Weekends become much more precious when you are sitting in an office 5 days a week. Not that I'm complaining, because I'm rather enjoying being at the office, I'm just trying to make the point that now I'm enjoying my weekends even more than usual.
The kids were away this weekend and Rick and I had a relaxing weekend doing errands at a leisurely pace and going out to have a bit of fun. On Friday, we had a light dinner at Panera, followed by coffee and a shared slice of lemon loaf at Starbucks. Then....I earned Chick Flick Credits...at LEAST two...by seeing '30 Days of Night' with Rick. There were a few parts of the movie that were too gruesome for me and I had to hide my eyes (I'm a wimp) but all in all it was one of the better horror movies I've had to see recently. Rick really liked it and plans to add it to his zombie/vampire movie collection when it comes out on DVD.
We both slept in a little bit on Saturday and spent some time around the house doing nothing much at all--which I think we both needed! I put together a few query envelopes/packages to send out on Monday. Then, we took the dogs for a walk.
Obligatory dog with autumn leaves picture. =P I took this picture (Rick was inside Adam's place talking to him) to amuse myself. Errands came up on our list next and we took Riley and Bob with us while we: went to the office to search for Rick's missing debit card (found it), got gas for the car, got envelopes, paper and copies made at Office Depot for queries, picked out a coat tree at the furniture store and snagged some groceries at Giant Eagle.
Some friends of ours were going to a bar down the Strip and we decided we would get ready and go there too after getting some dinner. On our way to Bloomfield for dinner, Becky, my sister-in-law texted me to show me her and Nate's (her husband) Halloween costumes.
Here's Nate looking snazzy with a headful of curly hair and 'stache. He is some character from a television show that I've never seen which is why I can't remember who he is being.
Becky is being Sandy from Grease after she gives up the good girl image. I've been wondering how long Becky tolerated the long blond hair! Her and Nate were planning to spend their evening in way that was similar to ours--too bad they have to live all the way in Philadelphia. =(
Rick and I didn't exactly dress up in costumes. I wore an outfit that um...isn't the sort my family normally sees me wearing but it was very appropriate for Halloween and a bar scene! Though, at Alexander's in Bloomfield for dinner I was too embarrassed to take off the long wool coat I had on. Too bad I couldn't hide my boots so well! They did get a couple of looks. It's fun to dress up. =)
The place we went to is called the Altar Bar and it's on Penn Avenue in the Strip District. It's an old church that has been converted to a nightclub/bar that has a pretty cool atmosphere. The above picture was taken while Rick and I and a couple of friends were lounging on one of the couches on the balcony. There was a band playing on the stage below and lots of people dancing. Probably about 60% or a little more was dressed in costumes. A lot of costumes were really good but the sort you would expect to see. My favorite one that I didn't expect to see was a girl dressed as a peacock. She had plummage that would have made a real peacock quite jealous!
Today has been mainly a catch up day. We slept in after coming home so late last night and spent most of the day relaxing. Chores finally reared their ugly head. I had to go through my clothes and weed out the things that no longer fit that I've been putting off for ahile and we also got the house pulled together in preparedness for the upcoming week and Rick spent a fair amount of time raking up leaves in the backyard.
I've been sparing everyone what my daily workout has been but today I got a really good interval run in on the treadmill and it made dinner (delivery pizza) all the better for it! Last Sunday night we had missed 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' so we watched that while we ate to get all caught up for tonight's episode.
It's a little past the kids' bedtime but I was waiting for the KidzBop Halloween CDs to burn for the kids (they like to listen to music to fall asleep) so now it's time for me to go read bedtime stories and give tuck-ins. =)
