Couch Sittin
So it's the weekend and what are we doing? Bubkus.
Last night we went out for a small celebatory dinner because my better half made herself even MORE better. You didn't think she could do that, did you? Me either. We ate at TJ Elliot's on 197 in Bowie. I had the scallops scampi which was quite tasty. Cara got some kind of steak with sauteed peppers, onions, and garlic on top. For dessert, we split an a slice of apple pie a la mode.
We found out that my in-laws contracted on a house in Ft. Worth, so I spent the rest of the evening looking up restaurants in town and signing up for nearly a dozen e-mail lists at said eateries. Cara fell asleep early and I watched a bunch of crap on tv (Jimmy Kimmel show, some show about dogfights on History Channel, etc)
Today I got up early to pay some bills and stuff like that.
Cara and I both got a smile out of her disputing a charge on a new credit card, some kind of fee that we didn't initiate. I LOVE that she's on my side.
We got lunch (my breakfast) at the diner again (not a complaint) where we each got the turkey burger deluxe, mine with swiss. They were delicious.
I spent the rest of the day watching and sleeping through college football. I'm thrilled that UM beat notre dame.
What'd be really nice is if the Mets could beat the Pirates just once, a team they're ahead of by 30 games!
We had some steak for dinner and then Cara went off to a bachelorette party where she'll probably skip out on the line dancing portion of the evening. I can't really blame her, since she doesn't line dance and she doesn't know any of the girls. Still, it's a chance to drink a lot; if it was me, I'd probably take one for the team. However, I haven't heard from her yet, so maybe she got talked into going out with them...
Since I haven't had the chance to ride my bike in over a week, I got back on the treadmill, watching an episode of The Wire. To celebrate, I'm pounding the gin & tonics.
I got out of work early yesterday so I watched Mystery Men via Netflix. It was just plain awful. Ben Stiller just isn't funny and neither is Janine Garofolo. Don't bother wasting your time by watching this movie.
And if you haven't heard, the Booty administration has started in southern California.
tomorrow I plan on watching pro football all day.
Our big plans for the weekend are to go to the new Giant grocery store that opened up yesterday. I'm gonna make two different chili recipes. One is from Men's Health, but I'll let Cara have some if she wants to anyway.
I'll let y'all know how that goes.
ttfn
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Porch sittin'
so I went to the new Nautilus Diner this morning with my Better Half and I must say: It's Goooooooooooooooooood!!!!!!!
We each had an omelet with coffee. The line was out the door but it moved quickly and the service was great. They even have mints near the register, though they're the not as good ones with the colored goo inside.
I'm thinking about going back tomorrow for lunch, but I shouldn't because we have plenty of stuff here.
We drove out to Falls Church to the house of our next friends to be married (October) where we watched football and ate and drank a lot. I got to watch the Jets while the other tv was showing the Browns/Saints game. The jets looked pretty good although they couldn't run the ball all day which helped lead to the titans coming back in the 4th.
I had a great time sharing a couch with Carlton and his attempts at predicting bad things happening to the Jets and we all made fun of Anne and her coupon-cutting but I think we're all kinda jealous of her discipline.
It looks like I'm going to lose my fantasy game unless Joseph Addai runs for like 4 tds in the last 4 minutes. Oh well, I do have a roster move to make, once yahoo lets me do it. I'll tell you all about it later, I don't want anyone in my league getting him before I do.
so I went to the new Nautilus Diner this morning with my Better Half and I must say: It's Goooooooooooooooooood!!!!!!!
We each had an omelet with coffee. The line was out the door but it moved quickly and the service was great. They even have mints near the register, though they're the not as good ones with the colored goo inside.
I'm thinking about going back tomorrow for lunch, but I shouldn't because we have plenty of stuff here.
We drove out to Falls Church to the house of our next friends to be married (October) where we watched football and ate and drank a lot. I got to watch the Jets while the other tv was showing the Browns/Saints game. The jets looked pretty good although they couldn't run the ball all day which helped lead to the titans coming back in the 4th.
I had a great time sharing a couch with Carlton and his attempts at predicting bad things happening to the Jets and we all made fun of Anne and her coupon-cutting but I think we're all kinda jealous of her discipline.
It looks like I'm going to lose my fantasy game unless Joseph Addai runs for like 4 tds in the last 4 minutes. Oh well, I do have a roster move to make, once yahoo lets me do it. I'll tell you all about it later, I don't want anyone in my league getting him before I do.
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Couch Sittin
so it's officially fall, college football all day Saturday, pro all day Sunday followed by new Simpsons and Family Guy. Thankfully, we got our laptop back up and running. For some reason, every so often, we have to disconnect our internet and let everything reset.
The big news in the last month+ is that our AC broke, specifically the condenser. That alone costs $2G to replace. Since our HVAC and water heater are all 12 years old, we decided to go the Full Monty and have all of them replaced, which will be done on Monday. It's $7.5G to get it all done by a local company.
I was sitting home that Tuesday before Labor Day, watching movies, and I didn't really notice that the AC wasn't working. I knew it was warmer during the day but I didn't know by how much.
Luckily, the weather hasn't gotten much over 85 during the day so its been tolerable. I don't mind sweating but not when I don't want to, like when you first sit in a hot car, or just walking around outside.
On the plus side, I get to take a day off from work
and I plan on watching several movies (The commitments, Bachelor party, the Wire 2.3, something on cable) and to finally mow the lawn. I haven't done that in a month, since the day after I last donated blood, sometime in late July.
What else have I done? I just finished the Best August Ever. For the most part, it was pretty Augusty except this time I got to go to a Hog Roast, a Crab Feast, and the Yanks swept a five game series in Boston. I'm sure there was other stuff, but those are the highlights.
The hog roast was at my boyfriend-in-law's grandmother's farm in rural PA. Apparently, this is an annual thing so I will be buying a tent a a two-person sleeping bag for next year. They went through 4.5 kegs!!! I got to eat a piece of tongue, straight out of the mouth. It was a little dry, and Sam agrees that it wasn't as good as it could be. We had to leave early as the in-laws were back in town for the first time in a while and we had to see them.
The following weekend we were invited to Ann & Carlton's crab feast. Since it was our first one, we didn't know to show up right on time. We got there an hour after everyone else and most of the crabs were alredy gone. since I didn't eat too much, and Cara had even less, we went to Urban Barbecue with Brian & megan. Good stuff. Bonus: Jets beat the Redskins that night, too.
Labor Day weekend, although not in August was also good. It rained all day Friday which I don't mind because we don't have AC. I took a half day and we spent the afternoon eating pho and getting ready for our Friends Worthy of Fine China dinner. We had to remove a lot of bar code stickers from pricey dishes. Sam & Annie came down Saturday afternoon and everyone had a good time setting up and watching football. Everything worked out perfectly, we even got to use 3 coupons at Papa Johns on one order!
The next day, we all went up to Hanover as the in-laws were moving to Dallas two days later. Sam informed me in the moring that the annual Chili Cook Off was going on that day and we were both excited to go to that. I ate at least 3 dozen chilis and 4 beers. I also got a t-shirt and a metal chili cup that I can use at other competitions.
Tomorrow we're going to Falls Church for an NFL Opening Day get together. I'm going to my office to pick up my bike (I wasn't feeling well enough to ride home yesterday) and stop by the famer's market.
Big News: The Nautulus Diner on Rt. 3 in Crofton is finally open!!!! We're going tomorrow for breakfast when I'll have an omelet (maybe a western) w/ home fries and toast. I have waited for this day since the winter.
Wow, Tony Stewart is out of the Chase. I know of at least one person and an entire family who are quite despondent right now.
I do have some pictures to post from the Chili cook off and the FWoFC dinner, but they're upstairs and I'm not. Maybe when we get AC again I'll post them.
That's about it for now. I'm going to try to be more postable from now on, especially since our laptop in on-line again, I have no excuse.
ttfn!
so it's officially fall, college football all day Saturday, pro all day Sunday followed by new Simpsons and Family Guy. Thankfully, we got our laptop back up and running. For some reason, every so often, we have to disconnect our internet and let everything reset.
The big news in the last month+ is that our AC broke, specifically the condenser. That alone costs $2G to replace. Since our HVAC and water heater are all 12 years old, we decided to go the Full Monty and have all of them replaced, which will be done on Monday. It's $7.5G to get it all done by a local company.
I was sitting home that Tuesday before Labor Day, watching movies, and I didn't really notice that the AC wasn't working. I knew it was warmer during the day but I didn't know by how much.
Luckily, the weather hasn't gotten much over 85 during the day so its been tolerable. I don't mind sweating but not when I don't want to, like when you first sit in a hot car, or just walking around outside.
On the plus side, I get to take a day off from work
and I plan on watching several movies (The commitments, Bachelor party, the Wire 2.3, something on cable) and to finally mow the lawn. I haven't done that in a month, since the day after I last donated blood, sometime in late July.
What else have I done? I just finished the Best August Ever. For the most part, it was pretty Augusty except this time I got to go to a Hog Roast, a Crab Feast, and the Yanks swept a five game series in Boston. I'm sure there was other stuff, but those are the highlights.
The hog roast was at my boyfriend-in-law's grandmother's farm in rural PA. Apparently, this is an annual thing so I will be buying a tent a a two-person sleeping bag for next year. They went through 4.5 kegs!!! I got to eat a piece of tongue, straight out of the mouth. It was a little dry, and Sam agrees that it wasn't as good as it could be. We had to leave early as the in-laws were back in town for the first time in a while and we had to see them.
The following weekend we were invited to Ann & Carlton's crab feast. Since it was our first one, we didn't know to show up right on time. We got there an hour after everyone else and most of the crabs were alredy gone. since I didn't eat too much, and Cara had even less, we went to Urban Barbecue with Brian & megan. Good stuff. Bonus: Jets beat the Redskins that night, too.
Labor Day weekend, although not in August was also good. It rained all day Friday which I don't mind because we don't have AC. I took a half day and we spent the afternoon eating pho and getting ready for our Friends Worthy of Fine China dinner. We had to remove a lot of bar code stickers from pricey dishes. Sam & Annie came down Saturday afternoon and everyone had a good time setting up and watching football. Everything worked out perfectly, we even got to use 3 coupons at Papa Johns on one order!
The next day, we all went up to Hanover as the in-laws were moving to Dallas two days later. Sam informed me in the moring that the annual Chili Cook Off was going on that day and we were both excited to go to that. I ate at least 3 dozen chilis and 4 beers. I also got a t-shirt and a metal chili cup that I can use at other competitions.
Tomorrow we're going to Falls Church for an NFL Opening Day get together. I'm going to my office to pick up my bike (I wasn't feeling well enough to ride home yesterday) and stop by the famer's market.
Big News: The Nautulus Diner on Rt. 3 in Crofton is finally open!!!! We're going tomorrow for breakfast when I'll have an omelet (maybe a western) w/ home fries and toast. I have waited for this day since the winter.
Wow, Tony Stewart is out of the Chase. I know of at least one person and an entire family who are quite despondent right now.
I do have some pictures to post from the Chili cook off and the FWoFC dinner, but they're upstairs and I'm not. Maybe when we get AC again I'll post them.
That's about it for now. I'm going to try to be more postable from now on, especially since our laptop in on-line again, I have no excuse.
ttfn!
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