{"id":205,"date":"2007-01-28T23:11:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-28T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iheartdavids.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/28\/weekend-fun\/"},"modified":"2007-11-25T18:00:46","modified_gmt":"2007-11-25T22:00:46","slug":"weekend-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iheartdavids.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/28\/weekend-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div align=\"left\">Saturday morning started off with a nice continental breakfast. Homemade banana-nut bread, fruit and yogurt, served with Bellini&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Then we went out for errands. We went to Best Buy and picked up SD cards for our cameras. I got a new camera in January! An HP Photosmart R725. It&#8217;s a 6.2MP teeny-tiny digital camera with a 2&#8243; display. I love it! The best part about it is that it was free, with my HP PurchasEdge points. <\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"> <\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">Woot! <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_e3TqDsuX4e8\/RcDhzWddEnI\/AAAAAAAAAPU\/aMi-2OfWHaM\/s320\/untitled.bmp\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_e3TqDsuX4e8\/Rb_S_mddEgI\/AAAAAAAAAOE\/gWNlIIt7jtY\/s1600-h\/hp-photosmart-r725-1-tm.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">After our arduous shopping trip, we went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lynnwoodgrill.com\/\">the Bar<\/a> for lunch. Pickle chips were a must, plus a few rounds of beers. <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_e3TqDsuX4e8\/RcCRh2ddElI\/AAAAAAAAAO0\/9blNPyYR26Y\/s320\/HPIM0119.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/>Then, off to redeem ourselves, we went to Umstead and hiked the one of the foot trails. We didn&#8217;t go all the way around because Dave was so tired. When we got back home he fell asleep on the couch, still jet-lagged from his trip to Asia.<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_e3TqDsuX4e8\/RcCRgWddEiI\/AAAAAAAAAOc\/kvak54KxVFc\/s320\/HPIM0123.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_e3TqDsuX4e8\/RcCRg2ddEjI\/AAAAAAAAAOk\/_5peSr_gnAI\/s320\/HPIM0127.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/>Amy and I continued to work our way through the puzzle. We cooked dinner at home (tenderloin and vegetables on the gill) and enjoyed a few bottles of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navillusbirney.com\/\">nice red wine<\/a>.<br \/>Saturday night we watched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0449059\/\">Little Miss Sunshine<\/a> with our Movies-on-Demand option from Time Warner. Great, fun movie! Laugh-out-loud funny.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday was a nice big breakfast, green eggs, turkey sausage, fruit. &#8220;Green eggs?&#8221; you might ask? Dice up some avocado and whip really well with your eggs before you cook them. Add some cumin and black pepper, tasty! <\/p>\n<p>Sunday afternoon was more puzzling. We were very lazy on Sunday, and Dave took a nap that lasted a few hours. We made dinner around 7 PM (Chicken picatta with angel hair pasta and roasted asparagus with thyme) and then Amy and I took off for the Skate Ranch! Sunday night at the Skate Ranch is &#8220;Adult Skate&#8221; and I&#8217;ve been wanting to give it a try. Amy was the only one I could drag out there. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Skating was fun, though a bit of a workout! It took some time to get my &#8220;sea legs&#8221; but eventually I did. Amy had a problem with her foot that left her in pain, so she wasn&#8217;t as gung-ho as I was, but I think she enjoyed herself nevertheless.<br \/>Watching these people skate was just amazing &#8211; so talented. There was all sorts of dancing and a little jumping going on. The couples&#8217; skate was sexy, and the groups who were skating in formation were awesome, too.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch this little video to get an idea: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UZsxjbS6cXA\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UZsxjbS6cXA<\/a><br \/>A number of people were wearing &#8216;Carolina Cruisers&#8217; shirts. I inquired and learned that they&#8217;re a group that gets together to do social things and skate, mostly. Maybe I&#8217;ll join. Then I&#8217;ll have someone to skate with, as none of my other friends here have taken the bait. It&#8217;s fascinating to me that this little microcosm of society exists. I had no idea. Amy says that it&#8217;s called &#8220;urban exploring&#8221;, seeing what your city has to offer you in terms of recreation that you never expected.<\/p>\n<p>We got home around 11 PM and then off to bed with us. Monday morning we had Waffle House-style egg sandwiches and then I deposited Amy at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it was a very relaxing and fun weekend!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;cursor:hand;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_e3TqDsuX4e8\/RcCRhWddEkI\/AAAAAAAAAOs\/BiZVS0_d644\/s320\/HPIM0129.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday morning started off with a nice continental breakfast. Homemade banana-nut bread, fruit and yogurt, served with Bellini&#8217;s. Then we went out for errands. We went to Best Buy and picked up SD cards for our cameras. I got a new camera in January! An HP Photosmart R725. 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