The House Behaved Very Well
This past weekend was Aaron's homecoming and we hosted many friends from near and far since his undergrad alma matar, North Park University, is just a few blocks away. Since it rained on Friday and Saturday, the house became an unofficial gathering place for many alums as the outdoor activities became rained out.
At first, this made me a little nervous since we have only hosted family thus far and they already know that we are nutty for having purchased this house.
For our guests who stayed overnight, the house behaved especially well. It didn't barf sewage back up its drains or drop ceiling plaster onto anyone's head or belch black smoke from the furnace. It creaked and moaned a little. The hot water held out for everyone's shower which is the most I could have ever hoped for it.
Overnight guests Hans and Steph brought Grace this very fun gift...her first sushi set from Melissa & Doug toys!
Mmmm. California roll....
Is it wrong that I think an eight month old holding a wooden sushi cleaver is outrageously funny? Probably. I laugh at all the wrong things. "Okay, sweetie. Go make daddy some unagi."
Jeff and Heidi brought us an uber cool CD-ROM. Jeff has been keeping these amazing illustrated journals for years and years. Aaron has always admired them. So Jeff brought him a "Best of" CD! Jeff is a doctor and he is also this incredible artist AND he likes to build models of things. He is just like Leonardo Da Vinci. Except he is from California and he is living in Florida while Heidi gets her PhD. In tropical agriculture. So she can work in Haiti. Why do I feel like such a slacker all of a sudden?
Here is some of Jeff's work from over the years, for those friends of ours who are tuning in. He calls them doodles. I call them art.
He has hundreds of images with words and sketches and water color and diagrams. Now I'm nudging him to put up a catalog of his work on a website so that we can all enjoy it. (NUDGE, Jeff. NUDGE.)
We also hung out at the ONLY neighborhood bar near our house which also happened to be the ONLY bar close to campus when they were students...The Hollywood. Or "The 'Wood", as it is more widely known. It was nice to throw darts, enjoy a Guinness and be able to walk home afterwards.
Since everyone left on Sunday, I have been a bit blue and dragging. Grace looks at me like, "Oh. Just you here, eh? The fun people all left? Bummer." But it's nice to know that the house is finally beginning to serve its intended purpose...to stand as a haven for friends and family. Mi casa es su casa, amigos.
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Comments
Those chopsticks'll PUT SOMEONE'S EYE OUT!!!!
(Sorry. I couldn't help myself!)
Seriously, it's never too early to start with the sushi training.
I know a Renaissance man, too. Expert in Indian cuisine, serious wine collector, has a black belt, spent his youth climbing the Himalayas, is a world traveler, and, oh, yeah, he's a theoretical astrophysicist and a computing god.
Posted by: tully monster | September 28, 2006 8:21 AM
I would say some art, some doodles. The guy under the rock reminds me a lot of me. POPS --30--
Posted by: POPS | September 28, 2006 12:21 PM
I love the sushi set. That's hilarious. Sounds like a fun weekend.
Posted by: misschrisc | September 29, 2006 4:51 AM
is it weird that i think the image in jhp3 looks like matt doherty?
Posted by: amo | September 29, 2006 10:23 AM
Ahhh. I'm still living off of the weekend good times. You people were/are amazing hosts and I hope to return the favor next time you're out in the PNW!
Sushi=Yum!
Posted by: Steph | October 3, 2006 5:29 PM