Sunday, January 08, 2006
Marvin's Birthday
On New Year's Day, we also had an early celebration of Marvin's birthday. His birthday is January 2nd. Jonathan and Keri drove over from Nashville, and Jason, Beth, Garrett, and Hannah also joined us. At first we thought about driving over to Tiptonville and eating fish at one of the restaurants near Reelfoot Lake, but then we decided to go to Ryan's Steakhouse in Dyersburg instead. They were serving cabbage, blackeyed peas, and hog jowls as pat of their New Year's Day menu, so we didn't have to worry about eating any later in the day. We all had a nice visit. Keri and Jonathan are expecting our newest grandchild next June. We still don't know whether it will be a boy or girl. As long as she or he is healthy, it doesn't matter to us.
After eating, Jonathan and Keri came back over to the house and visited with us for a while before driving back. We watched television and wound up dozing some, mainly because Marvin and I had been out until 2am the night before at a New Year's Eve bowling party. Marvin was the designated driver and I was the designated drinker. I concocted my own original drink. I mixed Diet Rite Strawberry Kiwi with vodka (practically no calories!) and added fruit flavored Italian ice. This drink was so popular that I had people asking me to mix them one too. I had brought plenty of Diet Rite with me, so I was happy to share.
Marvin got some Henley sweaters for his birthday, a "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" DVD and a card shuffler. We watched "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" that night. It is a very action-packed movie, and we enjoyed it very much. w loud recommend it highly to anyone who likes a lot of adventure. There was a lot of chemistry between Brad and Angelina, so I can see how this would have caused problems for Brad's marriage. The romance behind the movie may have started out as just a publicity stunt, but so far seems to have turned into the "real deal" for the moment for our heroes.
Birthdays are always more special when your loved ones can help you celebrate. We are always glad when we can get the entire family together. Our little family is growing. I can remember when we could all go out and eat and only take one vehicle. This time around it took three vehicles to get us all there. We are so proud of our sons and their families.
After eating, Jonathan and Keri came back over to the house and visited with us for a while before driving back. We watched television and wound up dozing some, mainly because Marvin and I had been out until 2am the night before at a New Year's Eve bowling party. Marvin was the designated driver and I was the designated drinker. I concocted my own original drink. I mixed Diet Rite Strawberry Kiwi with vodka (practically no calories!) and added fruit flavored Italian ice. This drink was so popular that I had people asking me to mix them one too. I had brought plenty of Diet Rite with me, so I was happy to share.
Marvin got some Henley sweaters for his birthday, a "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" DVD and a card shuffler. We watched "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" that night. It is a very action-packed movie, and we enjoyed it very much. w loud recommend it highly to anyone who likes a lot of adventure. There was a lot of chemistry between Brad and Angelina, so I can see how this would have caused problems for Brad's marriage. The romance behind the movie may have started out as just a publicity stunt, but so far seems to have turned into the "real deal" for the moment for our heroes.
Birthdays are always more special when your loved ones can help you celebrate. We are always glad when we can get the entire family together. Our little family is growing. I can remember when we could all go out and eat and only take one vehicle. This time around it took three vehicles to get us all there. We are so proud of our sons and their families.
