Tie-Dye & Parade a go-go

Yay...Carrie came for the weekend. It was mad fun yo. Here is what we did.

Friday night. I picked up Carrie from the train station and then we went to my hizzouse. We watched "Alive" which I had seen before many times. Carrie enjoyed it. Craziness what they went through! Then we went to bed I believe. I never can remember what exactly we do. My brain isn't what it used to be.

Saturday morning we awoke and went to Dunkin Donuts for some coffee and bagels. Then we headed over to Custom Design to set up for the tie-dye shirt making. My dad and I spray painted and glitterized the forks/spoons and knives before the kidlings arrived. Then Vickie, Lexie G and Miranda came. They helped us finish the set up. Allegra, Vivian, Lauren, Stephanie, Shannon, Lexie L, Abbey, Meghan, Nicole, Adeline, Clara, Chayton, Nicholas, Daniel, Jillian, Chris C, Megan M, Chelsea, and more came. Let me just say that tie-dying - NOT MY THING. HA. I am not good at it at all. Some of the kids made amazing shirts and others came out great as well. Mine looks like i just squirted ink onto it. But i like it cuz the kids signed the back of it. Needless to say all the kids and myself were covered with tie-dye on our hands (and for Chayton, on his feet!)

When that ended Carrie and I walked Gracie and then went to eat at Kon in EG where we sat at the hibatchi grill table and the chef put way too much pepper in our food. it was good though. Then we went to the movies and did a double feature - 'Dance Flick', eh was funny at parts but overall pretty dumb, and 'Night at the Museum 2' which was great. I loved it and would totally see it again. Amy Adams - I<3you. Then we went to my house where carrie spent a while on the computer while i caught up on my tv, watched criminal minds (the episode from the 13th) and the two hour Ugly Betty finale. That show and the color orange need to break up. Carrie went to bed before I finished watching but when I was done i went to bed too.

Sunday we woke up late and then went shopping. We went to Kohl's where I bought the most comfortable flip flops made in the history of flip flops! Also bought some cute shirts and jeans. Damn you Kohl's for stealing my money! Then we went to Target where I bought parade candy and bubbles. Target stole all of carrie's money and we left. I dropped off costumes to a parent so she could bring them to the parade the next day for me and then Carrie and I went home. We tie-dyed the shirts I forgot to tie-dye for the kids and then while I worked on cutting string for the forks/spoons/knives we watched the special features of "Alive." then we went to bed.

Monday morning we woke up earlyyyyyy 7am BOO! and got ready for the parade. We went to hOney dew for some breakfast where i saw shane's mom and then the albins, Debbie and her kids Tori and Kayla.

Then we headed to Wilson park for the parade. We got the kids in their costumes (THANKS ALL WHO HELPED OUT!) and got them on the float. We were moved to the front of the parade! WOW. and then we were off. The music shut off a few times cuz of the generator and the power invertor but we fixed it in a jiff and it was fine. It was a lot of fun! At the end of the parade Carrie put on the song 'Don't Stop Believin' from 'Glee' and all the kids flipppped out! so excited. So we jammed out to that song twice and then the parade was over.

After we left we dropped off the costumes to Ann O'Grady and then went to Del's to get some lunch and their delicious lemonade. Then we went to my house and watched the season finale of Criminal Minds with Gallant. Then I drove Carrie to the train and said goodbye :( I then traveled to my aunt's house and had some food.

The. End.