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twicketfaceI don't really say this often enough, but it's true:
My wife is the greatest.
My birthday weekend started out on Saturday with a trip to Madison. We first went to the Botanical Gardens and had an enjoyable time strolling through the trees and flowers. My sense of smell was returning, so I got to enjoy the freshly blooming scents too. From there, we decided to head to the farmer's market at the capitol building. Either we got there too late or we had bad information, as it was nowhere to be found. The forecast called for thunderstorms all day, but it was sunny and humid. Unflinched(?), we headed up and down State Street to take it all in. There were loads of people out and about - walking dogs, yammering on cell phones, eating lunch and so forth. We even passed a string quartet playing Led Zepplin. I was quite amused.
We did some shopping at the University Bookstore (I loaded up on some Zinn and Chomsky at the 1/2 price paperback sale) before purchasing some paint. This marks two years in a row that we've bought paint-related products in Madison. Last year it was primer for the spare bedroom at a place that sells less-toxic paints and supplies. This time it was a gallon of white for some touch-up work we need to do in the living room and bathroom. We also went to the Exclusive Company where I got Richard Cheese's newest release as well as Red Animal War's "Black Phantom Cruscades".
We dropped off our supplies back at the car and decided to get an early dinner. Chin's is similar to Noodles and Co, but with more of an Asian-influence menu. We each got stir fry (Terayki for Marie, Coconut Curry for me) and attempted conversation despite the speaker blaring HDTV infomercials above our heads. Anyway, the food was awesome and we had a nice conversation about the meaning of life and then a staring contest.
After dinner we met up with Marie's brother, who just finished his undergrad degree from UW-Madison. Went down by some body of water and had a nice visit for an hour or so. He's got a job lined-up for after graduation, a TA gig for his semester of grad school and plans to enjoy his 'summer off' as much as possible. I must admit, I was a little envious of his plans.
We parted ways and then made our way to the Orpheum to join in the celebration of The Progressive's 95th annivesary. Molly Ivins and Barbara Ehrenreich were both ill, unfortunately, but we still got to hear Howard Zinn, Tammy Baldwin, Ruth Conniff, Kate Clinton, Steve Earle, Matthew Rothschild, Adolph Reed and a really great poet who's name escapes me at the moment. It was great hearing them all speak and gave me a sense of not being so alone in my politics. We sat next to a couple who had to be in their early 80s - was nice to see a wide range of ages in attendance. We got lost on the way home, but that's par for the course for us.
All of this was painstakingly planned by Marie in advance and I had to throw a wrench in the plans by getting sick. She kept her cool and made it a truly special weekend. And she's mine, all mine!!!
Sunday we went to the later church service and were later visited by Marie's boss, who came bearing 20some varieties of plants for us (as they needed to trim back their excess landscape). We had a quick lunch before heading over to my parent's house for Mother's Day. Had a nice visit with my parents and made plans for dinner tonight for my birthday. We're trying out a new fondue restaurant called The Melting Pot. As melted cheese makes everything delicious, I'm excited. We got home and I mowed the backyard as Marie started the planting process in the backyard. I'll have to post some photos, as I'm pleased with how everything looks.
My wife is the greatest.
My birthday weekend started out on Saturday with a trip to Madison. We first went to the Botanical Gardens and had an enjoyable time strolling through the trees and flowers. My sense of smell was returning, so I got to enjoy the freshly blooming scents too. From there, we decided to head to the farmer's market at the capitol building. Either we got there too late or we had bad information, as it was nowhere to be found. The forecast called for thunderstorms all day, but it was sunny and humid. Unflinched(?), we headed up and down State Street to take it all in. There were loads of people out and about - walking dogs, yammering on cell phones, eating lunch and so forth. We even passed a string quartet playing Led Zepplin. I was quite amused.
We did some shopping at the University Bookstore (I loaded up on some Zinn and Chomsky at the 1/2 price paperback sale) before purchasing some paint. This marks two years in a row that we've bought paint-related products in Madison. Last year it was primer for the spare bedroom at a place that sells less-toxic paints and supplies. This time it was a gallon of white for some touch-up work we need to do in the living room and bathroom. We also went to the Exclusive Company where I got Richard Cheese's newest release as well as Red Animal War's "Black Phantom Cruscades".
We dropped off our supplies back at the car and decided to get an early dinner. Chin's is similar to Noodles and Co, but with more of an Asian-influence menu. We each got stir fry (Terayki for Marie, Coconut Curry for me) and attempted conversation despite the speaker blaring HDTV infomercials above our heads. Anyway, the food was awesome and we had a nice conversation about the meaning of life and then a staring contest.
After dinner we met up with Marie's brother, who just finished his undergrad degree from UW-Madison. Went down by some body of water and had a nice visit for an hour or so. He's got a job lined-up for after graduation, a TA gig for his semester of grad school and plans to enjoy his 'summer off' as much as possible. I must admit, I was a little envious of his plans.
We parted ways and then made our way to the Orpheum to join in the celebration of The Progressive's 95th annivesary. Molly Ivins and Barbara Ehrenreich were both ill, unfortunately, but we still got to hear Howard Zinn, Tammy Baldwin, Ruth Conniff, Kate Clinton, Steve Earle, Matthew Rothschild, Adolph Reed and a really great poet who's name escapes me at the moment. It was great hearing them all speak and gave me a sense of not being so alone in my politics. We sat next to a couple who had to be in their early 80s - was nice to see a wide range of ages in attendance. We got lost on the way home, but that's par for the course for us.
All of this was painstakingly planned by Marie in advance and I had to throw a wrench in the plans by getting sick. She kept her cool and made it a truly special weekend. And she's mine, all mine!!!
Sunday we went to the later church service and were later visited by Marie's boss, who came bearing 20some varieties of plants for us (as they needed to trim back their excess landscape). We had a quick lunch before heading over to my parent's house for Mother's Day. Had a nice visit with my parents and made plans for dinner tonight for my birthday. We're trying out a new fondue restaurant called The Melting Pot. As melted cheese makes everything delicious, I'm excited. We got home and I mowed the backyard as Marie started the planting process in the backyard. I'll have to post some photos, as I'm pleased with how everything looks.
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diagnosis: delicious
Date: 2004-05-10 11:53 am (UTC)Bits of poundcake and cheesecake and fruits to dip in a pot of melty delicious chocolate? Yes please!
Re: diagnosis: delicious
Date: 2004-05-10 12:12 pm (UTC)