This weekend marked one of my favorite occasions: date night. Jeff and I went out on Friday in celebration of his 30th birthday. Date nights are always a much anticipated phenomenon around here and this was certainly no exception. We ate at a local upscale restaurant that boasts “great American cooking.” The verdict? Eh. Not so much. I did, however, discover a delicious new wine that I intend to search high and low for; I think it would make a most excellent addition to my Thanksgiving table. It was from Seghesio Family Vineyards and it was absolutely fabulous. Let me be the first to tell you that their 2007 Arneis is amazing. So deeeeelicious. I’d not ever heard of “Arneis” before but I’m glad that I took the server’s recommendation. Even Jeff tasted it and didn’t wince afterwards so that’s sayin’ something. Anyway, that was about the only good thing that came from our meal so I thought I’d share.
Moving right along though.
After our dinner we thought we’d really live it up so we headed directly to the mall for a bit of Christmas shopping. I highly recommend Christmas shopping after 8 pm on the second Friday in November. You don’t have to deal with huge crowds of grouchy shoppers for one thing. And there are some deals to be found. I’d like to share more but my lovely children regularly read this blog and if I were to spill details here there’d be a serious shortage of surprise come Christmas morning so we’ll just leave it at that.
Know what I don’t recommend? I don’t recommend Christmas shopping after church on the third Sunday in November. Nope. No sir. Just. Stay. Home.
We ventured out to the mall today after church for what I thought would be a quick exchange at JC Penney. Apparently though today was the official shop-in-Tucson-holiday for the residents of Sonora, Mexico.
And let me tell you that they came in droves.
Droves.
How do I know?
The sea of Mexican license plates in the parking lot was my first clue. Seriously. They outnumbered the Arizona plates ten to one.
And once inside the mall I thought for sure I’d unknowingly crossed the border by mistake.
I would have asked someone where I made the wrong turn but nobody spoke English.
At least our neighbors to the South are doing their part to help aid in the recovery of our ailing economy.
Okay. Last but not least I have to send a big thank you to one of my favorite blogging girlies, Soliloquy. She and her husband, Spin, seem to have differing viewpoints on precisely when it is okay to erect the Christmas tree. And the exterior Christmas lights. Their little marital spat has evolved into a series of pretty darn hilarious posts on Soliloquy’s blog. It started when, with a little encouragement from one of her commenter’s, Soliloquy decided it fitting that seeing as how Spin was 14 days early with the holiday decor, he should have to compensate with fourteen gifts. Staying true to his name, Soliloquy’s hubby put his own spin on the gifts and has been slightly tongue in cheek in his giving.
Soliloquy isn’t impressed but it’s crackin’ me up.
Last week Spin decided to give a gift to the “man” of one of Soliloquy’s readers. A generous gift at that. A $50 Home Depot gift card in fact.
I bet you’ll never guess who decided to chime in with his own pithy comment about being the spouse of a blogger.
Uh-huh. If you guessed my man then you’d be right.
I gotta give Jeff credit though because his entry was a little funny.
Okay, okay. It was downright hilarious. But don’t take my word for it. Go have a look for yourself.
So thanks Soliloquy. And Spin.
And since we’re talking Soliloquy and Spin I have a confession to make. I’m going to forewarn that it’s a tad stalkerish. Maybe even more than a tad. Some might consider it creepy and obsessive in fact.
I had a dream about them.
In spite of the fact that I’ve never met either of them face to face.
I had a dream that Jeff and I and our kids were visiting them in their home city.
We met them on the street and watched a parade together.
I’m sure there was more to it than that but as dreams often do it escaped me long ago.
Probably for the best.
So, what exactly does that say about me?
Who says I’m spending too much time on the computer.
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Congrats on the win. I was excited when I read that you’d won the HD gift card!
And I will take your advice on the shopping…not going on a Sunday after church!
The sea of Mexican license plates…you are cracking me up. Good to know in the event that I am ever in Tucson on the 3rd Sunday in November.
Your hubby’s comment that won him the gift card was classic. My favorite was his crack about you putting everything out there on the blog for strangers to read, but you freak out if the curtains are up at night and the neighbors can see you eating dinner. Sister, I know EXACTLY how you feel.
The dream–that cracks me up! I’ve had some blogger dreams too, but never wanted to admit to being that creepy and stalkerish. Ha ha!
Glad you had a good weekend. Sincerely,
A fellow stalker
Ha! That might be a tad stalkerish…nah, not really. But, if you ever visit this neck of the woods, to see Soliloquy or otherwise, I better know about it! :)
Glad that you had a great weekend! Sorry about the Sunday shopping incident. Better luck next time!
Also, bravo to Jeff! Very funny comment…even though I haven’t been blogging that long, I have already heard some of those complaints out of my hubby, so I could relate. BOTH of you have such wit and humor!
Congrats to Jeff! He should be blogging himself…
Pretty sure I’ve had dreams about bloggers too. And Jeff’s comment is hysterical. Hubby loved it too. Those are pretty much my responses to him when he suggests any sort of blog topic.
Thanks for the wine suggestion.
Also, I have had dreams about bloggers too. Which is a little disconcerting. And yes, a little weird!
Yes, I’m going back and reading all your old posts. Does that make me a stalker, too? One can hope! :o)
My husband won’t even read my blog. He read it one day and blew up because I wrote something about him that he thought made him sound like a jerk. I didn’t think there was anything wrong with said post, but after that outburst, I sure wanted to write another post! Grrr…
Your husband’s response was perfect! Very funny! And husbands should live in fear that we will blog about them. How can we pass that up when they give us so much material to pull from?