Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
shopping

ace, it’s the place

We used to have a Cambria True Value Hardware store up the street. It was good to go to in a pinch–you could get a lot of things there, but it didn’t replace a major trip to Lowe’s or Home Depot. Then, the True Value part was dropped and they became Cambria Hardware. Unfortunately, the name wasn’t the only thing that changed, as they dropped most of their stock as well. We stubbornly continued to go there for years, but nearly always had to run to one of the big box stores because we couldn’t find what we were looking for.

Enter: Cambria Ace Hardware. The old place is under new ownership and a new franchise. We checked it out this week and they have quite the selection of goods (more than the previous store ever had). I hope the store is a success because this should save us a lot of time and running around. It seems like any time we are working on a project, we’re always missing something. Running to Richland to get a part or whatever supplies we need isn’t conducive when you’re in the middle of something, so this will be a good deal if it pans out.

holidays

happy thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving here again this year so we spent the week getting the house in order. I guess it doesn’t hurt to entertain occasionally–it keeps the house clean anyway.

My parents and grandmother and Brian’s parents were in attendance today (besides the three of us, of course). It was nice to be able to spend a holiday with both families–this was the first time for that. Hopefully, it won’t be the last.

Thanksgiving is an interesting holiday in that there are certain things that are expected for dinner. That definitely makes the menu planning easier. And, actually, most of it is fairly easy to prepare, so it wasn’t too much work until the last hour, when it was crunch time, and everything had to be ready at once. We managed, albeit 30 minutes later than I had planned, but everything turned out just fine.

movies

the big lebowski

Brian wanted to watch this movie, so I added it to our Blockbuster queue. He really enjoyed it. I thought it was ok. It was pretty subtle for a comedy. I like my comedies to be a little more…sophomoric. Still, it definitely wasn’t a bad movie–just not my style.

I’ve really been enjoying watching these movies (and this is just the beginning–we have all winter ahead of us). There is nothing on television these days (except for Thursday) so it gives me an excuse to turn on the tube in the evenings. Not that I’m looking for an excuse, but it’s a nice way to relax at the end of the day.

movies

the break up

It was a Friday movie-margarita-bean dip night.

Continuing the theme of this week’s movies…I thought this was a pretty good movie. I went into it knowing how it was going to turn out so I didn’t mind the ending. Apparently a lot of people didn’t like how it ended, but I like things that have a different plot than every other thing out there. Vince Vaughn’s character was a total oaf, and while he turned things around by the end, it was a case of too little, too late. Even Brian said, “that guy’s a jerk.” Of course, he has a special place in his heart for Jennifer Aniston as she’s one of his best friends.

holidays

light up night

Last night was light up night for downtown Johnstown. Activities started at 4:00, culminating in a parade at 6:00 and the “light up” after that. Due to having to do things like work and eat supper, we didn’t make it downtown until the very end of the parade. That was ok with me, though–all I wanted to see was Central Park all lit up. After the parade, everyone gathered in the park. Once Santa arrived, he flipped the switch and the park was lit in Christmas lights. It looked very nice. We’ll have to go earlier next year and try to enjoy some of the other activities they have to offer.

There was some guy downtown (I like to think of him as the Santa Nazi) screeching through a megaphone about “the lie of Santa”. We could barely hear him from where we were standing, but he went on. And on. And on about it. Free speech, and all, I guess.