I was off work Friday for my flex day, so I decided to use the day to catch up on some errands. I went by the post office, then got my car washed (just in time for a snowstorm, go figure, but it was so nice and salt-free for 2 days, at least!), went to Costco, Target, and got lunch. Afterwards, I got my nails done, and treated myself to some frozen yogurt, since Sweet Frog got my favorite Peanut Butter flavor back in! I decided to head to the mall to indulge in some retail therapy (like I really need to buy clothes, but there was a good sale going on, and honestly, who can resist a deal??), before meeting up with some friends and coworkers for Happy Hour at Bungalows Billiards. I think my tolerance has gone up because I had a few more drinks than I'd like to admit, in a very short amount of time, but it doesn't really seem to affect me. Which may be a good or bad thing, not sure which. But I had a great time, which is all that matters! Josh met me there after he got off work, and we went to Picante's for dinner. Ate way too much, but it was delicious, that's for sure. Came home and that was about it for the day!
Saturday, we got up and went to Ross so Josh could get some new shirts and ties. They always have great deals, and I found so many dresses I want to buy. I was good and didn't pull out the debit card this time, but there's always next week. Josh found 2 shirts and 2 ties so he was successful. Afterwards, we made a quick run to Costco to look at their pants (noticing a retail trend here?), and then went to Moe's for lunch. We ended the day with a trip to the movies to see Non-Stop, the new Liam Neeson movie which I'd been really wanting to see, and I gotta say, it was really good! I wasn't totally blown away or anything, but it was definitely entertaining, which is what movies are all about, right? So it was a nice way to end the day.
Today has basically just been a day of lunch, taking Lucy to the vet for some shots, and laundry laundry laundry! I had a feeling work would be closed tomorrow so I've been taking my time, since I don't have to go to bed quite as early. But who am I kidding, it's 8pm and I'll probably be asleep in an hour. We'll see. I just finished the last episode of the entire series of Sex and the City, so I guess the next step is to catch up on the movies. I was never a huge SATC fan back in the day, except for a few episodes here and there in college, but for some reason I decided I wanted to get the series on DVD, so I've been watching them religiously, and just finished up tonight. Now time to start on a new series I guess, or else finish some of the ones I'm halfway through. We have some many incomplete series on DVDs, it's ridiculous. But I'm working on actually finishing them all, one at a time!
This has been a somewhat busy, but still relaxing, weekend. We have been so busy the past couple of weekends, we needed this one. Of course we went out of town to PA for Valentine's Day, and then last weekend, my dad came up on Friday to give us some help with our ceiling. We noticed right before heading out of town to PA, that there was a big crack in the ceiling in our front hall. Come to find out, the toilet in the half bath on our main floor had a broken seal, and water was coming through the ceiling. We immediately called a plumber, and found out it would be $900 to fix the toilet (yes, $900 for something that required a $4 part and apparently $896 worth of labor). On top of that, it would be a $500 deductible to our insurance to have the ceiling damage repaired as well. So that was a bit of a shock. Luckily, my dad is a an expert in home repair so he volunteered to come up and give us a hand. So on Friday morning, he drove up and had planned on being there about an hour, but by 5pm he was still hard at work. There was a lot of damage to the drywall so after he fixed the toilet, he ended up having to replace the drywall as well. He had to wait for the sheetrock to dry before he could sand and re-paint, but it was late by that point so we still need to get that part finished. But he did a great job and saved us so much money! We all headed to Firebirds for a delicious dinner and treated him to some yummy steak! After dinner, he headed home to Beaverdam, and Josh and I went to the movies. I had wanted to see Non-Stop, but it turned out it wasn't out for another week, so we saw 3 Days to Kill. It started off being really good, but I was so exhausted, I ended up falling asleep! Which sucks lol, that nap cost me $12. At least I got to eat my snack first lol! But Josh said the movie was really, really good, so at least he did enjoy it! Oh well. I've learned my lesson in going to the movies on Friday night, after I've been awake since 3:30am.
The next day, we headed into Richmond to meet our new niece! I already knew she was adorable from the pictures, and seeing her in person did not disappoint! She was so good, and slept the entire time we were there! Which was great but at the same time, I can't wait to look into those big baby blues. And I'm sure her parents prefer that she stay asleep when THEY are able to get some sleep as well. I bet she woke up and stayed awake for hours after we left, isn't that how it always works?? But it was perfect for me because I don't have much experience with babies, other than babysitting back in the day, and a few moments here and there with cousins, nieces, and nephews. But I still freak out when they cry, or start squirming around a lot. So for her to just sleep all bundled up on my lap was the perfect situation for a newbie like me. Of course, for Josh, it was just like riding a bike, even 15 years later, so he was good to go!
After we visited with Andrew, Meredith, and Ellie, we met my parents in Ashland for Casino Night, which was held at St. Ann's church, the church my mom attends, and where Josh and I were married. Every 2 years, a Casino Night is held in the building next to the church, and my parents went last time. They kept raving about how much fun it was, and how they wanted us to come this time, so as a present they bought tickets for us. And it definitely was a great time! They had an AMAZING buffet, which I indulged WAY too much in (seriously, these past 2 months, you'd think I'd never seen food before in my life lol! Hurry up warm weather so we can begin our usual walking-filled weekends!), and then the games started! We walked around and looked at all the raffle and silent auction items, and then got down to business with Blackjack! I actually ended up doing really well! After an hour or so, we headed over to the poker table but it was full, and by that point it was 9pm so we decided to head home, since we had a long drive ahead of us. But we had a really great time. And to top it off, my parents ended up winning the 42" LCD HDTV that was being raffled, so they were thrilled! We weren't there when the winner was announced, but my mom quickly texted and told us they had won. So that was a great end to the evening for them!
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