Deb and I went to a Tess Gerritsen book event on Wednesday night. It was a lot of fun and very neat to see Tess in person. We went to TGI Fridays for dinner afterwards. I got the "Fried Mac and Cheese" appetizer. I expected mac and cheese with cruchies on top. Instead, I got fried raviolis with mac and cheese inside. They were ok, but I wouldn't get them again, as they left me feeling hungry. Deb got quesadillas and enjoyed them.
Mike and I went for haircuts on Thursday night. It was good to get it done, and we both felt refreshed. We went to Hooligans after. We were the only patrons besides one other table... The economy has everything turned upside down, I guess.
Columbus Day Weekend
We had a nice long Columbus Day weekend. We took both Friday and Monday off work, with a lot of house stuff planned. Boy did we work!
We spent Friday power washing, scraping, sanding, and priming the side of the house. All of our hard work was rewarded by dinner at O'Connor's with Pat (thanks, Pat, it was so much fun :)) Michael and I got Shepherd's Pie this time, and Pat got Guiness Pie. We always seem to be offset...
We made the most of nice weather by starting on the house first thing Saturday morning. We got the driveway side painted. It took a bit of time, but was well worth it. We also decided to change the trim color from Wild Aster (read pink -- previous owners' choice) to Casual White (looks white to us). We were really happy with the look. Steve came over to help Mike with the barn roof on Saturday night and he and Helen stayed for dinner. We had clam chowder, scallop casserole, salad, green beans, fresh bread, apple pie and ice cream (and chicken for Helen). It was very good -- if I do say so myself!!! Mike watched a movie (Bella) and the Red Sox playoff game while I mostly dozed (I saw 30 minutes or so of the movie).
Sunday was our day to play. We went to the Connecticut Rennaisance Faire with Steve and Helen. It was a nice day for it and lots of fun. We got home in time to run up to Verizon with Pat, then the three of us had a nice dinner at Coral Seafood. Pat enjoyed her burger, while Michael said his swordfish steak was good. I indulged in lobster ($16.99 w/ two sides; the price of lobster is way down) and was happy.
We continued our hard work today by scraping, sanding, priming, then painting the second floor (by the guest room), trimming out more of the house, taking down screens, etc... It was very productive. Oh -- and we had a lovely breakfast with Pat!
We plan on a nice steak and shrimp dinner tonight, with new potatoes, broccoli, and salad. You can probably tell that I am sooo hungry as I am writing this, because I keep thinking of food!
Below are some parting images...
Mike hard at work
The finished view of the house painting
Halloween decor (I am pretty sparing, as you can see)
Pretty pumpkins from Steve and Helen
Smiles!
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