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What did you do for Valentine’s Day?

What did you do for Valentine's Day?
Photo-A-Day #1409

A Valentine’s Day Teddy bear that my sister Tara gave to Eva. It is from Wildlifeworks.com. It was handmade in the African Bush. The new teddy has assimilated well and even snagged my new hat from IZEA.

Today we were moving quite slowly. The sleep schedule for all of us was very off because Eva got sick for the 1st time last night. The poor kid was so confused as she just stood there and vomited. It was so sad to see.

Last night Allison and I went to the Speed of Thought Playhouse in downtown North Attleboro. We walked there, something one of the comedians asked us as he was making fun of the small town. But it was all in fun. We sat directly in the front in the middle so of course we were going to be targets, it worked and it was a good time. It is always more fun being a little part of the show, especially if you can laugh at yourself. But because the comedian asked if we walked to the show we ended up meeting another couple who also walked to the show, they have a 10 month old and I think we’re going to connect with them at some point, maybe at another show.

I love comedy, especially live comedy, there is nothing like it. The Speed of Thought Playhouse put on a great show with four comedians as well as a host. They also had a spread of chicken wings, a Caesar pasta and a Stromboli. There was also a great big bowl of strawberries on sticks and a chocolate fountain for dipping. I got us a few plates of those. They were very tasty.

Right before the show started I took this photo of Allison and I. We have a plate of Strawberries on sticks covered in fondue chocolate from a chocolate fountain. We had so much fun and liked the comedians a lot.

Can't even begin to spell his name

This was our opener, he was really good and right out of school. The son of an Irish mother and Pakistani father, he had some interesting perspectives to share.

Comedian #3

I want to say his name was Martin and I can’t find any info on the SOTP website but he was really good.

Meeting the headliner

The last performer in the Valentine’s Show was David Dilorenzo of the Goomba Comedy Company. He was good and he took some heckling from some random dude at the bar. It was sort of uncomfortable how angry the bar dude was but David diffused the situation pretty well.

After the show he personally went to everyone’s table and thanked them for coming and I asked if he’d take a picture with us. He said “no” and kept going. This was after he’d picked on me all night. I was like, what the heck, but I could tell he was joking.

David came back and took the picture with us, I didn’t use the Xshot because the camera wasn’t on it at that time and I had just gotten my call from my Dad about Eva getting sick. So a nice couple that we had been talking to took this photo and then we dashed home.

VDay_2009_009

While we were at the Comedy show my Dad called to tell me that Eva was getting sick. This was her first sick time ever. She took it like a trooper. We were up till 2:00am and then finally took her to bed with us, once we put down a bunch of towels and another blanket in case she vomited again. Poor Kid. She was better today.

A few times yesterday I asked my twitter friends what they were up to for Valentine’s Day. I got a pretty limited response but that is okay. Here is what they were up to or what they received:

magical_trevor – @BenSpark We’re going to DISNEY WORLD!

jorayne – @BenSpark Sadly I’m doin wat i do everyday~cooking~cleaning~and changing my brakes (tho i dont do that everyday)

Coop56 – @BenSpark My girlfriends in school still 1000 miles away from me so..what am I doing today? I have programming 2 class from 1pm to 9pm! Fun

GimmeBluFrog – @BenSpark Relaxing with my awesome girlfriend, massage, movie, Indian food, and a good book. We did dinner and dessert on V Day eve. You?

rebeccanimrod – @BenSpark handmade valentine from my husband, pink homemade waffles from my mom, window art from my youngest son “I (heart) mom”

Phreddy – Chillin’ w/ my boo in Galveston…w/his family. Romantic? Nah. Quality time with the fam? You betcha.

Yesterday I saw in a tweet that I had won a case of BluFrog Energy Drink. BluFrog is being hyped all over twitter and facebook and blogs. I am very interested in trying it because it is supposed to be a healthy energy drink. Less calories, less sugar. My case is on its way on Tuesday courtesy of Martha Decker. She ran a contest to give away a case of the stuff. I won. Nice!

Chocolate Lovers Stroll 2009

Chocolate Lovers Stroll 2009
Photo-A-Day #1408

One nice thing that I love about North Attleboro is the Downtown Association. While downtowns across America are struggling to stay alive ours continues to do something about it. We get vibrant new businesses as well as local fixtures. And we also have some great events to generate spirit like the Chocolate Lovers Stroll.

The event serves quite a few purposes. For one thing it draws people to the downtown. It gets people to discover that the downtown area has much to offer. It gives businesses downtown a day to welcome many people through their doors. It also gives people something to do for a few dollars and a couple of hours.

Allison, Eva and I went on this walk last year and we had so much fun. The same can be said about this year. The chocolates are still wonderful and we got to see many people. I even got a few photos using the Xshot.

Fire Station

Which is great because today is the last day to get Free Shipping from Xshot. And today I received a CD from Michael from Xshot with a video that I made a few years ago, I somehow lost it and it was no longer online, but now it has been found so if you are still unsure about the dramatic differences between taking a photo at arm’s length and taking one with an Xshot watch the video below for a good explanation.

xShot