Some Craziness regarding cousins weekend:

FROM KELLY

First question is to Jenny - being the crappy-ass sister in law that I am, I once again forgot Jon's birthday this year. Would he by chance like a day of golf at Echo Valley this Saturday? (It's so much easier for me than actually trying to think of a gift.)

Second question - do we have specific places that we have in mind to go shopping? I need to plan what I may possibly exceed $60 on. I was always so bad at saving up my vacation allowance until we got to the good stuff. I remember the trip to Colorado where Jenny got moccasins and I had wasted my money on fool's gold and a little goofy clown thing with pincers for arms. His name was Emmett. See why I need to plan?

Third question - I am assuming someone will give me directions to the grocery store at some point during the weekend, I don't think Ice Cream would survive the drive to Des Moines. Oh, I guess that wasn't a question.

Fourth question - I am not bringing my child, should I still bring her swim suit?

Oh, and about Blue Moon - do they already have people there to sing, or is this like a karaoke thing? I don't want to go if Jenny and Holly are going to sing...

FROM JOE:
1. Yes Jon would love golf. You can just get me the money. I will see to it that my dad gets reimbursed for the guest fees! :)
2. No comment. Shopping sucks.
3. If you are saying that you are an ice cream lover....I am in. Nothing better in this world than a butterfinger blizzard from DQ. If this is one of you bathroom meeting inside jokes....my apologies.....
4. Yes. Jon Bishop can wear it.
5. Blue Moon is a piano bar. There are dualing pianos. I have been with Holly around 8.5 years.....never seen her sing karaoke and will do whatever it takes to keep that streak alive. A comedy show with Heather and Holly is enough of a horrible experience to endure.

FROM HEATHER:

1. I like gifts too. I like golf too. Hint hint.

2. I don't know where we are going shopping. I am assuming that we will leave that up to the 'hosts'. Also, do you still have Emmett? Sounds creepy.

3. I will give you directions to the Ice Cream Store. But in scavenger hunt form. Good luck.

4. I agree with Joe. Jon can wear the swimsuit. But ONLY if it has ruffles on the butt. Because I hear he LOVES ruffles.

Finally, they have singers at Blue Moon. But after Joe's comment, I'm willing to dip into my savings to see Holly sing karaoke.

FROM HOLLY:

1. Jon Bishop will also need some cash to pay out Joe's winnings.
2. Shopping- probably the mall (Old Navy, scrapbook store right outside of it too), but I'd also like to take you to West Glen- they have Sticks, Simply for Giggles (kids store), Jake's Journey and a cupcake store that we might have to indulge in.

3. Just a thought- but I think ice cream is within walking distance of heather's- we could always grill out and then walk and get real ice cream cones. Otherwise, Kel, I think you should experiment and put the ice cream in the back of your car on the way to Des Moines and see what happens. I would also like to say that we should not plan on Jenny bringing what we actually asked her to bring to the grill-out. She'll say something like, "Oh, my mom's not going to eat so I won't bring anything" or maybe she'll bring something entirely different than what we asked. Just prepare yourselves.

4. Ruffles OR a bikini. I'd personally love to see Bishop in a bikini.

5. I am not scared to sing on saturday night. also, if Blue Moon gets boring, Jenny and I have "Game Night" planned at our house with beer and appetizers. It is NOT the marble game, so don't get all excited Jenny and Heather. I know you'll just leave Kelly and I out if I brought that game out.

6. First one to go to sleep Friday night gets $5, courtesy of Grandma Phyllis.

FROM JON:
1. Since i'm playing golf with a lawyer and a doctor, the stakes just went up to $10 per hole per person so Guthrie don't worry about beers at the bar cause I'll win enough to cover ur tab (Joe - scared $$$ don't make $$$)

2. I agree with Joe on this....shopping is complete BS so I'll need to see receipts when my wife gets back

3. Ice cream....can't go wrong with that in any form

4. As far as the swimsuit thing goes, I'll wear ruffles, two piece, one piece, string bikini if you want me to cause no one knows me there....hell i'm secure enough with myself, i'll bring the speedo if you want to witness it

5. I can go along with singing on Friday night, but if my wife has to add dancing also we're all getting our asses kick out of that place

FROM KELLY AGAIN:
1. I will take Joe’s response that Jon would love golf as a gift, however I did NOT just fall off the turnip truck and don’t think I’ll be handing any money over to Joe. And Holly, if Jon wants to suck and lose money at golf, that is HIS responsibility, I will not be involved in that. Heather – golfing OR shopping, you have to pick one. Boy OR Girl, you can’t be both. Despite what some people here in Madison think. And while we’re talking about golf, does anyone remember me being on the golf team freshman year? Is that not the most ABSURD thing any of us have ever heard? Who the heck thought THAT was a good idea?

2. Okay Joe, since shopping sucks I won’t buy you that really great thing that Holly told me you wanted me to buy you when we went shopping. Suppose that means you don’t want any cupcakes then either? Here I was ready to splurge on everyone else’s husbands because mine won’t be available, but nobody wants my generosity. Oh well, no cupcakes for boys.

No, I don’t still have Emmett. And yes, he was creepy. Definitely a clown you had to put away at night so he didn’t kill you in your sleep.

3. There will be no ice cream melting in my truck. There can, however, be intoxicated people riding in it. I am volunteering to be the DD on Friday night, it’s not like my truck hasn’t been thrown up in before. Although the rule is if you want to throw up you have to sit in the baby seat.

SCAVENGER HUNT!!! LOVE IT.

As for what Jenny brings, I’m a little concerned that there will be an excess of something in it. You know, flour on the bottom of the cupcake liners, salt instead of sugar, SHRIMP SHELLS, what have you.

4. It does not have ruffles, it does however have an adorable flippy little skirt, with a tiny white bow. Jon, you will look absolutely TO DIE FOR in it. SO adorable!

5. Listening to Holly sing would be better than watching Jenny dance!!! What did Bishop say, he’s married to “the whitest woman in America?” I second that.

6. Marble Game sucks.

Who rocks the house? Kelly Ann WINSLOW rocks the house!

FROM JOE:
Kelly and Kellen Winslow. What a happy couple......

FROM (Well, you can all guess who this is from):
Who the hell is Kellen?
And just for all of this nonsense, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOO rockin' the dance floor on Friday - and if there isn't a dance floor, I'll make my own - I'm that good.

FROM KELLY:
Football player. Brian could take him.