I saw a boat

Earlier this evening I was doing some major multi-tasking. I was vacuuming, listening to my iPod, and thinking about my lack of blog material. I mean, seriously, I haven't posted anything new since last Sunday. So, I was thinking really hard and then my sister sent me a text message and suddenly I have enough material for several posts. :)

Ashleigh's message was simple, "I'm buying a car!" I sent her one back, "Cool! What kind?" Then she called and filled me in on all the details. She "bought" the car but she is the third person in line to actually take delivery. I am way impressed with her patience, because I would have totally given in and settled for something that I could have driven away in right away. Things got very interesting with her next statement:

Ashleigh: "After we leave here we're going to grab some dinner and then go to the lake to play with Dad's new toy."
Me: "What new toy?"
Ashleigh: "Dad bought a boat!"
Me: "He bought a what?"
Ashleigh: "He bought a boat!"
Me: "A boat, like what people ride in?"

I need to provide some background. For the last several years my Dad has been very mildly obsessed with sailboats and sailing. For Father's Day this year my Mom gave him sailing lessons. So, this summer he spent about 10 hours one weekend taking sailing lessons and it honestly wouldn't shock me if he had decided to buy some small sailboat. I was just a little shocked that I hadn't heard anything about him buying a boat and suddenly we're going to the lake to ride in one. Imagine my surprise when I find out this is what he bought:


Another great moment came when I realized the "lake" we were going to go to was really just a very small pond in a nearby neighborhood. He has also decided that his remote control speedboat is a lot more fun than really sailing. I have a feeling we'll all be getting our own for Christmas!!

Since it was too late to take the new boat out on the "lake" we decided to just go eat. They came and picked me up and then we had to make the toughest decision ever, where do we eat? My Mom said she wanted Italian and suggested either Olive Garden or Margie's. Now, I had never even heard of Margie's but let me assure you, it is a fine establishment. I mean what place isn't that boldy advertises this:



That'll teach me not to take indoor plumbing and air conditioning for granted! I kind of felt like I was in the middle of a Mob movie or something, but it was good and we laughed so much that I'm pretty sure people were pointing and staring. Oh well. Besides the fact that they had indoor plumbing and air conditioning my favorite moment was when my Dad tried to open the door. He pushed hard a couple times and we started to question whether or not they were even open, then we realized there was door knob that just needed a little twist. We were laughing before we even made it to our table.

Because I want to remember them, here's a couple more funny moments (probably only funny if you were there):

1) Ashleigh's talking really fast (because she does that), looks at me, and says, "Your pupils are huge!"

2) Mom, Dad, and Ashleigh are enjoying their salads and the waiter comes by to check on them, he asks, "How are your salads?" I (who does not have a salad) responds, "very good." I think I was actually crying from laughing so hard when we all realized what I said.

Good times. Congratulations on your new car purchase, Ashleigh! Welcome to the world of car payments and insurance. And, congratulations on your boat purchase, Dad! Welcome to the world of, you know I'm not really sure what world that falls into! :)