Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
relationships

back to the drawing board

After 6 months of dating, I broke things off with guy #4 this week. Nothing in particular happened to prompt the breakup, but I came to the realization that we were not going to be able to spend any kind of meaningful time together anytime soon. I kind of knew this going in, but was hoping for better results. There were a few other things that prompted this decision and while I could have made it work if it was just some of the things, the cumulative effect made me come to this decision. He was understanding about it because he recognizes that he doesn’t have a lot of time. So, things ended on good terms and I don’t regret trying to make it work, but I’m still bummed out about it, as would be expected.

Whenever this blows over (perhaps next month), I’ll start the online dating game again. Ugh.

jake

we did it! hooray!

I just paid for Jake’s final semester of school. He’ll be graduating in the spring without any student debt! There were a number of factors that allowed us to do this, but it was mostly us saving for college for the past 21 years and Jake commuting to school, rather than staying on campus. Oh, and the fact that we only had one kid. It also didn’t hurt that he got a couple of scholarships and a tiny bit of aid along the way. The grandparents also helped out.

Anyway, I’m pleased that we were able to do this for him and I hope the fact that he doesn’t have student debt will allow him to have a better financial future.

tv

narcos

I finished watching Narcos: Mexico last night. Previously, I watched Narcos. Both were really great, though I enjoyed the first one (which mostly told the story of Pablo Escobar) slightly more than the 2nd one (which was about the rise of the Mexican cartels). The two did have some crossover of characters. There was a lot going on and I could probably watch both again. Unfortunately there’s not going to be another season or series coming out, though I did read that Sofia Vergara is going to be the lead character in Griselda, which will be produced by the Narcos team. So, I’m looking forward to that.

My rating: 4/5

live entertainment

sebastian maniscalco

This is one of our favorite comedians, so when I told Jake he was coming to Pittsburgh, he said, “we’re going”. We got to enjoy a beautiful sky on our way to the show last night and didn’t hit any traffic until we were right outside of PPG Paints Arena, where we sat for quite a while. Once we got through that, I was hoping to find street parking, but it didn’t look like that was going to happen so we parked in a garage (Duquense Forbes Avenue garage) that was a couple minute walk to the venue.

We had to wait outside a bit before we could get in. By that point we were running a little late, but thankfully the show didn’t start until 30 minutes later than scheduled.

The opener was Pat McGann and he was funny, but not hysterical. About what you’d expect from an opening act. He was on for about 20 minutes. Not sure if his set was cut short due to the late start or if that’s how long it was supposed to be. Sebastian Maniscalco, however, was hilarious. Definitely worth the exorbitant ticket price. And this was the first comedy show I’ve been to in a venue that large, so it was a different kind of experience. Maniscalco’s set was about 1:20, so I feel like I got my money’s worth. We didn’t hit much traffic on our way out of town so we were home well before 11, which was nice since it was a school night.

holidays

feeling the pinch

I saw on Facebook yesterday that Westwood Garden Haven has a limited selection of Christmas trees this year due to the tree shortage. Exactly why there is a tree shortage, I don’t know (especially since we live so near the Christmas tree capital of the world–Indiana, PA). So, Jake borrowed his dad’s truck and we went to pick out our very expensive (because with the shortage comes higher prices) tree yesterday afternoon. Between having to borrow Brian’s truck, which won’t exactly be an option once Jake moves out, and the tree prices (I thought they were too expensive before), I think I’m back on the artificial tree bandwagon. I’ll have to check around to see if I can get a good deal on one after the holidays. I’m definitely going to get something on the smaller side. The tree we had before (which now lives with Brian) was kind of massive.