We had our monthly Wesley dinner tonight. It was a good time. Melissa and Chris made beef and chicken kabobs, broccoli, peas, corn, and bread. It wasn't pizza! And it was yummy. Dinner consisted of Lindsey, Chris, Jessie, Ashlee, this guy Thomas, and a new girl, Joyce. Thomas left after dinner. The rest of us played Apples to Apples after dinner.

Apples to Apples was quite interesting. The fun thing about the game is that you can play a dumb noun card unrelated to the adjective card at play and still win the round. The funniest was when the word Puffy was played by Lindsey's husband Chris (as opposed to Melissa's husband Chris). The cards were turned over and someone played Princess Di. We were all stunned and amused by the card at the same time. It ended up the winning card. It ended up being Lindsey's card. I shouted I knew there was a reason I liked them! Other funny cards like toes being played at delicious happened as well.

Later in the evening, we went from playing Apples to Apples to just having a discussion about the state of the world: pit bulls, socialized health care, travel, Armstrong, and Wesley Foundation activities. It was good to spend time with my friends. After the night was over, I ended up taking Ashlee home.

The night started early so we could spend time with Xander, Melissa and Chris's son. Last year, he was asleep when it was dinner time. Now that he's the big 3 (I can't believe he's 3!), he can spend a few hours with the older kids. He enjoyed my camera and telling Lindsey and me what to do. I took my camera, but I wasn't too into taking photos tonight. I only took photos to play with Xander and connect with him.

Now, it's time for me to get to bed.

Posted by Shawn at September 8, 2007 1:33 AM in General.