Hambelton Hijinx

Our good friends John and Carissa Hambelton came up from Eugene to visit us for the weekend. You may remember them from adventures such as this*. It was John's birthday, so we went to John's Incredible Pizza (fitting, right?) for food (the pizza is better than Izzy's but still, ugh, served buffet form) and games. Carissa was smart and got coupons so we could go on the rides and play certain games for free (for a limited time).

I have been to Chuck E. Cheese for many a nephew's birthday, so I can in all confidence say that John's Incredible Pizza is a better experience. It's cleaner, less chaotic, and there are themed dining rooms so not all of the kids are on top of each other and in my way (except for in the buffet line). We even witnessed an IncrediBear dance party. Serious cuteness.

This is a bit of what we did:

Carissa and I rode on the twirly ride and tried not to get motion sick

I made a new friend with a hot ride

The next day, Josh was dying to go to Buffalo Wild Wings. It's his favorite spot because it combines most of his favorite things: food, trivia, and college football. I think if there was a movie theater and a classic arcade he would have to move in. 

While we were there, I was holding baby Cooper and this happened:

He just sucked on my hand for five minutes. It was the weirdest sensation! And, of course, completely hilarious.

We've been terrible about blogging lately because school has started again and I've been about as busy as I've ever been. I'll be done applying for internship in about a month, which I've always known was coming up but seems especially sad/hard now that I'm going through it. I'm so lucky that I have such loving friends who take the time to visit!

*If you followed the link then you saw that we have previously been to Evergreen Air and Space Museum with the Hambeltons. On a sidenote: I now drive past there four times a week and sometimes I worry that I'll get into an accident because I am transfixed by the Spruce Goose every time. Even after seeing it up close, I am still amazed by its size.

Back in college...

A friend of mine from my days at the Eugene Institute of Religion finally got around to digitizing a video of a sketch we performed for a road show back in 2004. My group wanted to do something lame like a dating game sketch... and I was having none of that. So, I wrote a parody version to the song "Superhero" by Stephen Lynch using characters from The Book of Mormon. Needless to say, we blew away the competition and won the road show.

Emily and I didn't really know each other back then, but she was in the room and distinctly remembers thinking that this sketch was pretty, pretty good. I like to think that it was the first of many things that would eventually make her fall in love with me and marry me... three years later. :)

And, with that... I give you "(If I Could Be) A Book of Mormon Hero."