Au Natural

On the hopes that I will get the job I interviewed for last week, Adam and I headed to the in laws this weekend to celebrate my momma-in-law's birthday a week early.  We texted Adam's sister and she managed to orchestrate it so we would all be there for Friday night to celebrate and surprise my wonderful MIL a week early.

On Saturday while Adam was fixing their computer issues and finishing the wireless set up, Ellen and I sat out on the porch to watch the rain storm that blew through.  They had recently hung up a hummingbird feeder so we watched the hummingbirds fly around, trying to decide if we were dangerous to them or not.

They spent a lot of time on the pine tree whipping their heads around, watching for predators, and making sure we made no sudden movements. As if we could catch them!  They flitted in, out and around and finally decided we were not a threat and one came over to feed!  The other hummingbird wasn't so sure about us crazy tall humanoids and they flitted away.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

The little one came back!

You can see his little tail hanging at the bottom of the feeder and he flits in and out a couple times, so cute!  You also will see the other hummingbird flit by once or twice.

We were amazed, they hadn't ever fed while someone was that close to the feeder before.  One flew up to the window and stared at my father-in-law the other day when the feeder was empty.  I feel the hummingbird was saying, "Hey, feeder's empty, what's up with that?!"

They're so tiny and adorable!  And one buzzed my Dad while we were on vacation two weeks ago, hehehehe!

And to wrap up the weekend at home, after Adam and I returned to my in-laws after riding our long ride for the week on Sunday, there was a whole little family of deer in the back yard!

That's something I miss about living in a smaller town.  Nature feels a lot closer, and there is a house with indoor plumbing.  Modern comforts with rustic exploits. 

And our families were closer.

How was your weekend?

Happy Saturday!

Ah, Saturday, not quite as lazy a day as Sunday, but still a nice break from the busy week.

Today, we are home from Mount Pleasant, visiting our families.  Yay!  Last time we were home it was the weekend before Dress for Dead Man's Cell Phone, now, it's the week before Into the Woods Dress.  But, this trip home is happier - not that the last one was sad - but this time we are going to see Zack's first game officially on the BRHS Varsity Hockey Team!  It's not a season game, it's a controlled scrimmage.

You may be asking yourself, what the hell is a controlled scrimmage?  Don't worry, I didn't know either until this morning.  In a controlled scrimmage, each team gets a period to pick something they want to work on and then just play a period straight out.  It should be interesting, because if one team decides to work on their power play, the other team has to play down a man the whole period.  I think it should be very interesting.

I must also pause here to tell you how proud I am of Zack.  He made the varsity squad for hockey after he ran his personal best in cross country regionals last week.  YAY!  Ok, now you know I'm very proud of my baby brother, who really isn't a baby anymore, more like, a giant force to be reckoned with.

Anyway, this weekend should be fun, even though I have an exam on Monday.  It started off pretty well, Central beating Western for another year in a row (HAHA! We suck less this year!), Ferris Beat #1 Miami OH in hockey and the Red Wings won!  Oh, yeah... good sports times....

I don't really have much else than that. I'm going to have a great weekend at home than kick the rest of the semester's ass! HAHA!  At least, I will until Thanksgiving, then I will take those four glorious days to do nothing school related and I won't be blogging either.  You have been warned.

Note to self: don't forget apple pie, sweet rolls and apples with caramel dip for Thanksgiving (sorry, imaginary friends, you don't have to remember that, but I do!)  Have a great weekend!