Last Friday, Friday the 13th, was quite eventful. Abi and Alex, her boyfriend, came by, with my dad and Grandma Baurer, to spend some time together and then also stay for lunch. Abi and Alex flew out of Dallas up to St. Louis late last Wednesday evening and stayed in Illinois through early Sunday morning when they drove back to Texas with my Dad. It was great to see them and spend time with them; I don't think I have seen them since Christmas! During our talks Jesse and Nina sprung out Jesse's Virtual Reality headset, and Alex and even grandma tried it out. Watching them play was quite entertaining and a very joyful experience!
After that we left for Monical's Pizza, though on the way most of us stopped at Spare And Share, the local thrift shop, to see if a certain old camera was there - Alex is big into cameras and was interested. However when we got there we found that not only had it already sold, but someone else was there double checking if there was anything of it's kind left to buy. Yet again on the flip side, Alex found a working Slide Projector for only $10.
At Monical's Pizza we enjoyed great fellowship, food, and Jesse, Alex, Abi, and I raced to see who could finish the Sudoku on the place-mats first. Nina didn't play the Sudoku and Bethany had to work - we were sad that she wasn't able to make it. After Monical's, since we had some extra time, we headed over to Prairie Christian School (Where Nina (my cousin) attends and my aunt Renee works) to learn from Nina how to play GaGaBall. I was quite surprised how much fun it was! After a few short rounds we left. Abi, Alex, Grandma and my Dad in one car and the rest of us in another. From there the Schlipf's and I headed north, towards Wisconsin. About 10-15 minutes down the road we met up with Bethany and she joined us in the van. We then proceeded to Madison, Wisconsin to watch a play that Karissa Stahl (also our cousin) was in. I went last year, and the play was phenomenal! The director of this small play rotates her plays through the seven chunks of the Narnia Series, by C.S. Louis. Her and another lady wrote the extraordinary plays themselves under the permission of the C.S. Louis Foundation. Last year was The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and this year it was The Silver Chair. Both were very well done plays, with actors ranging from 7-years old to 15-years old. I don't remember much from the book, The Silver Chair, but from what Jesse tells me, the play did an amazing job at keeping to the book and capturing the whole thing in just a short hour or two - and that is saying a lot coming from Jesse.
After the play and light refreshments, we headed back to the Stahl household for the night. I had a great time with them, through talk, and by playing with Lavel. The next day around noon, we headed back home (about a 3 hour drive without traffic). I am greatly looking forward to heading back up there in two weeks for out cousin get-together!
After that we left for Monical's Pizza, though on the way most of us stopped at Spare And Share, the local thrift shop, to see if a certain old camera was there - Alex is big into cameras and was interested. However when we got there we found that not only had it already sold, but someone else was there double checking if there was anything of it's kind left to buy. Yet again on the flip side, Alex found a working Slide Projector for only $10.
At Monical's Pizza we enjoyed great fellowship, food, and Jesse, Alex, Abi, and I raced to see who could finish the Sudoku on the place-mats first. Nina didn't play the Sudoku and Bethany had to work - we were sad that she wasn't able to make it. After Monical's, since we had some extra time, we headed over to Prairie Christian School (Where Nina (my cousin) attends and my aunt Renee works) to learn from Nina how to play GaGaBall. I was quite surprised how much fun it was! After a few short rounds we left. Abi, Alex, Grandma and my Dad in one car and the rest of us in another. From there the Schlipf's and I headed north, towards Wisconsin. About 10-15 minutes down the road we met up with Bethany and she joined us in the van. We then proceeded to Madison, Wisconsin to watch a play that Karissa Stahl (also our cousin) was in. I went last year, and the play was phenomenal! The director of this small play rotates her plays through the seven chunks of the Narnia Series, by C.S. Louis. Her and another lady wrote the extraordinary plays themselves under the permission of the C.S. Louis Foundation. Last year was The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and this year it was The Silver Chair. Both were very well done plays, with actors ranging from 7-years old to 15-years old. I don't remember much from the book, The Silver Chair, but from what Jesse tells me, the play did an amazing job at keeping to the book and capturing the whole thing in just a short hour or two - and that is saying a lot coming from Jesse.
After the play and light refreshments, we headed back to the Stahl household for the night. I had a great time with them, through talk, and by playing with Lavel. The next day around noon, we headed back home (about a 3 hour drive without traffic). I am greatly looking forward to heading back up there in two weeks for out cousin get-together!
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