Pete Chat: Hoppy Easter!

Monday, April 25, 2011

Hoppy Easter!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend. I made sure that I had a new spring shirt tie combo for church yesterday.

I hope he came and visited you.

I spent my Easter in Richmond, VA. You may be asking, Peter why Richmond? And I might answer that the power of the Commonwealth of Virginia was so overwhelming I had no other choice. (That's not really true, Shannon was nice enough to invite me home.)

We went to church at Shannon's family ward. There were more babies there than a BYU Football Game (That's a lot of babies) and I was not at all used to how noisy church was. Eventually when I get the boot from the singles ward, I'll miss how quiet Sacrament meeting is.

I was placed at the singles' table for dinner which was an upgrade over the kids picnic, and less formal than the married table. I discussed in depth with Shannon's brothers Warren and Dan who their Hollywood Crushes were. I initially thought that Dan liked an Eva Mendes type, but he was more in ScarJo or Kim Kardashian. Warren on the other hand is more of an Angelina Jolie type of guy. Once Shannon was done thoroughly embarrassing her brothers, we headed outside for a rousing game of knock out. Shannon, all her younger brothers and her nephew Dean, and myself all competed. I won a round and had an overall respectable showing.

After knockout and dessert Shannon and I took her beast of a dog Woodrow (like a small bear sized Golden Retriever) for a walk. This behemoth is heavy and strong. I think he walked me more than I walked him.

We had a photo shoot that established the fact that not only are we the cutest couple in Arlington, we also are the cutest in the state Capital as well. Despite my hair not cooperating the pictures still turned out nice.

Shannon is super thoughtful and favored me with my own Easter Basket. It included some of my favorite Swedish treats, the Norse God of Thunder, and my favorite cinematic masterpiece.

We drove back to Arlington and our perfect Easter was thwarted only by too much traffic and the fact that Sonic was closed.

I told Shannon I would return the favor and take her to Whittier to see Ye Friendly town for Memorial Day,

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Random Sayings I Enjoy

"I don't work the way I work, train the way I train, commit myself and suffer the way I do when I've failed ... to yield control of my destiny to anyone. Winning or nothing. You get to a point when that's just the way you feel and you do whatever it takes." -Kobe Bryant
“The cowards never started and the weak died along the way. That leaves us, ladies and gentlemen. Us.” ― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog
“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” ― Phil Knight (original quote by George S Patton)
“This might sound different, It actually feels like I’m helping people as I punch them in the face. I’m beating weakness out of them, I’m making them a better person. In my opinion its the highest art of expression and that’s what honestly expressing yourself is. I don’t look at it as if I’m hurting my opponent, my enemy, its really like we are brothers and were painting this picture together.” - Jon "Bones" Jones
"My mommy and daddy know me... " Sonny Crocket
"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man." -Jebediah Springfield
"Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun... or exciting, you make it *not* that way. I hate... so much about the things that you choose to be." -Michael Scott
"NOTHING IS OVER...NOTHING!" -John Rambo
Ron Artest: “Say ‘Queensbridge’.” Craig Sager: “Queensbridge.”
"You can't run away from trouble- there ain't no place that far!" -Brer Rabbit
"Black Pool lights… I heard George Harrison say the Beatles used to go and see Black Pool Lights. What is that? Different place altogether? I’m at the right place at the wrong time? That’s how I feel everyday." -Jack White
"I remember saying things, but I have no idea what was said. It was generally a friendly conversation" AP reporter Jack Sullivan attempting to recount a 3 A.M. exchange...and inadvertently describing the last ten years of my life.
"Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station!" -The Emporer
"Punch it Chewie"- Han Solo
Look, it's not in my nature to be mysterious. But I can't talk about it and I can't talk about why. -Rusty Ryan
"Well we gave them a week at the start of the semester rather than at the end but here's my point, OK," "It's Division I football! It's the Big 12! It ain't intramurals!" "You've got two weeks after finals, you've got a week of July Fourth and you get a week before camp starts," "That's a month that's probably more vacation then you get. And we're a little bummed out that we don't get three weeks?" "Go play intramurals, brother … go play intramurals,"
Viper: Simple. First you've acquired enough points to show up and graduate with your Top Gun class, or you can quit. There'll be no disgrace. That spin was hell; it would've shook me up. Maverick: So you think I should quit? Viper: I didn't say that. The simple fact is you feel responsible for Goose and you have a confidence problem.
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Hurts to miss that one. -Alex Trebek