I met up with Carol at The Fifth last night. It hasn’t been too long since we last went out, but it was still nice to catch up.
What a busy week it’s been! I feel like I haven’t been home since September. In addition to all my social outings this week, I also had a board meeting one evening and a vet appointment one morning. I’m looking forward to my activity-free weekend.
Our third date was delayed by a week. We went to Oliver’s Pourhouse in Greensburg for dinner last night and had a nice time, like always. We have plans to go out again next week, so there’s that!
The State Theater is having their annual Halloween Spooktacular again this October, so I bought tickets for a couple movies in order to support their efforts. That theater is really going to be something once they refurbish it. The first one, Beetlejuice, was tonight. I’ve seen it before, of course, but it’s been a while, so I figured why not? There were so many good actors in that film. And, so young (back in 1988)! Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder.
My rating: 3.5/5
I visited Jake and Amelia over the weekend so I could see their new place. I got there around suppertime on Friday, about the time Jake was finishing up with work and Amelia with school. We were all kind of tired so we just ordered pizza for supper and hung out.
Amelia had to study on Saturday, but she was able to give me a tour of the school, which was impressive. I got to meet the canine instructors and I’m surprised I didn’t come home with one! We also walked around the Hahn Horticulture Garden for a bit before heading back to the house. Before going to the school, we went to the Blacksburg Farmers Market. We almost weren’t able to find a parking spot (it was a football weekend: VT vs Pitt), but after circling around for a while, Jake found one. [Side note: that afternoon, Jake took a look at my brakes which have been making noise. When I got new tires the other week, the tire guys said that my rotors are rusty, but there’s no real problem. However, Jake took everything apart and lubricated the parts. So far, I haven’t noticed any issues, so hopefully the problem is fixed.] Once Amelia returned from school, we went to see her horse and then we came home and Jake cooked supper (with a little help from me).
On Sunday, Amelia had to work and study, so Jake and I were on our own. I wanted to check out Christiansburg Huckleberry Park, so we went over there and walked around. It’s mostly for kids, but they also have a really nice dog park (with artificial turf!). The Huckleberry Trail was nearby, so we went for a walk on it, too. It was a paved trail, my favorite kind. I’d like to know what is up with all this Huckleberry stuff, though. After that, Jake drove around town and showed me the highlights. That evening, we went to Eastern Divide Brewing Company for dinner. It was a really nice visit and I’m happy to see they’re doing so well.
I was a little concerned about boarding the dogs for the first time. And, on my way to Virginia, the kennel called to ask a question and I asked how Ralphie was doing and the response was “he’s not warming up to the staff”. Ugh. So, I got to worry about him all weekend. But, when I picked him up today, they said he was fine after the first day, except for some food aggression, which he does not exhibit at home. But, they were able to work around that and he’s allowed to go back again someday. So, that’s a relief. Tilly was her usual self. If you know her, you know what that means.
We had date #2 last night, with plans for a 3rd next week. We met at the Barnes & Noble in Greensburg, checked out some books, and hung out in their cafe until closing. We seem to have a lot to talk about! I bought a book that was on my list, and paid dearly for it. I paid the list price, but on Amazon it was listed for less than half that. Oh well, I guess it was worth it to use their building for 2 hours. With prices like that, I don’t know how that place stays open.