The weekend was great, unless you heard it from the cat.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 4 comments link this post
I had a great weekend.
The cat...maybe not so much.
First, there was a meeting with members of the groups who recently traveled to Nicaragua. We talked, ate, and watched videos that will be, from this point on, possible blackmail material. It was a blast to be around everyone again.
And then. AND THEN.
My friends came for a visit to my very house. Let me repeat: they came all the way up here for a visit!
It was so nice not to have to drive somewhere to do the visiting. An anomaly!
I didn't even mind their dog, despite their dog falling in the category of "other people's dogs."
Can you believe that?
We had a great meal (my mother is fabulous and a maker of culinary masterpieces), watched a horribly bad and hilarious movie (Eight Legged Freaks), went to church together the next day, and even though I can't say that no animals were harmed in the making of the weekend*, it really was a high point. I really miss getting together with musicians and just making music, so having extra people (and we even practiced, which is a change!) participate in the music for church was really a treat. I forget what it's like to play with other people -- both the challenges and the rewards -- when I'm just sitting at the piano by myself all the time.
Then, after church, there was a flat tire on our vehicle which sounds very un-good except for the help from dad (of course), Wayne, Michael, Gaylon, and Lew. It ended up being a fine moment of good people with a few jokes and laughs thrown in.
Though this is not a stellar blog post, it is, essentially, an update and a thank you. Also, since I am petty, I have slight expectations of making all of you readers who weren't here insanely jealous.
That is always my ultimate goal, as you may have come to realize.
*If you'd like the cat's version of the weekend, click here. He has a slightly different take on the festivities.
Labels: brutus, cartoons, friends, nicaragua 2008
Copyright (c) Julie R. Neidlinger 2/25/2008 06:54:00 PM
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4 Comments:
I love the cat-toon!!!
By 
Will, at
25/2/08 20:20
1. I love Eight Legged Freaks. It is a perfect movie for those times you need to shut down your brain.
2. My cat Cleo commiserates with Brutus.
3. I can appreciate fully how you feel regarding making music with fellow musicians. And ...
4. Being petty is very underrated. I am insanely jealous of your weekend (I was grading papers).
By Rey, at
26/2/08 03:14
I too had a great weekend! The farm was AWESOME! I got to run around and leave my "mark" everywhere! I also was able to slobber on some new friends! I really wanted to break poor Brutus free from the shanty...but I too lack the thumbs that it would have taken to open the door...maybe next time... Max
By Shannon, at
26/2/08 10:13
I have been glad many times over that certain pets lack opposable thumbs.
Hoo, boy.
Many times over.
By Julie R. Neidlinger, at
26/2/08 16:26
