a wedding and mario kart

my friend wendy told me on sunday that she had set a date for her wedding. it was yesterday. she also told me that she was going to wear jeans. this would not do. after work on wednesday another tech and i took her shopping at kohls to find a nice dress for her to wear. i found a nice pink one that she didn't hate, so that's what she wore. her mom thanked me for kidnapping her and i felt as though i really did some good.
i also decided that she needed a reception, so we are planning a party for her next week. i am to make the cake. i've been practicing my decorating technique and going through my recipes for something delectable.
after shopping, i had some friends over for dinner and to play mario kart. wendy brought over her daughter and so i got to play with her. she would crawl over to zelda's bed and lay her head on it. once she even fluffed it before plopping down and sucking her thumb. she was fascinated by the dog and didn't even cry when zelda licked her. i'll have to have them over again for a rematch.

everyone should have a josh

on friday night when i got home from work, josh had dinner ready and we ate out on the balcony. the weather has been really nice, warm but not too hot. and cool at night so we can have the windows open and hear the coyotes better.
saturday we went to the melting pot, a fondue restaurant in Littleton, to celebrate our one year anniversary. there were roses on the table when we got there, a service that they provide for their customers. the food was really good and it was fun to eat. we had swiss cheese fondue and the waiter was trying to convince us that apples and cheese are a good combination. then we had tuna, shrimp, chicken, steak and lobster to cook in hot broth. the lobster tails were served sitting on top of the empty shells. it was strange to see the pink tuna turn white and the white lobster and shrimp turn pink after only a few seconds in the broth. one problem was that you only got a few pieces of meat, but six sauces so you couldn't put each sauce on a piece of chicken, unless you cut the chicken in tiny pieces. the chocolate course was by far my favorite. they have about seven choices and also a create your own (milk, dark or white with your choice of liquer). i'll have to go again so i can have all the different types of chocolate. it would be a good place for visitors to go (come visit me!)

jungle red

Yesterday i went out to lunch with a friend from work. after lunch, we didn't have anything else to do, so we decided to get manicures. i've never has a manicure, so it was a new experience for me. the first think she said to me was 'what color?' and i really wanted to say 'jungle red' like mary haynes in 'the women' but i just decided to get a french manicure. i was the only person in the salon that had real nails, everyone else was getting acrylics. but i got a hand massage, and she clipped/ripped off my cuticles, and gave me a very nice set of polished nails. i just hope this lasts longer than the usual three days.

would we have donkeys?

V-day package!! V-day package!! V-day package!!

i got my valentine's day package yesterday. peeps and beans of jelly and cookies and those sweet tart candy hearts that i love, and gummies and chocolate covered raisins that zelda helped me sample. not only was it filled with delicious treats, but my tea that i bought at christmas (which i am currently drinking) and a copy of 'extras' season one. it is a lot like the office hilarious and sad at the same time. i like it because of the guests that they have. season one has a lot of english actors that i don't know, but kate winslet makes an appearance. season two has a lot bigger names: david bowie, daniel radcliff (HPotter), chris martin, diana rigg, ian mckellen, and my personal favorite orlando bloom. the actors are so hilarious because they are weird and arrogant and a little neurotic. i recommend it if you liked the office. but i do feel sorry for the main character, because he can never get a break.

swipes burned me a copy of judy collins' 'colors of the day' (of which i am currently listening) i was looking on amazon for a cd of her, but i couldn't find one that had all the songs i wanted, so she added the fisherman song and now it's perfect. as i was browsing her albums, i saw a lot of the ones that mamsis had, but i also saw her very early ones. she looked so different to me as a young woman. and then i saw the cover of 'judith' and i laughed to myself. i once told mom that i thought she was posing like that to cover a pimple on the side of her face, because she had the same pose on the back cover too.

it was 60 degrees yesterday when i went to work, and was snowing on the way home. and it is still snowing now. anyone that wants some snow can come and visit me!

have the boy lay out my formal shorts

yesterday was my valentine's day dinner with josh. he made reservations at a restaurant on the side of a mountain that was built on the same site as an actual fort. they served a lot of game and we drank out of mason jars. i thought this was a little odd since the dress was business casual. even though i have to dress up almost everyday for work, it was nice to wear a skirt and my tall shoes.
i had lamb chops and josh had the game plate which had buffalo, elk, and quail. it was a very good meal and worth the 30 minute drive. and now i get to frost the heart shaped cakes that i'm taking in to work tomorrow. and i get to have peeps for breakfast from mamsis' package. more on that tomorrow.