Up, Up and Away!

Dena came for a visit this week so I got to accompany her and her sis-in-law on a shopping excursion to Place D'Orleans on Wednesday. It was so great to see her, I miss Dena and all my friends from home. We had a nice lunch and then more shopping. On Friday Jason and I met her and Lana for lunch - I must fill you in on the Perkins experience.
Jason and I got to the restaurant first and asked for a booth but all the booths were taken. So the young man telling us this also tells us he can put us on the list for a booth. I assume we are the only people on the list (b/c we are the only people waiting) and say "Sure". It took him a while to get our name right....Baters....Slaters....ah...Vaters. So he tells us as soon as one becomes available we will get it. So we wait for the booth and for Lana and Dena. A minute goes by and 2 guys walk in asking for a booth to a young woman employee who walks by. She says "Right this way" and I go to tell them there is no booth avaiable and say nah, they will figure that out in 2 seconds....wait a minute. She sat them in a booth! Oh no. No. No. No. Even Jason chimes in with me. We both look at each other. This is not happening. You know how I hate confrontation - Excuse me I say to the young man who insisted earlier on putting us on a "booth list". Your co-worker just sat 2 guys in our booth I say. He looks at me and shrugs his shoulders. What can I do about it now he asks? Jason and I look at each other again. What can you do about it now? What can you do about it now? You go and tell your co-worker what she just did and work it out. You stop telling people they can go on the list and get a booth. You go a taking a flying leap into.....
Unbelievable. Anyways, shortly after that, a booth comes open and we are seated by another employee (that young guy wants nothing to do with us now). A nice guy brings the menus and tea we ordered. I ask for a nutriotional sheet listing the calories, fat, etc and he says he will look. No. No nutritional lists available. So I ask if they have one in the kitchen so I can take a quick look and give it back to them. No he replies without going into the kitchen to look. Ah. It's like that is it? I ask if there is any milk available for tea as there is only cream ont he table. He brings back a big joe jesus tub of milk. Ha. He wants nothing to so with me either. Dena and Lana show up and it's all good again.
We had a great weekend! Friday night we went and visited a very good friend and had supper with her and her new man. She had made lobster casserole for Jason and boy, did he enjoy it. I loved it too but jacob passed on it and had the chicken (he got sick after eating lobster in YK and cannot forget the memory). We had a very nice evening.
On Saturday Jacob and I went yard saling again. never saw anything but that's ok. We had a nice breakfast together and we talk alot while driving around and browsing other people's junk. He always tells me something personal on these trips so it's a good thing. Jason, Jacob and I head over to Scott and Helen's for a short visit, they are having a birthday/goodbye party as they are moving to Kingston in 2 weeks. We will have to visit them down there. They are wonderful people and their kids are adorable and Scott has been an amazing friend to Jason through all this. Then we head over to the Snooks for a BBQ, meet some new people, visit with their friends - great people - from Newfoundland mostly.
We all head out to the Russell Celtic fest and Shanneygannock (Shanneygannook?) were playing - excellent. It was pure joy for me to sit there and listen to Jason singing every song. His voice is much better which I didn't expect it to improve that much. It isn't as strong as it used to be but it is there. I lvoe listening to him sing and enjoying himself. Jacob moaned about it at first but of course he ended up dancing a bit, he played with the other boys that were there and he had a good time. Back to the Snooks for carrott cake - yum.
On Sunday we went and saw the move "Up". I think everyone should see this. I cried so many times throughout it, I was a hot mess. I sobbed at the end and Jacob was staring at me like I was an alien. He even told me he felt bad for me but I was so touched by the movie. It pulled at my heartstrings so many times. It is official. I am now a marshmellow.
Then we went to the Osmonds for supper and a last visit with Dena, her bro and family and of course Michelle and her crew. Charlotte is growing so fast and she is so adorable!! Connor hugged me so hard when we left - I love his I can hug you so hard hugs!
Read The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger if you need a good book. I could not put it down, Jason is reading it now and he likes it too. Best book I have read in a long time.