The Adventures of Katie Bonk!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

I just realized that the last post would make more sense with an explanation...

Last weekend, Daniel ran in a half-marathon in Virginia Beach. Tracy's mom, dad, and sister all ran in the full marathon also, so she and Jeff came with us for a fun weekend getaway! We got there late Friday night, and checked into our nice oceanfront room. Saturday was bright and sunshiny, and we all got u

p for a yummy breakfast at some Waffle place. After driving all around the beach, we ended up at Sharx bar and grill where we spent the day watching basketball, eating, drinking, and playing cornhole and other fun games. That night, we went out to eat with Tracy's family, then to

ok Daniel back to the hotel so he could get a good night's rest before his run in the morning. Jeff, Tracy and I went to the hotel bar where we met some very nice locals. We ended up going to another bar with one of them and had a fun night! Then we got up bright and early to cheer Daniel on as he ran by our hotel at the 12-mile mark. He did such a good job coming in at just under 2 hours!! He and Jeff went in the freezing cold ocean when he got back, then they relaxed in the hotel hot tub for a while before we headed home on Sunday. Pictures (and a video of the polar plunge into the ocean) are here.

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Monday, March 23, 2009

Daniel's official results!

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Thursday, March 19, 2009

When you last heard from Katie Bonk...

... I had just returned from a fun weekend at the beach... The next weekend was spent... get this.... AT HOME! All 2 days! At home!!! We went out that Friday night with Allison, Mike, and Laurie to Sergeant Peppers, then back to Mike and Laurie's house. We don't hang out with them enough. Must make effort to see them more. (They also have one of LuLu's babies- little Bean.) Daniel and I spent valentine's day shopping, I got 6 inches cut off my hair (which no one noticed!), then we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and spent the afternoon/early evening at the bar splitting Dos Equis pitchers.

The next week, Allison and I went to the NCGIS conference in Raleigh on

Wednesday, and Daniel and the rest of the COG joined us there Thursday-Friday. Had a blast, as always. (That's the conference where Daniel and I met in 2000... awwwwe...) Erica came to visit us that weekend, and we went to eat at the Tap Room, then home to play Wii. (Daniel has some serious hoola-hoop and tight-rope-walking skills!) As always when Erica's around, we laughed A LOT.

The last weekend in February was spent in Atlanta for Dennis and Chad's 30th birthday bash. SO. MUCH. FUN. Pictures can be seen here. We also went to my sister's house and had a very nice visit with her and the boys. (Two completely different worlds going from Chads, to Pigs, and back to Chad's!)

And it SNOWED when we got home that Sunday!

Then we went to Daniel's parents' house for a relaxing weekend. His mom and I went shopping for her birthday present, Daniel played (too much) golf, and we saw Yes Man at the Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company.

Last weekend, we stayed home AGAIN! Saturday night, we went to the Tap Room and then bowling with Allison, Laurie, Max, and Nick. Fun times. The best part was being the only sober one with Daniel, Max, and Nick in Wal Mart around midnight. Among other things, they wanted to give flowers (from the refrigerated section) to random girls and then when the girls realize the flowers weren't paid for, they were going to tell them, "I don't know you like that!"

I also took a defensive driving course for work last week. LuLu had her 3rd "birthday" on February 13th, and her babies' 2nd birthday was last Sunday. My friends Alan and Lisa got married at Jekyll Island on St Patrick's Day! And my grandmother, Mama Elise, turns 99 tomorrow!!! I think that's all of my latest news... If you follow me on Twitter, this was just a recap for you since I'm on there WAY more than here.

Oh! and here's a really funny video of my nephew, "Pigpen" that I took when we visited them.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Some fun things and stuff

Hey, lookie there, it has almost been a month since I last posted... My bad. Sooooo... What have I been up to lately? Well, Tracy, Brianne, Allison and I went to Savannah for MLK Jr weekend. The car ride that should've taken us 5

hours, took 9 hours since we decided to go through Atlanta. The ride home was also delayed 2-3 hours because of a downed Amber Alert sign on I-77. Allison explains it all very well here. And there are pictures from the weekend here and here. Even with all of the traveling, we had a GREAT weekend.

The next weekend, we went to Daniel's parents house in the mountains where his mom and I went shopping all day Saturday, then Daniel and I went out with Shane and Heidi that night to eat at the Bier Garden which was delish.

After not being home for a weekend since Dec 6th, we stayed home the weekend of Jan 30th. Although, we did take a nice trip up to Boone that Saturday where we met Jeff, Tracy, and Chad for lunch at Macado's, tailgating in the parking deck, App basketball game against Furman (where we met up with Max too), and Mexican for supper. Whew! Long day in Boone! We also saw gnumoon and Blue Ridge blog- thanks for the picture! We passed on all Superbowl festivities, and just stayed home that Sunday to watch it instead.

This past weekend, we went to the beach with Jeff and Tracy for Jeff's last HURRAH

before his hand surgery (which he is in the middle of as I type this. ~happy thoughts~happy thoughts~). We got down there late Friday night, and went to Fat Tuesday and then Senor Frogs. (We were staying here.) Saturday, the boys went to

play golf in the gorgeous 75-degree weather, while Tracy and I went shopping. We bought matching red pea coats because they were so perfect for both of us. We also bought matching purses, and now we think we spend to much time together. (But that's okay with us.) I also bought tennis shoes, pants, and another pea coat that is cream. (Yes, I realize that I may have a problem with buying too much outerwear.) We met back up with the boys for happy hour at Key West Grill and then Stool Pigeons. Sometime between happy hour and going out dancing Saturday night, we lost Daniel to the comfy bed. So, Jeff, Tracy, and I went out dancing. We had a blast, but we missed Daniel. Pictures from that fun fun weekend are here.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Christmas/New Years/Wedding updates!

Hello!! Christmas was the usual hustle and bustle of travels for us again this year. We saw most of my family in NC, and all of Daniel's family in SC. We came home on the Saturday after Christmas, so we had a day to relax and do laundry.

We flew to Pittsburgh New Years Eve morning bright and early! David picked us up from the airport, and we drove through the snow to April's parents' house. Bob and Anne were the most hospitable, gracious, nicest people ever. They invited us into their home as if we'd known them forever. They made us supper and never let our glasses get empty! We played Scattegories with April's friends and family that night, then David and I got in the hot tub outside in the 10 degree weather with snow on the ground.

New Years Day is a blur for all of us, but the 4 of us went out to eat downtown and we checked into our hotel room. That night we were all still recovering from the night before, and ended up crashing early. Friday was spent relaxing until the rehearsal that night, then the rehearsal dinner afterwards.

The wedding day was a little stressful for David, who made poor April stressed too. I did my best to keep David calm-ish, but that's easier said than done! The ceremony was PERFECT. It was so very "David and April", and I was so honored to be a part of it. I survived my toast at the reception even though I had to get on stage and use a microphone. (HUGE FEAR.) Then I was able to drink and dance for the rest of the night! (And the food was fabulous!!) After they closed down the reception, April's dad took everyone to a bar downtown where he handed over his credit card to the bartender and all drinks were on him. Keri (David's sister) and I had a BLAST together. It's been forever since we've seen each other, and it was a lot of fun hanging out with her.

Sunday morning, we went out to brunch with David and April's parents before David drove us back to the airport. We had a connecting flight in Cleveland that was delayed, and Daniel scored us a direct flight to Charlotte instead because he rocks like that. So we ended up getting home at a decent hour Sunday night which was nice considering we had to start a whole week of work on Monday.

Pictures from the whole trip are here.

Last weekend, we went to Greensboro to celebrate my dad's birthday. We went out to eat with their friends on Friday night, and they came out to eat with our friends on Saturday night. Then we watched the Panthers play the worst football game EVER that night. Oh, and Mom and I went shopping Saturday and I finally bought some much-needed new jeans.

Now it's back at it for another whole week of work. I have a FUN FUN weekend ahead though! More on that coming soon...

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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

It's not the first time he's made me almost snort water out of my nose after reading his email.

"I started rehab so I can't drink. That's funny. Let me re-word. I can not drink while taking my pain medicine for my finger physical therapy. So I can pick you guys up and drive if you want to drink. It is not a party until Daniel throws-up in your Mom's bathroom."

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year!

Wow! 2 blog posts in one day? Crazy. Here are some random things and stuff to end the year with.

I haven't mentioned my Apps since our sad loss to Richmond a few weeks ago. (Richmond went on to win the National Championship last week.) We missed going to ~~Appanooga~~ Chattanooga this year. It was the first Friday-before-Christmas in four years that I went to work instead of tailgating at Finley Stadium. However, we had a GREAT season! We were undefeated in our conference, making us conference champions for the fourth year in a row! Can't win 'em all, and it's sad when you don't, but there's always next year. Go Apps!!! See you in Pirate Country next fall.

Today is my last day of work for the week. Then I'm off for 5 glorious days of family visiting, sleeping in, and present opening. Then 2 more days of work next week, and we fly off to Pittsburgh for 5 days of cold new years and wedding festivities. Coming back in January to work a full 5-day week is going to be rough!

I wrapped all of our presents last night, and was kind of sad to see how much fewer there were this year than in past years. Stupid economy has really made us cut back this year. No cards to send and much less presents to be given. Oh well. Maybe next year...

My big-boss retired today. We had a reception for him this afternoon. I'm sad to see him leave. He and my other boss who retired over the summer are two of the best ones I've ever had. (Luckily, they both have great replacements though!)

I woke up Sunday morning to 2 texts from Soldier Boy! He's back in the states safe and sound for good!!! (Well, until his next tour in a couple of years...)

Happy Christmas, and Merry New Year to everyone! See you next year!

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