Anniversary

We celebrated # 19 yesterday (oh, that reminds me - I have to change my profile to read 'married 19+ years....I'd better do that so I don't forget).

OK, I'm back. Whew! Glad I got that off my list of things to do....

We both took the day off and we headed to a new Casino. It was loads of fun - pretty drive, fun with J., we gambled, we lost, we went to lunch, we gambled some more, we lost some more and then we drove home. It was a nice day. We never made it to Daffodil Hill in Amador County - we just didn't end up having enough time to take that 'long way' home.

J. had to work today (boo hoo) but I enjoyed a nice day of doing nothing - and I had the treat of meeting my friend J. for lunch in Pleasanton. We had a nice visit and great food. Counting the days to our Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman concert - only two weeks!

J. and I are both off tomorrow and we have no firm plans. Not planning to go anywhere other than possibly Costco for some garden stuff. Working around the house, in the yard, etc. The weather is expected to be lovely and we're working on plans to put in raised beds and grow some veggies! That should keep us at Home Depot for a good chunk of the morning tomorrow.

I'm enjoying being off....or at least as 'off' as I can ever be. My Blackberry frequently buzzes to let me know there's a new email or a voicemail or an instant message. I ignore it as best I can - but there are many things happening at work these days and I'd much rather know what's going on vs. returning to find out a bunch of stuff happened that would have been simpler to just take care of right away. So it's a fine line and balance and it takes me a few days to really unwind. Hopefully, tomorrow will do the trick and I can have a nice, relaxing weekend.

I'm reading the first Twilight book - and have the other three here ready to read. I am so 'proud' of myself because I actually borrowed them - saw the set at Costco and resisted the urge to just buy them. Instead, friends at work had them (there are a bunch of us reading them at the moment) so I was able to borrow all of them. I haven't read a really great book in a very long time - and I'm enjoying it. No skimming to get through the 'fluff' faster. No looking ahead a few pages/chapters/to the end. I'm savoring every page and enjoying the process of digesting everything that is revealed page by page. It's great to have that to look forward to. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy reading - read all the time as a kid but these days of 'quick info' have impacted my ability/desire to savor a well written, entertaining, intriguing book! It's been fun - and a good distraction from the never-ending band practices that have been held at our house....at least I can head upstairs to the bedrooms opposite the garage side of the house, curl up with a book and read until the banging/music is over.

The gig is on Sunday - and yes, I will go. Though I think we're going to take two cars so J. can call me when he has a better idea of when B.'s group is actually playing. I want to see the show I've been hearing performed in our garage for weeks LIVE - but I don't want stand through multiple 'opening' bands. I just want the 'main event' - Party Machine (I have no idea how they came up with that name)....sounds like a 70's disco group....not a 'punk rock' band...which is what we think they are.....we're not actually sure....

Will let you know if they're a 'hit'.