Tonight Melissa and I took advantage of a Living Social deal I had purchased to go to Firearm Exchange, a gun range in Livonia, and shoot some 9MM hand guns. To say we had a lot of fun would be an understatement! I had only shot a hand gun once before and Melissa had never shot one. The deal included two 9MM gun rentals, 50 rounds of ammunition, two targets, and one hour of range time. After a quick safety course we got to look at a few different guns to see how they felt in our hands and decide if we wanted to rent those particular guns. I chose a Glock 19 because I liked how it felt in my hand, and I am also interested in someday possibly getting a Glock 22, along with my CPL. The Glock 19 was a little too large for Melissa’s hands so she chose an M&P Compact 9MM that fit her hands much better. We were shown how to load the magazines, sling shot the first round, drop the clip, and all basic safety. Then we were shown how to operate the range controls, where to obtain eye and ear protection, and headed into the range. Of the 50 rounds Melissa decided she only wanted to fire 15 so I got to fire off 35. Both of us did very well, better than I think we were expecting. We both decided that this is something we would really like to do again, and it reminded me just how much I want to get a handgun and my CPL.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Ballet Recital and Ice Cream
Today was Kylie’s ballet recital! She did amazing and it is wonderful to see how far she has come over the few years she has been participating in ballet. Her instructor, Mr. Seth, says he is also very proud of her and has had told us on a number of occasions that he was very pleased that we allowed Kylie to move up to the higher level class. She is one of the strongest members of her class and moving her up gave her the added difficulty she needed to stay focused and involved. The recital was a big success and all the classes were fun to watch. After the recital we continued our tradition and went to Stroh’s for some ice cream.Now to start working towards next year’s recital.
50 Miles Already
According to my Fitbit in the last two weeks I have walked 50 miles! Granted since I have gotten the Fitbit I have been trying to go for daily walks of a minimum of two miles. Additionally I have begun parking farther away from the entrance to the office building and I have been trying to take the stairs everyday as well. I hope these behaviors continue as I am sure they will have positive overall effects on my health.
Now I Feel Old
I have an old, miniature Frogger arcade game from when I was a kid. I brought it back from New York the last time we were out there. I remember my brother Chris and I playing this game and another we had of Donkey Kong, for hours when we were younger. I have told Kylie this very story when I first showed her the game and showed her how to play it. She seems to enjoy playing the game occasionally. Today she saw the game again, apparently she had forgotten about it, and then immediately asked me a question that made me feel old. When she saw the Frogger game she was momentarily excited and then immediately asked if I had Frogger “back in the old days.” I laughed and asked if she meant when I was a kid and she said yes. So now my childhood is back in the “old days,” amazing how quickly we can feel so old.
Photobomb!
Kylie totally photo bombed Melissa tonight! I’m so proud. 🙂
