brady and I went to visit Lisa and meet Diggity last night. We also had yummy Thai food (my first) and watched "The Other Boleyn Girl." Poor Diggity misses his mom and cries a lot, especially when he is in his crate. This does not make for a peaceful night's sleep for Lisa! He also whined a lot when we went for a short, slow walk. Does anyone know why he would do this? Diggity liked his new friend, but it took Brady a while to warm up to Diggity.
