| Mar. 21st, 2006 @ 09:07 pm The L.E. H.B. |
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Thursday:
Making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in E's car in a parking lot of Como Park because E brought only his dancing shoes (and there weren't any picnic tables of the snow-less variety), bottled cream soda (drinking and driving paranoia), and Doritos
Birthstone (aquamarine) earrings--each with three small diamonds to make them form teardrop shapes, match my birthstone necklace perfectly in color, size, cut, and setting
Swing dancing at the Caves until my feet would let me dance no more
Picture frame from E's 'rents
Friday:
Lunch time's delightful odyssey: searching for a belt for my pants because I forgot to pack one and was walking around all day with my hand in my pocket just to keep my pants up--couldn't find one--so, I grabbed a special H.B. me dinner on the 12th floor of Marshall Fields--a four-person table to myself next to a sunny window. I enjoyed it immensely. So much so that I kept the little white paper doily on my plate under my cup of soup as a souvenir; afterward, I visited a free garden show that was on the eight floor--it was beautifully peaceful and had a Eastern theme that matched my current read---Memoir of a Geisha; there, I got a coupon for 25% of anything in the store, so I tried searching for a belt again. Remarkably, I found a belt that perfectly matching my shoes. K, you'd be proud. Got it for 45% off too.
Once I returned from my field trip, my fabulous work cake had arrived. I don't think I've had a more wonderful looking (and perhaps tasting if you omitted ice cream cake) in my life.
After work, E picked me up. We went to Old Spaghetti Factory and put our name in for a table for nine: us, Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Nancy, Adam, Natalie, and Ben. If that meal would have been my only birthday activity and gift, I still would have been on top of the world. It was just that nice to all be together. There, I opened a keep-forever card from M, a card from Rick, a card from Grandpa and Nancy, a new work outfit from Mom and Dad, the WOW #1 CD from Ben, and a Discman from Adam and Natalie. After laughing and eating myself silly, we left for home.
Wonderful car ride home with E. Then watch That Thing You Do.
Saturday:
Coffee shop! It was a slow day, but I got to see a good share of regulars and E was there for an hour and a half and let me treat him to cocoa.
Nap.
NIght with the Posse: Unfortunately, it wasn't all of us because MM was too sick to come. We all made pizza (pepperoni and pineapple--my favorite!) and watch The Cutting Edge II and The Cutting Edge.
Sunday:
First service, choir
Sunday school: ten 9-10-year-old boys and one girl. It was crazy.
Sing.
Grocery shopping.
Four-mile walk with Toby and Maggie
Teri made dinner at our house again: chicken enchiladas. They were amazing! We also had good refried beans (I normally don't like those.) and fried rice. In addition to our immediate family and Teri, nine other people came for the occasion.
Monday:
Work
A ride home from E. (His 'rents are on a cruise in Spain!)
Dinner (leftover enchiladas).
Four-mile walk with Toby, Maggie, E, and Dad
Watched Swing Kids--good movie.
Tuesday:
B.D. dinner with coworkers at an Irish pub--I had Irish lamb stew and tried someone else's fish and chips.
First time that I've gotten to drive my car in over a week! (Ben was without one so I lent mine.)
Dinner, reading the comics.
Four-mile walk with Toby and Maggie |
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