The Weekend Goings On

Friday night began with a drink at the Mink Eye Pub, then over to the Corner Cafe for dinner which was surprisingly good. Chicken jack sandwich with onion rings for me, ribeye and fried shrimp for hubby. He says they cook a mean steak. There was a two-man, two-guitar (acoustic and electric) band there, and I quote: "...playing our unique blend of country and rap, which we like to call crap." They opened with Sweet Melissa. I was pleasantly surprised, and would have stayed a little longer if perhaps they hadn't been SO DAMN LOUD, and I hadn't been SO DAMN DRUNK. It's a small place...turn it down a notch, General.

Yesterday, I went to a baby shower...and I must each and every time I say that follow it with "better her than me"...for my cousin, which is more like a niece than a cousin, complete with all the gossip that IS news. And a $62 price tag. Why can't women go shopping for something in particular and stick to the task at hand? I could have easily gotten through that shower with a $25 wrapped box of baby gowns and onesies, but I am physically unable to pass up Clinique Bonus Week. (Trust me - it's worth $15 to find a tube of mascara that won't make your eyes itch.)

Today has house cleaning written all over it. My landlord has just finished my new bathroom floor and it's lovely. Yes, the ceramic tile floor is nice, but the lovely part is having my toilet back in it's rightful place. I still don't have a usable shower. At least the bathtub is in workable order. We'll be getting a new shower surround this week so I should be back in showering business by the weekend if all goes well. The house is a disaster, and I suspect it will be again by the end of this week as well, but it's all worth it to get a mostly remodeled bathroom.