Pretty standard fare this weekend.  I kicked things off Friday at the Brooksider, if for no other reason than to celebrate the supposed 60-degree weather.  I don’t think it was actually that warm, but it was a welcome respite at any rate.  Warm enough to sit out on the patio for a bit.  A few of my younger friends joined me, and I must admit I got something of a kick out of listening to them lament that they just couldn’t stay out late like they used to.  (If they’re 30, it’s just barely.)  They managed to hang in there with me until 6:00 or so, and then it started cooling off quick so it was time to call it a night anyway.

Saturday we laid low.  Had a bunch of errands to run, which took the better part of the day.  I can’t really recall the specifics of the errands, and I highly doubt they are of any interest anyway.  For dinner I met up with my mom, sister and niece out at Red Lobster in Lee’s Summit.  We were celebrating the niece’s 17th birthday.  Sheesh.  Time flies.  Why it seems like just yesterday that…  Never mind. Anyway, that was quite a meal.  I can’t say that I’ve visited a Red Lobster in a good decade or two, not being conveniently located, but it was tasty indeed.  I went with the salmon.  Apparently the shrimp is the thing to order, as that’s what everybody else had.  Gotta be one in every group.

Sunday was a non-event, as most Sundays are.  Donette was flying out in the afternoon, so we had some more last-minute errands to run to get ready for that.  We caught the first half of the Atlanta game, then I made the arduous journey north to drop her at the airport.  I made it home in time for the second game, which was entertaining enough, if not quite as good as the first.  Most of the games have been good;  Could this be the year the superbowl is actually worth watching??!?!