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I was meaning to write before this, but wound up being so busy all weekend that I just didn’t make the time to do so.
Friday night was wonderful, and pretty mellow. Wound up talking for about 5 hours straight. Usually, I’m the quiet one who just sits in the corner and watches. Okay, so at least half of that was listening, but it’s still unusual for me to be the one to initiate conversation. It seems to be a weekend for me being more bold than usual, but more on that later….

Saturday we got a later start than expected, mostly because I was up later than expected the night before. Finally got going, dropped the roomies boys off at their different destinations, and were off like a herd of turtles. After two years of volunteering under the head chef, she finally trusted me enough to have me fly solo on some of the dishes & sauces, so I spent the day cooking histroically accurate (as possible) food for 100 + people from recipes I had never seen before. Still, it beats cooking in a barn with no kitchen (been there, done that, it was actually pretty damn good).
After cooking, and a couple of culinary crisis, I escaped the kitchen and was dressed in many layers of Elizabethan finery. It was strange to actually sit through most of the feast instead of working it, but I managed to sit and just enjoy through most of 2 courses before I had to go do something. I guess I don’t idle well. I think there should be a 12-step program for those who can’t stop volunteering.
I did leave right after court instead of staying until 2-3 am cleaning up like I usually do. Instead, I went out to the Merc to shake my groove thing, still wearing my full Elizabethan. Okay, so I’m a dork. The dress is black, and I was corseted under it, it works for me. I had a lot of fun, and actually got up the nerve to flirt. I was quite surprised that I came out of my shell as much as I did. I’m still a rank amateur when it comes to flirting. I’m always concerned that I’m going to offend (I was raised with Emily Post as a guideline for life, warped I know), or be misconstrued so I don’t usually bother. I’m currently experimenting with the (hopefully) humorous, yet straightforward approach. I’ll see how that works, and either give up on flirting as a pointless activity, or try a different tactic. We’ll see. As it is, I’m not sure if I offended, or not. Men are such strange creatures. They say we send mixed messages, yet when we spell things out in B&W they’re completely baffled, or gob smacked.
I came home tired, and completely content. I was going to post an entry but collapsed before I got to it.

Sunday was great, after I was able to retrieve my keys, and get going. The roomie was nice enough to drive the night before; I was exhausted enough that I didn’t pay attention to the location of my keys. As a result, I was stuck for most of the day anxiously awaiting her return with the spare set to my car.
I met up with wingedelf, damashita & the their magic munchkins. Dinner was amazing, and the kids were both way to damn cute (ow, my pancreas!). I had some of the best almond chicken I’ve ever had. Considering that the “chicken” was completely meatless that’s pretty impressive. I think Bamboo Gardens is my new favorite restaurant in Seattle.
I loved wandering through Seattle Center after dinner looking at all of the lights, and the carousel ride was as much fun as you can possibly have sitting in one spot while going up & down, & around all at the same time (well, almost the most fun…) :)
I love hanging out with intelligent, well-behaved kids. Alexander is completely charming, and Nicholas was adorable, and didn’t fuss (much) the whole evening. It was a great kid fix. They’re even more adorable with a good return policy (i.e. if it poops, pukes, or needs sent to college, you can give it back) :)
I actually splurged and bought myself a couple of CDs, now I just need to break down and replace my portable player and my workouts will go much faster. I love music at home, but I need something smaller again.

On a slightly related note, I’m back on my schedule again for workouts. I’m hoping to stick with it. I just wish the roomie and I weren’t on such opposite schedules, or we could work out together. It’s hard enough getting up at 4:45 to go work out, there’s no way in hell I’m getting up an hour before that.
I had a great workout this morning. Even though I really didn’t want to get out of bed, I can feel how much it energized me.

Comments

[zerlina.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a fantastic weekend.

And I think your flirting is charming. I wouldn't worry about offending anyone.

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

Thank you, darling.