Happy Easter

Happy day after Easter! Yesterday was a great Easter. We went to church and then we all went to brunch at DCC. B met us there and we had a great time eating a LOT. We did see the Easter bunny at the club and then at a restaurant we drove by.

Everything is Fine

So, I was looking at the fine schedule for the city I live in. I must say there are some very interesting ones listed. I can not help but share, and hopefully give you a laugh or two. If you are harboring a barking or howling dog you can get a fine of $ 165. So, dog owners be warned. You can also be fined for having too many animals. So, I wonder how many is to many? I guess if you are a cat lady you should probably look at moving. Your child can be fined for failing to attend school and disruption of class. Now, I can understand getting fined for not going to school. But, I am not sure how the disruption of class works? As a substitute teacher I have seen several students that have done this and not gone to court. So, my guess is it has to be pretty bad.

There is a growth limitation, and if you have high grass or weeds, I would watch out if I were you. Did you know that there is such things as an illegal trash bag? So, next time you are buying them be on the look out. Not that I know what an illegal trash bag looks like, so if you find one I would love to see it. On the same note be aware that if you buy a trash can that is inappropriate you are looking at a fine. Also, if you are found in a park after hours, you get fined. Who knew parks had hours? And my other question, why?

If you ever find your self sleeping in public, you are in trouble. You can also get fined or a ticket for that. So, those of you that have narcolepsy then you might run into a problem. If you are someone who likes to use abusive language watch out, you could get fined for that one. However, I am in agreement with this. If you like to flick people off while driving, think again you can get fined for that one too. Totally thinking where the cops were when I got flicked off by a man who came into my lane when I honked at him, he flicked me off.

If you make an unreasonable noise watch out you too can be fined. What an unreasonable noise is, I don't know, maybe the use of a whoopee cushion? Thoughts? If you like to drive on sidewalks watch out. You could get fined for this. Why people would drive on a sidewalk in real life, I am not sure. Next time you are following a friend, be careful that you are not too close. You could be in for a fine. Also, if you follow an ambulance you can get fined, so next time try not to drive so close.

What is illegal backing? Let me know if you find this out. Here is one of my favorite especially since I live in a city, not a town. Make sure you are not violating your farm license. If you fail to dim your headlights when you are meeting someone, watch out. You may be fined. Also, if you fail to use the proper headlight beam. Not sure how you do that? Also, make sure you have a light on your animal drawn vehicle, since so many of us are using horse drawn carriages. Then I realized this goes with the carriages you ride in during Christmas time etc. So, that does make since but sounds funny in today's world.  Also, if you are smoking in school you can get fined, because you are not supposed to be doing that in the first place.

court

Well, I got a ticket a while back. If you want to read that please click here. While waiting we watched the other people go up and make their cases. My boyfriend, B went with me. I owe him a lot for that :) So, we saw some interesting cases. There were several students from the local high school with speeding tickets etc. One girl went up to the judge and I hear him ask her why she did not do her defensive driving from last time. She said she did not understand that is what she was supposed to do. My thinking is really? How do you not understand when the judge says that you need to do this to get out of your ticket etc. So, the next interesting case we saw was a 9th grade student at the local high school. This student was charged with drug trafficking and disruption of class. The drug he had was pot, and the judge asked him how long he had been doing pot and where he obtained it and how much. With the boy were his parents, a lawyer and the vice principal of the high school. It was interesting to see this case. They also brought in another cop to watch the case. The judge did ask the student if both charges were related and he said no I think. I am wondering what you have to do to get a ticket for disruption in class though.

So, that was my experience in court tonight. Fun times right? Well, I learned that you must always stop for a school bus that is stopped at a high price. But, I did learn my lesson. So, next time you see a bus stopped you are supposed to stop no matter which direction you are going.

Book Review:Heart of the Matter

I just finished reading Emily Griffin's Heart of the Matter. This book is very good. It was a little hard to get started but once I got into it was very good. The book starts off differently than any of her previous books. She starts off in the middle of an anniversary dinner between Nick and Tessa, who have been married 11 years and have two beautiful young children. Nick is a pediatric plastic surgeon and the best one around at that. During their dinner Nick is on call and gets paged to the hospital for an accident of a young boy named Charlie. Charlie is 6 years old and was badly burned in an accident at a friend's birthday party. Nick meets Charlie's mother once she arrives at the hospital in panic. Her name is Valerie. So, Tessa arrives home and is asleep by the time Nick returns home. She knows enough about her husband and his job that he is not in a mood to talk about it and goes to sleep. One thing Tessa does not know is this night will forever change all of their lives for better or worse. To find out more please read this book.

One thing I love about Emily Griffin's books are the connections of all the characters to her previous books. I feel like it helps connect you to her books and find out what the characters from other books are doing and how they are all connected in a ways that I never imagined and I have enjoyed reading her books and making that connection. So, I highly recommend this book as well. Happy reading.

This week

This week has been busy. Started out on Monday with lunch with my good friend, Catherine B. We have known each other since we were babies in the same play group. She recently had a little girl and we all had lunch and caught up. It was so much fun to see her. Tuesday and Wednesday I subbed and on Tuesday night had dinner with an old friend. This weekend is busy too so it should be fun. This weekend B and I have a friend's engagement party to go to. So, should be fun.

a great weekend

This weekend was so much fun. Thursday night we went to see Band of Horses in Concert, if you did not see that post click here. Friday we watched the movie Little Fockers, which was so funny. I think Meet the Parents is my favorite. Then Saturday B and I went to see the movie Limitless, which is a great movie. If you have not seen it yet you should. Sunday we went for a 4 mile bike ride and had a great time. So, it has been a busy time.

Band of Horses

Last night B and I went to see the Band of Horses in concert at the Verizon theater. It was so much fun to see the band live. This band is one of his favorites and we both had a great time. They had two opening acts. The first was a guy named Tyler Ramsey and the second was a band named Midlake. Then finally at about 9:30 or so the Band of Horses took the stage. I really enjoyed the screen that came down and had different images for each song they played. They even had a "fake goodnight" song and a "fake goodbye" only to return a few minutes later to play two last songs. So, all and all we had a great time!

Concert

Tonight, B and I are going to see The Band of Horses in concert. It will be our first time to see them and to go to the Verizon theater in Grand Prairie. We are both very excited to check out this venue and the concert. More to come on that, stay tuned.

Book Review: Love the One You Are With

I just finished reading, Love the One You Are With by Emily Griffin. I really enjoyed this book. It starts out differently than her other books of the main character describing an event that has just happened and takes a few chapters to figure out who the characters are and what they are up to. It is told by Ellen the main character. She talks about where she is in life now and where she has been. Ellen is a happy newly wed to Andy and they have been married for just 100 days when they book starts off. Ellen is a photographer and runs into her ex-boyfriend Leo in New York City randomly on the street. The next thing she knows he is calling her because she has not changed her cell number, as so many people these days do not do. So, they meet at a local cafe and then Ellen starts having doubts about her life and the choices she has made. In seeing Leo for the first time in years she is brought back to the past and has a choice to make. Will she choose Leo or Andy. To know more please read this book. I highly recommend this one. This book is about real life and the decisions we make and how they guide us to where we will be or who we will be with. It is a true story of love and what it really means.