I had a fun weekend. I took a quick trip down to Stuart to visit the crew. Rachel’s birthday was on Wednesday so it was a good excuse to get down there. Aaron & Janelle were also visiting from Texas so we planned a get-together BBQ at Aaron’s parents’ house.
It was a great time- Aaron’s mom set out so much food- I think everyone literally rolled out at the end of the night! :) Aaron’s brother Matthew, Rachel and her daughter Sammi, Wes, and Court joined us. Big hit were the 5 rescued kittens- they’re getting older now and are so much fun. Rachel’s daughter had a fantastic time following them around and petting them. Matthew also pulled out his latest toy- an old 3-wheeler- and let everyone take turns driving it around the yard.
I stayed the night with my brother Jay and we had a nice visit. I got to catch up on a few episodes of Eureka that night. I sometimes miss having tv but a couple cute shows still isn’t worth the brain drain. We had a nice breakfast the next morning and we watched a terrible Stan Lee movie, The Condor. It was totally laughable- talk about stereotyping the hispanic culture- it was terrible- embarrassing really! We started to watch a little bit of Appleseed (Appurushîdo) but then he had to get ready for work so he let me borrow it. I haven’t watched it yet but prolly will soon.
I left around 12:30 to meet Aaron, Janelle, & his parents at Shrimper’s for lunch. Aaron asked for seating near the water and they sat us right next to the water in the middle of the sun. Not quite what he had in mind but the hostess must’ve been having a “literal day.” :) The mgmt. wouldn’t put up the umbrella because it was too windy, so we sat out there and kinda fried- well, at least I did (y’all know how chalkasian I am!). The waitress wasn’t very nice- the wind kept blowing the nachos off Janelle’s plate which made the seagulls swarm. She came over and yelled at us several times for feeding the birds and didn’t believe us when we told her it was the wind. When she cleared Janelle’s plate, three chips flew off the plate and onto the ground- starting yet another seagull swarm. Surprised, she said, “Oh!” and then walked away. She came back later with the bill and told Janelle she’d deducted her drink from the total and apologized.
As we left the restaurant, I grabbed Janelle and told the fam that I was kidnapping her for a little ‘girl-time.’ We drove out to Shadowood Farm to see Sarah, Bob, and Emma. Bob was busy so we only got to say a quick “hello” but we had a little time to visit with Sarah and after awhile, Courtney dropped by and ate her lunch while we all got a chance to catch up. It was great!
After dropping Janelle back at the West Compound, I headed to PSL so I could shower and change- Rach & Glenn had invited Wes & I to Benihana’s. It was such a trip- I hadn’t been there since 1990 and let me tell ya- it hasn’t changed a bit (except that there weren’t any Japanese chefs). We had a really fun time!
After dinner, we met Aaron & Janelle back at Wes’ house and played with Wes’ wii and PS2. It was great. The only bummer was an absent Courtney and Tim (who were both away visiting their famlies).
The next morning, Rachel and I had a nice breakfast at a great new bagel shop out in Tradition near her home in PSL. We then went to Jensen Beach to leisurely shop for a couple of hours- just like old times. We stopped at Jay’s place before heading back to her house, so I could drop off a few things I found for him. We got to chat with his girl, Lorraine, and meet her new dog, Rascal. After that, it was time for me to go home. :(