Labor Day

I had this idea that having a 3-day weekend would somehow allow me to get vast amounts of things done that are impossible to do on a mere two-day weekend. Ramy's day off was Friday, and he spent it quite productively, getting our two dogs groomed and cutting down a tree in our backyard. In comparison, I got my haircut on Friday. However, on Friday night, Ramy and I got to go out on a date! Woo hoo! Rebecca went to visit Aunt Myrna and Jessica (with whom Rebecca believes she wants to go to school), so Ramy and I went to eat Mexican at a great hole in the wall place in Pomona. Then we went to see the movie Julie and Julia. I give it two thumbs up for anyone who likes cooking. Meryl Streep was a wonderful Julia Child.

On Saturday, we essentially goofed off at home after coming home from the fateful dance lesson. In the afternoon, I went to Brea Mall to do a price adjustment on some things I had bought last weekend at Janie and Jack (knowing they were going to be marked down this past week). Meanwhile, Ramy was cleaning up the brush from the tree he'd cut down the day before. Do you notice a pattern here? He did get to watch UCLA football (and some UT also, I think). Rebecca sat with him and cheered and grunted appropriately.

Yesterday, we went to mass and to breakfast at Mimi's. We watched some television and I read cookbooks and did massive amounts of laundry. We all took a nice nap. In the afternoon, we went to Target and Cost Plus World Market and Costco. On a whim, we stopped in at the Verizon store to see when we were eligible for upgrades, because I'd been wanting a Blackberry. Although I wasn't eligible until March, they switched my eligibility with Ramy's (who didn't really want a new phone) so that I could get one now. I got a cool smartphone! I haven't played with it too much yet, but I'm excited to get to play with it this week while I'm in training!



Today, I've been laboring on Labor Day. I weeded out things from Rebecca's closet that are too springy. Even though we'll continue to have hot weather for at least another month, I can't stand looking at mermaid themes when it is technically fall, even if it is 100 degrees out. So I've begun the closet changeout process. I also went through some of the things she had last year that I wondered if might still fit this year. Definitely not on any of the pants, because they're all too short (just barely). I think Rebecca has taken a growth spurt lately, because she seems very tall. Ramy and Rebecca went to visit his dad and his mom this morning. He was craving some weird fish dish called escabeche. His mom was nice enough to make it for him today, but unfortunately, she sent him home with it, which made my kitchen smell a bit like vinegar! We also went out to lunch with our buddy Vincent.

So it was a fun and relaxing weekend, but it's back to the rat race tomorrow. I'll be in a special training all this week.