blue moon

been a busy last few days. last friday, it was back to the optometrist for lois' post-op evaluation. results were surprisingly better than we anticipated. at first, we thought that she'd be without corrective lenses for four more weeks. nope. she got some temporary glasses that are donated and lent to his patients after surgery; she's now able to drive until he finalizes a prescription for her.

saturday was spent with some anthro friends. we gathered at Linda's house for a blue moon party. lotsa fun. basically, we brought appetizers and a couple martini gimlets (to be traded for others that were brought by fellow partiers).

our gimlets weren't very special though. last week, we stopped at goodwill and spent a whopping dollar on these two, a blue one and a fancy crystal one. nothing funky or too original, but they were a steal for $.50 each. i mean, why spend $4-$5 for a glass that you'll never see again anyway? and so what that you'll take one home when we don't even drink martinis at home (or anywhere else).

we did come away with a nice gimlet though. it has a red swirl in it...very Hitchcockian. think of Vertigo...

after leaving the party, lois and i hung out on the front porch, watching the moon rise in the sky and commenting on the party. it was really good to catch up with Linda. she used to be one of the main anthro profs at UCD; she specialized in Tibet/Nepal and birth populations. it had been a few years since we last saw her. she looks happy though. apparently, she is out of academia...but loving it...AND making better money ;)

sunday was very laid back. we had breakfast at the nearby EggShell (in CherryCreek). as usual, i got the Kitchen Sink, which is a skillet with scrambled eggs, cheese, tomatoes, spinach, onion, and sausage...and a blueberry pancake. sigh

after gorging ourselves, we headed over to BedBath & Beyond, where susie and andy are registered. and after a couple hours of wandering, we escaped with some shower gifts - dishes and towels.

god, it was so hot on sunday. i know it was only 98, but july was so mild; we were getting used to the 80° temps. i was totally wilting at the park for the first two v-ball games. thank goodness for the clouds that parked themselves for the next coupla hours. i wouldn't have been able to stay for more than that if the blistering sun had remained...beating down on our delirious heads.