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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Monday, April 24, 2006
Anniversary Weekend
Yes, we've made it a whole year. Though Tim and I feel like it's been 5 years...
Tim went to an Order of the Arrow Boy Scout campout on Friday night and Saturday. He was a mess hall helper, apparently nothing gets the multitude of sticky breakfast syrup off those tables.
He came home on Saturday night, and then on Sunday we went to Seaworld with Robert and Chale. We had fun, though it was really hot. We saw the clidesdales hitched to the buggy. The dalmation was cute sitting up in the wagon. Robert told us that was the replacement dalmation. The old one was run over by a security officer at the Daytona Speedway during the races in February.
Tim and I had Sonny's BBQ for dinner. We're thinking of starting a tradition of having BBQ every year on our anniversary. (If you don't remember, we had it at the after-reception party.)
We had a great weekend and certainly did not miss eating a thawed year-old wedding cake. (If you get married and people say you're supposed to freeze the top layer of your cake so you can eat it on your 1st anniversary, smile and nod at them. Then eat your cake. DO NOT save it. I've heard from several people that it tastes nasty after a year.)
Tim went to an Order of the Arrow Boy Scout campout on Friday night and Saturday. He was a mess hall helper, apparently nothing gets the multitude of sticky breakfast syrup off those tables.
He came home on Saturday night, and then on Sunday we went to Seaworld with Robert and Chale. We had fun, though it was really hot. We saw the clidesdales hitched to the buggy. The dalmation was cute sitting up in the wagon. Robert told us that was the replacement dalmation. The old one was run over by a security officer at the Daytona Speedway during the races in February.
Tim and I had Sonny's BBQ for dinner. We're thinking of starting a tradition of having BBQ every year on our anniversary. (If you don't remember, we had it at the after-reception party.)
We had a great weekend and certainly did not miss eating a thawed year-old wedding cake. (If you get married and people say you're supposed to freeze the top layer of your cake so you can eat it on your 1st anniversary, smile and nod at them. Then eat your cake. DO NOT save it. I've heard from several people that it tastes nasty after a year.)
Friday, April 21, 2006
Week and a Half in Review
So I haven't posted in a while. To get caught up, here is what happened since the last time I wrote:
Our Yuri's Night party at the Space Walk of Fame Museum was a success. We helped to raise almost $1800 for the museum!
Easter weekend we drove to Georgia to see Tim's family. We painted Easter eggs with Magen & Jaden and had Easter dinner at Tommie & Michelle's house. Sunday night we went to a movie with Robbie & Lindsey--Lucky Number Slevin. It was actually pretty good.
We drove back home on Monday, I had to get right back into the swing of things with ZERO-G. We're doing a mini-tour the first weekend in May out in California. There's a lot to plan when you have 9 flights in 4 days!
On Tuesday Tim went with me to the SWE meeting at Fishlips in Port Canaveral.
On Thursday we went to the YMCA. It was Tim's first visit. We've had a membership since January. Hopefully we can make a habit of going together. I go to pilates class twice a week, but I need to add some cardio.
Our Yuri's Night party at the Space Walk of Fame Museum was a success. We helped to raise almost $1800 for the museum!
Easter weekend we drove to Georgia to see Tim's family. We painted Easter eggs with Magen & Jaden and had Easter dinner at Tommie & Michelle's house. Sunday night we went to a movie with Robbie & Lindsey--Lucky Number Slevin. It was actually pretty good.
We drove back home on Monday, I had to get right back into the swing of things with ZERO-G. We're doing a mini-tour the first weekend in May out in California. There's a lot to plan when you have 9 flights in 4 days!
On Tuesday Tim went with me to the SWE meeting at Fishlips in Port Canaveral.
On Thursday we went to the YMCA. It was Tim's first visit. We've had a membership since January. Hopefully we can make a habit of going together. I go to pilates class twice a week, but I need to add some cardio.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Happy Flight Day!
The weekend started great. Tim and I manned a booth at the KSC Visitor's Center mid-day on Friday. Robert and Fred were there with a couple other NSS volunteers. We gave away Ad Astra magazines and spacey posters and had a blast. I even got to talk to the Spaceman (the guy dressed in the EVA suit).John Young and Bob Crippen were there for a short time talking to the crowd. It was cool to see them. I realized that I had never seen a moon-walker before. Very cool. We had Dippin' Dots in little space helmet bowls during their presentation.
That evening we attended the "Gala Opening" of the NASA art exhibit at the BCC Planetarium. We learned that, though normally Norman Rockwell painting are very realistic, he should not have attempted to portray a moon landing. Buzz's head was sticking out of the top of the LEM and Neil looked like he was wearing a baggy sweatsuit. We headed upstairs to the observatory and saw the Moon and Saturn through their big telescopes.
Saturday was Flight Day! Everything went extremely well. Both Tim and I got to fly. I got to do another superman--very fun! We had a grand ole time in row 5 during take-off and landing. Though, we did take it down to only 2 stars.
Here's me on the SLF ramp next to a T-38. The picture's a little grainy because it was taken with Matt's phone.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Sad Tree Day
Jack's oak tree is coming down today. Though I will be glad that it's gone, I'm always sad when a tree is downed. 
On a happier note, Jack's favorite climbing tree, our bottle brush tree, is blooming. It's such a Seuss-like tree, it's weird. I've never had a cool red blooming tree before!
As you can see, Jack can't wait to get outside and play again.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Sailing
Tim took Friday afternoon off work, and we went sailing on Art's boat. Art is one of ZERO-G's Flight Directors, plus he's an engineer for Boeing at KSC. He has a 23 foot sail boat. We took it out onto the Banana River. Tim had the tiller, Art manned the sails, and I supervised. :-) We sailed up to the NASA Causeway and back. The white dot on the horizon just to the left of Tim is the VAB. 
We came back to the dock long enough for a potty break, then headed out again for a sunset cruise with Art's family--his wife Cordelia, his son Alex, and his daugher Anaka. Oh, and one of their cats, Tigger. They wanted him to get his sea legs. I think Jack would really enjoy sailing. He would make a great pirate.
We came back to the dock long enough for a potty break, then headed out again for a sunset cruise with Art's family--his wife Cordelia, his son Alex, and his daugher Anaka. Oh, and one of their cats, Tigger. They wanted him to get his sea legs. I think Jack would really enjoy sailing. He would make a great pirate.
Tim and I were invited to stay for dinner afterwards. It was a great day!
The next morning, Tim left early to go to Pittsburgh. He was a member on the Space Tourism panel at the NSBE conference. Tim saw some of his friends there and had a good time on the panel. He flew back Saturday night.
Sunday I did our taxes with TurboTax. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. In the afternoon I went up to Daytona to Maryann's Partylite candle party. I always enjoy a candle party. I won a dozen tealights in a little game we played. I got Limoncello scented tealights--just like the liquor. I bought a few other scents of votives and a candle holder for the guest bathroom. Tim and I are booked to have a candle party at our house on April 24. Watch for your invitation!
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