I love long weekends..I love being off from work long enough to forget what day it is :) It was a busy weekend, but a good one...
I worked Wednesday, seemed like I was the only person at work ~ I know I wasn't, since I saw other people, but it was definitely a skeleton crew. I probably could've taken the day off, but didn't have any real plans to go anywhere, didn't have to cook or travel, and I had made plans to go out that night with some former coworkers I hadn't seen in years so it made more sense for me to be in town...if I'd have stayed home I wouldn't have driven in. Kevin did take the day off and enjoyed a gorgeous morning at a park nearby - brought his bike and his camera. I wish we had cold weather more often, but it is pretty nice in many ways to live in a place we can be outdoors in the winter...most people put bikes up for the winter, we put ours away for the summer.
Thursday and Friday we spent with each side of the family. Living closer to Kevin's family made driving to spend the day with his family really no drive at all. Unfortunately, that means the drive to my family is longer, but still an easy day trip. Great to see both sides of the family, and I got my fix of turkey and pie...
Saturday morning we attended CPR training. It had been years since I'd taken a class and Kevin never had taken it before. He'd been wanting to take one since someone knowing CPR saved his uncle this past summer and now that we're moved and settled we were able to take the course. Its changed since I took it last time, and I know I understand it better. Having a small class (only 3 of us) gave us a lot of time for individual questions. I hope that if I were to ever need to do it, I could help someone by doing CPR...
That night we met up with another former coworker in town for the holiday (HI SHARON!) She was able to put a group together to go to Cafe Adobe - we used to eat there almost on a weekly basis, my waistline is thankful I don't anymore....It was great to see everyone! I worked with her my first job out of college, the first "real" job, and we had a lot of fun and I learned a lot during my time with them.
Sunday was a heartbreaker of a day. I was able to go to the Texans game, and the first half was wonderful but then they just fell apart and got walked all over the entire second half. Its tough to be a Texans fan. The highlight of the day - before the game we tailgated with St Arnold's (local brewery). It was the first time we were able to do so, and we'll definitely do it again. We had to walk around the Astrodome to find where they were - I had never seen how many tailgaters there really were...there must be as many people OUTSIDE the stadium as in it! We found out where their lot was and finally found it.....how we did, I don't really know. I was looking for a flag or their tie-dye Bentley, but Kevin and his dad saw the trailer....They don't have food, but they have beer on tap! I cannot wait until they can give tours at the newery (new-brewery)!