West Chester U.

My last birthday celebrating came on Tuesday. Teed, Mo and Jenster all came over for some birthday fajitas. We were going to go out to eat and celebrate, but Ando and I decided we didn't feel like eating out. We also didn't put much effort into dinner. We had everything on hand to make fajitas so it really wasn't difficult. Jenster also brought over dessert of Pinwheels. Mo was eating one and got chocolate crumbs down the front of her. She has really let herself go since this whole pregnancy thing. Here is a picture of everyone dressed up for my birthday dinner.

On Wednesday I had to tape a West Chester University meeting. I bet you are all thinking it was a meeting about West Chester getting their very own University, but you would be sorely mistaken. That is what I thought the meeting was going to be about too, but in the end it was about road improvements to Route 42. The reason they call it West Chester University is because everyone is "learning" about West Chester when they go to these meetings. Not very many people attended; I bet they were all confused by the name as well.

Thursday brought on the annual Lakota Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner. I have never missed one of these Banquets since I started working for West Chester. You would think I could miss at least one year. The Dinner is held at a small Country Club and Lakota likes to set up two screens, one for a slide show and one for a live feed of our coverage. This "room", I call it room even though it is just one big open space, is too small with too many table set up to support two screens, but it had to be done. I kept asking the guy in charge where he wanted the two screens, but he couldn't make a decision to save his life. He was worse than Ando if that is possible. Finally I got so frustrated that I made the decisions for him. He still wasn't completely happy with the final placement, but the room is set up in such a way that you can't please everyone, so they stayed where I put them.

The night was painfully long with over the top speeches. I was surprised that only one person went with the standard, "First and foremost I would like to thank my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." It was the very first inductee too, so the night just went downhill from there. Only three out of nine people cried as well. Last year one lady was so emotional she couldn't even do her speech so she said thanks and got off the stage. That's what I like to see, but alas that didn't happen this year; everyone gave a full speech.

Hopefully my weekend will be a little more exciting for you. It is Teed's birthday Sunday; I may pay him back for the shot he bought me. (Another lesson Joel?)

It's been rainy and depressing here; Ando hasn't lifted my spirits with a ring.

P.S. Both pictures were taken with the new Canon XTi.