"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
12/02/2019 at 10:28 • Filed to: None
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
12/02/2019 at 10:28 • Filed to: None | 5
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Haven’t really checked in here since before the looonnnggg weekend. It was fun, but totally exhausting. Here’s a thing I saw, for your time.
I went to pick up my parents’ 5-er wagon from the shop, and this was inside. I know, I know, a Turbo Diesel Mercedes W123!! Not sure if manual.
We did not have a relaxing break, but in a good way. Here’s a brief summary:
Tuesday - work and school. Picked kids up, ran home to feed dogs, then went to friends’ house for dinner
Wednesday - out to movies (Frozen 2!) , light shopping, friends over for dinner
Thanksgiving ~90 minute drive each way, played football in the yard with kids, ate a TON, had 1.5 dinners and passed out by 8pm
Friday - went to cut our Christmas tree (took the old truck), lunch out, a little local shopping, dinner @ my parents’ again
Saturday - drove 2:05 each way to see the Women’s World Cup ski race @ Killington, super fun, ~20,000 people spectating, but cold! The lodge was not-even-standing room only. Came home, left kids with parents, went to a Hawaiian themed party - hosted by the owners of an amazing local restaurant, at the restaurant - until ~11:00 (that’s late for us old people)
Sunday - 7 year old woke up at 5:30am. Spent the day getting small sapling trees for the kids to put up in their rooms, decorating our big tree, getting ready for the pending snowstorm. 6:30pm, kid who didn’t sleep enough got into a serious let-down from all the excitement over the break, cried and told me he has nothing to look forward to. Navigating that for the next hour took most of the energy my wife and I had left.
Sunday, 8:00pm - school is cancelled for kids Monday. Not sure whether to celebrate or cry. My work often follows school cancellations, but not this time. I’ve gotta go get them from my parents around 1pm. They were sledding and happy when I dropped them off.
Coffee #2 on the way. Happy Holidays!
What did I miss? How was Thanksgiving for everyone? Kinja is still alive I see.
QCGoose
> functionoverfashion
12/02/2019 at 10:40 |
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Remove the wing and it’s perfect . The early RWD Diablo is my dream car.
promoted by the color red
> functionoverfashion
12/02/2019 at 10:42 |
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Speaking of old Euros: a Volvo tuner offered to buy the TurboBrick when I’m done with it, so I ’m contending with that. My dad also shamed me into replacing the upper coolant hose and thermostat while I’m replacing the water pump & lower hose, which I guess is fair. There’s some other jobs I can start on while the other hoses & containers get here.
E90M3
> functionoverfashion
12/02/2019 at 10:48 |
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Thanksgiving with my parents was good, but I was happy to be back in GVL yesterday.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> functionoverfashion
12/02/2019 at 11:18 |
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Love the idea of getting saplings for your kids’ rooms! We need to do that.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> functionoverfashion
12/02/2019 at 11:24 |
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Hmm Frozen II, how could you do that to yourself?
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functionoverfashion
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/02/2019 at 11:36 |
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They each picked out a little white pine. So cute. We made a simple tree stand for each, and they decorated them, and put on little battery-powered LED lights.
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functionoverfashion
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/02/2019 at 11:37 |
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They served beer at the theater? Also, my wife may have cried lol
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functionoverfashion
> QCGoose
12/02/2019 at 11:38 |
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It’s so cool. The same guy has a white one, so I’m told. Not sure what year either one is... but whatever. The rear tires were 335's!!!
Tripper
> functionoverfashion
12/02/2019 at 11:39 |
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I hate thanksgiving. I was never a huge fan of the food and some family trauma from a few years ago have ruined it for me (personally). So I spent my time watching my daughter enjoy it running around with her little cousins, and thinking of way s to “re-create” thanksgiving for my little family.
I enjoyed it, but thanksgiving is just a “get through it” holiday for me. I’m actually pretty pumped to be back at work as I didn’t get to do much that I wanted to otherwise this weekend either .
Glad you had a nice one! Looking forward to sledding with my munchkin this year.
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> functionoverfashion
12/02/2019 at 11:39 |
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I took my kids to the first version of Frozen and they were age appropriate. My son hates me to this day for taking him to that movie.
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functionoverfashion
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/02/2019 at 12:23 |
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ha! My son was fine with it, but my daughter loved it (she’s 5, he’s 7)