Photo Friday + Quotables!

Happy Friday the 13th, and Happy 35th Birthday to my favorite billionaire, Taylor Alison!!  I do believe I'll watch the full Eras Tour on Disney+ this weekend in her honor.  Even the Strands game was Swiftie themed this morning. =)

Got off work early enough to take a walk before it got dark yesterday.  Yay for my new airpods, and yay for some time to reflect on a milestone week and potential life changes ahead.

Honestly, it's more surprising to me that I didn't take even one photo on September 4th, although the timing of the one blank day makes sense to me.

Friday Flashback - the fam celebrating Christmas at Gus and Marilyn's in Texas 14 years ago!!

Another morning Peloton walk whilst pondering the stages of life! =)

In family news, the Mini Miss K has a volleyball tournament in Stillwater tomorrow.  And I'm joining Rach and the kids for the Coca-Cola Classic Christmas event tonight - yay!

And in family-adjacent news, the Deppens (Carter's guardians) officially adopted Emberlee (Triston & Carter's half-sister on Brooke's side)... and J&K were a handsome groomsman and lovely bridesmaid in their dad's wedding to Emily last month!

I had my friend, Tori, do a watercolor sketch of 9121, the home that represents my childhood... I still have to write on the bottom and frame it, but YAY for this! ❤

A few quotes that made me laugh lately:

In our family dinner convo my last week of college:

Jace:  "So how long were you in college, Mom?"

Rach:  "Well, I took classes for almost two years."

T-man:  "Oh wow, what were you going to school for!?  Was it hair school?"

Rach:  "Nooo... Dad, close your ears!!" lol 

(...She nearly finished her degree at Rose State, then finished the Duncan Brothers program but decided to opt out of a hairstylist career. However, she's in a great job now, and this convo was more funny than serious.)

Attorney about to work through lunch: "I still need to meet with him, but we won't need you... respectfully!"

Judge (already at 12:20ish): "Those are the best words I've heard all day!"

Chettles encouraging Sarah:  "Listen, C's get degrees!  Once you get into the real day-to-day job stuff, that's what really matters.  Who cares about all the anatomy and the terminology and --"

Jon (talking to Sarah while circling his hand in Chet's direction):  "Okay, I'm gonna need you to tune this out!" lol

Abusive Defendant:  "I'll just let God be my witness here."

Annoyed Judge:  "Well, it's gonna be pretty difficult to subpoena God, so do you have anything else, sir?"

(*Me biting my lip to keep from laughing when I saw the DA laughing about that! lol)

Kristin:  "...so that sucks."

Me:  "Ugh, sometimes people suck."

Kristin:  "Most of the time."

Me:  "A lot of the time, yeah...  hmm, I'm gonna quote us on that!" lol

And on that cheerful note, I wish you all a delightful weekend ahead!!

❤ ❤ ❤

Quotables!

Rach:  "But as far as putting the (outdoor Christmas lights) up, was it hard?"
"Like, could I do it?"
"Lol those may be 2 diff questions!"
Me:  

"TATE'S NOT HAVING A TURN!!" -Parker Elizabeth ❤, passionately reporting this critical news every time Tate did something that looked interesting/fun to her for more than 3 seconds without sharing lol

Chet (on the Minnie-backpacks):  "Well, the rose gold is more year-round!  I see red, and I think: Christmas!!"

Me:  "Yeaaah, I get that.  But I see red, and I think... year-round!!" lol

(Group text early in the trip...)

JEM:  How was today? Fav ride?

Chet:  Remove work and add Disney. lol

(When Bill shared some of his breakfast steak...)

Melissa:  "Nooo, get this off my plate - I don't want it!  I'm done."

(Finally takes a bite...)

Melissa:  "Oh, that's gooood!  Do you have any potatoes to go with it!?"

Me:  "How's the waffle?"

Karli:  "Here, you can try some!"

Chet:  "Oh, nooo!  Your fork touched that one - you need to get it from this one - and WAIT - here, use a clean fork!"

Me:  "Oh gosh, that's so extra."

Chet:  "AM I WRONG!??  (Short pause)  I'm not wrong."

Me:  "Yeah, you're not wrong." lol

"How far apart are they!?"  -Town Tavern waitress, asking about the kids' ages

"Mmm, not far enough!"  -Karli, as they were seated next to each other arguing over the magnetic checkers lol

Safari Tour Guide, Animal Kingdom:  "They're actually the second most social animals on earth.  Do you know the most social animals!?  I'll give you a hint: There are several of them on this bus... that's right - humans!

Me, kinda under my breath:  "Nooooot animals."

Chet, feigning anger:  "Made in the image of God!!"

Parker E:  "Winsey, I need this and this!" (pointing at my necklace and sparkly headband)

I ignored that as we were on a short bus ride at NASA, and I wasn't sure I'd get them back easily... so she spoke up a bit and touched them for dramatic effect.

Parker:  "I need your necklace and your HAIR CROWN!!"

Me:  (while giving them to her) "Ohmygosh, I LOVE it - I am calling headbands that from now on!" lol

Me:  "My watch said it was over 10.5 miles and 27,000 steps."

Chet:  "Of course, 3 miles of that was Lindsey walking around the lake in the wrong direction!"

Me:  "100% accurate!" lol

*My free coffee from Joffrey's when I finally stopped for directions after seeing the Epcot ball and knowing that wasn't right. lol  Really nice of them, but sadly, I'm still not a coffee fan!

"I could see y'all were getting close - THANK YOU to Karli for sharing her location since Chet adamantly refuses!!" -Me

"Honestly, I didn't even realize what was happening there. I just thought you were sharing yours." -Chet Lee

"Well, I did that too - I just thought it would be helpful through this trip, and I'm glad Karli agreed!  The first time, I figured you just hadn't seen it, but the second time, I thought: Okay, he is hard-ignoring this." -Me

"Oh - I just didn't understand what it was." -Chet

"But if he had understood, he would've hard-ignored it!" -Karli lol

"Mmhmmm." -Me

"Yeah... I don't share my location!" -Chettles

Judge: "Well, in the State of Oklahoma --"

Sov. Citizen Defendant:  "Hold on - how can someone live in the state of Oklahoma?  See, I can only live in a state of MIND!"

(Completely serious and a bit arrogant, and it was hard for me not to laugh through that whole convo!)

Frodo: "I wish none of this had happened."
Gandalf: "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." ❤