Note to Self:

Here's a couple of upcoming events that I'm really interested in seeing. One is next Friday, and maybe Ruby would like to go. The other one is coming up soon...the Seattle Shakespeare Company!! YAY!!! They are coming to Auburn, which is so much closer than going to Seattle to see them. (A 15 minute drive as opposed to a 30 minute to 1 hour drive, depending on traffic.)

If any local-area people would be interested in going to either of these with me, let me know. Both events take place at the Auburn Performing Arts Center.

GIORDANO JAZZ DANCE CHICAGO
Friday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets
Orchestra: $15 & $13 st/sr
Mezzanine: $13 & $11.50 st/sr

"The dancers are stunners… displaying the sort of mastery that had the audience audibly gasping." -- Chicago Sun Times

Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago was founded in 1962 and is known as the nation's original jazz dance company. The company has a distinguished history of commissioning well-known choreographers and wows audiences world-wide with its dynamic performances. Continually expanding the boundaries of jazz dance, the company's popular appeal captivates audiences with its virtuosic performance, evoking joy and celebration through uplifting, entertaining, and inspiring dance.

SEATTLE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
ROMEO AND JULIET
Friday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets
Orchestra: $15 & $13 st/sr
Mezzanine: $13 & $11.50 st/sr

"Seattle Shakespeare Company presents vivid stagings of Shakespearean classics that stretch beyond the staid and predictable." - Seattle Times

Seattle Shakespeare Company has made a name for itself over the past 15 years as one of the region's best theatrical ensembles. Don't miss this acclaimed company's production of Shakespeare's famous lovers, who's radical and defiant act illuminates the depths of human passion and the price exacted when misunderstanding and hatred prevail.

Rotten Eggs

I was just on the phone with Lance and he said that he hid an egg in the house for me to find on Easter. He just wanted to let me know so that I could look for it, since I obviously haven't stumbled upon it while cleaning up and such.

At first, I thought it was a sweet gesture. And then he told me that it was an egg he had taken out of the fridge and just hid somewhere. And that if I don't find it eventually, I will start smelling it.

Considering he's been gone for 2 weeks already, I'm sure I would be able to smell it by now.

I honestly don't know if he's pulling my leg or not. I told him that I didn't believe him, but he swears up and down that he actually did this. However, he did not seem upset that I accused him of playing a colossal trick on me...we were actually laughing as I accused him of falsehoods and he kept saying, "you'll know I'm telling the truth when you smell it."

I may just humor him and start looking for it. Where haven't I been in the past 2 weeks? Well, the guest room, for one thing. And I don't touch his desk or any of his stuff in our bedroom.

But seriously...who hides raw eggs? They're supposed to be hard boiled or have the yolks blown out. Or in this house, they're supposed to be chocolate. Whatever. He just said he didn't do it properly due to lack of time, but he was really busy right before he left. When would he have had any time to hide any kind of egg?

I still think it's a joke (after all, he's not here for April Fools Day either). But I suppose if the house starts smelling like rotten eggs, I'll really know for sure.

Spring!

Today was absolutely gorgeous. I think it was in the low 60s, even warmer than the weather forecasters were predicting.

I had a full day ahead of me today, and I didn't let one minute of this weather go to waste.

I drove down to McChord this morning to pick up mail and do some shopping. Although I hate the drive down there, it wasn't so bad with the bright and sunny weather today. I got to base around 11 or so and picked up our mail.

Then I went to the food court and had lunch at the teriyaki place. Oh my God...SO GOOD! We have as many teriyaki places in this area as we have Starbucks, which means you can't spit without hitting one. And this is the first time I tried it and it was delicious and cheap. I had teriyaki chicken with steamed rice and sauteed veggies on the side. I will go there again. The teriyaki place is a relatively new addition to the food court, but I hope it sticks around.

Then I went to the base exchange and picked up a rake, a weeding tool, some wine, and a few other odds and ends.

Got my grocery shopping done and then headed for home. By then, it was warm enough to open my moon roof. :) I didn't open my windows though, because I don't like all the traffic noise. I don't get it through the moon roof though.

After I got groceries and things put away, it was time to take care of the yard. The lawn needed mowing and I had to get rid of all these seed pods in the backyard. They look like octopus tentacles. So I started doing that first, but then decided to mow the front yard, since that was clear. Only I started the mower and it died out on me about 5 minutes after I turned it on.

I freaked. It's a BRAND NEW MOWER. Lance used it once before he left, and this was the 2nd use. I called over to my grandma's house to talk to my mom, since she mows the lawn most of the time. We went over various things that could've gone wrong with it (with my stepdad's help too), but couldn't figure it out. I finally gave up and called Lance. He actually helped me figure out the problem right away. The gas supply was cut off...I had turned the dial to turn it off, thinking that I was actually turning it on instead. So it ran on fumes and then choked.

So once we got that sorted out, I finished the front lawn and then pulled the mower around to the back. I finished raking up as many of the seed pods as I could get, and then mowed the backyard. While I was out there, I started weeding.

The lady who lived here before us loved to garden. That much is obvious. But after she died, none of her kids took care of the gardening. They did the minimal amount of maintenance on the outside of the house that was required. So the back garden was really overrun with weeds. I had to pull most of them to take a look at what we had.

So we have a rose bush. I knew that, of course. And we have tulips coming up, but they haven't budded yet. I am fairly certain they're tulips because the daffodils are peaking everywhere else right now, and tulips haven't started yet. And then, some odd and ugly thing that obviously wasn't a weed and what the hell is that???

Oh, it's rhubarb. At least I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

Lance is ecstatic about this. He loves rhubarb. It's not one of my favorite things. And I really don't want to grow any. I'll probably end up pulling it up. And I'll basically be starting the garden over from scratch. Once I got past the rhubarb, there really wasn't anything left but a bunch of clover and more weeds.

Anyway, I took pictures of the gardens as they stand right now. They require a lot of work. My stepdad wanted to see pictures so he could suggest things I might plant. I'll post those in another entry.

Right now, I'm rewarding my hard work with some wine. And I'm texting Lance...the egg discussion that I mentioned in my last entry still continues...

Garden and Yard Picture Post

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