Weekend Recap: Date Night & Adam's Trip to California

We had a quiet Friday evening at home watching the season finale of Gold Rush. Oh yes, we watch that show. It's a bit over dramatic at times, but we like it. I really like Parker and his Grandpa, so I was hoping they'd have a better season. I love to hate Dakota Fred, and I for real don't like Todd and his crew. Ugh. They seem like such idiots.

For dinner, I tried a new recipe which actually turned out quite well. Shrimp & Feta stew - Recipe here

 It was a good thing it turned out because the new recipe I tried the day before in the crockpot was disgusting. It was supposed to be a taco dish but tasted and looked like ground meat sludge with bloated tortilla strips. Ick.

Saturday was a lounging day. Adam ran a few errands including dropping off our old modem at Comcast. So glad to be done with them! We watched a movie, Fly Fishing in the Yeomen, which was a more of a love story than a fishing story. That evening was date night! We went out for Mexican which was delicious, and then to a movie, Django Unchained. It was a typical Quentin Tarantino movie in that it was extra violent, funny and mildly offensive. We enjoyed it though!

On Sunday, we enjoyed sleeping in and then it was time to take Adam to the airport at 1 for his flight to California for vacation work. Chester was a little stressed and didn't know what was going on. Adam even got to use his new luggage (in back). His (aka my) old Samsonite carry-on wouldn't fit in the overheads without having to be turned sideways, which was a constant irritation and discussion with the flight attendants. "Turn the wheels out please, sir"
It doesn't fit that way...
(flight attendant tries it)
"Oh, it doesn't fit that way. Okay that's fine..."
So I'm sure he's glad to have something that fits straight in.

"Take me with you, Dad!"

Excuse my lounge-wear, the only time I went out all day was to take Adam to the airport & Chester for a walk

He's been there all week now, so it's been pretty quiet at home. Luckily, Chester and I have kept pretty busy, and Chester has enjoyed lots of snuggling and being allowed to sleep in bed!