Good Times and Recovering Livers

We didn't leave the house a whole lot when Tommy was visiting, most likely because of all the projects that were being done, but also because we really don't have a lot of extra capitol floating around since Alex has been out of work since December. Funds are tight and we've been saving for the last year to afford all these little projects. But that's all icky adult-stuff that no one wants to read about- I'm sure you understand. I have to admit that we weren't really "fun" in the entertainment department this time, but we did manage to go out once to the movie theater to see "Watchmen" and down to Mort's Cigar Bar to have a few cocktails in Old Town. All of our other free time was spent making dinner, walking the dog, and trying to catch Tommy up on Season 1 of Mad Men. In the mean time, we took some pictures...

Tommy and I in the garage before the drywall was put up.

This is what the boys usually did after a full day of hard work... they sat on the couch drinking Coors Light and watched "A Band of Brothers" for like the 5th time. They only "cuddled" for the picture.

Here is the top shelf of the refrigerator that is usually stocked with left-overs, orange juice, and the occasional pitcher of iced tea. Miller Lite is a dead indicator that the LePore's had finally arrived from Las Vegas. I know that we really enjoyed having them stay with us for a weekend before they headed up to Chicago for a wedding. I don't think we really knew just how much we missed hanging out with such great friends! The only part of us that doesn't miss our friends and family is our livers! 40 Coors Light's, 80 Miller Lite's, a six pack of Hef, 4 Bud Light's, and a bottle of Absolute, Tanqueray, scotch, and Jagermeister later our livers called it quits and all the house guests left. Yikes!

Here's a picture of the 3 of us and the only one I have. We took tons of pictures but we must have used Joe & Sara's camera the most because I can't find a single one. Here I am eating dinner (yummy kabob's) after work on Saturday night. We always pre-plan what meals we're going to make when company comes to town and for Joe & Sara we made Bayou Chicken Pasta (see the July 3, 2008 post for the recipe), Beef Kabobs, and Italian burgers. I'm not sure why we spend so much time figuring out what we want to feed our guests. Maybe because we eat such a wide variety of food that we want to fix stuff that everyone would like to eat. Sometimes it's just to show off our culinary talents. Okay.... we always try to show off our culinary talents, who am I trying to kid?! But we do try to take into consideration what everybody likes to eat. 

In addition to eating... we did get in two great rounds of "Apples to Apples", a round of "Phase 10", "Cranium", and half a game of "Worst Case Scenario", and rented a movie. It's been a while since Alex and I have had so much fun. Thanks for all the great new memories!