Summer Weekends

We have had a lot of busy weekends around here. This weekend was our first weekend home or without visitors since Riley's graduation. We will be starting up another 4 week stint of running around this next weekend, so we enjoyed our down time. I am so tired that I don't really have any funny commentary. Driving to the lake is a huge pain in the arse. Since I-29 is closed for a good stretch out of Omaha, we have to take back roads and so it is not fun. It will be like this for quite a few months, so we are holding our breath that the flooding doesn't get any worse! Well here is a review of a couple of our activities.

A couple of weeks ago Matt and I headed to the lake for the first time. It was just the Kajewski's and Debbie and T.C. We hit the links, checked out the Dam, and cruised in the boat.


Golf League


My Favorite Hole at the Crofton Golf Course


Debbie on the Boat


First One in of the Season, as usual.. Matt did say it was quite colder this year!

As I am sure many of you have read the Gavin's Point Dam has been open for a few weeks and is suppose to be open a few more months. We headed over to the Dam to check it out. In the 7 years we have had the cabin we have seen one or two gates open for only a week or two, but now all 14 gates are wide open.. Unfortunately this has created horrible flooding for Sioux City, Omaha, Southern Iowa, and Missouri..



Last weekend the Whitmer's were here to visit the Zoo. I have not been to the Omaha zoo in over 10 years. It was a lot of fun, but our legs killed by the end of the night. Poor Lillian looked drunk when we put her in her car seat. We saw lots of cool stuff, but Luke was in LOVE with the train.. Every time we asked him what he wanted to do next he would say, "Ride the choo-choo again!"


Matt and Lillian Swinging


Ice Cream!




Whitmer's Before the 6 hours at the zoo


Matt and Luke Checking out the Zoo


The Train!


Luke and Lilly by a huge turtle.. But it is hard to take Luke's Picture, because the moment you take it he runs towards you and says, see, see! As in, he wants to see the picture..haha!


Gorilla Sleeping on the Bubble above my head... he was not impressed with any of us!


Lillian on the Elephant


And Matt on the elephant...


Whitmer's after the Zoo


Lillian all Zoo-ed Out



I am proud my crappy digital camera took such a neat picture. This is the picture Lillian and I took standing on the Bridge at Elmwood Park here in Omaha.. we are such pros!

So that is a run down of our weekends.. I have no funny jokes, stories, or commentaries...I was either too drunk all those weekends, or I am just too tired. Probably a combination of both.. This weekend I will be with all Cosgrove's at the Lake for the 4th so I am sure there will be some stupid and silly stuff that will be said and that we will do. I will totally report back. Hopefully we can finally get Lillian to enjoy the fireworks instead of sitting inside and screaming her head off and yelling at us to knock it off and lecturing us that we are going to hurt ourselves.....her mother does the same thing, it is so annoying..

Have a good 4th Bloggers!

And Then There Were None...

A couple of weeks ago I went home for my Baby Broder's Graduation. T. Riley was the last and the tallest Cosgrove to graduate from GHHS.(Little LOUDER!!) GHHS (Who you Rooting FOR!!?) GHHS... you get the point.

Unlike the rest of us, Riley did not have a graduation party. I was a little disappointed when he said he wasn't going to have one, but when the time came I was glad he didn't. No cleaning, cooking, or yelling between any of us while trying to get ready for a party. Instead we had a relaxing weekend, played some golf, had a nice brunch, and reminded Riley that we used to have to wipe his ass for him. haha... classic.. Riley didn't have a party mostly because my mom and dad despise them, and he was smart enough to negotiate a trip to NYC instead of having a party. This was not an option for us elder children. (Bullshit) Matt was a little upset that he was going to miss out on graduation food, So Debbie tried to appease him with some ham sandwiches on Hy-Vee buns with butter and a side of pasta salad.


Mom and Dad and Riley


The "My Baby Brother is 6'6 Awkward Hug" Photo

Saturday, Matt and I played golf with Debbie and T.C. on the Holstein Links. Matt and I had hit some shag balls earlier but it was our first time out for the season, and I kicked ass! I shot a 46 ya all! BOO-YAH! Of course I talked crap the whole week after beating Matt and then this last weekend we played in Algona and I lost to Matt by 11 strokes.. I hate golf..

Anyway, back to Riley. Sunday we headed to Mass and prayed that Riley would indeed receive his diploma. We had a good brunch put on by our Debbie and then headed to the GH gym to watch Riley matriculate.Weird to think I graduated 9 years ago, Meghann graduated 14 years ago, and Clare graduated 4 years ago. My how time flies!


The Kajewski's and Riley


All Ready for my Camera Duty


The Fam

So that is it folks. No more Cosgrove kids in the hallowed GHHS halls. No more Cosgrove kid detentions, no more Cosgrove kids talking back to teachers, no more Cosgrove kids being tardy for class. It is all over. I only hope that Lillian and Luke can carry on a bit of what we gave to that school. But, Lilly and Luke are part Jamie, so they will probably be all smart, athletic, and a good citizen and stuff...Wait they are part Meghann, scratch the athletic part..

So Debbie and T.C are officially empty-nesters, but they won't really feel it until T.Riley moves out in August. Though, I don't think they will notice it too much. I don't think they really know when he is there now. Oh to be the baby and get away with everything. I.am.SO.JEALOUS.

Mexico.

We are now officially beginning week 3 post vacation and the scowls are slowly starting to disappear. Apparently no one is coming to make my bed, clean my bathroom, or bring me fruit mid morning and desert and a bottle of champagne around 5. I am finding this to be Bullshit. So in order to relish a little more in our fabulous trip, I guess I will document it for you..


Excitement on the plane...

We took off very early from Omaha and landed in Cancun by 11:30 a.m. I don't think Matt really realized what we were doing or where we were going until we got there. My goal was to relax, be pampered, and pretend we are rich trust fund kids...Matt on the other hand didn't have a plan.. In a very unlike Matt move, he did not research or look into this trip at all. I researched, planned, and booked everything..he paid for it. So I guess it was a fair trade. But it was all worth it seeing the excitement build in his face once we landed and headed towards the resort. I had arranged a car service so when a Towncar that resembled "Big's" from SATC, pulled up with drinks and cool towels Matt was all in. He now makes me pull his car to the front of our house in the morning before he leaves for work. I have to hand him the keys and I am not allowed to make eye contact with him... it is getting annoying...

Our resort was north of Cancun about a half hour so we had a bit of a car ride. It was an interesting drive. More so to Matt than me. I see poverty, dark alleys, and horrible living conditions. Matt sees homes he wants to go in, grocery stores he wants to purchase food from, and bars he wants to have a drink in... he has seen way too many shows on Discovery and yearns to be an adventurer.

Our room was absolutely beautiful and overlooked the Ocean. This was my only prerequisite for the trip. I love the water and I wanted to see it at all times. Very Debbie of me. A partial view or pool view would not do for MoMo. I had to wake up and see the water every single day. It cost me (well Matt) more, but it was so worth it.


Accommodations..



We immediately put on our suits and headed to the beach. I was so excited. It felt just like when I was a kid and the pool opened up for the summer. My suit and sunscreen were on so fast!



We feel into a routine pretty quickly. Sunday we were both good and woke up and went and worked out.. I was basically done working out after that. Matt would still go in the morning, but I got sidetracked with sleeping or eating croissants. We then would head to the beach from mid morning till mid afternoon, a late lunch, followed by "trolling" in the lazy river pools. This would conclude with snacks from the Excellent lounge and showers. Matt would nap in the room with air conditioning and black out drapes, just like he prefers. I would nap out on the balcony and wake up to darkness only to get dressed up to eat and drink some more.. And we did this for 7 DAYS!!


Hanging with my best friend Tina Fey


Beach Beds


My napping spot..

We met lots of interesting people on our trip. The Canadians and Brits were the most fun to hang out with it. The Americans on the other hand were assholes. They drove us nuts. The douchebags outnumbered the normals. One of the nicer American couples we met walked by us one day wearing the most amazing t-shirt.. any idea what it said? It said, "Des Moines. Hell Yeah." That made our day.

We went to dinner with a nice young couple from Monterrey, Mexico, named Daniel and Christi. They are two of the most well-rounded and intelligent individuals we have ever met. We also spent some time with a fabulous British couple.. I taught them the term Douchebag and they taught me the term Slag. A slag is basically a Skank times a 1000.. I have found this term a wonderful addition to my vocabulary.

They also said Matt looked like a very popular Soap Opera Star from England. We googled the actor and you be the judge. (Max on East Endess) Looks like the Brits have a thing for sexy balding men.. I could have told them that is the way too goo...

Since we were on vacay during the royal wedding it was a lot of fun discussing the event with the Brits. Lots of tabloid talk of the Wedding, Diana and conspiracy theories, and a little who'd you rather...Harry or William. I say Harry. William will take you to a nice restaurant, but Harry will keep the drinks coming and get inappropriate on the dance floor with you...totally my style.


A Great Dinner With Daniel & Christi


My one "hot" dress for the vacay.

Trolling was one of our favorite things to do! This required getting full Electric Lemonades or Midnight Flight to Malibu's and a raft. Matt would walk and push the raft while I half leaned on the raft and would drag my legs through the water. We would like to say we invented this, but we saw many a couple doing this. This would ensue for a couple of hours with a couple of Crazy Ivan Turns thrown in.(360's with the raft, Matt said it is what submarines do to alert their enemies to stay back, so we needed to do it too.) We would also stop for handstand contests periodically, but that is to be expected.


Matt Trolling Alone


InStyle Please!

We did not partake in any "extra" activities besides eating, drinking, sleeping, and drinking. We had planned on snorkeling and/or taking a trip to the Isla Mujeres which we were across from, but somehow our eating, sleeping, and drinking got in the way. Matt did windsurf and he got pretty good at it. He now thinks we need to purchase one for the lake so he can be a badass. I mostly just read lots of celebrity magazines and Bossypants, and that was just fine by me.

The whole week was fantastic. I feel very lucky that we got to experience a 5 Star Resort. It was completely and totally worth it. I know there are nicer resorts out there and maybe one day we can experience those too, but we really, truly had a blast.

The resort was amazing. If you are planning on going on a Mexican vacation please check out the Excellence La Playa Mujeres. There are 8 different restaurants, no reservations, and all of them fabulous. We had Italian, Indian, Authentic Mexican, Lobster, Mediterranean, French Food, and Tapas.. I ate more cheese, salmon, and mussels in that week then I have in my whole life.. I love all three but I hit it hard on our trip! I know it was our first trip like that and definitely not the last! From the seasoned travelers we spoke with the Excellence was their favorite or tied with another resort as their favorite. I really truly hope we can go back someday. When we came home we were sad that we had nothing to look forward to. A little dramatic I know, but there was only one or two tantrums that involved kicking and screaming at the bottom of stairs and rants about returning to "normal" life. (okay I threw both tantrums)

Well this was another extremely long, rambling post. I put a few pictures on Facebook and here are a few more. This weekend we head back to Holstein as my Baby Broder is no longer a baby. T. Riley graduates from High School on Sunday. My how time flies. It seems like just yesterday he was yelling from the bathroom for me to come wipe his butt.. They grow up so fast don't they?? He will love that I put that on here..Ha Ha! So another wonderful event to blog about! I hope I didn't burn you out on the long post bloggers, but if I did, too bad!


Matt and his "Light Coke"


Matt Windsurfing


Cocktailing


Last Night Sadness


That was only 400 Calories Right?


Midnight Flight to Malibu


Peaceful

Down in Des Moines

Last weekend Matt and I headed to Des Moines to spend some time with his family. Friday night we stayed with his brother Chris and wife Jo, and their boys Dayne and Abrym. We played this game called Dance Dance Revolution (I think?) on the Wii. It was awesome. We rocked it. This is a lot of fun for adults and kids. It is also a mad workout. I was sweating like crazy!


Matt and Dayne in the heat of battle


Fight Poster for Matt "Casimir" Kajewski vs. Chris "Taz" Kajewski



We had so much fun playing DDR. After the kids went to bed, Matt and Chris made me watch Jackass 3D. Lets just say I don't have a good track record with Jackass movies. Matt has forced me to go them as a trade for me getting him to go to Jennifer Aniston vehicles. Basically I am bi-polar in the theater when I watch Jackass. I go from laughing hysterically, to wondering if these boys/men have parents and thinking they are going to kill themselves for a movie called jackass. Before I know it, my body is invaded by Meghann and I get all panicky watching them play chicken with a charging bull, and start yelling at them in the theater and I say things like, "well that is just dumb, why would they do that.." Then I start dying laughing because some guy got tasered.. so funny..

Saturday I headed to Amana with Jo,Jessie and Hailey for a double baby shower for Jess and Matt's Cousin Erin. There was awesome food at the shower and I ate the crap out of everything. I love good shower food.. so small town of me, but I expect fabulous goodies.


Mama Jess


The Mama's with their Mama's... Jess, Teri, Linda, and Erin

Saturday was a good day. We are so excited for both Mama's. Saturday night Jess was free as her kids and husband were busy so Matt and I took Jess out for Italian and showed her how Matt and Mo go out to eat, which is basically ridiculous. When you have been together for 6 years and have no children, you develop bad habits. Besides the booze, too much TV, and questionable gambling habits we also love going out to eat, and going out to eat GOOD! So we did it up with drinks (for us), appetizers, salads, entrees, desserts and another drink (for us again)... It was so indulgent and awesome.

In other news Riley has been a bit of a superstar lately. He was on Teen Mom last week on MTV and in the high school play. Basically no one is allowed to look him in the eye, and if we want to talk to him we have to go through his manager, Deborah (that is her new Manager name).Luckily, Riley was not the father of one of the teen babies, but he is friends with one of the teen moms, Chelsea from South Dakota. Chelsea's parents are our neighbors at the lake and Riley has become good friends with her stepbrother Jessie and her.. It was fun to watch him, though he never spoke. How they got tape without Riley speaking is a question for the ages, but he did get the "Riley, Chelsea's Friend" tagline...



I was also able to get back to Holstein to see Riley in the play. When mom was taking care of wisdom teeth Clare in the CF, Dad, Meghann, Lillian and I caught one of the nights with my dad's sister Sarah and her husband Rick. That Performing Arts Center is awesome. The set, the mics, everything!! Lillian was so funny. At one point she turned to my Aunt Sarah and I and said, "This is so good I should have brought a camera!" She also got very concerned when Riley was kidnapped and grabbed Meghann and asked what was happening to Riley. We just reminded her it was Make Believe. She didn't quite believe us until she got to see Riley after the show. We went through the reception line to congratulate the cast and Lillian had two missions. First, to make sure Riley was there, and second she had to meet the girl in the Flapper girl dress. Lillian Marched right up to her and goes, "I love your dress, do you like mine?" Lillian was wearing a new dress Meghann got her in Vegas that is so adorable. She is just so funny and such a girly girl! I love it!

3 weeks till vacay! The shopping has begun. How many hats, shoes, dresses, and swimskirts does one girl need for a trip!? I am so going to look fabulous.. well trying at least.I want to be mistaken for famous, rich, and international...I can totally do it... Alright, this was a long enough post. Peace Bloggers.

Spring Break Holstein 2011

Long time, no post. Mostly because we haven't had anything exciting going on. Working, relaxing on weekends, just being Kajewski's. We do have exciting news for our family, Matt and I get to be an Aunt and Uncle again! Matt's sister Jessie and her husband Blaine are expecting a little girl this July! They made it almost 20 weeks before they broke and told us. We are so excited for the Brunsen's and for Hailey and Nolan to get a new sibling. In other news... 4.5 weeks until Kajewski Spring Break in Mexico. Everything is planned. Just need to get our transportation to and from the airport and maybe get some beach massages scheduled. I am waiting two more weeks to let myself shop. If I start now I will spend way too much money. I hope that if I only give myself two weeks I will spend less. But it may backfire and I might spend more in a frenzy to find a skirted swimsuit that makes look both sexy and hides the girl scout cookies... But we are very excited. Matt will turn 32, Jesus will Rise, and Waity Kate will finally Marry her Prince William.. So lots of events on our Vacay.

In order to warm up for our vacation we headed to Holstein this last weekend to hang with the fam and to meet the new baby Piper the Puppy. Piper is adorable, but I didn't take a picture. I just love puppy breath and she is just so cute.. I ask for a Puppy weekly and I always get no as the answer. Someday I will get a yes though.

Friday we headed to good ole Galva-Holstein (Still GH to me) Dance Night. Lillian and her dance troupe performed. Riley was also a participant in the Co-Ed dance. The gym was it usual 1000 Degrees. I haven't been in the school in a couple of years. Amazing how so many things have changed, yet stayed the same. The New Performing Arts Center is so Awesome and I am so glad students get to utilize it. So Awesome!


Lillian and the Crew


Co-Ed Dance

Saturday T.C. told us that if we all worked out we could go out for lunch. So Matt and I headed to the gym, Debbie and T.C. went for a walk, and Luke did some push-ups, so we could head as a family to one of our favorites, Monterrey, The Mexican Restaurant in Cherokee. That place is so freaking good. After over indulging on Chips and Salsa we headed to the Hive (Hy-Vee) to start planning our dinner.


Lillian at Lunch


Cosgrove Clan

After Mass and some Naps we made a yummy dinner of Steak, Salmon, Salad, and Mashed Potatoes...Basically we know how to eat. Most of the weekend was spent eating and laying around watching basketball. Just how we like our weekends. Matt and Dad wore matching shirts, because they are that cool. Mom got Dad and Riley the same shirt, a Guinness Rugby Shirt. Riley realized it was not cool to have matching shirts with your dad and refused to wear it, So Mom gave it to Matt. Matt on the other hand revelled in it. Riley walked into the room and saw Dad and Matt in matching shirts and points at them and goes, "Douches." Sorry for the high school put downs, but it pretty much summed up how dorky they looked. Matt got the reaction he wanted. He was hoping someone would call him out. Besides the matching Guinness Rugby shirts, we ate good food, and had a little dance party Saturday night.


Matt and Dad in their matching Son-in-Law and Father-in-Law Shirts


Lilly and T.C. singing to Glee's version of Sing by My Chemical Romance


Jamie and Matt, doing what men do. Drinking Bud Light Lime and wearing matching shirts with their father-in-law.

This weekend we are heading to Des Moines to spend some time with Matt's siblings. We also have a shower for Matt's sister and his cousin who is pregnant with twins. More family fun! So at least I will have some fun things to blog about!