Yesterday afternoon, I let Lizzy outside to do her business. Soon after I let her out, she went into a barking/squealing frenzy because someone was walking their dog down our street. I reeled her in and put her in the living room with Alice, who was also barking excitedly. I waited for things to die down and then let Alice outside. She was only out there for a few minutes when Lizzy launched another barking/squealing frenzy. I looked outside and the same people were walking their dog down the street again. What the heck? Anyway, I went outside to get Alice who wasn’t even barking. But, as soon as I let her in the house, she launched her barking routine (presumably because Lizzy was in a tizzy). Ridiculous.
pj & lisa
Our friends PJ and Lisa came over last night. I think everyone had a really good time. I did up some BBQ and we ate and drank until it got dark. And then we huddled around the chiminea–it was rather chilly last night–and drank some more. As a side note: I really like how our back yard area is turning out–it’s very nice for entertaining. The new table, chairs, and umbrella I purchased this year aren’t hurting anything. I guess I’ll just have to keep chipping away at it until it’s exactly how I want it.
One thing I like about PJ and Lisa is that we can talk politics with them. I don’t normally like talking politics because it is hard to find people who share your views. And, there’s no use in talking to people who don’t share your views unless you like a good debate. I, myself, do not, so I tend to keep my mouth shut when the subject comes up. It’s just nice to be able to talk to someone other than Brian about politics, is what I’m trying to say.
But, we had plenty of other things to talk about, too, and that’s what made it a fun evening. Well, that and the booze…
chili’s
Brian’s parents got us a Chili’s gift certificate for our anniversary this year, so we went there for supper this evening. We even took Jake. We’re nice like that. Luckily for us, Chili’s sufficiently passed their health inspection such that I would eat there. It was our first time there. The food was pretty good, but not much appealed to me on their menu. Maybe it was because I went to their site to check out their menu beforehand and I came upon their ‘nutritional info’ sheet and found that most of their meals offer enough calories for an entire day. At any rate, both Brian and I ordered fajitas and had enough left over for tomorrow’s lunch, so we’ll call it a good deal and leave it at that.
the weekend
Nothing much went on this weekend, but as a whole it turned out to be pretty productive. Friday and Saturday, the usual stuff happened–washing clothes, grocery shopping, cleaning the house, and the like. Brian and I did manage to sneak in a quick motorcycle ride yesterday. That was fun, but entirely too short. Today, Brian installed the window trim in Jake’s room. It turned out great. In between helping him with that, I did some work around the house and ran Jake across the street to St. Clement’s annual car show/festival. We checked out the cars and Jake spent his money playing crappy games for crappy prizes, so he was happy.
After this evening’s storm, we went outside and did some maintenance on my bike. Seeing that the bike is 20 years and the maintenance history is unknown, we’re doing everything in the book. My plan is to complete all of the maintenance before we have to put the bike away for the winter. There’s a lot to do and we’re done with all of the easy stuff, so the rest will be a little more time-consuming.
Another weekend shot to hell. I can’t believe I have to go to work tomorrow.
before you eat out again
You might want to consult this list. You can look up any place in Pennsylvania that serves food and see how they fared with their health inspection. After looking at the list for Cambria and Somerset counties, I know there are some places that I won’t be frequenting again. Blech. If only I would’ve had this list before I got food poisoning last fall…