Weekend Update!

What a preshface!! lol  Parker Elizabeth is a delight and brings me lots of joy, even when she's in a mood and telling me "That's my skin - don't touch it!" lol  Here, she's cracking up at herself after blowing the paper off the straw at Karli. lol  Love her feisty personality and sweetness and entertaining quotes and how often she thinks of me when I'm not there with her... excited to hang out with her and her fam in Disney World and to see her Nutcracker Christmas ballet! ❤

Chet Lee and Tate Haywood joined me for my fourth and final OSU game for 2024! lol  Only six home games this year, and I'm super grateful that I've been to the beginning 2/3rds of them... thanks, Dad!! ❤

The 3rd down invisible-keys gesture is always funny to me. Us in our seats - (Tate had lots of fun, but didn't care for the loud cannons and fireworks at the beginning). Chet, Tate, and Bill in a giant inflatable chair pre-game.  Me by the fun OSU truck.  Tate getting his North Club pink bracelet.  And us bringing Bill a Snickers ice cream bar and some tea and popcorn mid-game!

Parker:  "That's Winsey and Dad and Tater... oh, and Gramps!"

Me:  "And that's Pistol Pete behind us."

(Parker cracks up) ..."He is so GIANT!" lol

Getting a photo with the cute OSU pony named BB (Bullet and BB - get it!?)

Chet and Tate walking in sync on the way back to our seats + Tate being proud of his collection of tickets (and parking passes)... he also brought home some plasticwear and was excited to show Karli how it looks real but it's plastic! lol  Kids are the best!!

Pistols Firing - Go Pokes!

I'm so glad Tate had fun!!  The original plan was to go with Chet and JEM since it's Jeff's bday weekend, but his parents came up from Texas to celebrate with him, then we talked about Mark or Karli going, but Karli found out it was a family fun day and thought Tate would enjoy all of that!  I figured he might wanna leave early, so I'm grateful he had a good time and we all happily stayed until my final Garth sing-along sesh for 2024! lol #worthit #seeyounextfallstillwater

When I got back home, I returned Jaceman's FaceTime call where he was excited to show me that he shaved his head and got this hawk faux-tatoo. lol  (Hawk from Cobra Kai had his head shaved in this last season).

Yesterday was an eventful Tulsa trip starting with a long-overdue catchup with Tiffany Joanne and Laura Allison over lunch at McAlister's!!  It had been a long time since I'd seen them, and it was good to get a more detailed update on their lives and health and the chaos of Creek County!  

I went from there to Starbucks to meet with Kristin Foster... another good talk and happy to get an update on the Foster family!

The Fosters are getting ready for a family cruise with their church friends this week, so they were unable to join us for dinner.  But the wonderful Wilson fam were dependably happy to hang out, and the kids were in fun, playful moods!

We talked about details for our upcoming Disney trip (a month from tomorrow), and I had a free soup sampler as my meal since I was still kinda full from the late lunch and Starbucks! lol

I mean, I just adore them all... so grateful for their friendship!

And last but not least, I dropped off a card for Jeffrey Edward, who is celebrating his 44th birthday today!  Here's a JEM and Mockey collage (my bday at Los Cabos 2011, his pre-Marathon carb-loading dinner 2017, his wedding 10-28-16, Disney trip 2015, Vegas trip 2014, and our matchy clothes at Chet's bday 2023! =)

Thankful for Jeff and all the great memories we share... thankful for his kind and generous heart, his love of reminiscing, his great sense of humor, and so many fun/memorable quotes! =)

These pics with Henry from their Convivial Cozy Christmas party last year make me happy!

Happy 44th, Jeffrey!!  Love and appreciate you and your family!  Here's a throwback from your 33rd bday... thanks for being a JEM of a friend. =)

That's all for today, friends.  Make it a great week!

❤ ❤ ❤