2003-09-29 20:16:47

Oh my goodness. This weekend was so good. There was beer from a keg, beer from pitchers, and beer from bottles. It's all about diversity, people.

Friday night, we went to my co-worker Jim's party. That was the one that we were supposed to wear patriotic underwear to. As it turned out, the underwear rule was not heavily enforced. In addition, no one took their pants off while we were there, although we left kind of early. It was a lot of fun though. We met some fun, new people. Around midnight, we met some peeps at the Park Bench. This bar is quickly becoming one of our new favorites. It's cheap and not as busy as most of the places we go. Our friend Josh and his brother were in town, and we saw Micah for the first time in a while. It was an all-around great night.

Saturday, we headed out to my brother's in Syracuse to attend a party at my friend Marisa's place. At Phil's, we caught up on a lot of cable television (including Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, which is great). After we got our fill of TV, we went to Marisa's swank pad. Things were already pretty hoppin' when we got there, and Marisa was handing out these drinks called Tooters. I had never seen these outside of a bar before, but they were these shots in these little viles, and as a matter of fact, they tasted rather vile as well. They are super cute though! My old high school friend Jesse showed up with his ultra cool girlfriend, and we talked about things that I hadn't thought about in years! It was great to reconnect with him.

Another highlight of the night, was that someone recognized me and gave me the praise I deserve, but so rarely receive. For those of you who don't know, in high school, I used to write for the Syracuse Herald Journal. Believe it or not, someone from the party recognized me, and was only borderline creepy about it. He remembered my name, my column's name, what high school I went to, and even what year I graduated. He even said he used to have a huge crush on me. Yes, sometimes stardom comes at a high price. Therefore, Pat had to smash his face in. (He did it all for the glory of love.)

Sunday, we had some more quality time with my brother and his doggies. My new niece, Leila, is the most well-behaved dog I've ever seen. She's great. Later that night, Pat and I went over to dinner at our friend's Sara and Craig's house, where we had a lovely chicken dinner. Sara gave me some of her new lip balm that she made and it's really great. Be sure to visit her
website.

Overall, this weekend was entirely too much fun. And now it's back to the old grindstone...

Speaking of giving credit where credit is due, our good friend Rebecca, who works at a local college, was in charge of arranging a visit from Janet Reno! Here is a priceless picture of Rebecca and her new BFF, Jan.

-Fran