This 4th of July, my whole family was in town and we had a cookout at our building with some friends before heading out to watch fireworks. Of course homemade peach ice cream was on the menu, and while we were enjoying some, I noticed my next door neighbors were out in their backyard, so I walked over to the fence and offered them some ice cream. Matthew and Colleen (errr I think..I'm pretty terrible with names).
We exchanged "Happy 4th" greetings.
Nothing like good southern food to bring people together!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
53. Host a game night
Just believe me on this one: Catch Phrase is the greatest game ever invented.
My Augusta friends and I will play for HOURS. I'm talking like 4 hours at a time. I have to admit, it sometimes brings out the worst in me - there is no other game in which I get more competitive or more bossy about rules.
But every time, EVERY TIME there are always laughs. And what more can you really ask for in a game?
So our Community Group did a "Men's Appreciation Night" a few weeks back - the females provided food and due to looming thunderstorms, decided to play a couple of lawn games, then move it inside for Catch Phrase.
It was such a good way to break down barriers and see people's personalities come through in different ways.
Such a great game.....wanna come over and play?
My Augusta friends and I will play for HOURS. I'm talking like 4 hours at a time. I have to admit, it sometimes brings out the worst in me - there is no other game in which I get more competitive or more bossy about rules.
But every time, EVERY TIME there are always laughs. And what more can you really ask for in a game?
So our Community Group did a "Men's Appreciation Night" a few weeks back - the females provided food and due to looming thunderstorms, decided to play a couple of lawn games, then move it inside for Catch Phrase.
It was such a good way to break down barriers and see people's personalities come through in different ways.
Such a great game.....wanna come over and play?
19. Go to a DC United game
Oooooh oooh hot summer nii-iights.
DC U-nite-ED! DC U-nite-ED!
A few weeks ago I got a group of my friends together to go to a DC United game at RFK. Upon our arrival, the parking attendants would not let us in the closest parking lot to the stadium, even though 3 or 4 cars just in front of us were allowed in.
So I drove past the parking attendant, and turned into the lot between two barricades. My friend Emily said from the backseat "Oh now there's another attendant running after your car."
I thought she was joking. She wasn't.
So when my car, full of 5 eager DC United (or at least soon to be) fans, pulled into a parking spot, and I saw a man in the standard parking attendant attire (orange vest, mini light saber) at my window, I simply rolled it down and the PR skills kicked in.
It also helped that he didn't speak much English. I may have taken advantage of that...
Him: No, no, exit!
Me: Oh, we're good here, thanks.
Him: He say no (referring to the first attendant that wouldn't let me into the lot.)
Me: Well, we'll just park here, it's fine.
Him: You have pass?
Me: Oh, sure here's my ticket. (I show him the generic pass they give you when you first enter and pay the $15 fee.
(He takes it, looks at it, hands it back.)
Him: No, no.....exit.
Me: (pulling the car forward a bit more, then putting it in park) Thanks, but I think we're good here. It's fine. We'll just park here.
he finally gave up and walked away...
There is a bit of my dad in me, what can I say....
So we enjoyed a toasty evening watching the Beautiful Sport and I decided that I should become a bigger United fan. But I haven't done a single thing about it since then save the email list I agreed to be put on...oh well.
DC U-nite-ED!
DC U-nite-ED! DC U-nite-ED!
A few weeks ago I got a group of my friends together to go to a DC United game at RFK. Upon our arrival, the parking attendants would not let us in the closest parking lot to the stadium, even though 3 or 4 cars just in front of us were allowed in.
So I drove past the parking attendant, and turned into the lot between two barricades. My friend Emily said from the backseat "Oh now there's another attendant running after your car."
I thought she was joking. She wasn't.
So when my car, full of 5 eager DC United (or at least soon to be) fans, pulled into a parking spot, and I saw a man in the standard parking attendant attire (orange vest, mini light saber) at my window, I simply rolled it down and the PR skills kicked in.
It also helped that he didn't speak much English. I may have taken advantage of that...
Him: No, no, exit!
Me: Oh, we're good here, thanks.
Him: He say no (referring to the first attendant that wouldn't let me into the lot.)
Me: Well, we'll just park here, it's fine.
Him: You have pass?
Me: Oh, sure here's my ticket. (I show him the generic pass they give you when you first enter and pay the $15 fee.
(He takes it, looks at it, hands it back.)
Him: No, no.....exit.
Me: (pulling the car forward a bit more, then putting it in park) Thanks, but I think we're good here. It's fine. We'll just park here.
he finally gave up and walked away...
There is a bit of my dad in me, what can I say....
So we enjoyed a toasty evening watching the Beautiful Sport and I decided that I should become a bigger United fan. But I haven't done a single thing about it since then save the email list I agreed to be put on...oh well.
DC U-nite-ED!
74. Make a list of movies I’ve wanted to see, and rent/watch them all
Body of Lies
Yes, another Leo movie. But this one is definitely not my favorite. Not even close. I felt more like I was watching Tom Cruise than Leo, and I think I have to blame that mostly on the writing and directing, because Leo doesn't typically overact as much as I felt he did in this one.
Basic plot: Leo is CIA working in Jordan and other areas of the MidEast trapping terrorists and working on American diplomacy with international leaders while fighting "the man" (Russell Crowe) who is back in his luxurious Northern Virginia life.
It has twists and turns in the plot that lots of other movies do, this time the setting just happens to be modern day terrorism. Meh, not impressed.
74. Make a list of movies I’ve wanted to see, and rent/watch them all
Chocolat
Let's just say it's a good thing we don't have much chocolate in our apartment, otherwise I would have likely eaten it all after watching this movie.
It's one from a few years ago that I just never got around to seeing at the time the buzz was going around about it. Chocolat has a very serious plot line with very weighty themes and character conflicts: Religious Legalism v. Pagan Indulgence; Domestic abuse; politics; and the list goes on...
But amidst these heavy ideas, there is, simply: Chocolat. And its effect on this small French town in the late 1950s. There is the young Catholic priest who loves Elvis Presley music and is conflicted over the council given to him by the town's political bully. There is the endearing older couple who spark a Winter romance through sweets from the chocolatier. There is the young boy who restores the broken relationship with his grandmother...
Honestly, I thought chocolate was a great symbol of grace in the movie. Yet, true to Hollywood norms, the conclusion of the movie taught the worldly view that tolerance = anything goes, which twists true grace in such a way that it tugs at my heart a bit.
It is a delightful and thought provoking film.
And now I want some chocolate with chili pepper.....
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