Friday, December 11, 2009

Random!






Today Chamberlain and I actually left the house. I just cant bring myself to leave our warm house on these, oh so cold days. However, today I wanted to get out and lunch time sounded like it would be the best time to go. Further, thinking, I thought lets ask uncle Truett if he would like to join us for lunch. Then, I got this tasty idea, to go to, In-n-Out! I was hoping the newness had rubbed off and it wouldn't be busy. I was wrong, but It was good.
Now to the Random.
As Truett, Chamberlain and I were standing in a very very long line packed tight like sardines. I was literally standing shoulder to shoulder with Truett when this huge, as in, tall bulky (not fat) guy, more like college student, kept looking back at us (as he was in front of us waiting for his order). He finally gathered up the nerve to say to us, "when you two have kids they are going to be huge!" Obviously he had not seen Chamberlain running in and out of the line. Truett looks at him in disgust like "please we are related". I so kindly replied "this is my brother." The Guy immediately looks at my ring finger, (lucky today I wore a ring) and goes well you are going to have huge kids no matter who you marry. Which at this point Im thinking in my head "am I supposed to be taking this as a compliment or what!" When Truett finally chimes in and say's "Her husband is tall like me and bigger". Chamberlain finally realizes this strange man is talking to us and immediately makes himself known! Then the Guy is like "oh, is this yours?" Followed by a "he's huge how old is he?" the rest of our conversation goes like this


Me: "He just turned three"
Guy: " He is going to be huge, he is huge!!!"
Me: "Yes, I like to think of my marriage more of an investment" (Jokingly might I add)
Guy: "Well too bad you aren't black!"
Me: "Right!?"

I mean what am I supposed to say to that. "Too bad you aren't black." Honestly. I just had to laugh, who say's that, but, no really, who say's that out loud! WHO?

I actually get this a lot it used to be wow your tall do you play ball? Now since I look like a mom I get you have got to have tall kids. All of my tall friends get this same thing. But this is my FIRST, "too bad you aren't black!"

I wish I would have remembered to take my phone in so I could have taken a picture of the dufus! He watched us the whole time we were there! People, where are your manners!



Tuesday, December 8, 2009

this is what we've been up to!





The Christmas Festival. This festival started 19 years ago as my mothers "Brain Child" to raise money for different axullieries in Kanab. Now its purpose is for the Symphony of the Canyons and the music department at Kanab High. Its a big deal, the money raised in this two day event supports both Symphony of the Canyons and the High School all year long. So, we transform the middle school gym into something not so quite like a gym. On Friday night we hold a fancy catered dinner, prime rib and all (thanks to Houston's Trails End Restaurant, Yum!) and the Symphony serenades us with some beautiful Christmas music while we dine. Then Saturday is devoted to local artisans with goods to for us to buy, and yummy food with entertainment going the whole day. Its quite a production for just 1 day and a dinner. Here is what we (my mom Chamberlain, and myself) did. Oh and for the 2nd year running we have had a light parade that runs down main street. so thats the dark picture with the truck that has lights! I wish that I did have a camera instead of my broken cell phone camera because it really was awesome. The theme this year was "Christmas is for the Birds" and we had bird cages hanging from all the chandilers as well as a huge 150 year old bird cage hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the gym.











Hanging Chandeliers

Chamberlain and Grandma on the Cherry Picker

All the arrangements that my mom made to go all throughout the gym


All the Trees that we cemented into cans that the sweet lunch ladies saved for us

The final product



Probably the funniest thing is, that we didnt take any pictures of the actual event during the night nor the day except the one of the delicous Navajo Tacos