Weekend…

October 16, 2006 /

DSCF1467I wish all weekends could be three day weekends. More specifically, I wish this had been a three day weekend. No worries, though, because we had a lovely time, and got in some touristy stuff, some shopping, and some loafing. 🙂 We started out with Friday night…Ted and LaLuna made a lovely hamburger dinner, which we enjoyed at S’s house, while we watched Battlestar Galactica. Lovely. We had a nice time, and S opened a wonderful bottle of red wine for us to enjoy. After we got home, Maya went to bed, and Ted and I watched Lost, which we had taped on Wednesday.

Saturday, I woke up with a splitting headache…when the weather changes, my sinuses really get me. Red wine makes that even worse. Maybe an allergy to the tannins. After breakfast and some cold & sinus Advil, we took Maya and her best friend into San Francisco (that’s the touristy part), and we went to the Metreon to see the Titanic exhibit. I was really impressed by it, and the overwhelming feeling that I gained was sadness…sad that so many people died. I wondered if perhaps the tragedy could have been avoided if the men on lookout had had binoculars, which were missing due to the rush of trying to get the ship going. Or if the captain hadn’t ignored the warnings of ice. I also felt disgust that the exhibit came out into a gift shop, with overpriced reproductions of dishes and stemware, as well as little beanie baby type bears with ‘Titanic’ shirts on. That seemed like the height of bad taste, to me. After we left there, we went to see the new Bloomingdale’s and the mall attached. I’ll admit that it was a bit too crowded, so we didn’t stick around at Bloomies. Instead, we went to Nordstrom, which suddenly seems like quite the bargain. Ted got a new pair of slacks and some spiffy new shoes, and I got two pairs of pants. Lovely. We came home, the girls had pizza, Ted cooked us a lovely Halibut (good enough for Jehovah), and after the girls went to bed, we watched “Wedding Crashers“. It was cute enough, but I’m glad we didn’t pay to see it in the theater.

DSCF1459Sunday, we slept in, and went to breakfast at Lisa B’s in Danville. We’ve been to this place several times, and I would say it’s hit and miss. This time was a hit. 😉 I had a plate of machaca con huevos, which was VERY good…shredded beef, black beans, tortillas, cheese, sour cream, scrambled eggs, pico de gallo, and avocado. Mmmm. Even better than huevos rancheros. Ted had a french toast casserole, which was french toast with a streudel topping and blueberries baked on. Maya had Belgium waffles, and Jackie had pancakes. Yummy. Then we went grocery shopping, came home, relaxed for a bit, made some mulled apple cider, then went to get some earrings at Claires and Macys.

The evening was spent relaxing, playing Buffy on the XBox, eating dinner, talking on the phone…and that’s it. A lovely weekend. Oh, Maya’s butterfly emerged on Saturday, so we released it on Sunday. So beautiful. I wish she (her name is October) had had a warmer day for her release…but it’s not supposed to be any warmer tomorrow, and you can’t keep them in a little plastic container forever. According to a Native American tradition, we all made wishes before we released her. I hope she does well.

15 Comments

  • Ml

    October 16, 2006 at 6:12 am

    Sorry about the reaction to red wine 🙁 Sounds like a pretty great weekend, other than the wine thing. Your breakfast sounds so yummy! I agree with you on the Titanic issue. Such a horrid thing to make money off of with their silly merchandise.

  • wordgirl

    October 16, 2006 at 8:09 am

    What is it about red wine that makes me feel so rotten afterwards? And…that food you’re describing sounds awesome! So much better than the Carnation Instant Breakfast I just had!

  • Lotus

    October 16, 2006 at 9:04 am

    Lovely pictures of Maya’s butterfly and what a lovely name she chose, too. Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend! We try to have breakfast out every Sunday, it’s a ritual the children really look forward to…glad yours was a hit this time! 🙂

  • Gina

    October 16, 2006 at 9:19 am

    That does indeed sound like a wonderful weekend.

    Whoo hoo to new clothes!

    And people trying to profit off of tradgedies just makes me ill.

  • Tracy

    October 16, 2006 at 10:41 am

    I love the butterly pics! October is beautiful.

    I also love a nice breakfast on the weekend. eSuitor and I love breakfast food, and it seems to be turning into a weekend tradition for us to have breakfast at IHOP.

    Yummmm.

  • hellomelissa

    October 16, 2006 at 3:06 pm

    i have the same weather/sinus issue. what really helps is if i take the time at the gym to sit in the steam room. i feel like a whole new woman after that!

    your weekend sounds great! quite adventurous.

  • Melissa

    October 16, 2006 at 5:37 pm

    You know my mom is allergic to the sulphates in red wine. It gives her headaches. That would make me sad, I love red wine.

    Sounds like you guys had a great weekend. They all seem to go by so fast.

  • Shelliza

    October 16, 2006 at 7:16 pm

    Sounds like quite a delightful weekend, minus your headache. Yummy food, shopping and sightseeing all in one weekend? I envy you:) What a beautiful butterfly! Must have been interesting to watch it’s metamorphosis.
    Thanks for stopping by my new blog. I’m not much of a writer and actually enjoy reading other blogs,than having my own. Will have to get my thinking cap on. I must admit though, reading yours has become a daily ritual:)