Closet Update

The holes have been puttied. But... not too much else to report! Nate and I did very little this weekend. I did especially little.

We spent a few hours Friday night with our friends Chris and Anita. The girls enjoyed sandwiches while the boys enjoyed some beers. It's so nice to have friends close by. We always have a great time with those two!

Nate was fortunate enough to have plans for Saturday. He celebrated the last few days of his friend Stu's bachelorhood. Nate had fun pretending to be a young, hot, single guy again. And I picked him up around midnight. While Nate was revelling with guy friends, Riesling and I watched girly movies. I'm not such a fan of girly movies, but even I need my fix now and then! It was a pleasant enough evening!

Maybe we'll get some more done on the closet next weekend. And by more, I mean painting it and nothing else. Since we seem to be completing this project one step per weekend!

Ambitious Plans

After our weekend plans for a trip to NJ were cancelled at the last minute, Nate and I decided to do some stuff around the house instead. We had big plans to re-do the closet in the office. New shelves AND doors! We went out to Lowe's and bought everything, got it home, took out the old stuff... And that's it.

Once we looked at the empty closet, we realized that we need to fill a bunch of holes and repaint the whole thing before we can realistically put in the new stuff. But since we'd "already done so much," we decided to putty and paint on Sunday.

That never happened.

We did, on the other hand, go see the movie UP in 3D. It's a very cute movie, and Pixar has once again outdone itself with the spectacular animation. Otherwise, it was a fairly restfull and lazy weekend!

City of Champions!

Two pictures. One beautiful. The other not so hot. But both display such sheer happiness!

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat out the hated Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. We loved every minute of the game (minus a goal and a few attempts...).

GO PENGUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Relaxing with friends

Our dear friends Emily and Andrew came up from Charlottesville over the weekend. We didn't have any fantastic plans or anything, but who needs a special occasion to visit with friends? We went out for lunch on Saturday just after they arrived, then spent the entire afternoon lazing on the porch. Nate grilled some fabulous steaks, chicken and corn for dinner, which we devoured while sitting in the yard. What better way to enjoy the gorgeous weather?

On Sunday, the four of us drove north of the city to see our friends Kelly and Cory, and their precious little Gabby (two months!). I hadn't seen Kelly and Cory in a very long time. As in, before Kelly was pregnant! So I was very excited to visit with them and meet the baby. Between seeing so many friends and enjoying the weather, I would say it was the perfect weekend.

Well, let's be honest. It wasn't quite a perfect weekend. A Penguins win would have rounded out the perfection... We can't win 'em all, but I would have really liked to have kicked some Detroit butt!

Let's Go O's!

O-R-I-O-LES!

If you have ever been to an O's game, you have heard the sappy disco Oriole's theme song at the beginning of the game. It's awesome. And totally ridiculous.

On the other hand, I have it pumping through my head right now after Friday's fantastic game! We arrived just in time to see Luke Scott hit a GRAND SLAM! And just a few innings later, the same guy hit a home run. And since it was student night, the energy in the stadium was like nothing I have experienced before. The O's won 7-2, and it was great!

Saturday, Nate and I had dinner with his mom and sister at Iron Bridge Wine Co., in Columbia. Nate and I had been once before and were impressed. It was no different this visit. The food and wine selection are fantastic! I would highly recommend a visit. I'm sure Nate and I will be back for thirds.