Later in the evening, after all the wedding festivities were over, Abe and I hooked up with Rebecca's family for dinner at Olive Garden and this is how Caroline's little happy face transformed when she saw me...
She was totally traumatized and I felt the same way when I saw that I was the one causing her such distress--by just smiling at her and talking to her while she was in her baby carrier. Should we say she's now entered the mama's girl stage or am I really that scary?!?
FAVORITE ABE MOMENTS:
**Watching him run around the restaurant chasing Brooke who liked to escape as often as she could.
**Learning he had awakened the first morning here an hour earlier than scheduled because no one had bothered to set the clock in that bedroom back last week.
**Discovering he'd made up a big batch of cookie dough just so he could eat the raw dough.
**Having some good belly laughs with him while watching a funny movie together.
**Sharing our Sunday dinner with him before he left to go back to San Francisco.
Fun times, Abe. Looking forward to your next visit when you bring your wife along. See you soon!
3 comments:
Nothing quite like a nice big bowl of cookie dough. I tried to get Jeff to watch Ghost Town with me after I talked to you on the phone. It was a no go.
I also love the name of this post. It paints such a vivid picture. It reminds me of little kids scratching that phrase into desks, bleachers, bathrooms. And then with Abe, I just imagine cookie dough remnants throughout the house, shoes scattered, ice cream bowls filling the kitchen sink. Abe always leaves his mark.
Ahhh, Sarah--SO TRUE about Abe!!!! You just gotta love him!
Oh you two! I guess no one else in this family will stick up for me in this comments section, so I'll do it!
Mom, I had such a refreshing weekend with you! Thanks so much for the fun times and the fun list of the fun times!
A few items on my weekend highs list would include:
- Hearing mom tell the story of Laurie and Jacob having their second baby on Sarah's birthday and her ensuing hysteria over it.
- The 4 phone calls it took between me Becky and Mom to finally agree to where and when we were meeting for dinner (it actually took a 5th phone call, which was only between mom and Becky, to actually finalize it)
- Getting Sarah's text message which correctly identified my Olive Garden meal after giving her the hint that Becky said to me when I got it: "That's Sarah's FAVORITE dish" (Portobello Mushroom Ravioli)
- Leaving used raw cookie dough dishes in the magical sink, and, similarly, throwing a pair of used socks in the magical clothes hamper without realizing I'd be gone before the magic would happen...
- Watching Brooke at the dinner table try and pick up a rock with the Olive Garden salad utensil.
K and I are so excited for Thanksgiving! Come one come all to the Turkey Party!
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