Wacky & Wild Weekend Events

Ok, so the weekend always goes way to fast for any of us. I think they should officially make weekends 3 days (because lets face it, who wants to go to work on Monday?) It seems that almost every weekend, I've had stuff to do...which is mad cool. But still it would be nice to just chill, right? Anyway, here comes the weekend recap:

Friday: Went to dinner to celebrate my co-worker's birthday. She is an older lady, probably around my mom's age (yet slightly younger.) However, 'L.' as I will refer to her as, is so sweet, and so nice. She is from Russia, and just so demure, and soft-spoken. I always tease her that her ears must fall off her head with the things she hears, and the colorful vocabulary the boys and I use. She just laughs and claims to 'hear nothing.' So Friday night, a bunch of us went out to celebrate 'L.' birthday, and when it came time to pony-up, found out SHE had paid the check, giving her credit card at the beginning of the evening to the hostess. Turns out that it is Russian custom for the birthday person to cater to their friends on the day of their own birthday, and she had wanted our company, but insisted on sticking to her custom and paying. SO for any of you with Russian friends, if you do want to take them out for their birthday, you must be prepaired to go covert, and slip the hostess your c.c. so as not to run in to this same situation that we had.

Saturday: I had planned on going to the beach if the sun was shining. It sure was hot enough, but was so over-cast knew my pasty-white skin would do naught but crisp. So instead, mum and I went to the Irish Festival and walked around, browsed at all the lovely jewelery, trinkets, etc. It was really nice having a mother-daughter day, and was rather stress-free. I purchased a pendant for Ida's up-coming b-day, a purse for mum's up-coming birthday, a Guinnesse tee for me, and a necklace which is being custom made. After that we went to Wal-mart, and that evening Ida and I went to Borders where I purchased yet more books to add to the piles I have in my bedroom.

Sunday: Woke up to a beautiful blue sky and heat. Went to Smiths Point, my favorite beach and planned to stay there for most of my day. Got there at 9:30 in the morning, and by 12:30 felt my face getting crispy. The water was very rough, so rough that I partially lost the bottom of my suit, got tossed upside down, and dragged, getting way to friendly with the sand. Was home by 1:30, slightly water-logged, scraped, and took a shower, to go to Gabby's (7th birthday party). She is our cousin's daughter and such a GREAT kid. So at the party it was announced that my cousin's Frank & Lynn are expecting another little one, which with God's blessing will arrive, healthy and happy in February of 2007. Please say a prayer for them, because they have been trying to have a second child for a very long time, and it is difficult. And Gabby so wants a baby brother or sister so badly.

Oh! And I am unsure who is being wooed, if it is Pooka or Cro`i. But one of the stray cats that seem to hang out in our yard and watch my two precious kitties through the back door is now bringing us presents. DEAD presents! On our way to the b-day party...I had to remove a dead (obviousley cat-gift) from my front stoop area. When I went back out to remove the corpse, it had been moved slightly...so I guess Pooka or Cro`i hadn't thanked their wooer promptly enough. But the odd thing is that my precious kitties are strictly indoor cats..and both of them are fixed! So why are they being brought gifts? Because none of the humans in my house feed these strays. I told Pooka and Cro`i the only gifts they're allowed to get from now on are: jewles, cash, or vacations that I can go on.