Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Stantec Farwell Party
A few nights ago Dave's colleagues at Stantec threw him a Farwell party. Dave has been working for Stantec (and its many other names) for 10 years but it was time for a new adventure. It was so nice to see all his colleagues and friends show up to wish him well in his new career adventures. In a week he will start his new job working for Corken as their structural engineer. He is exited and very apprehensive about the change but what is life with no risks.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Mom's 60th Birthday
This year my Mom tuned 60. Its kinda hard to believe because she really doesn't seem 60 to me. Infact neither of my parents "seem" 60. I'm never very good about celebrating peoples birthdays, anniversaries or other moments but this year I really wanted to put forth an effort to plan something fun for my mom. I took on the ringleader role for brainstorming and kept my Dad, and Brother on board with ideas and dates. Ultimately we decided on the Bardstown dinner train. It was something neither of us had ever done and we thought it would be a bit more special than going out to a fancy restaurant.
My dad took the reins from that point and got us all scheduled for August 6th. The dinner train that night also included a magic show which was actually pretty neat and funny. The train left the station and we were able to view some of the countryside near Bardstown. It was an out and back in ride, but the scenery was pretty. The food was so so but what could you possibly expect from a kitchen that had to fit and function on a train. The best part of the night was when they brought my Mom a cake! The crew got everyone on our cab singing Happy Birthday which was nice, but my Mom and I quickly noticed mid song that the cake said, "Happy Birthday Clara." When they were finished singing my mom brought it to the waiters attention and she insisted that she still blow out the candle. We asked if Clara was on the train and wanted her cake but they were basically already serving us the cake. It was almost like they didn't believe us that my Mom was not Clara. So, what else were we to do. We ate the delicious cake and all had a pretty good laugh. We later heard that Clara and her family were well compensated for the mistake.
My dad took the reins from that point and got us all scheduled for August 6th. The dinner train that night also included a magic show which was actually pretty neat and funny. The train left the station and we were able to view some of the countryside near Bardstown. It was an out and back in ride, but the scenery was pretty. The food was so so but what could you possibly expect from a kitchen that had to fit and function on a train. The best part of the night was when they brought my Mom a cake! The crew got everyone on our cab singing Happy Birthday which was nice, but my Mom and I quickly noticed mid song that the cake said, "Happy Birthday Clara." When they were finished singing my mom brought it to the waiters attention and she insisted that she still blow out the candle. We asked if Clara was on the train and wanted her cake but they were basically already serving us the cake. It was almost like they didn't believe us that my Mom was not Clara. So, what else were we to do. We ate the delicious cake and all had a pretty good laugh. We later heard that Clara and her family were well compensated for the mistake.
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