A Weekend in the Mitten

Well, shockingly enough, I didn't leave town over the weekend! And actually it was nice to be home. Unfortunately, it rained all weekend. But it also rained in Chicago and in Indy which is probably where I would have been if I hadn't stayed home.

Friday was actually nice and I went out to lunch with a friend to play a little catch up. I also looked to see if I could find a new straightener. After about 5 years, my last one decided to quit on me (which is pretty amazing considering I only paid $25 for it at Meijer). I really wish it hadn't decided to quit though before such a rainy week! I think we all know how amazing my hair looks in the rain and the humidity! :)

Friday night I bowled on my bowling league. I'm pretty awesome, and by awesome I mean, my average is a 65. But I actually did pretty well on Friday and bowled a 70, 90, and 86. The team is usually just happy if I hit my average so I think they were pleased. Afterwards I headed to a local bar to meet up with some other friends. I witnessed some excellent pool playing including playing with your left hand and playing one handed with the opposite end of the pool cue.

Saturday I woke up to the rain so I decided to head to the grocery store thinking most people would choose to stay inside. Wrong. The store was PACKED! I grabbed what I needed and headed out of there as fast as possible. I did find some Chilean wine that's called 35 degrees or something like that. I haven't tried it yet but I'm pretty sure if you're supposed to judge wine by the name and lable, this is a good bottle. Biggest disappointment--Meijer is hiding all the Cadbury Cream Eggs from me!!

Saturday night we headed to Bay City for a little change of pace. We started at a place called "The Arlington" which had shuffleboard as a game! But it's different then what you see people playing on a cruise boat...it's shuffleboard on a table. I didn't actually play but it looked interesting enough. The Arlington is also a place where local bands play so we listed to a band where I knew one of the guys --and by knew I mean, I met him the night before. I can't say that it was the kind of music I'd choose to listen to on my own, but I'm all about moral support. After that we headed to a different bar to do some dancing. One good thing about Bay City is they still play the Cupid Shuffle. Will that song ever get old?

I didn't get up Sunday until 12:30 which I'm blaming on Daylight Savings Time. Once I was up though, I was on a mission. By 3:00 I'd made a lasagna and a chocolate cake! I haven't actually eaten either of these dishes yet but if they're any good I'll be sure to pass along the recipe. One thing that was fun though was that I bought a Dutch Oven for the lasagna and it's possibly my new favorite thing in the kitchen. I just need to figure out what else I can make in it. I kept up the cooking spree later by making myself fish for dinner and some Bakla (which is a Turkish dish made with lima beans). I also discovered how to use our OnDemand. I watched Bee Movie (which was not good even though it has Jerry Seinfeld in it) and the end of Fool's Gold. That was actually one I enjoyed. By the time I finished that movie, it was raining pretty hard and even though it was still relatively early, I called it a night. It's very hard to stay awake when it's raining outside.

So that was it! All in all, I'd say the weekend was quite enjoyable. This weekend I'll be spending St. Patrick's Day in Chicago!

I'm currently eligible for jury duty though every time I've called in, I've been told that I don't need to report at this time. I really want to be called in though. I mean, what other time is reading all those John Grisham books going to pay off? I have to call again this Wednesday so keep your fingers crossed! :)