Good Friday

Well, it's Friday, so that's good, huh?It's been years since i celebrated the religiouis aspect to Easter, or Easter at all, so....around here it's probably just another day.

Had two days off of work so i could visit w/the family that was here in town. Mary had her surgery this yesterday morning and is still in recovery. she probably won't be discharged until monday morning. Susan and Luis were here yesterday and today. I took them out to lunch to celebrate Luis' bday and then they took off. tony went back to the valley to pick up the kids and i guess they'll be here til sunday. it was weird having the four siblings together in one room alone actually having a conversation w/out any kids or anyone else around. kinda creepy to tell you the truth . but i guess it was all good.at least mary's doing better.

went to the San Antonio Current's Best of 2010 party and left half an hour later. it was a total waste of time and money for us. i guess i expected something classier than just a booze fest. sure, they were giving out free food and drinks, but we don't drink much and the food was in small portions and not enough and the lines were super long so we just left and had dinner at Aldaco's next door.

Fiesta Friday

Finally we get some time off from work. Today is the Battle of the Flowers parade downtown but this gal don't do parades. :) Seriously, i really don't like them. Don't mind the crowds, but people tend to get rowdy and stupid when they've been drinking a believe me, there's rarely an event around here that doesn't sell alcohol. Don't get me wrong, i occasionally drink too, but sometimes people just loose it when they're drunk. oh well, i'm enjoying my half day of work w/my doggies. too bad the neighbors next door were in the backyard and damn dogs kept barking at them and their dogs.

Hoping to make it to Sunset Station http://sunset-station.com/ tonight for SA Current's Best of 2011 party. http://sacurrent.com/. i got the tickets online but we still have to pick them up at will call and i'm feeling a little bit weary about the whole thing. i'm just naturally skeptical. hope it goes well.

i also got a membership for the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. http://sabot.org/. we can go in for free any day of the year plus we get discounted prices on other events during the year. now that the weather's getting better and the allergies are under control because the oak season is almost over i can't wait to get outdoors again. plus, the botanical gardens is a beautiful place to just go, relax, have a picnic and enjoy nature. before getting back to the hustle and bustle of everyday life. too bad we can't take the dogs in. they have events for dogs but ours aren't exactly socialized enough to be around that many dogs.

Lazy Sunday

Slept in a little late this morning because i've been a little sleep deprived for the last few weeks because of these damn allergies. can't seem to sleep through the night, but it's almost over, the oak pollen count was less that 1,000 yesterday, so there's light at the end of the tunnel.

This week on the 7th we celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary. We went out to dinner a t Carinos' http://carinos.com then headed out to see Source Code. It was, eh, okay, i guess i expected more but when they did the whole Quantum Leap http://hulu.com/quantum-leap.com rip-off of him looking in a mirror and seeing a false mirror image it kinda ruined it for me, but overall it was an okay movie. i was kinda baffled by the ending, but oh well.

Mary and Tony were here the day before that. she had a doctor's appointment so they stopped by to say hi and to take us out for an early anniversary dinner. she's having surgery here on the 21st so i'll see her again later on in the month.

Fiesta San Antonio http://fiesta-sa.org is well under way but i really don't get into it much. too many crowds and overpriced food/drink. One year we went to NIOSA because Joel got free tickets from his employer but we vowed never to go again.it was boring. at least we get half a day this friday for Fiesta Friday. the battle of the flowers parade is at noon so we get to leave early--a city holiday, i guess.

There's really nothing much on the calendar event-wise for this month, i'll just take it as i go. I just created an account on Tumblr but it's gonna take awhile before i get familiarized with it. the more social networks i utilize the better.