Another Eventful Weekend

Yes, I've been neglecting my little blog again, but this time I have a good excuse!  A friend from college got married this weekend, and another friend came to town and stayed with me so she could also go to the wedding.  What that means is that I had a lot going on last week and this weekend.

The festivities started Thursday night when Mehendi night.  That's when you all get together for food, music, and getting henna put on your hands.  Here's what my hand ended up looking like:

Friday was the Catholic ceremony, followed by the Hindu ceremony on Saturday.  Did I mention that my friend's flight was delayed and she didn't get in until 1:00 am?  And that we stayed up until 3:00 am talking?  And that my puppy woke us up early the next morning?  Yeah well, all that happened.  But I still had a blast!

Babies!!

Just a quick note to say congrats to my friends Casey and Thomas, who have both become first-time dads in the past two weeks.

First, a very large (and week overdue) Marshall made his appearance.  Then, it was as if Ava couldn't wait to meet her new friend as she arrived 6 weeks early!  While Marshall was a whopping 10 lbs, Ava was less than 5 lbs (and smaller than a football).  Both were home in a couple of days and mommys and babies are doing great. 

Congrats everyone!!

Weekend Update

This past weekend was a busy one filled with family, friends, and wine as well all got together to celebrate my brother's recent marriage. 

I got to see my niece discover broccoli for the first time, and apparently it feels good on her teething gums.  I got to see my cousin's son walk for the first time (first time for me seeing him, not for him walking).  I got to see my brother's new niece follow him around like a little puppy (I think she has a crush on him).  I got to hear the news that there will be a new addition to my extended family soon (sorry, I can't share details until they do)! 

There were family I hadn't seen in months, and friends I hadn't seen in years.  One old family friend confused my brothers (they don't look that alike!).  Some friends of my brother kept staring at me.  Another friend claimed he and  his wife met me 5 years ago and faked being offended when I didn't remember them.  Of course, I haven't seen them in the 5 years in between. 

Mixed in were a couple of soccer matches (World Cup) and a few tennis matches (Wimbledon).  Both of the teams I cheer for are out of the World Cup, and there were a few upsets at Wimbledon. 

All in all, it was a great weekend.  But I'm dead tired and ready to get back to school!

"Slacker"

I have a handful of very good friends who affectionately call me a slacker.  Or so I thought.  As it turns out, it might not be all that affectionately after all.  For some reason which only makes sense at 2:00 am, I decided to put my lawyering skills to work and find out exactly what it is that they mean by calling me a slacker.

A slacker is defined as a dodger.  A dodger is defined as a shifty person.  And shifty is defined as tricky, crafty, foxy, deceitful, untrustworthy.....  Hmmm.......  I'm thinking I don't like my friends.  Of course, it's always possible that I chose the wrong words to define.  Let's try this again.

A slacker is defined as a dodger.  A dodger is defined as a leaf hopper.  And a leaf hopper is defined as any of numerous, homopterous insects of the family Cicaclellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.  Great, so now I'm a pesky little grasshopper.  I'm still not liking my friends.  Ok, let's try it ONE MORE TIME.

A slacker is defined as a dodger.  A dodger is defined as a shifty person.  Shifty is defined as foxy.  And foxy is defined as attractive, stylish, exciting and appealing.  Ok, I like my friends again.