Our Weekend

We had a good weekend and the weather was great. On Friday we got a babysitter and went to our bi-weekly cooking class. That is always such a fun night. We get together with about 5 to 8 couples, make a great Italian meal, and drink a lot of wine. Since we started the weight watchers on the 8th we saved up our points all week so we could eat and enjoy ourselves. (So far we have both lost about 2 ½ lbs.)

So, I’m standing there, drinking some wine, visiting – and this one new lady asks, “So, how far along are you?” Inside my head I am thinking, “omg, what a f-in bi-atch!” but I reply, “Well, let’s see…I had my baby 10 months ago. That’s how far along I am.” She laughed, “ha ha ha. You’re funny. When someone said that to me, I cried.” Yet she didn’t learn her lesson???? I tried not to let it ruin my night –but I did change the seating plan so I wouldn’t have to sit next to her. (Oh, and by the way, I don’t look pregnant.)

On Saturday we had our 5th BNH3 run. That was over 2 hours of running around through town and the wilderness so that had to burn off some calories anyway. Those of you not familiar with the Hash House Harriers probably won’t get what I am talking about, but we like to joke that we are a drinking club with a running problem. Six months ago 8 of us had a meeting to get the Bella Napoli Hash started again. We had 11 people at our first run, and it has already grown to about 40 this last weekend. How awesome is that? Jack got his hash name and will now forever be known as “Same Mistake Twice.”

We didn’t get a babysitter for the run. We just carried Lil’ G in her carrier- the fresh air is good for her and she has fun. We couldn’t use our running stroller on this trail (at one point we climbed a sea wall and had to jump into the sea for a little bit. Of course, I fell, so I was soaking wet the whole second part of the run.) Anyway, since we couldn’t use the stroller she didn’t get her nap so we had to leave after the on-after circle. She went to bed at 6:30, and we enjoyed an evening of pizza, wine, and Quantum Leap.

Speaking of that, on Friday we got an AFN receiver and will have it hooked up on Thursday. That means we will have actual American TV!! Everyone says to watch Italian TV to learn the language, but it is so incredibly stupid it is unwatchable. Every show is like Sabado Giganto on Univision, only 100 times stupider than that! Their version is on Sunday called Buona Domenica. Sometimes we watch Millionaire and try to read the questions and guess the answers with our dictionary, but even on that show the host just blabs away forever. However, if you like boobs Italian TV is for you. They always put the chicks in tight outfits with big boobs up front so you get good shots of them on every show (even the news.)

I figure the receiver and getting it hooked up will be worth it, because right now we are spending an insane amount of money on DVDs. Where else would we have even thought of buying the first season of Quantum Leap? The X-Files? Buffy? Oh, and we have all The Family Guy’s DVDs.

That was our weekend. Sunday we just hung out. I addressed all the envelopes for our New Year’s cards then later we grilled kebobs and watched some more Quantum Leap after Lil’ G was in bed.

Today I will try to write some more about Egypt.