By the time I got home from work Friday night, I was completely exhausted. John commented on the dark bags underneath my eyes - I just felt wiped. But, I was determined to enjoy the evening! My sister came over for BBQ for supper (just hamburgers and hot dogs) and brought with her a delicious Coconut Cream Pie (some left in the fridge that I am thinking of right now!). M&J came over later to visit, and we sat out on the deck until it started to get a bit chilly.

Saturday was the 1st Birthday Party in Amherst for our nephew. Had a quick stop at Costco (bit of an oxy moron) on the way. Had a great time - we stayed the night and pitched a tent in their enormous backyard along with a couple of other couples. After all the kids left, the adults had their own party, including M&J who arrived later in the evening. The mosquitoes were really bad so everyone piled into the screen tent for awhile. Then it appeared that the files were slacking off so the boys lit the Mexican Chiminaya...but it didn't keep them away so some of the ladies (ones that were not drinking too much) went inside to chat in the kitchen. That included me (I know, I usually drink a lot at parties) but I just could not get in the mood to drink. I had bought Long Island Ice Tea but realized too late I didn't have the right mix. Then I had a couple of rye & gingerale, but it didn't do anything for me. I did have one glass of white wine...but it was too late to get me in the mood. Which was ok, because I didn't know the majority of people there, so perhaps I wasn't comfortable enough to drink a lot.

We got home mid afternoon and had a short nap before John headed to work for 5:30pm. That is about it for the weekend. I had a shower, something to eat, and intend to watch TV and check out the internet!