Weekend Fun

This past weekend we traveled to Ithaca to visit Katie and her family. After we arrived Friday night we went to a Japanese restaurant and ate at the Hibachi table. That was a pretty cool experience. The chef was really talented, and he did some cool tricks, like taking an onion apart, stacking the rings vertically, pouring some flammable liquid in and making an onion volcano. The food was great, and the whole experience was really enjoyable.

Saturday started out with us attending the Dairy Days parade in the rain. The weather in Ithaca definitely had a mind of its own for the weekend. The parade reminded me of any parade you would see in Mansfield or any small town I would imagine.

After the fun in the rain, we went back to Katie’s house and caught some World Cup matches. Now, I know that soccer isn’t that popular in the US, but you should really give it a try sometime. It takes incredible talent and fitness to perform at that level for 90 minutes. We caught the end of the England match and watched almost all of the Sweden-Trinidad and Tobago match.
Once the soccer was over the weather decided to cooperate, and it was time for the main attraction – target shooting with Katie’s father – a major in the Army Reserves. What a blast! We shot 2 WWII era 8mm Mousers, one made by the Czechs and one actually made by the Nazis, complete with Nazi markings, which was a little strange. We also at the M1 Garande and the AR15, which I’m told is the civilian equivalent of the M16. Let me just say that I am not a great shot, but it was a lot of fun. I shot pretty well with the AR15 actually. It’s always fun to shoot with someone who wants to teach you and show you how to shoot better. 3 and a half hours later, it was time to head home.

Katie’s mom made a great speedie meal Saturday night, and then we headed to the mall where Josh’s brother Caleb bought his new Motorola RAZR.

Sunday morning was comprised of breakfast and the ride home.

All in all it was a great weekend, again spent with great friends, and we even ended it well by going out to see Cars last night, which was really a good film, much better than I thought it would be. If you haven’t seen it yet and are looking for just a nice, family, escapist movie, Cars is definitely for you.

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