Monster (white trash) trucks...

Chris developed a love for Monster Truck rallies back in the high school days. It was his turn for a date with Ruby, so he decided to go to the Monster Truck show with her. He invited a few friends and their little ones, and started prepping Ruby by watching Youtube videos of their favorite truck, "Gravedigger." Classy, I know. She was amped. The night goes down for her as the "best night ever!" She got to come home with a souvenir that fits right into her girly little bedroom...There's no pictures of my date night with Alice, but she and I went out to Ihop for her favorite chocolate chip pancakes, and then to the dreaded Chuck E. Cheese. We bought 50 tokens and had fun playing all the little games and sitting on all the super exciting "rides" (like the ones they charge three quarters for that they have in the mall or at grocery stores...). For all of our hard work, we were able to wait in a really long line to cash our 380 tickets in for a pair of stickers that you wear as pretend earrings, an airhead taffy and a sucker. I thought I'd have her home in bed by 8, but we didn't get home until 9:30. I did really enjoy being with my girl though. She was full of conversation all the way there and all the way home. The best part was that she just thanked me profusely for every single thing we did. I got her a McDonald's ice cream cone on the way home and made her day.

She has such an amazing memory. When we were leaving the classy Ihop establishment, a young man asked me for money for "smokes". I declined, and didn't think anything of it. Just today, almost three weeks later, Alice asked, "What is smokes?" I didn't have a reference for what she was asking, and didn't want to delve into a description of cigarettes if that wasn't what she was talking about, so I said, "where did you hear that?" and she said, "that boy that asked you to buy him smokes, renember?" Amazing memory!