It was a busy weekend but at least the weather was nice.

I was off Friday and so took that time to run a few errands. I went and had a facial then got the oil changed in me car and finally I drove out to the mall to attempt to find a dress for a wedding I was going to on Saturday. All I really wanted was a basic sundress but everywhere I went the dresses had big “80’s style” prints and patterns. I was about to give up when I went into JCPenny. Right when I walked in the door I was created by a huge section of clearance items and I spotted a rack of nothing but sundresses. I grabbed a handful and tried them on. I fell in love with a black and white Ralph Lauren dress but the tag said it was $100. When I stepped out of the dressing room the attendant asked me what I thought of the dress and I told her I loved it but I wasn’t going to pay $100 for it. She smiled and said you won’t pay $100 because it is on sale. She took me over to the register and scanned it and guess what price came up……. $17.00. That’s right I got a $100 dress for $17. I ended up buying two dresses and a shirt which if I had to pay full price they would have been around $200 but I manage to pay for the whole lot for $40. I just love a sale!!!

Saturday we had to go to Lennie’s friend Bruce’s wedding. It was an outside informal wedding so I was glad that the weather wasn’t too hot. We got there at about 1:30 and chatted a bit before the ceremony started. It was a short quaint service but by the end we were all being eaten alive by gnats and so quickly headed into the building where the reception was being held. The building was built to be a game room and had two window AC units working overtime to try to cool things down but when you stuff 30 people into that small of a space it is going to be hot. Lennie and I shoved ourselves in to a corner and we waited for the bride to make bunch. It was the kind my mom used to make for church socials. Sherbet and 7up. Once the punch was made and they cut the wedding cake, which was DQ ice cream cake, we were finally allowed to eat. I was starving by this point. We get up to the table with the food and I was a little shocked by what I saw. I wasn’t expected a big spread or anything but as some who loves to entertain and throw parties I was horrified but our food selection. We started off with little finger sandwiches. One was pimento and cheese which was ok for a party but the next type was bologna and cheese. Yep that’s right bologna and cheese. Martha Stewart would have had a cow. Next was a Crockpot full of cocktail weenies that had been sliced into small pieces and coated with some sort of red sauce. Next was a big bowl of macaroni salad and lastly a big plate of sausage roles. I got a plate, grabbed my sherbet punch and went off to my corner. On the tables where we sat there were bowls of peanuts, mints and a pineapple cheese ball with some crackers. Lennie and I scarffed down our food and had some cake and chatted with the bride and groom and family members. . About 4 o’clock we decided to head home. On the way home it was quickly apparently that we had had way too much sugar because the high wore off and we could barely keep our eyes open. When we got home I went for a long walk and Lennie took a nap. We had planned to go out to dinner that night but we both felt like crap so we stayed home and vegged in front of the TV.

Sunday we got up and cleaned the entire house. Lennie dusted and vacuumed and I cleaned the kitchen, bathrooms, and did laundry. We then headed off to the store to get food for the pet sitter. Yes we did finally find someone. I took an ad out on Craig’s List and I actually got a lot of responses. Some were just plan bizarre Like the one woman who is thinking about leaving her husband and needed a place to go and wondered if we would let her stay with us till December so that she could save money to get her own place. Oh and the best part was that she was going to charge us $35 a day till she left in December because she would continue to pet sit for us even when we returned. I wrote her back and said that wasn’t interested in that arrangement and after our trip we wouldn’t need a pet sitter because we would be home every night. She then sent me 3 emails pleading with me and telling me her entire life story. There was also one woman who wanted to charge me $65 a day. Yeah no thanks. I could put all my animals in the kennel for that price. I was about to give up when I got this really sweet email from a woman named Kim who works at a Vet’s office in Durham. She came over that night and met the kids and everyone hit it off great. She is charging up $10 a day and I agreed to supply her with some food and laundry detergent. She moved here from Dundalk, MD and doesn’t know many people here so I have decided to do my part to make her feel welcome. We all plan to go out to dinner when we return.

Today I am trying to finish up the last of the paperwork on my desk. I can’t believe this Sunday I will be heading to Scotland. I don’t know how much posting I will do this week because I will be busy getting everything in order. So take care and I will think of you all when I am hiking up in the Highlands.