Good morning. This is graduation week, so the blog will probably be a little erratic. For starters, I am going to skip the 'Country of the Week' this week; it will be back next Monday.
Yesterday was quite a day of excitement; whoa! A baby shower, a lunch with some wonderful Wartburg friends downtown, witness to a bizarro verbal assault between 2 strangers, and a fun-filled evening of babysitting, Guitar Hero World Tour, and American Idol (I'd never watched it before!). Here are some things I learned yesterday:
1) Babies are not as scary as I had previously thought (the more I hold them, the less scared I feel). Though still, they are quite small.
2) People can get very, very, very, excruciatingly mad at a very, very, very rapid pace. The owner of the sandwich shop where my friends and I had lunch yesterday totally freaked out at some people who were sitting at tables that were apparently only reserved for HIS customers; and NOT Subway customers. One of the people he asked to move was a woman; she felt his approach was somewhat 'lacking' in tact (I'd definitely have to agree). So she told him her feelings in an angry way. Then he shared his feelings in a super duper angry way. Lots and lots of swears being thrown around. And lines that were so ridiculous it was almost comical. Like: "You are an a**hole." Which led to the classic response: "No I'm not. You are the a**hole." My friends and I continued to eat and observe. I'm kicking myself for not just saying, "Okay, well, I am a paying customer of this sandwich shop, sir, and you are 100% ruining my dining experience by verbally assaulting this woman, so maybe let's just let it go." Instead, I just sat frozen (of course). I was actually quite scared that it was going to become a physical attack. If I hadn't seen the sweat actually dripping off of their furrowed brows onto their completely red faces, I would've thought the whole thing was a made-for-tv set-up. Someone easily could have come out and told us that we were being filmed for a new tv show, "Awkward Fake Public Assaults." Instead, it was real. And really sad and pathetic. There are two things that never cease to amaze me: 1) People's capacity to hate and 2) People's capacity to love.
3) I am probably the least fun person on planet earth to watch America's Funniest Home Videos with. The kids I babysat last night really wanted to watch. Oh my goodness! I hate the videos where people get injured! I can't laugh; I just wince! Ouch, ouch, ouch. People falling down, people getting hit by random objects, people running into walls. Why can't I just laugh like a normal person? This is a great mystery to me.
4) I love Guitar Hero.
And here are some pictures to share from last weekend. First a series of signs that made me giggle at a zoo-type place in Oelwein, Iowa. My mom, brother, and I went there on Mother's Day. We also went to look at lawn mowers.
Great photos as usual, Em! What a charming family you are!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I hate America's Funniest Home Videos. Videotaping your children hurt or embarrass themselves, then sending it to a tv show? Ouch is right.
Thanks for the day brightening blog.
ReplyDeleteI can't watch Funniest Home Videos either. It hurts too much.
I don't usually think they are that funny... they usually seem a bit mean.
ReplyDeleteyou are an inspiration!! love your words!!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I must say that babies are SO much tougher than we think/feel. They seem so small and fragile....neh! They are tough stuff. Feel free to come hold Benen ANY time ;) (which reminds me we need to set up a dinner date...are you around the last week in May??)
ReplyDeleteSecond, I think the electric blob is hilarious and when I read your story about the scuffle in the restaurant, that is exactly how I pictured the owner looking as he was gettin' all in a tizzy. (not that I thought the scuffle was funny...just the blob look-a-like)
Thirdly, I LOVE guitar hero...however when I'm playing, no one can talk to me or expect me to interact with them. I concentrate that hard ;)
You are in our prayers for peace and comfort in your continued time of patience with the call process (although I would secretly love it if you were south with us :) )
i hear riding side saddle proves you are a lady lol ;) at least that is what i always tell ryan.
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