Ren Fest

Saturday was the day of the Ren Fest. Well, for some of us at least. Johnathan and I chose to sleep in and head to the Ren Fest late, instead of getting up at the crack of dawn with the rest of our group. He met me at my house around 10, we stopped at Starbucks and then headed up North. We got to the Fest around 1 and met up with Angie, Luke, Eryx and Matt. They had since lost Morgan and James. We wandered around some shops and got some lunch. Then we found Morgan again, surrounded by a horde of people. His costume is so incredibly awesome that he gets stopped every 10 feet or so for pictures. We tried really hard to keep up with his steady flow of admirers and we managed to stay as a group for the rest of the day. Later, we met back up with James at the jousting arena. He took a few pictures of the group and then we headed home, stopping at Lupe Tortilla on our way. Lots of fun, lots of friends, tasty Mexican food, lots of driving...

Angie and Luke

Me in Morgan's Helm

Monk Eryx, Bard Matt, Spikey Morgan, Noble Jonathan and Rogue Jessica

Last picture and editing courtesy of Sir James Francais Wulff, whose middle name may or may not be Francais.

Texas Football!

Friday night, I braved a high school football game to see Katie Boerke and Ron Boerke dance to Green Acres on the football field at halftime. I had heard all these stories about how big Texas high school football is, and I was kind of excited to check it out. I went to see the Clear Lake versus Clear Brook game, rooting for Clear Brook. I had to ask 5 times which team I was cheering for, to be sure that I did not embarrass Kelly, Ron and Heather by cheering for the wrong team. I got there and the game was tied. Within minutes, Clear Lake was winning. Apparently my negative aura stretches to high school games as well as Penn State games. Shortly before halftime, we ventured to the home side of the field to watch the halftime show. As soon as we got over there, Clear Brook scored! Thus continueing the belief that I am a negative influence on whatever team I happen to be rooting for :) The halftime show was pretty good, Katie and Ron danced very well together. And I also enjoyed watching some of my co-workers dancing on the field with their daughters as well. I left after the halftime show (I had worked until 5am that morning and I was getting very very sleepy) and headed home. Kelly tells me that after I left, Clear Brook started playing much better and eventually won the game. Alas, maybe football is just not for me :)

Kelly and I, cheering on Clear Brook!

The final score! Go Brook!

Birthday Sausage

Today was the 27th birthday of my friend Caroleeeeeena! To celebrate the awesomeness that she is, we went to Olive Garden. Olive Garden just recently started serving gluten free pasta, so I was very excited to be able, once again, to eat their food. After showing up 30 minutes late (my work consult ran long :( ), I wished her a happy birthday and sat down to order! I ordered my gluten free pasta with marinara sauce and salad! Once the salad showed up, I remember that I wanted to add sausage to the marinara (the meat sauce is not gluten free, but I assume their sausages are.) Apparently, in Olive Garden speak, ordering a sausage after the pasta order means that the sausage should come out separately, and before the pasta is brought out. And well, I bet you can guess what sort of amusing comments my friends had about that ;)

Courtesy of Angie, a picture of "my sausage."

Good night to all, and a very happy birthday to you, Miss Carolina!

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