{"id":4254,"date":"2009-02-23T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T15:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4254"},"modified":"2009-02-23T15:16:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T15:16:00","slug":"an-evening-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4254","title":{"rendered":"An Evening With Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"File-List\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CLAUREN%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:worddocument>   <w:view>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:punctuationkerning\/>   <w:validateagainstschemas\/>   <w:saveifxmlinval>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:ignoremixedcontent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:compatibility>    <w:breakwrappedtables\/>    <w:snaptogridincell\/>    <w:wraptextwithpunct\/>    <w:useasianbreakrules\/>    <w:dontgrowautofit\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:latentstyles deflockedstate=\"false\" latentstylecount=\"156\">  <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>  <![endif]-->\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;font-family:arial;\">We went to a surprise birthday party Saturday evening and the birthday boy was quite surprised his wife pulled it off without him knowing anything about it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\" face=\"arial\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\" face=\"arial\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\" face=\"arial\">A little snippet from the party<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\" face=\"arial\">\n<br \/><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SaK_mQeYQBI\/AAAAAAAACxw\/NhnpbaqS5fQ\/s1600-h\/GroupPics.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SaK_mQeYQBI\/AAAAAAAACxw\/NhnpbaqS5fQ\/s400\/GroupPics.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306013974974185490\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a style=\"font-family: arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SaK97lJ7eVI\/AAAAAAAACxo\/IkWnJSTS7EM\/s1600-h\/GroupPics.JPG\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\" face=\"arial\">The birthday boy and his sweet wife are in the top left corner.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Since I take most of the pictures, I forget so many times to have someone take our picture.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>I\u2019ve got to remember to start doing that.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>I did get hubby and the only one of me is in the long black jumpsuit over at the fridge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\" face=\"arial\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\" face=\"arial\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">We all enjoyed the evening filled with music complements of Guitar Hero.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Hubby and I were so amazed at how good these guys were that we just sat back and let them have at it!<span style=\"\">  <\/span>The last time I played the thing, it booed me off the stage, but I\u2019ll be back!<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Hubby has plans to get this game for us and we can\u2019t wait to play and sing with everyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">Q (that\u2019s what we call him) he\u2019s the guy on the drums.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>He\u2019s the kind of guy that\u2019s always laid back, calm cool and collected.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Not so when he\u2019s behind those drumsticks.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>He was quite the highlight watching him get so into it.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Q broke his original drumsticks and had to purchase a very heavy duty set.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Now he\u2019s good to go!<span style=\"\">  <\/span>Go Q!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">It\u2019s back to snowing this morning and I\u2019m praying for spring more than ever.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>It\u2019s so hard to enjoy the beauty of the falling snow when I know the builder is putting our home on hold because of the weather.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>I guess the only thing I can do at this point is embrace the weather and leave our home in God\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylivesignature.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54486\/282\/912326E072E0D684DBBFDF228FB0CE16.png\" style=\"border: medium none ; 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