Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
live entertainment

the national reserve

There was a free concert at PNG Park in Johnstown last night, so Jake and I went there to catch a bit of the headliner, The National Reserve. Musically, they were pretty good, but they were kind of boring to watch. The place was pretty packed, though, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. We definitely want to encourage more events like this in town, so I’m glad we were able to support it.

Jake is all about music lately. He’s even formed a band with one of his friends and they’ve been writing music, so he’s really into checking out live bands right now. He has a bunch of concerts lined up for the summer, too.

home improvements

he’s come to fix the sink

We had a couple of small plumbing projects that needed done (namely a new bathroom faucet and a hot water expansion tank that needed replaced). Since Brian does not enjoy or excel at plumbing, we decided to pay someone to do the tasks. We called our usual guy for smaller jobs (Christian’s Plumbing). He was in and out in about an hour so it was totally worth the money. And, now there are two less leaks in the house!

celebrations

hbd

Yesterday was my birthday so the three of us went to Balance Restaurant to celebrate. The food was quite good–I’d definitely go there again. I also got the best present–a wooden puzzle from Liberty Puzzles. Specifically, this one. Jake and I started it last night and I’m going to frame it once it’s done. It’s turning out to be more difficult to put together than I would have anticipated. I was afraid the funky shapes would make it easy, but they do not!

I also received some books and a yarn swift, which ironically would have been useful just hours before when I totally tangled a hank of yarn while trying to wind it into a ball. But, that’s ok, I had another hank to do, so I got to try it out on that and it works great!

We also had another birthday celebration at my parents’ house on Memorial Day. It turns out if you add prosecco to your Margarita, it is delicious. You’re welcome.

celebrations

happy 50th

Yesterday afternoon, my parents had a party to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary (their actual anniversary is June 7). The event was well-attended and it was great catching up with some of the relatives I never get to see anymore. My mom was pretty excited about this party for a while, so I’m glad everything turned out as nice as it did. Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

movies

bohemian rhapsody

While I’m not necessarily a big Queen fan, I heard great things about this movie so I figured I’d give it a go. Brian joined Jake and I for the first part of the movie, but didn’t stick around until the end. Jake’s really into music right now and thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I thought it was pretty great, too. And I did learn some stuff about Freddie Mercury and the rest of the band that I didn’t know. And unlike the Motley Crue movie, the lip syncing was spot on.

My rating: 3.5/5