today i had a super adventure. mom and i did our usual thing. we got up, ate some food. then mom was all- we have to hurry up and go to town. we need to get the chores done super early today. but why mommy? because we're going on a surprise adventure later. really? where? it's a surprise. so we did the shopping and got things on our list.
mom and i got home. i asked a million questions and mom was all- watch 2 episodes of spongebob and then it will be time for an adventure. i sat on the couch while mom did things in the kitchen. spongebob ended and i was all- now what? what are we going to do? mom said- wait for it. then all of a sudden dad came walking in the door. dad's home! and it's not even lunch time. dad sat on the couch and i asked him a million questions. all that i could figure out is we're going to a party for someone dad works with.
finally dad said it was time to go. me, mom and dad all  piled in the car. dad drove us up to the university and erin jumped in the car. hi erin! we're going to a party.
dad drove out into the countryside, just a few minutes from exeter. there were lots of hills and fields. we pulled into a driveway for a house and everyone jumped up. i went running up to the door of the house and a woman was standing there. she said hello and tried to give me a big hug. i wasn't so sure about that but i said hello back. mom came up and said- hello to the lady, nora. mom said it was ok to go in the house, so i did.. i sat down to take my shoes off. nora said- please, keep your shoes on, go on in and play. that about blew my mind. YOU CAN'T HAVE SHOES ON IN THE HOUSE! mom was all- it's ok, nora says it's fine. i'm not convinced.
there were loads of people in the house. there was another lady dressed like nora but not nora, her name was fatima. she saw me and squealed, then tried to hug me and give me loads of kisses. i managed to escape with only a few kisses. nora's house was super nice. there were glass doors to the back of the house that people kept going in and out of. she had a massive backyard with real grass and a slope. i ran down the slope to the fence at the edge of the yard. on the other side of the fence were sheep and really tiny horses. i said hi to the horses and then ran back up to the house. mom followed me to make sure i wasn't getting into trouble. she found me sitting next to the front door taking off my shoes. wearing shoes in the house was totally freaking me out.
nora's house was super cool. i saw the biggest tv ever. there was a giant bowl of candy on the coffee table. nora said i should help myself to anything i wanted. nora has two daughters who have their very own playroom. a room, just for kids, full of toys. it was awesome.
nora and fatima are from a different country, called kuwait. they made a huge lunch for everyone with dishes from their country. mom was all- this is like the chinese buffet only with kuwaiti food. there was a lot of food. dad ate 4 plates of chicken and there was still leftovers for everyone to take home. i had a peanut butter samich that mom made me. mom also let me have some candy. what a day.
after the candy mom made me run around outside some more. she told me to lie down and roll down the hill. um, what? get on the ground and roll down. i gave it a try, i rolled kind of sideways but it was fun. mom told me to keep trying until i rolled down straight. there was lots of rolling and running back up the hill but eventually i got 1 good roll in.
i had a super fun day.