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4th of July
Jul. 5th, 2008 02:51 pmMy weekend's been pretty cool so far, all things considered. My friend Trey arrived in town on Thursday morning. I dropped him off at the house and went into work.
During the course of work, I walked to Pike Place Market for lunch with friends and back (further than I thought, and uphill there!) and then went in the afternoon to meet with my new trainer, Kirsten, at All Star Sports, my new gym. I also walked there, and it was further than I thought (and uphill!). By the time I'd started my fitness test, I'd walked 2.75 miles already that day, conservatively. I was a bit tired. It went pretty well, though, and I think we've got a good basis to build on. It's that kind of increase in activity, though, plus giving up sodas (most of the time) that has let me lose three pounds since I started working there. Go me.
After work, I rounded up Trey and went to The Triple Door downtown to meet up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
brannonb and his friend Ed (who was standing in for the lovely and remarkable Jana) and iamnikchick and freeport_pirate for Provacateur, the summer burlesque/dance extravaganza put on by the Can Can Castaways, the Heavenly Spies, Vince Mira and Baby Gramps. Vince Mira was truly amazing... no voice like that should come out of a Ritchie Valens look-alike who's only 16 freaking years old. The Castaways (and Stowaways, as the rest of the guest stars were called) were awesome as usual -- favorites include the large number to "Start Wearing Purple" by Gogol Bordello, the aerial on chains number to "Icky Thump," the drag number to "Automatic" by the Pointer Sisters, the 9 to 5 Dolly Parton strip number (really funny), the Miami Vice/80's dual strip number, the flamenco dance... just all of it. Baby Gramps was like a grampa muppet, a cross between Rolph the dog and ZZ Top. I can't decide how I felt about his performance, but it was definitely noteworthy.
On Friday, I went to pick up the kids and took Trey to breakfast with David, Shawn and boys. That was ostensibly to give David and Trey a chance to catch up, but it was also a chane for me to work out some details with David face to face, which was good. The boys enjoyed having us all together, at least. Next Trey and boys and I went back to the house, where Trey introduced them to the mysteries of Mario Cart for the Wii and I got myself together again. That afternoon Brannon and Jana came by to take Trey to a barbeque at Mike Pondsmith's house, while the boys and I went to Will's little league coach's house (henceforth known as Lika and Bruce) to hang out with their kids, enjoy a barbeque, and watch the Renton fireworks from their deck.
The evening there was great. I got to know Lika and Bruce a lot better, along with Pam (the mom of two of the boys' friends from Kids Co who left for middle school this year) and... Lelani? I think that might have been her name. I didn't catch it, and I feel bad now for not remembering it. She was very nice too. Drinks were poured, food was had, kids played on the trampoline and swam in the pool and played video games, etc. The house overlooked the valley at the south end of Lake Washington, and as night fell, fireworks went off up and down the hillside, across the valley, and up the opposite side. With the Coulon Park official fireworks going off from the barge on the lake as well, it was truly lovely. Lika's older kids and their friends shot off a ton of fireworks as well, which was fun if a bit unnerving. I think I'll be doing a bit more with Lika in the future as well... she's a lot of fun. Misty, we should get you guys together sometime. :) Oh, and I met Brian again, who had kept score for the team and was Lika's ex, as it happened -- her oldest sons are his.
I broke my no cokes rule for Lika's house, as they brought in bottles of Mexican coke -- sugar base, no HFCS -- that were fabulous. I had the first rum and coke fixed for me that I've ever actually liked, and she made some salmon (along with pork and beef ribs, etc) that was absolutely fabulous. Actually, many things were fabulous. We ended up leaving at about 11:30, as Will was fading fast at that point and curled up on a chaise lounge on the deck with a blanket, but we were the first to go. It was just so awesome to be in a house that welcoming and full of life. I am not very good at that aspect of things, admittedly -- I try, but I know it's not my strong suit. My parents' house was that way, though, and it felt great to be in that environment again.
Anyway, I've rambled for a while. Today is spent with the kids while Trey is off seeing other friends, tonight we have dinner with my friend, Phil, and maybe go over to Brannon's afterward, and tomorrow Trey goes back to the airport. It's been really good to spend time with him again. I hope it happens again soon.
During the course of work, I walked to Pike Place Market for lunch with friends and back (further than I thought, and uphill there!) and then went in the afternoon to meet with my new trainer, Kirsten, at All Star Sports, my new gym. I also walked there, and it was further than I thought (and uphill!). By the time I'd started my fitness test, I'd walked 2.75 miles already that day, conservatively. I was a bit tired. It went pretty well, though, and I think we've got a good basis to build on. It's that kind of increase in activity, though, plus giving up sodas (most of the time) that has let me lose three pounds since I started working there. Go me.
After work, I rounded up Trey and went to The Triple Door downtown to meet up with
brannonb and his friend Ed (who was standing in for the lovely and remarkable Jana) and iamnikchick and freeport_pirate for Provacateur, the summer burlesque/dance extravaganza put on by the Can Can Castaways, the Heavenly Spies, Vince Mira and Baby Gramps. Vince Mira was truly amazing... no voice like that should come out of a Ritchie Valens look-alike who's only 16 freaking years old. The Castaways (and Stowaways, as the rest of the guest stars were called) were awesome as usual -- favorites include the large number to "Start Wearing Purple" by Gogol Bordello, the aerial on chains number to "Icky Thump," the drag number to "Automatic" by the Pointer Sisters, the 9 to 5 Dolly Parton strip number (really funny), the Miami Vice/80's dual strip number, the flamenco dance... just all of it. Baby Gramps was like a grampa muppet, a cross between Rolph the dog and ZZ Top. I can't decide how I felt about his performance, but it was definitely noteworthy. On Friday, I went to pick up the kids and took Trey to breakfast with David, Shawn and boys. That was ostensibly to give David and Trey a chance to catch up, but it was also a chane for me to work out some details with David face to face, which was good. The boys enjoyed having us all together, at least. Next Trey and boys and I went back to the house, where Trey introduced them to the mysteries of Mario Cart for the Wii and I got myself together again. That afternoon Brannon and Jana came by to take Trey to a barbeque at Mike Pondsmith's house, while the boys and I went to Will's little league coach's house (henceforth known as Lika and Bruce) to hang out with their kids, enjoy a barbeque, and watch the Renton fireworks from their deck.
The evening there was great. I got to know Lika and Bruce a lot better, along with Pam (the mom of two of the boys' friends from Kids Co who left for middle school this year) and... Lelani? I think that might have been her name. I didn't catch it, and I feel bad now for not remembering it. She was very nice too. Drinks were poured, food was had, kids played on the trampoline and swam in the pool and played video games, etc. The house overlooked the valley at the south end of Lake Washington, and as night fell, fireworks went off up and down the hillside, across the valley, and up the opposite side. With the Coulon Park official fireworks going off from the barge on the lake as well, it was truly lovely. Lika's older kids and their friends shot off a ton of fireworks as well, which was fun if a bit unnerving. I think I'll be doing a bit more with Lika in the future as well... she's a lot of fun. Misty, we should get you guys together sometime. :) Oh, and I met Brian again, who had kept score for the team and was Lika's ex, as it happened -- her oldest sons are his.
I broke my no cokes rule for Lika's house, as they brought in bottles of Mexican coke -- sugar base, no HFCS -- that were fabulous. I had the first rum and coke fixed for me that I've ever actually liked, and she made some salmon (along with pork and beef ribs, etc) that was absolutely fabulous. Actually, many things were fabulous. We ended up leaving at about 11:30, as Will was fading fast at that point and curled up on a chaise lounge on the deck with a blanket, but we were the first to go. It was just so awesome to be in a house that welcoming and full of life. I am not very good at that aspect of things, admittedly -- I try, but I know it's not my strong suit. My parents' house was that way, though, and it felt great to be in that environment again.
Anyway, I've rambled for a while. Today is spent with the kids while Trey is off seeing other friends, tonight we have dinner with my friend, Phil, and maybe go over to Brannon's afterward, and tomorrow Trey goes back to the airport. It's been really good to spend time with him again. I hope it happens again soon.
