The weekend

So the weekend ended up being a bit better than previously thought! Though I'm still sad about not having a dinner co-op night...

I took Tom to see an Australian zombie movie calle "Undead" on Friday night. The Tivoli, an old theatre that was remodeled and restored shows a bunch of foreign films and the like and so I lucked out when they combined two of his current favortie things, foreign movies and zombies. It was kinda funny. Definitely a B movie, but entertaining none the less!

The baby sitting was canceled, so the following day I did some shopping...cringe (spent more than I wanted too...) but I managed to snag a new dinner set (plates, salad plates and bowls) that I loved for $3 an item!! That's pretty darn cheap if you ask me! Plus they made me happy... so there, I've justified the expenditure to myself...

We followed the shopping up with a bluegrass show out in Susson park, which happens to be a mini farm. It's kinda sad that they have to put cows and horses in a barn and turn it into a park so that kids actually know what they are. It was a good setting for a little bluegrass though and a great night to be sitting out on blankets. Then we went on an IHOP run, but as luck has it, we never found an open one. We managed to get ourselves somewhat lost before finding an Uncle Bill's. So we stopped at the Uncle Bill's on Manchester and had food, then left looking for ice cream or something sweet to top the night off! Of course nothing was open... so we went to the second Uncle Bill's on Kingshighway and got pecan pancakes! Good, but we were stuffed!!

Sunday I spent cleaning (ick!) but it was needed. Then I lounged outside with my current book "The Magic of Recluse", it's ok, but I'm not too excited right now... Finished the night with a little "home spa" routine that made me happy and followed that with sleep!!

Still managed to have to cook on Sunday even without the dinner party since we had a potluck lunch for Marisa (basically my boss on most of my projects) It went over well at both places, so I think I'm on to something!

I start traveling for work this week, so I'm a little nervous and excited. I know it probably won't be as much fun as I'm hoping, but still... I'm going to Ohio on Thursday for the day. I'm not looking forward to getting up at 4:30... sigh. Hoping to maybe see my mom for dinner before my flight leaves, but that all depends on my sister's softball team and their games.

I'm no sooner back from Ohio before I'm repacking the suitcase to head out to Buffalo, NY on Saturday for 4 days. I'm hoping to get to see Nick while I'm out there since his med school isn't too far from Buffalo, but we'll see what happens. It's hard to believe it's been like a year since he left and since the last time I saw him. This should be interesting... and I promise for all you that are familiar with this story line in my life that I'll be good...

I really hope these trips are fun, cause if not... (shakes fist in a manner that would make Adam and Alan proud)