Weekend Recap

Tonight I tuned into the nightly news and heard the awful news from Boston. My hairdresser (I’ve been going to her for over 30 years and feel like she is family) was running the Boston Marathon today, and I am anxious about her safety, and the safety of her family.

We had a busier weekend than usual, and I thought I’d share some photos. Friday night Betsy and Skylar came for dinner. Skylar’s been under the weather with ear infections, and was feeling enough better in the afternoon to come to dinner, but it was easy to tell she wasn’t her usual happy self. No smiles, and very clingy. Nonetheless we were delighted to see both of them.

Skylar did feel good enough to play with the toys for awhile, but decided being in the toy box was best.

Saturday I drove to Syracuse to spend a few hours with my brother. When he retired a few years ago, he decided he needed a new job, and became a school bus driver. He’s a people person, loves the kids, the other drivers, and the structure it gives his days.

He drove a group of middle school students from Highland to Syracuse University for a state science competition. He had most of Saturday free while they were in competition, so we met at the newly expanded Destiny Mall.

This is the rope and climbing area that is suspended above the addition to the mall. I’m guessing there’s a 30% addition to an already large mall; about half of the stores are filled. We had lunch at a fabulous Mexican restaurant. I’m sure it’s a chain, but the food was incredibly fresh and delicious. 

We opted to have the guacamole which is made fresh at your table, and we both chose the Enchilada Vera Cruz. It was fabulous.

The guacamole cart.

I got home about 2:30, just in time to get ready to have good friends for dinner.

Cathy and Bob were our companions on our Alaska adventure two years ago. Their daughter, Rachel, is a good friend of Sarah’s. Rachel and her husband recently moved to Istanbul, Turkey. They’ll be there just a year with a Citibank training program, and we’ve been invited to come visit. We’re taking them up on the offer, and one month from today we’ll be on our way to Istanbul. Since this year is our 40th wedding anniversary, we’ve decided to extend our trip with two days in Athens, and a few days on Santorini—long on our bucket list. I’m very excited. Bob and Cathy will be going this fall for two weeks. I made a Mediterranean appetizer platter in anticipation of our trips.

On Sunday we christened my mother-in-law’s new home with a impromptu picnic. The condo is completed (and stunning!), but Ellie will have to completely furnish it since there was almost nothing salvaged from the fire last January. Sadly, none of the photos I took were good of everyone, but this one was the best of the bunch.

Later that night, we had dinner at Tina and Bill’s. No photos of the delicious dinner, but suffice it to say, I need to get back on The Plan quickly!

Hope your weekend was a good one!