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Monday, January 4, 2010

These-are-da-brakes...

After 9 years of driving in the winter, I finally experienced FEAR... pressing on my brakes and my car not stopping! Thank goodness Aaron was in the car with me. I would have probably tried making the turn to the on-ramp and go into a spin cycle (or slam into the hill). Instead he suggested I keep driving straight. I slowed down enough to stop but it made me 10 minutes late for my first day of work. I started off my work year f-r-a-z-z-l-e-d!

Friday, January 1, 2010

New Years Day 2010

We braved the snow shower and went out on New Years Day with friends!

First we visited Jen & Dave Starkey, our new Elyria neighbors! They did lots of renovations to their new house and made a cozy home for themselves in just a few months!

We didn't have much time to hangout since we were meeting Michael & Luis at Cobblestone to see Sherlock Holmes. Even though I drove real slow we still made it in time to get popcorn, find good seats together and watch all the previews.

Jen, Dave, Michael & Luis at the movies
After the movie we all hopped into my Trailblazer and drove to Minh Ahn in Lakewood for some delicious Vietnamese food. Everyone was pleased with their selections.

Dave's Pho! Enter the Hoison-hot oil mixture...

Luis & Michael
We later showed the Starkey's the bars around Elyria and ended the evening hanging out at our house watching yet another movie -- Public Enemies. I blame the whiskey shot for the power nap I took at the beginning of the movie!

Two more days of winter shutdown left...