one glorious weekend

i would have to say that i had a ridiculously fun weekend

what did i do? well, that i really can't be sure of. when i got home from school on friday night, i sat down to an incredible meal of butter chicken and naan bread (oh is it ever good!). i ate so much that i followed up the meal with a quick nap in an incredibly comfy blanket while i waited for rachel to finish her dinner. after that the two of us headed to starbucks (how i love that place) for a latte and then over to the video store to pick up a flick for the evening. we ended up grabbing the movie "philadelphia" - you know, the one with tom hanks & denzel washington - and then heading to brett & janine's to watch it on the five foot screen. i've got to say, it's fun watching a movie when the characters are actually life-size. On my dinky little tv, they would have only appeared about 4 inches tall! anyway, we watched the move and i teared up a little (it's a great flick, you should watch it again if you haven't seen it lately), but the real waterworks didn't arrive until we watched the last episode of the last season of gilmore girls. I didn't really expect to cry my eyes out, but rach and janine can testify to the fact that i did. Luke and Lorelai decided to split up and Rory had to say goodbye to her boyfriend, Logan, as he was leaving for England for a year. The combination of the two along with the airport experience I endured earlier this month when Andrew left definitely resulted in a big giant puddle. It was funny though, cause I was laughing the whole time I was crying (because I knew it was partially brought on by tv characters), but I guess I remembered crying from the airport all the way out to ubc and that just sent me over the top. Oh me, oh my - I'm just ridiculous, what can I say?

After my funny little sob fest, Rach headed home and Janine and I stayed up for a few hours and chatted. It was a good time, right Janine? Oh, I must add that at one point the three of us ran into Brett's room and woke him up. He was fairly unresponsive, but it was funny the next morning when he was utterly confused as to what really happened.

Saturday morning rolled around and Janine and I cooked up a feast of waffles (made from scratch) and strawberry sauce. I think Brett ended up eating 8 - 10 waffles and was full till dinner - just ask him about it. A few hours of home improvement shows later (one day Janine and I will flip a house and make a killing - we're that pro now!), we got dressed and headed out to the mall. I finally realized how old I've become when Janine drove us to the mall. She managed incredibly well too - I only thought we were going to die three or four times! (just kidding, Janiners). At the mall I was on a mission for long sleeved shirts - I didn't realize how successful I was until I arrived back home and proudly displayed 5 different sweaters/shirts for my mom. Ooops! Oh well, I look cute, so that's gotta count for something.

After pizza, starbucks and hours of shopping, Janine and I headed back to her place to crash. We watched a random smattering of shows - I can't even remember what they were - and enjoyed a nice 11pm snack of greek salad, chicken strips, and blue koolaid! I was so hungry and it was a pretty fantastic dessert if I must say so myself.

Sunday morning was a wee bit of a fiasco in that the dog, Ola, ran outside and got all muddy, then jumped on the back of the couch and walked it's entire length, leaving behind dirty paw prints. I tried to grab a pillow to throw at her, but in doing so I knocked the majority of my coffee into my lap. Thankfully, I was still in my pjs, so I didn't have to rush home to find another outfit. Instead I jumped into a new pair of teacher pants, heels and a pretty blue sweater borrowed from miss Janine (and yes, i'll return it soon - i promise!) and headed off to church (which was great, by the way). In the afternoon, I was able to chat with Leslie (in Winnipeg) and Andrew (in New Brunswick) and then I had a yummy roast beef dinner with my mom, dad, brother and bumpa. Following that, I headed to church to meet with the other senior high leaders and figure out small group structure for wednesday, and then I capped off the evening with some tea and a good chat at Tim Hortons.

That was my weekend... maybe it doens't seem like the most thrilling thing in the world, but I had an amazing time. If anything, I was able to relax and catch up with a bunch of people (and live in a really beautiful house for the weekend!) and that always makes for a good time!