I'm just sayin'.....

I just love this picture! Last night, we went to the Oklahoma Aquarium for an EDS reception. I guess it was to say "howdy" to the new employees and a thanks for working so hard during the transition. They even brought roses for a couple of guys' wives. Apparantly, most of the people in their group left, and the two of them have been working 100+ hour weeks. Sure glad that's not us! That's one dozen roses I could do without!

The reception was nice. I'm trying not to be a Frasier about it. See, there's this one episode of Frasier where he takes his girlfriend to Belize for the weekend and Niles and Martin find out about it and go along. Frasier ends up having the worst time, but it's more because he's a grumpy-bear and looks at everything totally negatively. So, if you ever hear me say, "I'm trying not to be a Frasier about it," that's what I'm referring to. Anyway, if I were going to be a Frasier about it, here's what I'd say:

• the food was OK. It was supposed to be barbecue, but the only thing I really liked were the sausages. Holy yum!



• speaking of the food....my dessert had grill marks on it. I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be a cobbler of some sort, but the grill marks and the taste kept me away from it.



• there was an open bar for the first hour...except if you wanted an import beer. Then it was $4. How is that an open bar? And, how is Shiner, which (if I'm not mistaken is a TEXAS beer) an import? So, we drank Bud Light. But hey...it was free, so who's complaining?



• So-and-So the Magnificent performed after dinner. It was bandied about that he should be called So-and-So the Mediocre 'cuz he wouldn't entertain a group of 4th graders. I think he just tried too hard. So-and-So necessitated another beer (with 3 minutes to go in that first hour)



• The glasses of water they served had a decidedly fishy taste to them. It was the worst water I've ever tasted. I felt like a European of the middle ages - drinking beer 'cuz the water would kill you!



• it was like 9,000 degrees in the place. Chris' boss wondered if she was having her own personal summer. I told her that if she was, then our parents' quest for grandkids was in serious trouble, as I was having my own too!



• We were told we could stay at the aquarium 'til 9:30, but most people got out of there as fast as possible and they started shutting the exhibit lights off (I mean all of them) at 9:00. What the heck?



• We tried to go to one of our fave restaurants for some chips and salsa afterwards (it's basically next door), and they close at 9 Mon-Thurs. What? Are you kidding me? We just wanted sit at the bar, share a mango margarita (anoyone contemplating visiting us, that alone is worth the visit to Tulsa) and snack on some of the best chips and salsa in town and they were closed! Seriously. I didn't know we lived in the sticks! (but that doesn't really have anything to do with the reception!)

Like I said, though, I wouldn't want to be a Frasier about it. Really, though, we had a nice time sitting with Chris' boss and co-workers. And free entry to the aquarium was a definite bonus. It usually costs us like $30 to go! And, apparantly I shoot much better photographs after 3 beers. Who knew? I'll leave with a couple more pics.