Mama will be here later this afternoon to pick up the kids and keep them at her house tonight so Brian and I can go on a date night. We're off to Downtown Disney for dinner and then to see Cirque du Soleil. I'm so excited to finally see this show, and it will be nice just to get out with my husband.
Sunday is going to be super exciting because Rylie's best friend Angelica will be here to play! Angelica and her family moved to Boston earlier this year and the girls miss each other so much. We're all so excited that we get to hang out together again!
What are you doing this weekend? I hope it is a great one!
1. What is a must in a hotel room?
A refrigerator. I like to be able to keep drinks cold and have them available when I want them. I hate having to find a vending machine in my PJs.
2. Which Olympic event would you be best at?
Swimming. In fact, I can't believe I'm not out there representing Team USA right now! OK, for real though, I am a pretty good swimmer. I competed when I was much younger, and then again in high school.
I'm embarrassed to say that I don't even know what events are going on at the Olympics other than swimming and gymnastics (which I suck at), so yeah, swimming it is.
3. What's your stance on the Chick-fil-A subject?
I really should just plead the 5th on this, but if you read my Chick-fil-A Tuesday post, then you probably already know where I stand.
Here's the deal - the guy has an opinion. Here in the US, that is allowed. I imagine that many CEOs of companies do not agree with gay marriage, but this guy decided to go ahead and exercise his right to free speech and announce it. The thing is, this has been a well-known fact for a while now, so I don't understand why his interview ended up becoming such a big deal. I don't know exactly what was said, so maybe I'm missing something, but it isn't like this is something we didn't already know.
My stance is this - by boycotting Chick-fil-A restaurants, you may be hurting the CEO a tiny bit. But the people you are really hurting are the franchise owners and the restaurant employees, who are all members of the communities you live in. The franchise owners may or may not share the same beliefs, so why should we try to run their business into the ground unless we know what THEY believe? The employees at our local Chick-fil-A are the most polite and accommodating retail employees that I have ever come across. I would not want any of them to lose their jobs.
So yes, I will still go to Chick-fil-A every Tuesday. I make it a point not to get involved in issues that do not concern me. That said, I do understand if the gay community never sets foot in a Chick-fil-A again. I wouldn't want to give my money to an organization (even in the form of royalties) who then turns around and gives it to organizations that are going against something I am fighting for. I get it, I really do.
4. One thing you said you'd never do as a parent, but totally have.
When I was waiting tables and had to deal with bratty kids and clean up the horrible messes they made, I said I would never take my kids out to eat. HAHAHAHA Yeah, we go out at least twice a week.
5. What's the weirdest thing you've ever found at a yard sale?
Ummm, I don't go to yard sales. Gross.
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Enjoy your visit with Rylie's BF and I hope you had an awesome date night with hubby! You deserve it! It's just to just get away for a bit without the kids.
Enjoy your visit with Rylie's BF and I hope you had an awesome date night with hubby! You deserve it! It's just to just get away for a bit without the kids.
You don't like yard sales? :) Do you like thrift stores? I can understand your view on that. While the "frugal" side of me loves yard sales, you do have to wonder about the history of the stuff!
How was Cirque du Soleil, I have only seen them on TV.
I LOVE these questionaires!
1.Hotel room? Comfy bed and nice pillows!
2. Olympic Sport. I could MAYbe do the race walking. I used to run but can't anymore, BUT OH MY GOSH, did you see how much turning of the torso they have to do? Looks hard on the back.
3. I agree. There are some BIG people out there that speak they mind and get all pumped up on themselves with their mouths. It is not fair that ALL of their employees suffer under them for it. Can you imagine how many DO believe the exact opposite and would never say so for fear of losing their job? This isn't the first time nor last this will happen. Just like kids should not be blamed for the "sins of their fathers/mothers" nor should employees for their bosses, etc.
4.I said NO treats for my kids right from the getgo...maybe raisins. Maybe popsicles when it's hot. But I had a mother in law that could put Betty Crocker AND the Cake Boss to shame, the kids got treats. I found the more you deprive them, the more they want...kind'a like their MAMA! LOL.
5. I don't shop Garage sales for strange things, only kids clothes and although some might think icky, I wash them twice over before wear. I can't see spending $20 and outfit or more and can get one that has hardly been worn for 1 or 2 bucks. Even for play clothes, it leaves more $ for extras, vacations, etc.
funny story though. We were selling a very expensive potty chair at our garage sale...our daughter trained for almost a year. She promptly went to the bottom of the driveway, sat down and "WENT" in it. People were there. SO embarrassing! I bleached it out good as always, and gave it and a WHOLE truckload to a young mother's group our social worker neighbor told us about. geesh. Garage sales CAN be icky.
Glad to hear that your doing better from the week from hell-as it sounded from your post.I hope you enjoyed your date night-sound like you need one; not to mention you deserve one!! I really enjoy your "five question Friday" It's fun and I'd like too see more of that kind of fun stuff on blogs.
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