General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today/Chat with friends!, 1 by Seedtosser1

Seedtosser1 wrote:
Hi!! Here I am...

Sorry to post and run, I was wisked off for a bike ride. Steve was not excepting my not going.
I t was a lovely ride and I did enjoy it...We ended up going to the Broken Oar with Brittney and Brian, met with our friend Paul...
Great food and lots of music!!

So, as you all know Thunder and I were trying to link up since Thursday. Friday was the ceremony, so we had planned for Saturday.
Friday, I made potato salad in anticipation for our BBQ...
Now, everyone here was in the know of this visit since we set it up a couple of weeks ago. Well, Plans have been being made and we all got caught up in the excitement of the fire works display at Arlington Horse Track. We did this last year and decided to do it again.
Tickets for the event have to be ordered in advance, so next thing we realized, it just happened to be the exact day Our Meeting with Thunder...OH, gosh, instantly my heart sank, so not good!! Well, Steve & I were toying with ideas of how to make this meeting happen! Then Thunder and I were also making alternative plans they would come here for the BBQ and we go from there.

Well, One thing led to another, and They were stranded at the Hotel...Well, as I have always known, never give up hope, where there is a will, there IS a way!! So, while pouting, praying and brain working over time, Ha, I devised a plan!! If we could just go and get them, they could come to the tracks with us, easy peasy right? Well, DH was being a big poopie head, said he couldn't get them as he had to finish up the paper work!!! Ack...OK, then, I asked Jake to ask his friend about a cab service, how much to go get them?? Yikes, 50 bucks, but he would give a discount...Quick counted up my change, grr only had 15, not enough!!
OK, then, keep on working...brain turning, Ahhhh, Anthony awoke, nice time!! Hey Anthothy, how'd you like to take a ride and pick up my friends??? LOL, said he'd do it for a ice cold bottle of pop!! Woohoo, I could afford that....LOL...
We could at least have our BBQ. Well, then Steve printed up tickets and as we discovered, we had 5 extra tickets!!!...(my brother was suppose to come-didn't ) Ohhhh, excitment, once again swelling in my heart, called, Thunder. hehehe, blabbing my idea a mile a minute.
Paced the floor awaiting their decision: OHWAH!!! Plans finally worked out. Anthont jumped in the shower...meantime, Steve's says you got the address? Im' actually finished so lets go! Now it was too late to have a BBQ, Races were going to start soon...

We arrived at the hotel in about 20 minutes!! We were greeted with Thunders fantastic Smile and Gigantic Arm Wraps right there in the doorway...Thunders Arm Wraps are so Incredibly Powerful!!

We Met Dave and Momma. Thunder gifted me with beautiful earrings she made! And Whirligigs!!! Had to giggle, She had read it for the 4th time on the way to Illinois.

We got back to the house, made some sandwiches, and off we went to the races!