Halloween My Style

Hey all and very lovely Halloween to all. I'm here, in my room, hanging out. This is going to sound so wimp like but this is probably where my Halloween is going to be spent. There might be a dinner jig soon or something of the sort but eh, I don't know. The room is decorated with the stuff Selby's mom sent up. It looks great. And Zoe got herself all dressed up today and she looked great. Adele and I wore hats.

I look forward to the relaxing evening though. An opportunity to sit and relax. I plan on watching Pushing Daisies later. It's a new show and kinda of new obsession. Very enjoy because its a little different than anything thats on right now. If you haven't, check it out.

Hope ya'll have a safe and happy Halloween.

Haunted Hayride

This past weekend was haunted hayride weekend. I went home and took Zoe and Adele with me, and Ryan met us back home and with my family, we went hayriding. I'm talking hayride people. A wagon, pulled by a tractor, packed full of hay and people. Sometimes when hayrides are attended they are a half effort where it's a wagon with a sprinkle of hay but not this one. This hard core hay and wagon and ride.

Beyond the hay, there was lots of screaming. It's a great ride because people come out of the woods and jump up behind you on the wagon. They won't say anything, just lean in and stare at you. It's jump scary. I spent most of the ride on the floor or sitting on Ryan and Adele's laps. I crushed Zoe's hat which was very easy to bring back to shape. (Side note: the hat she had on was actually my dad's so it wasn't too big a deal).

Favorite part: either the diving on the floor or the nice looking guy who tried to remove my foot with a chainsaw.
Least favorite part: the price of the ride. Since gas prices have risen things like hayride have increased their prices. What used to be a reasonable family venture isn't quite the same and for the price I would also have hoped it was longer.
Overall: AMAZING.
The rest of the weekend that wasn't hayride was spent playing cornhole, watching football, and eating. Ryan got hit with a corn-bag and he fell down. We found it funny . . . he's fully recovered for those of you worried.

Sorry about the delay on this one all, we had some technical difficulties with pictures and such and now the difficulties are over and here they are.

Enjoy.

Pictures: During/after the cornhole game we got a little crazy with the beanbags and the following three pictures detail that excitement. Get ready for the madness. First is the lost of us relaxing in my side yard. Adele's hat kept blowing away so we were playing with it. Second is of me balancing the beanbags on my head. My posture was great but the walking would have been better if I'd just opened my eyes. Third is the the gals, beanbags on heads . . . great minds think alike. And lastly is after the madness we retired to the living room to join my dad in watching the Ohio State football game. Hi Dad!

Have a great one.

And The Winner Is . . .

So, yesterday I announced that mom and I were attending a Dallas Stars v. Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game. I believe I also made it clear that I was a huge Dallas fan and I expected them to drop kick the Blue Jackets a few years away. Well, it wasn't a drop kick victory but Dallas won! The game was amazing, for both teams. There were fights and there were goals and there was overtime and there was a shootout and boo yah Dallas won.

The score going into the overtime/shootout was 2-2. The final score was 2-3 in favor of Dallas. Magic in an ice rink.

This was my first attended NHL (national hockey league) game and who better to see first than your favorite team and what makes that first experience even better is when said favorite team wins. I'm sure my tour groups got tired of my bouncing as I told them about my amazing, hockey filled evening.

All of these are pictures of the rink and the Stars and the Blue Jackets and the game. I'm not going to bother narrating them because most are self-explanatory. One detail jig though if you see number 56, he is my favorite. Yay Zubov!

Have a great one.

Ah Distracted

Hey all

Life has been quite the distraction. So sorry for not updating in a bit. Last week was mid-term week and this past weekend was mid-semester break weekend, which basically means OWU gives us Monday off and calls it a break. No complaints here, I will take a day off anywhere I can get it, but I think instead of calling it a break it should be called mid-semester long weekend. It's more accurate that way.

Mid-terms: happy with them. Enough said.

Mid-semester long weekend: very happy with. OMT (Outdoor Ministry Team(that I believe I have mention before)) and that I am a member of journyed to Ohiopyle PA. We camped, rock climbed, canoed, and caved. It was amazing. Be prepared, most of the upcoming pictures will probably be of before mentioned trip. The views, the silliness, the everything. More details with more pictures.

This week I had a really neat opportunity. I spent some time chatting with and listening to the stories of Bill Morrissey. What an amazing person. He is a guitarist and novelist and combines those two talents into a folk style storytelling. That happened last night and it was just a great evening all the way around. Bill Morrissey was brought to OWU through the Poets and Writers series which brings poets and writers onto campus for students to listen to and learn about. Never hearing of his before and then to hear his work and getting to talk with him . . . wow.

Tonight I am going to a hockey game with my mom. That has also got me excited. The Dallas Stars and playing the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus.
GO DALLAS!

Have a great one.

Pictures: First is of me at the climbing site. I am not climbing but I am holding the rope for the person who is about to climb. Poses are fun. Second is Mery after she discovered we filled an empty box with acorns and gave it to her. It was funny. Third is of Jeremy bouldering in a cave. Jess is ready to catch him if he falls. Last is just a far view of our climbing site. It was a really pretty place.

Banned Book Week II

Because banned books are just that important they get a whole nother post. I'm excited.

So this week hasn't exactly been filled with great banned bookness. I went to the public library because I heard they had an amazing banned book display and there wasn't. It was a table with five books on it that appear on the Challenged Book List. I told my friends about banned book week and they just didn't seem to share my excitement. And tomorrow, this amazing week is over. So sad.

On a happier note my parents and sister are coming to visit on Sunday. Yay family. It will be nice to spend time with them and I look forward to their visit. Another note, in about a weekend I'm going to Pennsylvania to canoe, rock climb, and cave. It's part of OMT. Always and exciting time at OMT.

And now, for your viewing pleasure: Banned Book inspired fun, excite, and otherwise information that viewers probably don't need to know but that I feel is very, very, VERY important . . .

The Ten Most Challenge Authors (1990-2004) (it was the most up to date list that ALA could provide)

1) Alvin Schwartz
2) Judy Blume
3) Robert Comier
4) J.K Rowling
5) Michael Willhoite
6) Katherine Paterson
7) Stephen King
8) Maya Angelou
9) R.L Stine
10) John Steinbeck

Have a great rest of Banned Book Week.

Pictures: Tristan can't believe that more people don't know about and love Banned Book Week. Zoe loves word games, therefore she loves books and she wants everybody to see how excited she is about Banned Book Week. Ryan is sad that OWU didn't celebrate Banned Book Week. He is so sad the picture is blurry with his tears.

Lastly, some words of wisdom: