This & That

ahh, it’s a friday night in. just me and the dvr, and patty. thursday night so many good shows are on, i’m surprised my dvr doesn’t break.

there is nothing better than having a hard time deciding which good show to watch first. i really should be vacuuming and cleaning my bathrooms instead of watching Archer though.

i have some guests coming this weekend from MA. the Ms are stopping by for probably their last visit ever since they are due to have a baby boy in May. Their newest family member Butters is coming too. we’ll see if patty tries to dominate him. :)

we’re going to eat dinosaur barbecue, and attend the CNY Brewfest at the fair with KW. KW and i went last year and it was great fun. that was the night we ran into the owners of shiftys and ended up at a lockdown there till about 4-5am.. gooood drunken times.

if i am not too hungover i hope to go to Rochester on sunday to see my babes… i haven’t seen teagy or zoe girl in a LONG time. so. i need to remember to hydrate tomorrow. ;)

when i moved in, batman and i installed at least 5 smoke detectors and one’s battery is going dead.. but it’s not dead enough to warrant a frequent, consistent chirp, so i can’t figure out which one it is that needs the new battery. it’s maddening. maybe i can put my guests to work this weekend and we can figure this out.

in a perfect world i will sleep till 10am tomorrow morning. i have not slept in late in my own bed in weeks.

last night i was at the local wegmans and had the rudest cashier ever. i have a pet peeve with some cashiers that will give you 13 bags for 12 items.. maybe its because of elderly customers, but i prefer ONE heavy bag to 13 light bags.. and now that i always bring my own bags, and since i was buying a small amount of stuff, i figured it would be no problem for “Angelo” to fit it all in one of my bags. i brought two, just in case… so i’m loading all my crap on the belt and as i’m placing the 12 pack of soda on the belt he shouts, “ugh, you don’t have to put that soda up there..” since it was pretty much up on the belt by the time he told me i left it there.. a minute later he grumbles, “you shouldn’t have put that on the belt”. like its a big deal? so i put it back in the bottom of my cart and pushed it up next to him. then he had to bend over and pick it up turn it all around to find the barcode. then he about half fills my bag and motions for me to give him the extra bag i had tucked under my arm. i was like, “it doesn’t all fit?” he incredulously asks me if i want him to put the apples on top of all the rest of the stuff (none of which was breakable or delicate) i said “yes”… he mumbles, “it’s your call, boss”… so rude. then he couldn’t make the barcode to scan on the bag of apples so he starts swearing.. then he painfully types the numbers in twice, because he can’t read them all… finally he has to call a manager over to read and type it in for him… urgh. i will never go through his line again. jerk.

this past weekend i was able to go to N Andover to see some MA peeps and celebrate LKs 29th bday (again). arriving on friday allowed me to chit chat and catch up with HEKD and the fam. we also took on the challenge of making a cake on saturday before the party. it came out well…

i’m glad to be back int eh CNY for a couple weekends in a row.. i spent about $80 on gas alone this last weekend. :(

tonight i bought some tickets to the CNY Brewfest. L&TM are coming out with their new dog Butters to visit and go with me and KW to the event. should be a great time. it was last year. :)

i *think* i have all the paperwork i need to do my taxes… woot. i better get money back this year. :)

i feel like i have been hit by a bus. :) i think i crammed a weeks worth of activities into a couple short days in NYC.

KT and i had great meals, great drinks, great talks and great laughs. we also saw a great play, spent a lot of money, walked our legs off, offended her roommate and slept very little.

we also went to EHs party, ate some REAL maraschino cherries, some expensive, salty dark chocolate, watched the muppets, tasted some of the best vegan/gluten free cupcakes ever.

i had time to visit with DG and check out his phat brooklyn heights pad. (how come everyone lives on the top floor?!)

oh, and i stopped at Crumbs bakery and got some of the most expensive delicious and worth it cupcakes ever…

on my way “out of town” i went out to long island to see BDK and her new baby darin. he was so tiny and cute.

i had a bagel with the most delicious cream cheese ever. it was light and fluffy.. oooo, i’m going to have dreams about it.

here are the pics from this weekend

patty stayed with B&K, and was an angel.. i’m so relieved… and she even got a walk while she was there.. she’s so lucky.

i’m going to nyc this weekend… i’ll be staying in brooklyn for the first time..

lots to do this weekend… visit with KT, see a play, eat dinner, go to EHs party, hopefully KH will be there too, and round out the visit with a stop in queens to see new baby Kohel.

it’s going to be a pretty kick ass weekend. say a prayer i don’t lose my car keys this time.

i couldn’t be more excited to hear that E&Rs new baby is a boy!! i only have sisters, and have all but 1 girl cousins…

his name is ethan martin. :) martin was my nanny’s maiden name. he was born at 1:40 pm on friday january 15th. he weighed 7lbs 14oz and was 19″ long.

i got a call yesterday morning at about 720am.. i hate to hear my phone ring when i’m not expecting it, especially early in the morning, at work, or late at night. my heart skips a beat and i immediately panic, “who’s in the hospital?!”

i was happy to hear that this call was for a happy reason.. EBHs water had broke, 2 weeks early.

she sent along pictures (see them here)

but yesterday evening the nurses noticed he had quick labored breathing and was grunting… that indicated to them that he had some fluid in his lungs. the have him in the NICU till monday (at least) hooked up to machines and giving him antibiotics. :( poor baby. they think that this is a result of being born early and so quickly (she only pushed for 5 minutes). it’s not that uncommon and the doctors don’t seem to be too concerned. i’m praying that he recovers like a superstar and E&R get to hold him again soon. i spoke to EBH this afternoon and while understandably sad, she did have a sense of humor about him “already being a problem child”.  *smile*

so.. say some prayers!