Fishing Wednesday!

Last Wednesday, Tyler and I went fishing with Peter, Stephen, Ben, & Angela at B&A's infamous "backyard lake." Well, Tyler fished and I took pictures and chatted with Angela. Oh, and I untangled some line. It was super fun (as Sophie would say).

Apparently fishing is the newest thing - Wednesdays have now been officially dubbed "Fishing Wednesdays." We're going back over tonight! :)

I don't know what's going to happen when Ben and Angela go on vacation next week... ;)

Peter used a casting technique to catch small fish for bait. He was so excited about his hat. It definitely adds to the wild man look.

You can see the men are all very focused. Angela has her camera in hand, as I obviously did, too.

Ben used chicken livers as bait. They were so gross! I was trying my very hardest to be brave so Ben would invite me back. :P
I think this is so cute!

Stephen made his own path by venturing over to the other side of the lake. Isn't this a beautiful view?
And this is when Tyler caught a turtle...
Another thing that grossed me out was how long his neck got when they reeled him in! I was convinced it was going to come right off. I took this picture with my eyes closed...

(Note: the turtle made it back into the water safely.)
Here's Tyler using some of Peter's little bait fish. I think he may have caught a brim with this little guy.

Ben's happy because he caught a crazy orange fish!
So picturesque.
I like this one; I think it's very metaphorical. Notice how each person is doing something completely different. (Angela, I'm not implying that you're grumpy simply because your arms are crossed! ;)
Peter got the catch of the night! It was the ugliest-looking catfish I've ever beheld! Still, it was a good catch.
They're after the elusive bass tonight...

Spooked

Last night Tyler and I saw Taken.

I liked it. It was a good movie. The subject matter gave me the jitters a little bit.

However, I was fine until I woke up at 2:30 in the morning talking on the phone with a stranger!

I'm not even kidding! Apparently I answer the phone in my sleep.

All I remember is that some man kept asking for Bridget. When I somehow finally communicated that I was not Bridget, he told me I had a very nice voice.

By then I was becoming more cognizent, so I hung up the phone and lay in bed for a while. I couldn't sleep! Call me silly, but for the first time in years I walked over to my parents bedroom, told my mom I was too scared to sleep, and made her sleep with me the rest of the night. :)

Recent Happenings

My semester is over!

Yay!

That aside, lots of other things have been happening in these parts.

First, my sister had a birthday! Happy belated birthday to Julia! Isn't this a gorgeous picture of her? I love it. :)

Glancing at this picture, you might wonder why there are TWO Tsukasas...

It's because Tsukasa's mom came to visit! Seriously, don't they look so much alike?
Of course, Dad always has to show our guests his gun collection. In Japan, it's not lawful to own a gun, so this is kinda a big deal.
As you can see, Tsukasa still gets a little scared, even though she's lived in our home for two years.
Speaking of Tsukasa, she graduated on Friday! Congratulations, Tsukasa! Allow me to brag on her a bit. She received her AS in Respiratory Therapy. Can you imagine studying science in another language? I can't even pronounce half the terms she's had to memorize over the past two years! Although we look nothing alike, she truly is my sister!

On Sunday, I went to Ms. Williams' Annual Student Recital. It was so weird to walk in and not be on the program! Lauren and Kelly were also there! (Remember them from my piano quartet?) It was great to sit with them and relive old memories.

I love Ms. Williams' crazy hair! She's the greatest!

Speaking of recitals, I had my first student recital. Right now I'm teaching 3 young girls (probably two more by fall), and they all played so beautifully. They played solos and duets! Two of them only started after Christmas; all three impressed me! Would you believe I didn't get a single picture!? I'm so disappointed!

This morning (VERY early, I might add) I shadowed 1st and 2nd period band class at a local middle school. (Whose idea was it to make middle school begin earlier? >< ) I'm going to be doing that every morning this week (and the beginning of next). It was such a neat experience, but I'm still processing it all. It's only 10:30 in the morning, and I've been up almost 5 hours!

Off to read some, then going on a surprise adventure with a certain favorite boy. :D