Tuesday night I received a call that my aunt Opal had passed away. So many wonderful memories of my childhood flashed
through my mind. She was always very
special to me. I know she’s in a better
place now but knowing I would never see that smile or get a strong hug from
that tiny lady with a huge heart again broke my heart.
Wednesday morning I went to leave for work and my car wouldn’t start. What the &%Q(#*?! * I didn’t have a lot
of options at 6:15 in the morning so I called an uber to take me to the
office. Lukas my car guru offered up
some suggestions on what could be wrong.
Per usual, Brian saved the day by picking me up from work and jumping my
car so I could take it in and make sure it was nothing more than a dead
battery. Luckily, that was the
case. An easy fix and Opal the Optima,
yeah, I had named my car after my aunt when I bought it three years ago, is
back to purring like a kitten. Maybe my
car was in mourning too? Weirder things have happened.
Wednesday night was our volleyball league playoffs. We came in 18-3 and with the #1 seed. We spent the first round without batting an
eye. Drew injured his knee which was no
bueno. We had a break between games and
watched the Cubs put up a win against the Dodgers in LA. Unfortunately, we played like poo and ended
up getting 2nd place for the leagues fall season. Watch out next year though! We’re coming to
take it all!
Thursday our friend Josh came home to visit from Colorado. Mel organized a wonderful BBQ/bonfire/garage
party at the Beaver Den for the crew. We
played a new game that Lukas and Summer had organized called
Hammerschlagen. Don’t know what it is?
Join the club. When they explained it to
me I thought it was going to be the lamest thing ever. It was completely frustrating but fun. Wanna see how it works? I posted a video here! We had the Cubs game playing on the TV inside
the Beaver Den. Firing roaring on the “ranger tv”. Brats, burgers and wings on the grill. And my bacon
jalapeno corn dip went so fast, half the people didn’t get a chance to try
it! It was a great night of shenanigans.
Friday I went home to spend some much needed time with my family. I hadn’t been back to Cresco since my birthday
party in June which has to be some kind of record for me. It was so nice to just kick back and relax. I
didn’t even take my laptop with me! What? I know! Stop the madness! Saturday night
the grandparents and sissy came over for dinner. Mom made homemade pizza and because I’m a
spoiled brat, oatmeal
cake! If you haven’t tried this
cake, you really haven’t lived. It’s one
that we get on special occasions and always makes me think of Mother’s Day
gatherings with the Underbakke’s. It was a perfect tribute to Opal and hanging
out with my grandpa and grandma’s. To
top off a wonderful night…the CUBS are going to the WORLD SERIES!!!!! Errr mrrr
gawd!! I am so excited. Although my
friends and I have some super fun stuff planned for Halloween Saturday night,
we are debating taking a road trip to Chicago Friday and watching some history
happen in Wrigleyville. You know I can’t
turn down a fun road trip. Go, Cubs,
go!!!!!!!! This week looks to be another hectic one with the normal chaos at
work and things going on every evening but I wouldn’t have it any other
way. Making memories! #fearless40
#lovinglife
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