Another wild weekend

This past weekend started off with a bang on Friday at 3:30 thanks to some complementary libations courtesy of work. Not having won any prizes and missing out on dessert, I scampered out of the work party as soon as the last prize raffle was finished.  Thanks for the free drinks and snacks employer, but maybe next year I'll simply take the early departure.

A dashing shot of Mr. Jackson post park.

Saturday morning, post insurance house inspection, we took Jackson for an exciting trip to the dog park then made our best effort to get in some holiday shopping.  Out of 6 intended purchases we made one, ok well I made one and one was a gift.  Time is ticking.

  



A Mini face off outside the REI parking lot.  Other Mini is clearly over the line!



The highlight of our weekend was certainly Saturday evening. Jonathan, myself and some friends made it to Lets Roll bowling alley for a rollicking good time. I fared far better than I expected rolling with my left arm, my highest score being 139, and Jonathan was sure to impress all with his ball spin maneuvers and multi lane bowling.  During the always necessary cosmic bowling our DJ was the one and only ex Suns player turned Suns announcer, Cedric Ceballos.  Being Phx/Suns newbies Jonathan and I hadn't a clue who he was but one of our bowling compadres was quite impressed and entertainingly chummy with the DJ.

 Sunday we returned to the dog park where Jackson met what appeared to be a "Jackson 1.5", the slightly
larger model. This other little dog, seen below, is Jackson but a little taller, a little longer and a little hairier.


Jackson 1.5 (real name unknown)

 

The real Jackson is on the right, but if you look close they are in the exact same stride. 

 

When we got home we decided to mix it up a little and rearrange the living room.  To be honest our previous arrangement was always very cold and, I felt, pretty unwelcoming.  First we moved Frank to another room.  Love our trusty little turtle but he just wasn't the living room decor I was hoping for. The TV/cabinet moved to a different wall which now creates a more distinct living room area instead of an expansive room with a TV at one end and a couch at the other. Since we are lacking a formal dinning room the table was moved to Frank's previous location, and thanks to its collapsability (new word) it looks just fine sitting in the corner. We still have plenty of work to do to finish the room (remove massive window air conditioning unit, replace glass, finish floor, and buy a rug and a new coffee table) but as with most of our projects I'm sure it will come together sooner or later. 

Oh, and did I mention the temperature was around 78 on both days, hate to rub it in, but sometimes I just love living in the desert.



So much for enjoying the great outdoors.

  

The kittys visit Tim.