Over the Weekend

OK, so I promised that I would update you with all of the fun and exciting things that went on this weekend. I already mentioned going to the Bourbon Barrel on Thursday with Lauren. Friday night I did some homework and went to bed early. Saturday morning started with going to class. It was only the second class so it is still kind of new to everyone. We got there a little late, so Mom and I had to sit in the front row. I guess she was nervous that we would not be able to find 2 seats together, but she told me that she would have just asked someone to move! Mom, you are getting so good at this, you would be fine on your own! I ended up having a 'sigher' on the other side of me. She was getting frustrated with not knowing how to do things, and she kept sighing every minute for the whole class. At one point I asked her if I could help, and she asked me a question. When I showed her how to do what she asked, she told me that I was wrong, so that was the end of helping her! I was trying to be nice, but I guess she wanted none of it. After class Mom had a visitation to go to so I just sat in the car and had a little snooze. That was really nice!!! More homework was done that afternoon, and then Bryce showed up!!!! He surprised me! I thought he was just going to meet us in Bloomington for dinner, but he drove all the way home just to be with his favorite sister!!! You know it is true Brycie!!! We decided to open my presents on Saturday, since we were all together, Dad is going to be gone tomorrow on my actual birthday, I have class until late, and Bryce would obviously be back at school. I got just what I asked for...a Wii Fit!!! I am so excited to start using it as often as I can! I also got a pink cover for it, a gift card for Von Maur, which I hope to use to find something exciting to wear for this weekend, and a cookbook of different foods that 'travel' well to potlucks and such. It seems that I was good this year, because I really made out well!!  After that we headed up to Bloomington to eat at Kobe which is a really neat restaurant.  It is a hibachi style restaurant where they cook in front of you and it is all a big show.  I really enjoyed myself.  At the end of the dinner I thought we were done, then all of a sudden these guys came out banging on drums and come up to me.  They tied a really awesome headband around my head and stuck 2 chopsticks in the headbacnd.  They then proceeded to sing to me Japanese style, but funnily enough, none of them were Japanese!!  After that embarassment we drove home and all decided to try out the new Wii Fit.  I must say it was pretty entertaining to see Bryce 'Hula Hoop' and swing his hips this way and that!  We are all going to work on or weight apparantly, and I am sure we will all do great!  Sunday morning we woke up, and Dad made a HUGE breakfast that was very yummy!!  After breakfast we got ready and headed to Champaign.  Our neighbor gave us his tickets and parking pass for the Iowa-Illinois basketball, thanks Dave!!  We had a really good time there!  One of us, who shall reamin nameless, got a little worked up over some of the calls, but they calmed down.  Iowa showed up to play and I think we were all surprised when they only lost by a single digit margin.  Go Hawks!!!  The last excitement of the weekend was of course the Super Bowl.  We rushed home after the game, so we could watch the next game.  I think we were all cheering for the Cardinals, because we love Kurt Warner, being from UNI and Iowa...  Plus it is always fun to cheer for the underdog.  I thought overall it was a great game to watch.  There were a few questionable calls, but overall it was a good time.  I love to watch all of the commercials, and I think there were some pretty funny ones this year.  A few of my favorites were the one on the moon and the astronaunts get their tires stolen which was for car insurance, the 3-D commercials were great, and of course all of the beer commercials are always great.  We of course had WAY too much food, but I love just to snack on things throughout the whole game.  A part of me was sad that this was pretty much the last of football until next fall.  I do love my football.  Well that is all for now, and for my exciting weekend.  Stayed tuned to see what exciting things happen in my life this week!!  And I am sure I will be having lots to write about from next weekend, which is when I am celebrating my birthday with my girlfriends!  I cannot wait.  Hope everyone has a great week and is not too sad that the Groundhog saw his shadow, therefore another 6 weeks of winter...  So long for now...