Friday, October 23, 2009

Beer Tasting, Oysters & Parties

What a great weekend and Fall festivities. We were supposed to have an "off" weekend since the Dawgs didn't play.. but that wasn't the case. Thursday started us off with a beer tasting with some of my ZTA friends which was great. This year Harry (our beer connoisseur) brought 6 beers to taste and 6 additional ones for us to give our opinions on. All in all we liked them all - of course! And most of the dark beers were Bobby's favorite. My favorite was a new beer with less alcoholic content called Bell's Amber Ale, love it! We didn't love the new Sweetwater Festive, they just haven't gotten that process perfected because the few years have just not been good. But now we have a few new beers to try and hopefully we'll do another beer tasting soon.

Saturday was a girls day filled with errands, mani & pedi, brunch, late lunch with Junior League and lots of shopping. I finally picked up some cute fall decorations for our dinning room and I think it all works well. I was worried they wouldn't match the decor but they did and Bobby actually likes them. (I'll post pictures soon). Saturday night ended with an engagement party for Jenny & Adam. We had a great time and minus the cold weather it was a great party. The one thing Bobby is looking forward to when we get married is the parties and apparently the gifts. On our way home we had a discussion on the gifts and our plans and he really wants a long engagement, a year I think. Which I was not happy about, but we talked about it and after a long night figured it out Sunday morning.

Jamie was in town Saturday too and I got to have breakfast with her and my parents Sunday morning. She brough Zoey who looks fabulous and really happy. Overall I am just glad I was able to get Zoey back and that she and Jamie are happy now with little Pierre. Zoe thinks Pierre is her main man and they love being together. I'll always have a place in my heart for her, but just want to see her happy and healthy.
Sunday was our last ALTA tennis match for the Fall women's season. Great season but we were there for the fun not for winning matches. We didn't win a single match. But, we won a good handful of games. Really being bumped to C2 from C4 was a big move and one I don't think we were ready for. But, the season is over and was fun while it lasted. I'm not playing mixed this coming season in the cold, but I am going to play again on a Woman's team in the Spring. I'm hoping to captain a team again, but we'll see... lots could change between now and then. Yesterday afternoon we went to my parents house to have an Oyster Roast and visit with my parents' neighbors who had a pumpkin carving. It was great to have Bobby at the house and see how well he and my parents get along. They love him and really think he's a great fit for me, which is amazing! Dad even took the time to chat with him about football, politics and the family. Really a great time. And the Oysters were great! Mom did a wonderful job as usual and we enjoyed it.

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