Last weekend was pretty eventful!  I'll spare you the mushy details that typically happen in a relationship and instead tell you about the fun stuff that happened. 

Let it Snow!
We started out Saturday morning playing with Christy's kids: she has a 4-year old girl (Alaina) and a 2-year old boy (Nathan).  Gorgeous kids and fun to be around.  We were going to make a snowman, but the snow wasn't the packing type so instead we decided to throw some snowballs, do a bit of sledding, and ride on the 4-wheeler.  It was pretty fun for the most part... I hadn't played in the snow in a long time, I forgot how much fun it can be!!  And also... how COLD it can be!! The pants I went out in were my pajama pants... and I've gotta say - not the best idea I've ever had.  Christy got me a couple times with probably the coldest patches of snow there were on the ground, but I actually got her on the ground and gave her a nice and healthy whitewash! I was hoping to find a patch with some yellow snow, but lucky for her there wasn't any around!

Noodles and a Haircut
If you haven't been to Noodles & Company, a spectacular restaurant featuring lots of noodle recipes, you need to find one and go there!  The Wisconsin Mac & Cheese is my favorite, and well...the only thing I eat there, but it's so damn good it's worth it!  We took the kids there for lunch before we got their haircut done by Katheleen, a good friend of mine and Christy's.  If any of you live around the Kalamazoo area, go to Hairmasters on Westnedge and get your hair done by Katheleen!!!  She does an excellent job; by far the best haircutter-person, ever. 

Visiting the Parents and Grandparents
After the haircuts, we took the kids back home to their grandparents and I took Christy to meet my parents and grandparents.  In case you don't know, I dated Christy back in high school and she broke my arm when I was jumping on her trampoline trying to show her and her family my famous back-flips.  You might be asking how she broke my arm?  She made me do a back-flip in front of everyone!  I had stage-fright!  I did my back-flip... all was fine while I was flipping through the air, it's the landing the caused all the damage!  I landed at the very edge of the trampoline and it sprung me off and I landed sort of on my arm.  Broke the growth plate.  That sucked.  But anyway, we were expecting my Mom to bring up the broken arm ordeal, but instead it was my Dad!!  They only remember her because they think she broke my arm lol.  I choose to think she did as well. 

The name is Bond, James Bond...
After visiting the family, Christy and I caught the new Bond movie: Quantum Solace.  Hmm... not as good as Casino Royale in my opinion.  The movie continues where Casino Royale left off, but I felt the movie was sort of jumpy and not very cohesive, but all the action was good!  If I were to give it a rating, I'd give it a 7/10.  It's definitley worth watching at the theatre at the very least. 

Putters: best arcade in Kalamazoo, MI
After the movie, we had some time to spare before venturing to the Wild Bull, so we went to Putters Family Fun Center to play some games!  I got to strut-my-stuff on DDR: Supernova 2... I did a few doubles, but more singles.  I actually haven't played that version yet so I wasn't used to the music, but I did alright - I'm definitely not as good as I used to be!  I need more practice!  We also played that Jump Rope game... which I think is really fun.  I beat the first one, Jackpot 1 or something, and got really close to beating Jackpot 2.  There's also a Jackpot 3... which is insane... you don't want to know!  Then Christy and I played some Ski Ball where she tore me up... omg, I was pwned, 'nuff said.  And then I was pwned again...she beat me at air hockey... (I let her win, /snicker).  Then Kath's b/f Steve and I watched Christy and Kath play a game of air hockey... and we watched... and watched some more... they TOOK FOREVER!  HOLY COW! Seriously.  If air hockey had innings like in baseball, I'd say they cleared at least 50 innings before someone won.  The score was 6 to 7 in Kath's favor.  And THEN! I played Steve... and ripped him a new one.  That's right, I rule at air hockey (when I'm not letting you win). 

The Wild Bull
After Putters, we ventured to the Wild Bull!  A good name for the place because, in fact, it does have a WILD BULL!! You get to ride it and it kicks and blows out steam from its nostrils... and yeah, it's controlled mechanically by some douchebag that tries real hard to get you knocked off and typically succeeds.  The first time I rode the bull, I think I lasted like 33 seconds...and Eddie lasted 31 seconds.  The Wild Bull also has dancing and live music!! Yay!! Live Music!! BUT WAIT!! It was Live...and it was Music... but it was COUNTRY MUSIC!!  DISGUSTING!  Argh... so, Christy likes country music... so I danced with her and we had a good time... but had a better time when the music unsucked.  About an hour left before the place closed they started playing the good music.  That's when I could really let go... unfortunately, I couldn't let go all the way because so many people crowding the floor (a lot more than what was on the floor when the country music was on)!  Luckily, a clearing opened up a little later on and I had enough room to show people my shiney moves.  I livened up the dance floor a bit in my opinion. Christy did too in fact!  She is a little self-conscious about dancing with other people around... but that night, she went CRAZY!!  I was definitely turned on.  She had rhythm, she had beat, and she was rockin' it.  It made the night much more enjoyable, and surprising too I might add!

Sunday Morning DDR on the Nintendo Wii
We were so tired after the Wild Bull that we fell asleep pretty quickly when we got home.  The next morning saw me trying out DDR on the Wii... yeah, not a fan.  You have to use yours arms and your legs... and they got weird things that happen on some arrows... the pad wasn't very responsive too... It wasn't very fun to me... challenging maybe a little, but not fun.  Perhaps I need to play it a bit more, we'll see.

Shopping
After we finally got ready, we did some shopping at Kohls and Target.  I got a new winter coat and a nice-lookin' jacket, and a few pairs of pants. 

My Mom's Birthday
My Mom's birthday was on Saturday and my siblings and I celebrated her birthday on Sunday night.  We took her to Lonestar in Battle Creek.  The food was OK, the strawberry lemonade was probably not worth it, but hey... it was family time so it was all good.  I got my Mom some nice flowers and a card that made her feel older (yeah, I'm a cruel son /snicker).

Thanksgiving Week!
So this week is Thanksgiving Week!! Hooray!  Surf in next week to find out what happens when Eddie and I surprise his g/f and Christy with some much-needed together time!  We got plans, oh yes... and they are devious, oh yes...