This past week has seen all sorts of success and failures on my to-do list, simultaneously.
Last Thursday, we went out for dinner with my coworker A whose out-of-country daughter and son-in-law were in town. The daughter and son-in-law are big nerds, so we had a good time discussing all sorts of nerd-topics with them, in addition to getting to eat at the "other" location of Good Earth. While the Roseville one is much more convinient to us generally, it's nice to know they also have a restaurant in Edina.
Last Friday on the way home from work, I stopped by a florist in Richfield to talk about centerpieces. (Since there are about 10 of them on 66th Street, I figured
one of 'em should be able to fit in a short-notice appointment.) That was when I found out the coolest thing, evar--when you're talking about spending a fair pile of money for wedding decorations, florists send you home with "free samples". I now have two individual orchid flowers floating in a glass on my desk, and a spray rose next to the computer monitor. I might go out of my way to interview floral folks, just so I can keep getting free flowers. ;-)
Saturday, after running errands in the morning, I succeeded in spending some quality time chatting and laughing and eating and crafting with
kranberry4, for which I am extremely grateful. We got a new backing for my quilt assembled, and then settled down to the arduous task of tacking it down with little bits of yarn, while having no frame to hold it as we worked.
I see now why the pioneer women, in their infinite wisdom, used to do that step as a group effort. It took us about 5 hours to do, just the two of us. Maybe longer...it's kind of a blur. Suffice to say that it's MUCH more structurally sound now. And that it was so worn out, she couldn't even tell the original backing fabric had been flannel.
Yesterday, I went over to Lilabeth's house for breakfast, and hung out with her family for a while afterward, watching terrible (perish the thought!) teen movies. I never knew they'd made SOOOO many
remakes of sequels to
Bring It On; thank you, ABC Family, for showing me the error of my ways.
And last night was dinner with
spidermonkey20s and
inukosama. It was quite fun, and I'm left starting the week in a much happier mood than I ended last week--even if I was so out of it this morning that I forgot I was at the chiropractor's office (not trying on bridal dresses) when I put on the gown they supply you for use during adjustments. Fortunately, I realized my legs should not be cold and that I needed to put my pants back on before I left the changing room to get my adjustment.