May
11 2004
This weekend, I went to Dayton, Ohio to visit
my friend Anne and her husband Tim. There were several things
on the agenda for the weekend. Meeting their new puppy, seeing
Anne's new haircut, going to Trader Joe's for the first time,
but most importantly, seeing the new Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen
movie, New York Minute, on opening night.
When I got to Dayton, we had some delicious Chipotle.
I had a big vegeratian burrito, and the lady hooked me up with
a lot of guacamole. After dinner, Anne and I went shopping
for a bit then headed over to the theater. We were early so
we got some stickers made with our pictures on them in a little
booth. Dang, and I forgot to bring my stickers home with me!
Oh well. Anyway when it was time we headed into the theater.
I had been expecting the movie to be pretty bad, and that I
would be wincing the whole time. It turned out to be pretty
good though, and it had me laughing through the whole thing.
It was fun because a bunch of punk kids sat in our row and
obviously came in jest, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves
as well. There were only 20 people in the theater.
After the movie, we went back to Anne and Tim's, had some
beers, and chilled in the hot tub. The next morning, we went
yard sailing. I got some sweet vintage blingbling jewelry.
After that, we walked Anne's dog Watts then got ice cream
for lunch! We got these low fat frozen custard blizzards with
Snickers mixed in. It was awesome. The weather was beautiful
so we ate them on Anne's deck.
Then we got together a bunch of people and went to see Mean
Girls. It was pretty good, but I would have to say I enjoyed
New York Minute more. After the movie it was dinner time so
we decided to cook out. My first cookout of the season! We
made cheeseburgers, baked beans and corn. We also picked up
some potato salad and chips and salsa. Everything was delicious.
After dinner it was time for some more beers and hot tub. What
a relaxing weekend.
Sunday morning I got to go to Trader Joe's for my first time.
I bought SO much stuff. We will be eating delicious and interesting
meals for a MONTH! I really wish I lived closer to one, what
a cool store. It was time to head back to Athens. A friend
of the family was throwing a 25th wedding anniversary party
at their house, a potluck. I didn't know it was a potluck until
I called my mom from the car, so I just picked up some crackers
and hummus. This potluck was one of the most delicious potlucks
I've ever been to. There were two kinds of sushi, stuffed grape
leaves (the hit of the party!), four awesome types of cheese
(with crackers), grapes, strawberries, shrimp cocktail, barbecued
chicken, two kinds of barbecued ribs, orzo salad, rice with
edamame and beans, pasta with prosciutto, peas and parmesan,
brownies, chocolate chip cookies, blueberry cobbler and butter
cake with chocolate frosting. I tried everything but the brownies.
I was just TOO full. It was awesome.
Monday and today were pretty regular days. The weather was
beautiful on Monday so I got to go ride my bike on the bike
path. Today I wasn't feeling well so I stayed home sick. I
slept a lot, and watched a movie on the couch. I'm feeling
mostly better now, I think I'll be able to go in tomorrow,
I still have a headache though. The best part of the day was
Charlie in his tub. See, if he lays down with you on the couch,
he usually doesn't want to stay very long. However, if he's
in something, he will want to stay forever.
Today, he got in this plastic tub, and Adam carried him over
to me on the couch. He stayed there for HOURS!!! He is so funny.
Adam took some pictures:
After the movie, I layed around
and watched some TV and had dinner and now I'm ready for bed.
I thought I would update my web site real quick before bed
and guess who decided to join me? Charlie! Yep sometimes he
sits on my lap and helps me edit html.
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