Weekending

After perusing several friends' blogs I have decided to change my weekend blogging format; trying to make it more succinct, sweet and to the point without making people read through a whole story! Here it goes... The best of Weekending...

1. Saturday - sleeping in and eating waffles with homemade plum sauce (thanks Lindsay!!)
2. Spending an obscene amount of time blogging; becoming frustrated with being able to figure out how to apply a new background template without losing all my data; feeling sad that my blog is not as "neato" as some of my friends'; eventually putting everything back the way it was. Aarrgg!!
3. Reading my friends' blogs and learning new ideas and such. Check out this link from Sierra's blog (http://www.the350project.net/home.html); such an awesome idea and Nick & I are in total agreement. We sat down instantly and thought of several places we couldn't live without - Spotted Cow (the best coffee and ice cream ever!); Redmond Farmer's Market (yummy local veggies, fruit, flowers and the best crepes ever); Computer Concepts (a lovely local, little group of computer wizards who help keep Nick's and my computer needs satisfied); and Flower World (my best source for making our backyard gorgeous with lots of beautiful plants, trees, fruit/veggie stand and advice). We encourage you to think locally and go out there and support your local businesses!
4. Watching 14 episodes of the best western/sci-fi show ever - Firefly. Took us 2 days to finish it though and I think my brain was starting to fry by the end!
5. Debating with Nick why Firefly wasn't successful and picked up for a second season.
6. Ending our Firefly extravaganza with the movie, Serenity.
7. Watching another cheesy, yet fabulous comic book movie - G.I. Joe. I know it's lame, but Channing Tatum is so very hot! Plus, it makes for good movie conversation with my hubby.
8. Eating fantastic, greasy Chinese food from our new fav local Chinese joint - Zen Garden
9. Working outside and the sense of accomplishment as our backyard "remodel" progresses. I worked my behind off pruning, weeding, mowing and starting digging the first hole for one of our new trees. Can't wait to get them in the ground, however, the rain is thwarting our best laid plans!
10. I know it sounds weird, but I love the way Jack smells after coming home from our favorite groomer, Tia. He looks so pretty!
11. Two hour massage, by one of my favorite massage therapists - Miss April at Massage Envy, after working in the backyard.
12. Most of all, a wonderful weekend relaxing and spending time with my fantastic hubby!