Well, it’s been a fun few days! Blair turned 27 on Friday, and he’s said it’s been one of his best. The celebrations really started Thursday night. I was able to secure us a Mystery Shop that would allow us to go to a movie sometime during the week. We decided to do that on Thursday night and went to see the new Indiana Jones movie.
Friday morning I got up a little bit early to go pick up donuts from our favorite donut place: Donut Kastle on Lyndon Ln. I had to order his favorite kind the day before cause you never know which ones they will have available at any given time.
For gifts I had saved up some Mturk money (go to www.mturk.com if you’re wondering) so I was able to spluge a little past our gift budget. I got him Call of Duty 4 for the PC and the Weber: Real Grilling book that he’s been eying in the bookstore.
After work, we went to pick up the ice cream cake that I had ordered from DQ. Not that we needed more treats, but hey…it was his birthday!
Friday night we went out to eat at Famous Dave’s. If you haven’t been there, and you like real, slow cooked BBQ, then you’ll love this place. Make sure they know it’s your first time, and they’ll give you a free bottle of BBQ sauce. (At least they did for us…) Best ribs EVER!
Saturday we got up early (well, early for a Saturday) and started the day off with a walk in the park. We wanted to check the grills at the pavilion to see what we’d need to do to prepare for later in the evening. After the walk, we got to cleaning our apartment for company. My family was coming in for the BBQ later that night and were planning on staying the night. Thank goodness they come every so often so that our apartment can get a real good cleaning. (No, that’s not the ONLY time we clean…but you know what I’m saying) We got that done in record timing and headed out to get all the goods for the BBQ.
While at Wal*mart, Blair got a little distracted in the outdoor department and couldn’t take his eyes off a mini-smoker. If anyone knows Blair, they know that one of his favorite things to do/read about/talk about/think about is grilling/bbqing/smoking. So I found a comfy place to sit while he debated whether to spend his birthday money on it or not. About 30 minutes later, we walked out of Wal*mart with a brand new smoker. He couldn’t be more excited. Don’t tell management!
Around 5 we headed to the park with all our stuff. Lo and behold, there was another group in the pavilion that I had reserved for the occasion, and we had to be ogre’s and ask them to leave. Good thing they were pretty cool about it, cause I had left the permit at work, and was not wanting to have to go get it so I could prove that we had reserved it. About 6pm, people started showing up and Blair got to grilling the burgers and hot dogs for everyone. It was the most perfect day, and we had a lot of fun. Thanks to all who were able to make it!
Now it’s Sunday, and after another perfectly beautiful day, all I can say is that I am just so excited that we still have another day off tomorrow! Yay for Memorial Day!
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