The LazyAssGeek’s

This year’s affair was much more traditional, especially when compared to last year’s Perfect Storm. While we prefered the music of LeCompt, those of us amongst the beer drinking crowd were probably better off that this year’s band, however loud & stereotypical, left us… feeling better on Sunday, shall we say.  The food was very good, as always, and the the music pure cliche German oompah.  We did let ourselves down a bit this year by letting the bar tab actually be LESS than the food tab.  I blame all the ladies, who ordered dessert!

This year’s crowd was Joe & Nat, Rich & Debbie, Jack & Katy, Rich & Christina, Rich’s brother Ed, Bill & Debbie and their neighbor Gina and Val & me. It was great to get everybody together and I’ll take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

The Guys end of the table

The Ladies end of the table

The Couples Section

It's my site, so here's a picture of my gorgeous girl.. and you have to look at me too

Requisite Wacky Billy Pic (better than the usual view)

This is an overdue public thanks to my good friend Andy who decided to take my disaster of a garage on his shoulders. He & Biggi have been staying at my house a lot over the summer while he’s been trying to do 2 jobs at once in 2 different states.  It has been great having them here and the summer has been a blast.

They both are smokers and as I’m not, smoking is a no-no in my house, so when Mother Nature is dumping rain on us they are forced into my garage for their fix. I am somewhat more…. relaxed than they are regarding clutter.  I can’t stand dirty, but clutter?  No problem for me, but for them….. So standing in my garage this summer has been slow torture. I also know that doing something as a thank you for all the time they’ve spent at my house factors in there somewhere, regardless of the fact that to my mind it’s not necessary.  However if I were in their shoes even knowing that they would feel the same way, I’d feel like I needed to do something as well so there’s only so much I can argue it. Now that I’ve finished typing myself into that corner, onto the details…

Pictures being worth more words than even I can manage… the before.

The Disaster that Was

Andy spent the better part of 2 days working in there.  Tons of crap thrown away, a couple of trips to the hardware store and Wal-Mart for organizing supplies, a lot of sweat and more than a few beers later…

Overhauled!

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Sunday saw Joe, Nat, Aidan, Owen, Andy, Biggi, Raphael and I visit Arnold’s Family Fun Center over in Oaks.  Joe & Nat had taken the boys over the previous week, and Aidan wanted to go again, only Uncle Dan and the gang had to go as well.  Well, OK.. fine, if we HAVE to…..

Man was that fun.  It’s not a cheap place to go, but there’s a certain value there.  The 4 of us dropped $130 and were there about 3.5 hours driving the karts, playing video games, castle bowling, eating pizza, etc.  Enough of words, on with the pics & vid!

If only I could read this invitation so I knew when and where to be!

einladung-fete-12-april.pdf

Pics can be found here.

Pinata Craziness

Uncle Dan done good(with a shopping assist from Mommy).

If you feel like getting dizzy.