This is it, the apocalypse

When I finally got my Ph.D. in 2012, I made plenty of jokes about how that's what was really bringing the end of the world.  In that same vein, the fact that I've had a great social life this past weekend and the rest of the month looks pretty awesome too may be a sure sign of the apocalypse.  It started Friday, when Lindsey and I went out for bowling and dinner with our friends Brandy (my colleague) and her husband Chris (Lindsey's predecessor) and that was awesome.  My first game was a 172 so that really helped.  My second game was in the 130s and my third game was mid-90s but I was messing around and gutter-balled a the 6th and 7th frames when I was working on a strike because I was messing around and trying to throw the curve.  If I don't do that, I'm easily back in the 120s so that made me happy. 

Saturday was a beautiful day out tubing with Lisa and Lindsey where we just relaxed and joked and had a beer and enjoyed doing nothing for four hours but lazily floating.  We were all disappointed when it was done and I think if they would have let us, we would have hopped back in the van, gone to the start and done it all over again.  With that though, I managed to add very little color (but that means no skin cancer!) and I did manage to somehow burn my left foot, but not the right.  Saturday night then was game night out at Kat's and when it started, it was seven women and me so yeah.  Thankfully, Nathan showed up a little later so someone else could start answering the Taboo descriptions that the girls kept giving that started with "Guys do this...".  In case you're wondering, guys apparently smoke cigars and perspire.  That's it.  

Sunday was nothing and that was fine.  I went to church and watched a baseball game and did some cleaning.  

Yesterday was some more cleaning in preparation for getting new cabinets and counter tops for my apartment.  After that, my friend George invited a bunch of us to go make stroopwafel.  I've only had them a couple of times before but these turned out wonderfully and they were absolutely delicious when warm or served with ice cream.  

Tonight, Lindsey and I are headed out rock climbing.  I've also got my trip up to Sleeping Bear Dunes coming up shortly and then we've got Menninga Island after that and there's still that trip out to Colorado before school starts.  How could you not be happy with all of this awesomeness?