Monday, March 31, 2008

It's Been A While

Sorry for the lack of blogging on my part. Not due to the fact that there is nothing going on, more due to the fact that I just didn't have the time to do it.

Here is what has been going on:

  • The family went to Buffalo to visit my relatives. While we were there we went to a country club that my father belongs to for an Irish themed dinner. Irish food, drink, music, and dance we all had. Shannon loved the dancers and we even asked to dance with them. She had a blast. She usually is standoffish with people she doesn't know but she went right to the girl. Once all the dancing was over and the floor cleared off Shannon wanted more. She actually went over to one of the dancers, grabbed their hand, and wanted them to dance with her gain. Very cute. When there wasn't dancing going on Shannon was running around the dance floor with all the other kids.
  • Easter was fun. I (I mean the Easter Bunny) set up a trail of plastic eggs from Shannon's room, down the stairs, and it lead right to her basket. We took Shannon to mass and she was very good. Sat for the 45 minute wait and the hour mass. Thank God for Apple Jacks.
  • Played Rock Band for the first time over at Susan and Jason's house. I've never played Guitar Hero either so it was all new to me. What an addictive game. They should just call it Crack. I played mostly Bass cause I was a big wussy and didn't want to mess up on the Guitar. The highlight of the night was my vocal rendition of "Won't Be Fooled Again" by The Who. My score was like 169,000. I crushed it. Shannon had a lot of fun screaming into the microphone and loves when her daddy does his 80's rock screams. She even tried to play guitar and do a few beats on the drum kit.
  • Plans are underway for a trip to Buffalo in June. First stop will be to Pittsburgh to see the Pirates and Yankees. All 3 games are sold out so I had to buy tickets on Stub Hub. My first time doing it and it went fairly smooth. Once we get to Buffalo, we are going to go to Toronto to see the Braves and Blue Jays.
  • Plans are underway for the "Best of the Boys" dinner. Buck won the fantasy football bet so we have to take him out for a steak dinner. The city of choice is Baltimore. We are going to see the Orioles play the Nationals that weekend.

That is pretty much what has been going on.