Late Night Shenanigans

Last night I went to meet up with my friends Em and Sea. Em had a car with her so she picked Sea and I up from the bus stop and decided to drive us somewhere (preferably a place with free parking). The one flaw in her plan was that we weren't sure where exactly somewhere was.
We drove around for a while and then headed in the general direction of emek. On the way we passed by another friends apartment and thought it would be funny to try and kidnap her. We pulled up in front of her building and called to check if she was home. We were in luck, she had just finished eating dinner. After a very cryptic phone call, we persuaded her to come outside where we were waiting. She was happy to see us and said that she would be glad to join us on our adventure.
After we had clambered back into the car we headed towards emek (again). Turns out there wasn't much in the way of parking, we finally found a spot (possibly an illegal one) and parked the car.
Em and Sea hadn't eaten dinner so we decided to check out a couple of restaurants to see what they had to offer. Apparently the thing they had in common was astronomical prices so we got back into the car and decided to go to the shuk to find some food.
Surprise surprise,  parking at the shuk was even more sparse than parking on emek. After driving around in a couple of circles we managed to find a spot.
We wandered into the night life of the shuk (which is actually quite nice) and headed for a pasta place that Em and Sea love.
After the meal we headed back to the car where Em insisted on driving me down the block to my bus stop before driving everyone else home. Being that Em is overly persuasive, I caved and got in the car (which turned out to be a good thing). My bus pulled in just as she was pulling up to the stop, I said my good byes and then hopped out of the car and onto my bus.
It was pretty late at this point so there wasn't much in the way of traffic, I made it home about forty minutes later.

All in all, I'm not entirely sure what we did last night but it was nice to see my friends. Hopefully I'll get to see them again sometime soon!

Good Food, Great Company.

Sunday I spent most of the day studying (Wooo! Go me!). The Mad Man picked up a package for Lori at the post office so she and Buzzy came to visit for a bit, which was a welcome break from studying. We made some lunch and hung out while Frank and Buzz played some Xbox. 

Eventually Lori and Buzzy had to head home, I said goodbye and went back up to my tower to try and study.

Monday was more exciting, I studied in the morning and then walked over to Lori in the afternoon. I got there just as they were getting ready to go to the park. I dropped my bag off and then we headed to the park for some much needed outdoor time.

Buzzy and I went down the big slide and played in the tunnel. Then we walked up to the jungle gym and then on to the swings. By the time an hour had gone by we were all pretty tuckered out, we headed back to the apartment to wash up and think about dinner.

Lori had some chicken breasts in the fridge but we couldn't decide what to do with them. The idea of chinese fake-out was suggested and met with approval. We settled on sweet n' sour chicken, after a quick google search we found a recipe for sweet n' sour sauce and got to work. 

Everything came out AMAZING! It sort of looked like we had gotten take-out and then dumped it onto our plates. 

We watched some Gilmore Girls while we ate and then it was time for Buzz to go to bed. Pajamas were put on, teeth were brushed and the monster was herded into his room. 

After the Buzz was asleep, Lori and I watched a couple more episodes of GG until Z came home from school and offered to drive me home.

Yesterday morning was filled with failed attempts to study. I made some granola and then watched some TV with The Crazy Lady.

We had a big family dinner at cafe rimon, it was really nice to see everyone and I think we all had a good time. Buzz and The Munchkin entertained us throughout the meal and the food was delicious. 

After we finished eating we went for a stroll around the mall. It started to get late so we said goodbye to S&S, The Freddies and Lori&co as everyone headed their separate ways. 

So far today is going swell. I'm supposed to meet up with some friends later so I should probably try and study for a while... 

Monopoly- Go Bankrupt Or Go Home (so lifelike, you'll forget it's not reality).

The Crazy Lady put a roast up to cook friday morning and it spent all day sitting in the crockpot smelling delicious. We devoured it for dinner and went to sleep nice and early.

Lunch was super quiet, The Dibble ate at a friends house and Frank was "too tired" to join us. The Crazy Lady, The Mad Man and I enjoyed our meal and then I walked over to Lori's.

Lori and Z seemed relieved to see me. We decided to look through the game box to find something fun to play. For some inexplicable reason, I thought that monopoly would be fun. Z decided that we should play "by the rules" in hopes that the game would go by faster. The rules stated that if you landed on a property and decided not to by it, the property was put up for auction to be claimed by the highest bidder. Playing by the rules also meant that there was no "free parking" or any other of the house rules that we made up to keep extra money floating around.

We began the game with gusto, excited to see how the new rules would pan out. Z was determined not to let anyone get a monopoly and spent the first few rounds outbidding Lori and I until he had acquired at least one street from each city. By the fifth round or so he began to run out of money and regret his strategy. Lori managed to buy a nice amount of properties while I spent most of my time in jail. I finally got a few properties (including some railroads) and started raking in the cash.

Lori built houses on the boardwalk and I somehow managed to land on it almost every time that I passed that section of the board. Z kept landing on my properties and eventually resorted to paying me with his mortgaged properties.  Z was out, but the war waged on.

Lori and I spent an hour handing our money back and forth as we landed on each others properties. Finally we decided to call it quits and count our money to see who the winner was.
Due to the fact that Z had handed over all of his properties without auctioning them off, it was hard to determine a winner.  After much thought and deliberation, we decided that it was a draw.

I raided the fridge and found some leftovers to eat for dinner (mmmmm, stew). Z is trying to Buzzy to sleep and then we might watch a movie. It's fun when shabbos ends early :)

Instructions Are For Squares

The Mad Man and I headed to Ikea on Wednesday afternoon to pick out a new desk chair for me. I found a super comfy (and expensive) armchair and desperately tried to convince him that I needed it. He politely reminded me that I would be paying for my own chair and after lamenting over the status of my bank account, I decided to look for something a little more budget friendly.
After many deliberations I settled on the Malkolm chair, it seems sturdy and has a nice back support. We passed by some teddy bears having some sort of party on our way to pick up the chair.

Back at home I decided to try and put the chair together by myself. My initial reaction closely resembled the illustration of the guy in the instruction manual.

It appeared that some of the pieces were missing and the back of the chair seemed oddly heavy. After much perseverance and determination (and a little help from the instructions) I discovered that the "missing" pieces were stored in the back of the chair. The rest of the process went smoothly and the chair was put together in no time.

Yesterday I spent most of the day in Jerusalem with my friend Sea. We had a picnic in the park and wandered around town until it was time for me to head home. When I got back to the sun house my parents were heading out to run an errand. I jumped into the car and asked them to drop me off at Lori's house for dinner. 

Lori made some delicious indian style chicken and I ate lots of granola for desert. Buzz ran around like a lunatic and we watched some TV before Z dropped me off at home.

Today is Friday, again. I'm not quite sure how that happened or where the week went...

Time sure does fly by.  

Eating Hats

The Crazy Lady and I spent Sunday afternoon running errands. After a quick lunch I went to the park on top of the hill to meet up with Lori&co. One of the kids had too many snacks to eat and ended up puking next to the slide.
It was pretty gross so we decided to check out a "new" (hopefully puke free) park.

We settled on the rose garden park, it was pretty much empty so Buzzy and I had full reign of the slides (woo!). We all ran amok until it started to get dark out and we decided it was time for dinner.

Lori&co dropped me off at the sun house and then headed home.

Yesterday I chilled at home most of the day. Z left for school at 2ish so I went to keep Lorbles and Buzzy company. We watched Gilmore Girls and Lori made a delicious stove top chicken for dinner while Buzzy tried to make cupcakes for desert in the pantry. The chicken tasted great but Buzzy's cupcakes were a tad rubbery. Buzzy got tired and I had a chiropractor appointment in the rama so we said goodnight and I made way outside into the windy night.

Today was an interesting day, I actually managed to study for three hours. That may not seem like much an achievement to you but I assure you, it is for me.
During a study break I went to check out the rooftop garden. The pea pods that I planted last week have already started sprouting. Some of the tomatoes sprouted as well but I'm waiting to see if more of them pop up (I shoved seven tomatoes in the planter and there are only two little leaves so far).

 Teeny tiny pea stalk!

After dinner Frank, The Dibble and I had some fun with pirate hats. I originally made a small one to put on the cat because it seemed like a good idea at the time. The cat was not amused and the dog ended up eating the tiny hat.
Since the animals were unwilling to participate in the festivities, I made some human sized hats instead.

#selfies

Fishie Front Update: All the fishies are alive and well. They seem pretty happy in their new home and the pump is working wonderfully. Woo! :)

Cat-astrophic Events

Friday night dinner started out like any other shabbos dinner. There was a lot of yelling and shushing as my father tried to get us all to the table for kiddush. After kiddush we went to wash and then said hamotzie.
Everything seemed to be going well when cat-astrophe struck. Smooshie and Mr. Cat were having some sort of altercation. Unable to solve their dispute, they came to the humans for help. Oscar, the helpful dog that he is, came bounding over to the table to see if he could be of service.
Mr. Cat took one look at Oscar and decided that he'd rather save his troubles for another time. He ran under the table, down the stairs and out of sight.
In the confusion, Smooshie panicked. Mr. Cat was gone but that pesky dog had that crazy look in his eyes. She looked around and saw that she was out of options, there was only one way unblocked by the humans. With a deep breath she took her leap. Plates and wine glasses went flying, the humans shrieked as the glass plummeted to the floor. The cat bolted up the stairs, pleased with herself for making such a clear getaway.
Shards of glass decorated the table top and lay scattered about the floor. The humans sat in silence, unsure of what exactly had transpired.
The thoughtful dog tried to help by attempting to eat some of the glass shards. The humans yelled and pulled the helpful creature away from the table.
Plates were cleared, the floor was swept and a new table was set. The meal was resumed and passed without any further incidents.

Shabbos lunch was quiet. We were finishing up our desert when there was a knock on the door. Lori, Buzzy, Z and Abe (Z's brother) came through the door bearing gifts. I happily accepted the cake that I was offered, despite the fact that I had just eaten desert.
We played a game of Phase 10 which is the longest card game known to man kind. The Crazy Lady finally won (wooo) and we sat around chilling until shabbos ended.

After shabbos we had a movie night and watched Despicable Me 2. It was really cute and pretty hilarious.
Buzzy was pretty tired after a long day of adventures so Lori&co took him home.
Frank and I saved the world from zombies and then I decided that it was time for me to go to sleep.

Today looks like it's gonna be another quiet day. Perhaps I will manage to convince myself to study for an hour or two...

Halloweenie

Hanging out with the Freddie's is always fun. Freddie didn't start working until 10am on Thursday so we walked The Little Munchkin to gan together and then hung out until it was time for Freddie to go. A couple of TV episodes later, it was time to pick The Little Munchkin up from gan. I grabbed the handy dandy map that Freddie had drawn for me (because I have a horrible sense of direction and a knack for getting lost when walking in a straight line) and headed out to find the gan. The map was very detailed and I made it without getting lost. The Little Munchkin was a bit reluctant to leave the party but I coaxed her with pretzels and tea biscuits until she caved.

By the time we got home The Little Munchkin was feeling pretty good about her decision to let me take her home. We went in and made some lunch, salad with tuna for me and a toast for The Munchkin. We sat on the couch eating our lunch and watching Curious George.
The Munchkin started to get sleepy so I put her in for a nap. I watched some more TV and pretended to study for a while. Finally The Little Munchkin woke up and I had someone to play with.

We ate some more snacks and watched more Curious George until Freddie came home.
The Crazy Lady and The Mad Man had an errand to run in Rishon so they decided to stop by the Freddie's to drop off the last pieces of the bed and to pick me up.
We sat around and talked for a while before hauling the bed pieces upstairs. The Little Munchkin started to get tired so we said good night and headed back to the sun house.

The new pump for the pond arrived yesterday. The Crazy Lady and The Mad Man cleaned out the pond and switched the pumps. They put the sole survivor back into the pond but he looked kind of lonely so The Crazy Lady and I went to the pet store this morning and picked out some new friends for him. We dropped the new fish into the pond and so far they seem pretty happy (and nobody went belly up). The survivor seems excited about his new friends so I suppose it's a happy ending. :)

Yesterday was Halloween. We don't celebrate it but I made some themed donuts for shabbos anyways.

It's been raining and thundering all afternoon so The Crazy Lady decided to put up some chulent for lunch tomorrow. I personally love the winter so I'm pretty excited about the drastic change in the weather.
Have a great shabbos and stay dry! :)