Monday : 03 July 2006
It’s the day before the Fourth, I’ve had a good weekend… and there’s still one more day to it!

<< Rewind <<
Friday’s Clitorati gathering was… modest. The only “problem” was another round of Friday night music in the Borders cafè: A three-piece group from California who played Middle-Eastern influenced music. They were promoting a CD, but they must have only had a few songs on it – said that he heard one song played at least three times over the course of the evening. Post-bookstore, and I headed to Cheers: North for a bite to eat, ESPN and conversation.

Saturday brought errands, comic books, a trip to the park with ‘s boys… and a Superman-themed party. and I hosted a party (at the suggestion/request of ‘s husband). The grill was fired up. Superman: the Movie and Superman II were in the DVD player. Fun was had. After the party, and I headed to Cheers to see Melody.

Sunday, I took to see Superman Returns. On the IMAX screen at Larryland. It was just as much fun the second time. And the IMAX 3D scenes were very good; it would have been interesting to have seen the full feature in 3D. I also thought about the fact that Brandon Routh looked as if he was born to “fly.” He looked comfortable and rather natural in the flying scenes. After the movie, it was off to visit and then on to cover a couple of errands before…

…heading to the airport: My uncle flew into town for the evening, on his way home from a family reunion in California. and I met him at the airport, drove him to his hotel and then joined him for dinner at Spencer’s. Prime Rib and chianti. Excellent. (SIDENOTE: , I had the bartender fix a Pirate’s Tea for my pre-dinner drink. She or he did a good job.) We wound up closing down the restaurant before walking my uncle back up to his room.

> Play >
We picked up ‘s boys and headed to the hotel to meet my uncle for breakfast. After that, we drove up Capitol Hill to Ensign Peak Park to let him look down over the city and the Salt Lake Valley. I hadn’t been up there in a while, but I am always amazed by the view. The inversion haze was very light, so it was easy to see the entire valley. From there, it was on to The Gateway. Mmm. Apple Store. I introduced my uncle to the iPod; he liked it. I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if he buys one in the next month or two. Somewhere along the line, Curtis (the younger boy) decided that he really liked my uncle – holding his hand as we walked through Barnes & Noble and on the way to the car. Time was quickly growing short – it always does when you are visiting or are visited by family – so we headed back to the airport. While I was sad to see him go, I was glad for the few hours that I was able to spend with him.

The rest of the evening has been spent with and the boys.

Like I said: It’s been a good weekend.

And, it’s not over yet.

Namaste.