Bloomington

Cam, Doug, Brett and I had planned to see Halloween this weekend if we could fit it in around the IU vs. Penn State game.  Thankfully, AMC 12 had a 10:30 showing this morning which worked out perfectly.  The movie was a sequel to the original Halloween complete with Jamie Lee Curtis.  It was just as intense as the first one and definitely more gory.  In the end we weren't sure that Michael Myers was dead, but we enjoyed the movie just the same.

After the movie we stopped by Brett's to pick up Meg for the tailgate.  Brett opted out to work on homework, but the rest of us walked over.  Meg took macaroni and cheese from Noodles & Company and Doug brought a couple of pizzas from Mother Bears.  Cal was already there when we arrived with a several of his friends.  We had fun visiting with everyone.  Doug, Cam and Cal had tickets for the game, so when they went in Meg and I walked back to Brett's.

Meg changed and then she and I walked through campus taking more senior pictures.  It was the perfect way to announce her acceptance into IU.  We stopped at the chapel, Showalter Fountain, Hoagie Carmichael's piano, Ernie Pyle's statue, Sample Gates and Herman B. Wells' bench.  The pictures looked fantastic.  We picked up Brett afterward for a trip to the mall.  The power went out when we were shopping which altered our purchase at American Eagle, but everywhere else was up and running.  On the way home Meg picked up chicken tenders at Chick-Fil-A while Brett and I chose Hartzel's for a snack.

Cam and Doug got back shortly after 7 p.m. The day had started out sunny and warm, but turned windy and cold in the late afternoon.  They had a lot of fun anyway, but were disappointed in IU's fourth quarter.  The game ended with a Penn State victory of 33-28.  We picked up Cal and the six of us spent the next hour and a half trying to get dinner.  The wait at BJ's was too long, so we decided to try Red Robin.  We had just gotten seated and received our drinks when their power went out.  Unfortunately, during that time something caught on fire in the kitchen and we had to evacuate.  We went back to BJ's and they said they'd get us in within fifteen minutes.  After a half hour of waiting there we left.  Doug suggested breadsticks, but the rest of us wanted something else.  We finally found a table at Bruschetta's.  The service was quick and the food was delicious.  Although it looked the evening would be a disaster it ended up being a great family evening.