EuroTrip

Has anyone seen the movie EuroTrip? It is a cheesy comedy about 4 high school grads who end up trouncing around Europe while one tries to track down his German penpal to tell her he loves her. It is cute and funny and has some great lines - "Here's a fun fact, you made out with your sister!" You need to have seen it to understand that one I think.

It has it's climax scene at the Vatican and as a result I have not seen it on TV since the Pope passed away. I can totally see why it is off the air, but I still miss it. "This is definitely where I parked my car."

I knew all about the white smoke and the bells many months ago, thanks to my many viewings of EuroTrip! "Now put your clothes back on, white boy."

The Weather

What a super nice weekend we just had. Sunny and mild, but not too warm. Spring has finally sprung for real in Greater DC, the trees are in bloom or are starting to leaf out. This time of year is nice - unless you have allergies of course - because it is warm but there really aren't any bugs or insects around to harrass you.

Played basketball with the boys (and girls) today also got in some tennis this evening. Got some sun and read the paper on my deck on Saturday and went for an afternoon jog too.

I hope this is a sign of things to come - having a nice weekend for a change. Seems like all spring, summer and fall last year it rained on the weekends. Don't need another year of that, thank you very much!

What did you do this weekend to enjoy the weather?

Outlet Shopping

Whenever I travel I tend to hunt down the outlet malls. I just love a good deal or maybe I just hate getting totally screwed at the mall. But there is something about a pair of Ralph Lauren pants for 20 bucks that I can't resist. (Who cares if they are orange! So I look like I just got out of prison, big deal!)

Visited the shops in Lodi, Ohio on my Road Trip last weekend and got all kinds of loot. Stuff for me, gifts for my mom for Mother's Day (Am I a good son or what!), some stuff for my brother - he has a lighthouse fetish. A good day of shopping was had by all!

Let's see, I also went to Amish Country and ate dinner and poked around in some shops. Who knew Ohio even had Amish Country - I didn't until last Friday!

Saw the new movie Fever Pitch on Friday night too. It was cute, it won't win any Oscars, but I like a cheeseball love story with a happy ending as much as the next guy. Plus, I am a Wicked Red Sox fan, so it helped me re-live the glory days of their Playoff, Pennant and World Series run of 2004. I love it when you call me Big Papi!

That is really the highlight of my trip, nothing overly exciting happened in my 4 days in Ohio. My brother actually put me to work on Saturday, raking the lawn and tidying up for spring - can you believe it! It was just nice to get outta DC for a few days.

Road Trip

Taking a long weekend to get in my first road trip of the season in, to visit my brother and his family out in Ohio. He lives just west of Cleveland. I always have a good time hanging out with my big brother and his family, but it is still a little weird to me that he wants to hang out with me, his baby brother. He is eight years older than me and growing up did not want anything to do with me. When he was 18 and I was 10 I just got in the way as far as he was concerned.

I still remember being in college, I was probably 19 or 20 at the time, and he was home for a visit and one morning he said that we should go to the beach. I was like what's the catch? You want to go to the beach with me on purpose? It blew my mind!!! Ever since then we have been buds though and we have had some good times. Many have involved the consumption of copious amounts of alcohol, strange but true!

He is the proud father of four boys ages 7 to 19, so going to visit is always a form of birth control for me. It is not as hectic as it used to be a few years back. When the kids were little younger, they were all battling constantly for attention and his house was a total madhouse all the time. Now it's just the 7 year old that drives me nuts from time to time.

Should be a fun weekend though, he always has an agenda planned, he never slows down, always on the go!