Busy Days

Holy cow! It feels like it’s been forever since I’ve posted. So much has happened in the last week, I’m not even sure where to begin. I suppose I should go chronologically.

Wednesday was Jason’s 30th birthday, so we tried to go to our favorite Italian place. The wait was over an hour. So we went down the street to the Cheesecake Factory. Same wait. On a Wednesday. Craziness! We finally ended up at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery. They have Pizookies, which are the BEST DESSERT EVER! (Love you, Tessa). It turned out to be a nice dinner, even though I’d had a really long day, and my head was pounding. Jas has a tendency to try and be very tough and strong, and never admit that he has weaknesses. During dinner he admitted that getting older and hitting the big Three Oh was a little intimidating and scary to him. It was kind of sweet to see him actually act human.

Jas doesn’t do Valentine’s Day. He never has, and I’m guessing never will. He tells me it’s a Hallmark holiday and totally sexist. If you love someone, I’m told, you should show them all year long, not just one specific day. That last part I can agree with. However, why can’t you show them all year long AND on Valentine’s Day? Wouldn’t that make everyone happy? So I went to dinner with some of my coworkers, and we had a very good time. Of course, we had to go to 4 different restaurants before we could get a table. And where does a restaurant get off charging $85 for a 3 course meal that would cost $24 any other night of the year? That sickened me.

When Jas got home from school that night, I talked him into going to BJ’s (yes, again) so I could have another Pizookie. There didn’t seem to be a lot of couples in the restaurant that night, but I did notice lots of large groups (8+) all eating together. And they sure looked like they were having a lot more fun than the couples did. Perhaps they’ve found the secret to enjoying Valentine’s day. Don’t just celebrate with the one special person you love, celebrate with everyone you love! I’m thinking I might try that strategy next year. Just invite everyone I know out to dinner and have a blast, instead of moping about the fact that my husband is anti-valentine’s day. Yes! That is my plan!

Friday night was pretty exciting! Jas subbed for one of the guys on my bowling team. The first game he shot 298! For those of you who don’t know bowling, a perfect game (all strikes) is a 300. Jas had the first 11 strikes, and then left 2 pins on the last ball. It sucked that he just missed the perfect game, but it was still awesome that he did what he did. I think I was more nervous than he was. I could hardly look every time he was up. On th last ball I was hiding behind my friend Jenn, because I was too scared to watch. I didn’t even see the ball hit, I just heard everyone else’s reaction. But I was super proud of him, even if it wasn’t perfect!

In addition to all those fun things, I had a 3 day training course at work, that turned out to be one of the best things I’ve ever done. It also left me freaking exhausted every day after work. I can’t wait to tell you all about it, but my pizza has just arrived and it is calling my name! Until later then!