We went to our first cookout of the year today. Not the best weather for it, but at least it didn’t rain (while we were there, anyway–it’s raining now.). A guy Brian used to work with had a party and invited a bunch of people from Brian’s old workplace, so it gave him an opportunity to catch up with some of his old friends and to meet some new people that are now working there. Jake got to play with some kids, so he was happy. I got to pet two well-behaved dogs, so I was happy. I guess you could call it a good day for all of us.
signs that you might be drinking too much?
OK. So I made my monthly trip to the liquor store today to stock up on essentials. I went to the same checkout lady as last month. Obviously not remembering me, she asked me if I was having a party. I replied “Nah, I’m just thirsty.” I sort of clarified that comment by explaining that I was stocking up on stuff. There was more banter along these same lines. Then, as I’m leaving the store, the clerk says “Have a great summer!” And I’m thinking, “See you next month!”
marley & me
I’m not talking about the cat.
My brother got me the book “Marley & Me” for my birthday this year. I tore through it rather quickly. It was nice to read about a dog that was worse than any of the dogs I’ve owned (hard to believe, I know). Of course, the stories were also heartwarming and hilarious. Seeing that the book was about a dog’s life, the ending was, of course, sad. If you like dogs, you’ll probably like this book. If you don’t, you’ll probably want to skip it.
nebbiolo d’alba
I finally got off my slacking butt and made my 3rd batch of wine for the year. I guess I have the weather to thank for this–it was too hot to go outside to work after supper. This is my 3rd of 5 kits for the year. I’ve never heard of this particular wine, but it sounds pretty good to me. Italian. Red. How can you go wrong with that? As I think I’ve mentioned before, I’ll probably make a 6th batch of wine this year due to my penchant for bottling two batches at a time. At this point, I’m not sure what I’ll make.
I guess I’ve wasted enough of this evening. Time to go outside.
memorial day weekend
The weather finally got nice. In fact, I think it might be a little too nice tomorrow. We already have plans to get out the slip n slide for Jacob. So much for getting anything done outside tomorrow afternoon. Yesterday was pretty decent, though, so I was able to plant the rest of my garden. Some creature already ate one of my cucumber plants. Argh.
It was pretty hot today, but we went to my parent’s for dinner, so I didn’t have to contend with the weather this afternoon. My brother’s birthday is in May and mine is in June, so we usually end up going to my parent’s Sunday of Memorial Day weekend in order to celebrate the two birthdays. As usual, we had a great meal and I got some nice gifts. After we got home, I sat around for a while and waited for it to cool off a little before I went outside to mulch the garden. Now, I’m sitting around waiting for Brian to get back from a short motorcycle jaunt and then the three of us are going to go outside and celebrate the official start of summer by lighting up the chiminea.