Work Fair

Where I work they have a special summer picnic event where they invite all the employees, current and retired, to attend and enjoy the day together. They have all kinds of games and activities. It's geared more toward kids, so I was excited to bring Ledger. With it being my first year working there, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect.

Turns out it was kind of like the Allegan County Fair, except everything was free! We had a bit of fun wandering around and checking out the games and activities. It was way too hot to spend too much time out in the baking sun, so we found the big barn with all the food in it as soon as we could! Hamburgers, hot dogs, and brats were the order of the day- it was a picnic after all. We filled up and wandered the rest of the grounds, checking it out and saying hi to all the coworkers i recognized.

When the heat got to be too much for us, we made our way back to the air conditioned car and headed home.

Bus (Didn't) Stop

 Diana went down for a couple days to visit her family in South Bend. I still had to work, so I stayed home with the dog. All was going well until a city bus decided to run a stop sign. Now she no longer has a car.

She was driving over to her dad's place, driving safely, when the bus blasted through the stop sign without so much as a pause, causing Diana to hit it right in the side of the bus. Fortunately, she only had slight bruising on her knees and shoulder, but our vehicle didn't fare so well. It didn't take long for the bus's insurance company to get a hold of us. Knowing full well that they were at fault, they didn't even try to deny it. While that's great and all, it doesn't change the fact that our vehicle was totaled. 

I immediately went down to be with her. She was pretty shaken and doesn't feel like driving again for a while (can't blame her there!). We spend the night with her mom and David. In the morning the boy and I went to get our things out of the vehicle where it was parked and say goodbye to it. It was a good vehicle and it really makes me mad that we are losing it. Now we have to go though the hassle of finding another one and dealing with all that nonsense. Argh.

My Birthday

I never really expect anything special on my birthday. It just so happened that Deadpool & Wolverine came out on my birthday, so we went with Aaron and Lara to see that. I figured that was enough excitement for my birthday, nothing else needed. My wife, though, had a little something special for me- she had gotten me my own Marcel the Shell with Shoes On! What an awesome gift! I really loved the movie when I saw it in the theater. It was adorable and moving. So I was absolutely delighted to now have a Marcel of my own! Oh, wife, you spoil me! I found a great spot among my movie collection to have him hang out, and now he watches movies with me whenever I'm downstairs. Love it!