A Very Busy Weekend

We had a very fun, but very busy long weekend.

We started by going on a date Friday night to the Melting Pot, where we enjoyed tasty fondue. Here are some pictures of us with the dogs afterward.

Erin asked me to add a little dialogue to this blog.... you know... for some spice. Melting Pot was quite the experience. The last time (and only other time) we went to a Melting Pot was when we were engaged. We went to the one in SLC which has a bit more going for it in the ambiance category... the Houston location is in a strip mall... and a strip mall in Houston is usually a good place to do any of the following: 1) Fine Dining, 2) Drug deals 3) Rob someones car 4) Obtain a limited time services contract between yourself and a purveyor of adult-themed companionship. With so much to offer in one location it's no wonder this restaurant is booming in it's current locale. Anyway - we had a great time at dinner. Our dining experience was enhanced by our waitress who kept asking bizarre questions skirting around the issue of whether or not we worked for Melting Pot on a corporate level.... I guess because we were sort of dressed up we looked intimidating....

On Saturday, we went to the Astros game with our friends the Matthews'. Here is a picture of us with Eli, who is so grown-up now and has decided that he's not very into smiling for pictures anymore. His favorite part of the game was the big train that was across from us at Minute Maid Park--he loves trains!

Interesting notes about these pictures provided by Jake: First off, Eli is a massive fan of trains, the clutching of thumbs, and tearing out his dad's arm hairs. I'm cool with all of those traits. Eli dispensed his energy by rotating who's lap he was sitting on. An interesting side note about the train pictured below: Houston's baseball stadium is called - Minute Maid Park - and the train is full of oranges..... of course these oranges aren't to scale... they're quite massive, and on several occasions first-timers to the park have asked me if they're pumpkins... which is a good segue to my next installment.
On Sunday, we went to Galveston with our friends David and Lori for the afternoon and enjoyed great seafood, the beach, and shopping along the Strand.

We hung out on the Strand with David and Lori... and because the temperature was approaching 368 deg (F) we were in desperate need of some cool refreshment. On the Strand there happens to be a local creamery with a large selection of ice creamy treats. We all had a scoop and I had pumpkin pie ice cream (note the smooth transition from pumpkins in the train to pumpkin pie ice cream.... and then allow yourself an appropriate length of time to marvel at my literary genius)

Finally on Monday, we helped host a baby shower for my classmate & neighbor. Below is the quilt I made for the baby, Aidan.

I don't really have any snarky comments to insert here because I've already outed myself in a previous post concerning my love-hate relationship with fabric stores..... plus Erin's sewing affinity is cute and her blankets are comfy.