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Hey everyone! I had a pretty good weekend. How about you? I keep feeling as if I'm always at home, but now that I'm writing a recap of it, I guess I do get out and do things!

Friday night Ric and I actually went out by ourselves for the first time in a while. We started out at Maggie's pub, which can get frickin' loud on a Friday night. After a good meal and a poorly poured Guinness for Ric, we headed to uptown Whittier, where we spent a while chatting at Starbucks. We then went to see Leatherheads at the theater up there. Who knew that they have digital projection? You actually pay less for a ticket there, but get better quality images! Movie review to come, but in case you're wondering, don't pay $10 to see it. It was nice to have a night out with just the two of us - like an actual date. We're always doing things with friends and family, so it's nice to just have each other sometimes.

Saturday, I slept in, and slept in well. It's been a long time, so I was guilt-free when I woke up and saw that the clock said one o'clock. I spent the afternoon painting baseboards, then went to pick up my sister for dinner. We wanted to try a newer place in La Mirada, but when we got there they actually had cones out and valet parking, which turned us off. I mean, come on! You're located in a strip mall, and the building adjacent to yours actually has a sagging roof. And there's plenty of parking. So do you really need to pretend to be hoity-toity? We ended up having a good meal at the Big Straw. I highly recommend the Shamrock Smoothie (with coffee). We met up at Ric's parents' house and everyone piled in to go to the Pantages to see Wicked. We got there early, so we all walked down to Popeye's so Ric could eat before the show, and then returned to the theater, where we ran into all sorts of people from the university (which is how we got tickets). The show was okay, but disappointing for all the hype. While the performers were good and the Glinda character was fun, I just didn't care for the musical style or the visual style all that much. Some of the songs just weren't very memorable. Ric and I agreed that we'd rather go see a play, and I can go see an opera or philharmonic concert with my sister and be much happier.

Sunday, we went to church and then came home to work on the condo. I worked on touch-up around the baseboards for a while until Colin and Liz came over to look at the place and hang out. It was great to hear positive feedback from Liz, who was able to see how much the place has changed since we moved in. Sometimes we just think it looks like a mess, so it's nice to have a reminder that we actually have improved the place. I spent several more hours working on touch-up around the living room. It felt good to get rid of all those pesky specks of yellow that were bugging me! We made a fun run to El Pollo Loco for some Foster Freeze and then watched some Twin Peaks. Poor Ric hung in there through the entire pilot, but it's pretty dated and I'm not sure Ric cares much for the overly dramatic Lynchian style. I capped off the night with the conclusion to Masterpiece's Sense and Sensibility, which I thought was a very nice adaptation.

Up this week: more work on the house, a brewing club night for Ric and Rob, movies with the Agadonis, and even more work on the house.