We had a pretty good weekend at Chez Turner. Our good friends John and Marne brought their daughters over and shared wine and pizza with us Friday evening. It is always good to see them and as usual the time flew by.
Saturday morning, Kelly left us early to do her volunteering at WalkAmerica. I took Hallie and Travis over to Pump It Up for the birthday party of one of Hallie’s friends. Hallie had a blast on the inflated slides and such while Travis was clearly intimidated by their size and hissing noises. In spite of his best friend clearly having a ball on them, Travis could not be convinced.
Sunday morning we all hopped on our bikes and took a long ride thorugh Durant Nature Park. It was the first time the kids had been mountain biking – they clearly loved it! Both were whining about having to come home, in fact. We made it a little easier by stopping by the local ice cream place on the way home. I always feel good after biking but pulling an extra 50 pounds up long grades really built some muscles. Hallie’s big enough now that she can pedal the Trail-A-Bike and keep us both going. Pretty cool.
After lunch and naps, I geeked out with my MacMini before getting the lawn mowed. Then it was time for a quick shower before going to Pullen Park to meet friends from our childbirth education class from five years ago. The park was packed on this stunningly beautiful day and it was good to see people and kids I hadn’t seen in years.
I got a note from my shipmate Matt, pointing me to a social networking site for veterans called TogetherWeServed.Com. I quickly found a number of my former shipmates, some of which I had lost track of long ago. It was a blast from the past! I look forward to spending more time checking it out.
K and I watched the movie Bobby before bed. It was pretty good.
All in all, a good, sunny weekend.