Let me preface this entry by saying that it's whole purpose is to procrastinate from writing a story, finishing a flyer and designing some other random things I've been telling people I'll get around to. That said, today was a very nice way to spend a Sunday, celebrate Father's Day and spend some time with relatives.

Started the day up early to play some video games and continued to get won over by Tiger Woods Golf 10. I was convinced at first that it was too complicated and that I was no longer interested in playing a golf video game, but after a few days of play it is getting more and more interesting... I still can't shoot better than like +6, but I'm making progress. I decided to go full on with it and build a character with a photo game face (where you upload photos and the game molds you into a character in the game). It took quite awhile for the game to compile/build the model, but in the end I was thuroughly suprised how much it resembles me and how far they've come with that technology since the old Tony Hawk Underground game where they skinned a wierd smiley picture of my onto a 3-d model that ended up looking like a grotesque skeleton sort of thing.

After a few rounds of golf, we got ready to head north to meet my family (mom, grandma, grandpa, and great aunt) for a Gospel brunch at the House of Blues. Heidi had Miles bring me a father's day gift which he had finger painted himself. It's no Monet, but I think any hopes I have of him becoming an artist are definitely alive and well at this point.

Brunch was great, and it is something I must suggest you try sometime if you have never been there. It's a little pricey (what isn't these days?) but the buffett is huge and full of great food from the full breakfast spread of waffles, eggs, grits, potatoes, fruit, etc. to a hearty bunch of southern lunch cuisine including, beans and rice, ham, chicken wings, mac and cheese and more. The atmosphere is also quite fun as they have a live band playing great gospel tunes and giving some very fun commentary and even a little bit of preaching in between.

We then headed over to Barefoot Landing and shopped for a bit, and I DO mean shopped considering my grandma and her sister were involved (those ladies can SHOP). It was ridiculously hot, somehwere in the 95-100 range, but I RARELY get out to that area so it was nice to get a chance to browse around.

On the way home we stopped by DQ and grabbed an ice cream cake, which is the standard Father's Day fare for Heidi's dad, and the went home where I proceeded to crash for a couple hours. Then her family came by to eat the cake and watch some of the NASCAR race, we played around with the baby and even tried out some ladderball (more on the beach games later...). 

Although I was a little worried that Heidi had forgotten my begging, it turns out she was on top of it all along and in addition to Miles' painting she also got me the canvas and easel I have been asking for as a Father's Day gift. I was very happy to have it, but now I'm feeling some pressure as I look at the blank canvas in my living room that needs painting. I want to do something worthy of being hung in our new house, but I also want it to be something funky and fun. If only I could draw like this I would probably just steal from this Major Lazer video, because this is about the coolest thing I've seen in awhile.

Major Lazer - "Hold The Line" ft. Mr. Lexx and Santigold

Overall, it's been a pretty great day, maybe even good enough that I won't mind working the rest of the evening...or maybe so good I'll continue it by vegetating and watching some "True Blood" before I start anything mentally taxing.