Weekend Recap

What a great weekend I had. It was fun-filled and action packed.

On Friday night, I went to see Man of La Mancha, the story of Don Quixote, in Milwaukee, with my grandma, my aunt, my stepmom and step-sister. My grandma likes to treat me to a show or play, or something special for my b-day. Last year it was the Milwaukee Art Museum, which you can read about here. Anyway, we went to a really cool place for dinner beforehand, the Barclay Gallery and Garden Cafe, and then enjoyed the show. It was a nice night.

Saturday, Sam was home and we headed down to Chicago for the Formula D Drift competition. It was my first experience at such an event and it was very interesting. I was so impressed at how much Sam knew about it. She and her boyfriend, Travis, travel around the country to these events, promoting the on-line business he works for, streetdragonmagazine.com. The event itself was quite exciting. One of the coolest parts was that the drivers really make themselves available to the fans. Sam and Travis were introducing me to all kinds of people; big names in the business, drivers, etc. It was a great time. It was also so nice to hang out with Sam for the day.

Yesterday I was a yard working fool. I planted flowers (courtesy of Dee Dee) with the help of my mom. It really transformed the front of our house and our "curb appeal." I can't wait until they spread out and bloom all over the place. I also mowed the whole lawn...I think I mentioned it last week, but that is such a workout! By about 8 p.m. last night I was plum tuckered.