Monday, September 14, 2015

#MondayMusings

 

     This last weekend was a bit busy, which is why I simply didn’t get around to posting Friday.  Life stepped in, asked me to dance, and I obliged.  Saturday marked my husband and my 18th wedding anniversary.   A lot of anniversaries have come and gone without much fanfare.  This one, we made plans, and followed through.   We took the kids to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum for the day and had a ball.


     So much to see, so much to do,  so much to learn, and tons of pictures to take!  I actually took over 200 pictures.  I wasn’t the only one snapping pictures.  My daughter and husband took pictures with their phones too so we have a lot of photos to document the day.          

      Highlights of the day included getting up close and personal with dinosaurs, the transformers Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, taking a trip to China, learning all about religions from all over the world, and goggling amazed at a 43 foot tower of colorful blown glass.  As much as I hate waiting for trains to pass, I still managed to enjoy the train exhibit they had that included vintage toy trains and a life size replica you could climb aboard and experience a simulation of traveling down the tracks.  Another favorite from the day was the show we took in at the museum’s planetarium.  Very cool to sit back and travel through the galaxies and catch a glimpse at how the universe formed, the planets of solar system, and the millions of stars.

           Indianapolis is about a 3 hour drive from where we live.  On the way home, we stopped at Grissom Air Force Base and took in some of the airplanes they have on display outside.  Unfortunately, the museum itself was already closed for the day but we still got to see some pretty cool planes.






         Sunday we took the swimming pool down and put it away until next summer.  Even though the days are fairly warm, the nights are reaching the 40’s so the days of lazily floating in the pool were numbered anyways.  The rest of the day was spent with being lazy, napping, watching movies, laundry, and a run to the grocery store.  I was happy to discover that the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame won their football game this week, but unhappy to learn that their starting quarterback, Malik Zaire, was injured and will be out for the rest of the season.  Hopefully Coach Brian Kelly has another amazing quarter back to take the reins and lead NotreDame to victory for the rest of the season.  GO IRISH!!



Everyday Gyaan



32 comments:

  1. The museum sure looks like fun. Sounds like a fun anniversary indeed

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    1. Pat, it really was. Lots of interesting stuff presented in a fun and engaging way. I am so glad I got to go! Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  2. Sounds like a perfect early fall day to me! The glass looks like a Chihuly. Was it?

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    1. JoJo, It is a Chihuly! It is one of his largest permanent sculptures with over 3200 pieces of blown glass standing 43 foot tall. It is really something to see!! The pictures I took of it are some of my favorite. In the lower level of the museum there were couches where you could lay and look up into it. It is built on a glass floor. (ceiling in the lower level). It was great! Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  3. The museum looks like so much fun!!
    I'm so glad you guys had a great time!! It takes a lot to make sure the museum doesn't border on boring and this seems to hit the right note! :D

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    1. pixie, it was a great place! It had lots of hands on stuff for the kids, lots of cool stuff to see, and lots of cool stuff to take pictures of. Thanks for stopping by to read and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  4. Time spent with family is always fun. Lovely pictures! :)

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    1. payal, this was particularly fun. I am so pleased you enjoyed reading about my adventure and seeing my pictures. Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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    1. Mahathi, I am so pleased you enjoyed seeing them and thank you for the happy wishes! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  6. Belated Happy Anniversary Kathy!

    Looks like you had a wonderful time..It's so nice to be together as a family and enjoy these little perks of life... Reminded me of outings with my family :)

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    1. Nabanita, we did! and thank you for the happy wishes! We didn't used to go anywhere and now we are making more of an effort to just do it. Have fun with the kids. Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  7. The museum sure looks great!
    Belated anniversary wishes! :)

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    1. Sreesha, it was and thank you for the happy wishes! Thanks so much for stopping by to read and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  8. Wonderful snaps. Happy anniversary to you.... :)

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    1. Vasantha, I am so pleased you enjoyed seeing them. Thank you so much for stopping by to read, comment, and for the happy wishes! ♥

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  9. Happy 18th! Such fun pictures and must have been a lovely time when life took charge :)

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    1. Parul, Thank you so much for the happy wishes and for stopping by to read and comment. I am so pleased you enjoyed seeing my pictures. ♥

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  10. So glad you had a wonderful day, Kathy! Once again, congratulations to you and J! :)

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    1. Corinne, thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments and hearty wishes! ♥

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  11. Happy Anniversary! It certainly looks like a day strongly etched forever with memories with those lovely pics!

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    1. Ira, thank you so much for the happy wishes. I love making memories like that! Thanks so much for stopping by to read and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  12. Congratulations on your Anniversay! Many more. The pictures are amazing! Would love to visit this place. Glad you had a great time.

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    1. Inderpreet, I highly recommend it and if you have kids to tag along with you, they will love it. Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  13. coollll you had an exciting weekend. Happy Anniversary :D

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    1. Rajlakshmi, yep! Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments and happy wishes! ♥

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  14. Congratulations on your 18th!! Now your marriage has officially entered adulthood :D Good to see such happy pictures :-) God bless

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    1. Richa, thanks so much for stopping in to read and see my pictures, and for your happy wishes and comments! ♥

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  15. Happy anniversary! It looks like you had a great family day to celebrate :)

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    1. jannatwrites, we had a blast! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  16. That looks like such a fun place to visit, and it sure looks like you enjoyed it all of you:-) Happy anniversary dear Kathy- and here's to many more:-) Hugs

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    1. Eli, it really was, and thank you! Thanks for stopping by to read, see my pictures, and for your sweet comments and happy wishes! ♥

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