What We Did Over The Weekend
Hi there. Nothing to exciting with this post. Nothing insightful and no meaningful wrap up. Just quick update on what we did over the weekend.
Had a BBQ on Saturday with kind of a Jamaica theme. We cooked up Jamaican jerk pork on the grill and had Red Stripe. It was in the 80s, really hot, so the beer was unbelievable, I had it (and the other kinds) in a big cooler with ice. Had about 20 or so people with little kids running around. I probably drank too much but what the heck, it was the weekend, I have been good lately and everyone was in a festive mood. It was the first really nice weekend this year and the first time we got some hot weather. We had a really rough winter and wet and cold May, so everyone was itching to get out. I have this image of a BBQ where the men sit on lawn chairs lined up in a row, drinking beer, telling stories, while the women tend to the ch’ren. Nope, not the case. Especially since most of us have two kids.
Sunday we went to the Aids Walk/Run along the Charles. I ran the 5K and Patti walked it. She was not feeling great but wanted to do it anyway. Patti’s mom drove up the night before to watch the kids while we did the event. After the race we hung out around the festivities. Strange mix of sponsors, tents and people. With the Aids charity you get a lot of flamboyant gay men and “earthy” products. Large charity events like this always have free food, balloons, music, etc so it’s fun to hang out after. It was in the 90s so by the time we made it back to the house we were wiped. I think at one point about an hour after getting home we had 4 out of 5 people in the house napping. Emily was the only one awake but colored and watched TV while Patti and her mom slept on the couches in the living room. I love hot, humid weather. The hotter the better. I like nothing than to put on a tshirt, pair of shorts and not worry about being cold. I didn’t place in the race but kept my time respectable, considering it was 10 in the morning, 90 degrees and I had a hangover.
So overall very eventful weekend. I am finding that the older Emily gets, the more fun it is to do things with her. We try to do one thing outside the house each weekend. Beach trips, parks, restaurant, etc. Emily is old enough now to really have fun and interact. Ethan obviously still needs constant attention but he is really good. He just hangs out, smiles, likes to be in the stroller, likes the swing, doesn’t really fuss much. The exact opposite of me, he is much more like Patti.
I like weekends like that. It’s a little exhausting but makes me feel like I am an active member of society. Contributing. Building my inventory of warm memories. And sharing time with family and friends, something I don’t have enough time to do. And I got to drink a lot of beer.