A Much Needed Weekend

Great.Weekend.

Friday.  Vince got off work at noon, (I love summer hours), and we had some nice adult time before taking his car to swap for his Dad's truck.  We picked Bella up in the truck from school, which is one of her most favorite things in the world, and headed to Ikea to get our new sofa!  Friday, late afternoon is the best time to go to Ikea because no one is there.  We ate dinner, and then wove aimlessly around the top floor letting Bella "explore" all the different rooms and what not, and since it was practically empty no one was bothered with her 5 year old antics plus she worked out her excess energy... everybody wins :)  Bella got a canopy that hangs from the ceiling for her bed and a stuffed strawberry before we made it downstairs to load up the sofa.  The red sofa is now in the office where it was always meant to be, and the living room is now awesome, just awesome.  After we put Bella to bed, we both stretched out and fell asleep watching a movie.  I think we wandered to bed around 3 a.m.  good.sofa.

Saturday.  Today we went to PetSmart and Costco.  At PetSmart, we did a little aquarium research, and Vince decided he wanted to set up the 20 gallon tank we have at home.  So he bought a filter,  and then did a lot of research about freshwater tanks when he got home.  It is now full of water/river stones/glass stones only in the beginning stages of adding good bacteria making it hospitable for fish.  We're going to add some freshwater plants first and then fish.  It should be pretty nice when complete, but I'm still worried about upkeep... we'll see...  Next we went to Costco so that Vince could pick out a new tv for his birthday. He soooooooo deserves it!  He picked out a 47 inch which looks huge in our living room, but is a perfect size for the wall it's on which is across from the sofa.  Watching movies at home just became fantastic!  After putting Bella to bed, our friend Mark came over and we had a bonfire and played a game of Bocce.  We set the purple chair on fire, it was time and it was that chair's destiny.  I feel better now that it's gone.

Sunday.  We spent a lot of time working outside today, and we got an estimate for fixing the chimney and replacing the bay window.  I love home ownership, but damn it's expensive at times.  Bella enjoyed lunch out in her wisteria fort, and after a brief visit with some friends, we all got cleaned up.  After returning the truck, we went to have dinner at Pine Lake which is always nice because it's free and there are no dishes to clean up.  After I put B-bo to bed, Vince did a little work, and I took down the snowflakes.  It was time.  I'm going to do something special with them, and if you are a friend of mine you might just find out what in a week or two :)

Now it's Monday morning, and it's Vince's birthday <3  Should be a great day...  Time to get dressed and get the kiddo to school!