Busy, Busy

I feel like it's been non-stop activity since Friday night! John and I barely limped home on Sunday afternoon. I love being busy and hanging out with friends, but some weekends are just too busy, you know?

It all started Friday night with the weekly dinner at my parents'. Jim and Geneva joined us as well. Ann was at a lecture and Jules went to a "mixer". After stuffing ourselves with Thai food, we met William at the CP for a couple beers. We were so stuffed from dinner, we didn't even order pizza. That's very unusual, but probably a good thing.

Saturday, we had two parties to attend. The first one, at noon, was a 50th birthday bash in honor of John's former boss, Tom. The party invite was very short notice, but we always love going to the West River bashes.

Tom had tons of food (salads, bbq, meatballs, desserts), a moon bounce for the kids and boat rides out cruising the river. And of course, crabs!



Tom's neighbor caught these the day before the party, right in the waters off their dock.




We headed home around 4:30 to pick up some records for Robert & Pokes' Album Party. It's always fun to hear old tunes and an interesting mix of music. Rita was the main DJ with help from BHL and Natalie (merrrr... I forgot to take pix!). It's a shame I was still full from the crab feast, but I did manage to have a yummy piece of raspberry cheesecake later in the evening.

We left the Album Party a bit after 9:00, I think. Woot! Such partiers, aren't we?

Sunday, John and I went to the Maryland Renaissance FEstival.After watching the "O'Danny Girls" perform, we met up with Joey, Michelle and Kathy. The weather was beautiful, bringing out the crowds and making the festival a little overwhelming. Because of the crowds, I think we wandered around more than we normally might have. I had a hard time deciding which shows to catch! I couldn't remember what I saw the time we attended the festival four years ago, but I think they're probably the same skits/performances year after year.

One thing you must experience at a Ren Fest is the smoked turkey leg. It's very barbaric. There's no dainty way to eat it, especially since the skin and membranes get a litte tough during the smoking/cooking process. Joe and I were the only ones willing to give it a go this year...


I think we left the festival around 3:00 and when we got home, I basically fell out onto the bed for a much needed nap. Apparently, I'm too old to party like it's 1999. Tragic.