Month: November 2008

When we were visiting my family for Thanksgiving we all went bowling. It was supposed to be a fun and friendly game until my brother-in-law showed up with his own custom bowling ball. (Unfortunately, for the rest of us he has an extensive bowling background outside of the wii.) So, I tried to lay low because I usually bowl an 80; or a 90 on my good days. I lost the first two games but progressively got better each game and I ended up schooling everyone on the last game. My highest score was 149. Yes, that was without bumpers. (That is also my highest lifetime score) No one could believe it, but I have pictures to prove it. Shelby did very well for only being 5. She took second place on the girls lane; and even beat her mom. We all had lots of fun!

For Thanksgiving Bryan and I surprised my family and went to Visalia. A few days before Thanksgiving we were in San Jose with Bryan’s family and watched Bryan’s sister present her thesis. *Congratulations on finally finishing and your amazing presentation Michelle!!! After being in San Jose we took the train to the valley. My brother-in-law brought my sister with him to the train station to pick us up and I really surprised her! I had my back turned to the car with my hood on and my sister thought I was a bum at first; but at least she was surprised. Thanks a lot Allison! We had the traditional Thanksgiving at grandma and grandpa’s house and it was delicious as usual. After lunch we played apples to apples into the wee hours of the evening. Bryan and I had lots of fun spending time with both our families and playing games.