The Accidental Boilermaker

I went to a bridal shower today for the future daughter-in-law of a woman I work with. I have never met either this girl or the groom, but I still had fun. We played this game where you had to memorize as many kitchen utensils attached to an apron as you could. Whoever remembered the most won a centerpiece. Well, as you can see, I really wanted to win these beautiful gerbers so with the help of my work friends, we remembered all the utensils. Hurray!

I got my Valentine's Day present early. Nate bought me a box of chocolates. They are made in Attica which is about 45 minutes southwest of us, but they have a little store in Lafayette too. And I can tell you they are really good because we've almost eaten the whole box. Yum, coconut. My favorite.

We have a phase III patient who prints out a stack of jokes for us at least once a week. Most are pretty funny, but this one really made us laugh on Friday. Super Bowl Seat A woman had 50 yard line tickets for the Super Bowl. As she sat down, a man came along and asked her if anyone was sitting in the seat next to her. "No," she said, "the seat is empty." "This is incredible," said the man, "Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the world, and not use it?" Somberly, the woman says, "Well...the seat actually belongs to me. I was supposed to come here with my husband, but he passed away. This is the first Super Bowl we have not been to together since we got married in 1967." "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, that's terrible. But couldn't you find someone else - a friend or relative or even a neighbor to take the seat?" The woman shakes her head and says,...

Another snow day for me and Nate. Here's a snap shot of how we spent the time. Nate's all excited about Purdue cancelling classes for the second day in a row. Plus we had just bought our plane tickets for Montreal! Nate tried to drive me to work this morning but we got stuck, twice. Penny didn't seem to notice that we were home. She settled down in her usual spot on the bed and slept all morning. I made a pumpkin pie for Nate. Then we took a really big nap. I love snow days.