Bob, Bridgit, and I went to Roommate Jeff's Wedding this past weekend. It was fun even though we didn't know many people there. The preist was kinda weird, and smiled a lot. He was very enthusiastic. There wern't many catholics there and he smiled when he saw me singing along during the Memorial Acclimation. We won't have that problem at our wedding.
Today we went canoeing with Anna. She is leaving tomorrow and moving to Washington. We replaced the wood on her canoe and today was it's first trip out.
Today we went canoeing with Anna. She is leaving tomorrow and moving to Washington. We replaced the wood on her canoe and today was it's first trip out.
We had a great trip. It was shorted then expected, but we still had fun.It was hot and sunny as we drove to Chicago. It was great to get out of the car and walk around the lake-shore art fair with Shea and Nancy, followed by a wonderful dinner. The next morning Nancy, Bridgit, and I went to Lucky Platter and had some wonderful breakfast. We left Evanston around noon.
We took a few wrong turns and ended up taking the back way to Madison, WI. We got to Rutabaga about 3pm and spent some time there looking at everything. We tested out the Blackhawk Nighthawk 13 that we came to get. It was a little worse for wear, but just needed some love. We spent some time looking at paddles and each picked out a Turtle Paddle. Flipper was great and helped us out. As we were checking out we finally got ahold of the people near Duluth who had the Blackhawk Ariel we were also planning on buying. They didn't have it anymore. So off we went to Oshkosh.
We had a wonderful time with Mick, Shelly, and Ethan. Mick made us stuffed eggplant. The next morning we got the tour of Oshkosh. There is some cool stuff there. We then headed to Manitowoc to get on the ferry to Ludington.
The ferry was pretty fun. I excitement wore off pretty quick, but it was way better than driving.
So it has been a while since I have posted anything. Sweeney Todd has been keeping me busy. We didn't get quite as many as I had hoped for, but the second week should be better.
Yesterday I got on the scale and what did it tell me? It read 197. For those who are not familiar with the agreement: If I get under 200 pounds Bridgit, my vegetarian fiancee, will cast off her anti-meat days. So as agreed I made her a BLT.
So I got confirmed as a Catholic on Wednesday, it only took something like 15 years. To celebrate Holly, Bridgit, and I went canoeing and then had dinner at the Dam Site Inn in Hell Michigan. For those of you who don't know my Mother was raised in Hell so it's a place I am familiar with. Then we went and looked at the old Bell Road Bridge.
We built a pole barn years back and it seemed to have just gotten filled with crap. This week I have tackled the problem head on and have been cleaning/organizing. It is really nice to have room in the barn, now I will be able to store my canoes in it. Also my father will be able to get his new lawnmower and trailer in it. Once the boy scout troop gets their stuff out and we throw away all the trash there will be TONS of room.
since I have posted. I have been hanging out. I refinished the wood on my kipawa with Tung Oil. The finnish is great. The other day I detailed both of my boats too.
So If anybody wants to know what they can get me for my Birthday (May 30th) here is a list:
Grey Owl Chieftain (available at Sun and Snow)
Tool Bag (at Sherwin Williams, Bob knows which one)
Bosch 1297DK Palm Sander (Lowes and Amazon)
Setwear EZ-Fit Gloves