I am so blessed to have such great friends...some of which decided to leave we Yankees in NJ and move to Kansas City of all places. They thought they would just leave and be rid of we yankees, but we yankees are pretty stubborn and we aren't that easy to get rid of. So what do we do? Follow them right out to Kansas City. We just go where they are. And that is our plan. To stalk the Seitz'. They aren't getting rid of us that easily.
So, on August 8, we leave for Kansas City. So, I get an email from Allyson today. And it says this (and I will quote directly), "OK, I have a confession to make. I made an entry into a Kansas City contest in your name for you and your family for free tickets while you're here for your visit. And guess what? You won!"...You have to understand Allyson and Derek. They both have what I believe to be the BEST senses of humor of ANY couple I have EVER met....EVER. And I know some pretty funny couples. I read on. What she did was wrote a song about our trip to Kansas City and apparently the place loved it. I will write the lyrics then I will write the sponsor's response to "us" (really Allyson) about the entry. The song goes like this (and remember, it MUST be sung to the tune Oh Suzannah)...
THE WEATHERS HOT
THE DRIVE IS LONG
TORNADOS IN THE SKY,
BUT WE PROMISED OUR GOOD FRIENDS WE'D COME
TO KANSAS BY AND BY.
SO WE DROVE ALL DAY
WE DROVE ALL NIGHT
TILL WE'RE PULLING OUT OUR HAIR.
THE KIDS ALL ASK 'ARE WE THERE YET' AND WHAT WE'LL DO WHEN WE ARE THERE!
KC SUMMER ADVENTURE! ALL OUR HOPES RIDE ON YOU
TO SEE THE SEITZ (sights) AND HAVE SOME FUN
BEFORE OUR TRIP IS THROUGH.
WE'VE HEARD THAT UNION STATIONS GREAT
SCIENCE CITY CAN'T BE BEAT.
WHEN WE HEAR WE MIGHT SEE NARNIA WE CAN'T STAY IN OUR SEATS.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE A SUMMER SHOW
AT THEATRE IN THE PARK
AND AFTERWARDS TO REST OUR HEADS
AT CROWN CENTER AFTER DARK.
KC SUMMER ADVENTURE! ALL OUR HOPES RIDE ON YOU
TOO SEE THE SEITZ (sights) AND HAVE SOME FUN
BEFORE OUR TRIP IS THROUGH.
Now if this wasn't funny enough, I opened the response from the committee who ran the contest. I must add that when I opened these emails I was sitting in the waiting room of the dentist waiting for Raechyl to come out. I read the first one which made me laugh so hard, then when I opened the second one and read about singing it, I was howling. I laughed so long and so hard tears were streaming down my face (I just couldn't help it) and another mother in the waiting room started laughing with me. Laughter is contagious you know. Well, here is the response:
Congratulations! You are the winners of the KC Summer Adventure contest! Thank you so much for your wonderful entry. You had everyone singing along. As the winner you will recieve (a list of quite nice things including an overnight stay at an upscale hotel and tickets to a Narnia exhibition and much more)...but the part that really made me howl was this post script:
ps - We would love to do a quick video of you singing your entry while in Kansas City! Would you be up for it?
How do you say no? Eric promptly picked up the phone and said to Derek, "Lest you forget we sit in the front row at church to avoid anyone hearing Arrie sing"...the conversation went downhill from there. Raechyl has absolutely boycotted singing. ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT have anything to do with it, or us for that matter. Adam (the overachiever) is worried that he won't be able to memorize the words in time. We called the gal that ran the contest and said we would do it if our friends from Kansas City could do it with us. Her response? "Of course, we would love it if they joined you". I need to add just a few notes here. First of all, Eric and I decided we are old if we are no longer afraid someone will see us or are no longer able to be embarrassed. Secondly, our friend Derek looks JUST like Norman Gentle from last season's American Idol. We are rather sure this whole thing will be gererously shared with friends and hence make it to Facebook, Youtube and whatever other applications they can find to air our dirty laundry. But hey, who cares. Allyson was determined to win us some fun things to do, Raechyl is determined to pretend she doesn't know us, Adam will lip sync if he has to, I will sing as loud as I can and as enthusiastically as I can and Eric will sing his bass like no one else, and those Seitz...well let's just say they are BOTH muscially gifted, play all kinds of instruments and both have beautiful singing voices....maybe I should lip sync and they should carry us in this videa. Who cares. In the end, we are seeing the Seitz (sights) in Kansas City, getting to drive the two days with their precious daughter, Caroline, who we haven't seen in quite some time (we are bringing her back home from a whirlwind tour of the east coast alone) and we are going to be gone two weeks touring the US on our way back.
Again, we are so blessed to have friends like ours.
Until next time...
So, on August 8, we leave for Kansas City. So, I get an email from Allyson today. And it says this (and I will quote directly), "OK, I have a confession to make. I made an entry into a Kansas City contest in your name for you and your family for free tickets while you're here for your visit. And guess what? You won!"...You have to understand Allyson and Derek. They both have what I believe to be the BEST senses of humor of ANY couple I have EVER met....EVER. And I know some pretty funny couples. I read on. What she did was wrote a song about our trip to Kansas City and apparently the place loved it. I will write the lyrics then I will write the sponsor's response to "us" (really Allyson) about the entry. The song goes like this (and remember, it MUST be sung to the tune Oh Suzannah)...
THE WEATHERS HOT
THE DRIVE IS LONG
TORNADOS IN THE SKY,
BUT WE PROMISED OUR GOOD FRIENDS WE'D COME
TO KANSAS BY AND BY.
SO WE DROVE ALL DAY
WE DROVE ALL NIGHT
TILL WE'RE PULLING OUT OUR HAIR.
THE KIDS ALL ASK 'ARE WE THERE YET' AND WHAT WE'LL DO WHEN WE ARE THERE!
KC SUMMER ADVENTURE! ALL OUR HOPES RIDE ON YOU
TO SEE THE SEITZ (sights) AND HAVE SOME FUN
BEFORE OUR TRIP IS THROUGH.
WE'VE HEARD THAT UNION STATIONS GREAT
SCIENCE CITY CAN'T BE BEAT.
WHEN WE HEAR WE MIGHT SEE NARNIA WE CAN'T STAY IN OUR SEATS.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE A SUMMER SHOW
AT THEATRE IN THE PARK
AND AFTERWARDS TO REST OUR HEADS
AT CROWN CENTER AFTER DARK.
KC SUMMER ADVENTURE! ALL OUR HOPES RIDE ON YOU
TOO SEE THE SEITZ (sights) AND HAVE SOME FUN
BEFORE OUR TRIP IS THROUGH.
Now if this wasn't funny enough, I opened the response from the committee who ran the contest. I must add that when I opened these emails I was sitting in the waiting room of the dentist waiting for Raechyl to come out. I read the first one which made me laugh so hard, then when I opened the second one and read about singing it, I was howling. I laughed so long and so hard tears were streaming down my face (I just couldn't help it) and another mother in the waiting room started laughing with me. Laughter is contagious you know. Well, here is the response:
Congratulations! You are the winners of the KC Summer Adventure contest! Thank you so much for your wonderful entry. You had everyone singing along. As the winner you will recieve (a list of quite nice things including an overnight stay at an upscale hotel and tickets to a Narnia exhibition and much more)...but the part that really made me howl was this post script:
ps - We would love to do a quick video of you singing your entry while in Kansas City! Would you be up for it?
How do you say no? Eric promptly picked up the phone and said to Derek, "Lest you forget we sit in the front row at church to avoid anyone hearing Arrie sing"...the conversation went downhill from there. Raechyl has absolutely boycotted singing. ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT have anything to do with it, or us for that matter. Adam (the overachiever) is worried that he won't be able to memorize the words in time. We called the gal that ran the contest and said we would do it if our friends from Kansas City could do it with us. Her response? "Of course, we would love it if they joined you". I need to add just a few notes here. First of all, Eric and I decided we are old if we are no longer afraid someone will see us or are no longer able to be embarrassed. Secondly, our friend Derek looks JUST like Norman Gentle from last season's American Idol. We are rather sure this whole thing will be gererously shared with friends and hence make it to Facebook, Youtube and whatever other applications they can find to air our dirty laundry. But hey, who cares. Allyson was determined to win us some fun things to do, Raechyl is determined to pretend she doesn't know us, Adam will lip sync if he has to, I will sing as loud as I can and as enthusiastically as I can and Eric will sing his bass like no one else, and those Seitz...well let's just say they are BOTH muscially gifted, play all kinds of instruments and both have beautiful singing voices....maybe I should lip sync and they should carry us in this videa. Who cares. In the end, we are seeing the Seitz (sights) in Kansas City, getting to drive the two days with their precious daughter, Caroline, who we haven't seen in quite some time (we are bringing her back home from a whirlwind tour of the east coast alone) and we are going to be gone two weeks touring the US on our way back.
Again, we are so blessed to have friends like ours.
Until next time...
