Friday night and nowhere to go!

It's Friday night and nowhere to go, and actually thrilled about it. Ron and I always go for a few beers on most Friday nights, but he is out of town tonight. He is still in Baltimore, just got done talking to him, they went to a wonderful BBQ restaurant, good food, he's had plenty while he's been gone. I had my usual frozen meal and salad, I don't like to cook when I am home alone, and I really like lean cuisines. Laura was home, so I did offer to grill some chicken, but she was being moody when I said no to her request to go out for supper.
So of course she now has gone somewhere to get fast food instead of eating here. If it does not come in a paper bag, or if it's not served to you by someone other than Mom, it's just no good. I guess she just still has to much money to burn.
So here I sit, just excited that it's the weekend with nothing to do!

Husband left me!

Ron left this morning for Baltimore, MD for a work related conference. He was excited to go, he has never been there before, he will be back on Sunday evening.
You know how much you love someone when they leave for only a few days, and that even before they have left you know how much you are going to miss them. That is how I feel when Ron is gone.
I kept saying to Ron how busy I was going to be while he was gone, I have no idea with what though. I thought maybe I would redecorate our bedroom, and I am going to attempt to paint my first oil painting to hang on the wall at the head of our bed. I don't know if I have an artistic bone in my body, but I just have this urge to find a hobby to do that I could become passionate about, and who knows maybe it will be painting. Both Chris and Laura are very artistic, so lets see if some or any of that comes from me. I will hang this painting no matter what, so hope it looks good, I will know what Ron thinks when he walks into the bedroom on Sunday night when he returns, he is pretty honest with his opinion regardless of my feelings.( Except when it comes to my weight.....smart man!)
Well I better go get busy..........ya never know, this could be the start of something BIG.

Sunny Day in Minnesota

Because it has been such a long dreary winter here in Minnesota, I get so excited when we have a day like today. Now for some of you, a day like day today would not mean much weather wise, but there is not a cloud in the sky and the wind is not howling at 20mph. So even though it's only 45 degrees, it looks like a beautiful day to be outside. And we are expecting a high of 55, I think I will break out the capris (fat girls shorts!) and let the arms get some exposure. I did go to WW this morning and actually lost 2 pounds, now don't give me too much praise for doing this, this is the same 2 pounds I have gained and lost since January. BUT, it's actually a miracle after all the eating I had done over Mothers Day weekend.
Well like I said it's great outside and I am going to get off this damn computer and take a long walk with my hubby!
Have a great day where ever you are.

Is is spring yet?

I can't believe it's May 9th and this morning it was in the 30's, with a high of only 48 degrees expected today. It was the longest winter I can remember and so far this spring, only one day even close to 70 degrees. Oh well, I guess when we finally get one we will really appreciate it.
All the spring activities are happening in town today whether it feels like spring or not. Today is spring fest for all the UND students to celebrate the end of the school year, and its prom tonight for one of the high schools.
Ron is spending the day at the Masonic Temple becoming a Shriner and learning all the secrets of the order. We all know that it's also a good excuse to drink with the brothers a couple of times a month. While he is doing that I am just relaxing and playing on the computer, a lazy day once in awhile is a good thing. I was going to take my Mom for her Mothers Day lunch today, but she was not up to it, so we are going to go Tuesday night instead. I am going to take her to LBistro, it's a Greek eatery, I think she will enjoy it.
Tomorrow on Mom's day, Laura wants to take me to the Chinese restaurant, sounds great! Then I will wait to hear from Christopher to make my day complete.

Lazy Sundays

After a busy Saturday, we have decided today is a perfect day to be lazy.
Yesterday, Ron took his Grandson Josh, to the car and motorcycle show at the Alerus and then out to the Chinese buffet for lunch. While he did that I was going out to do some shopping when the NEW car acted up again, so I drove it right back to Rydells for the 3rd time, the other 2 visits they said they could not get a read on the problem, and it would have to be doing it at the time I drove it into the shop. As luck would have it, I was 2 blocks from Rydells, when it happened again, so I sped to their shop. So once again I had to leave it there, and they had to drive me home in the courtesy car. The worst part of that was, that sitting in the shop was my old car, the one we had traded in, looking like brand spanking new, waiting for it's new owner to DRIVE it away, as I was getting driven away in the courtesy car.
Finally at 4:30, Rydells called us back and told us they found the problem, a loose wire. Now tell me this, how could they have not seen that the other two times it was in there? Frustrating when you have not even made the 1st of 60 payments. Oh well, hopefully problem solved.
After all this, we got gussied up and went out to meet a group of friends, the first one of our Vegas group turned 50 yesterday, so we celebrated his birthday at the famous Whiteys Wonderbar. Ron and I then left there and went and checked out a new band that was playing elsewhere and danced to the Auctioneer song, it's a good old song where you really have to know how to kick up your heels, yee haw....good fun.
So needless to say, that is why today is going to be a lazy day, it's a gloomy cool day outside, and as the old saying goes, "there's no place like home!"

Easter Memories

We had a very nice Easter Sunday yesterday, had family over for a mid afternoon meal.
Our family get togethers seem to get smaller every year, but my siblings and my parents are right here in town and we can still enjoy these holidays together.
I like to remember when the kids were small and we would color and decorate eggs the night before Easter. Then when Chris and Laura would go to bed, we would go outside and hide plastic Easter eggs filled with treats all over the back yard, many years there would still be snow on the ground. The next morning they would get up and find the eggs and then they would come back into the house and find their Easter baskets.
I have many of these memories on video tape, so feel blessed that I can actually relive these memories to this day, in my heart Chris and Laura will always be those cute and adorable children looking for the eggs the Easter bunny left them. I hope one day in the near future they can make their own memories with their own children.

Another weekend in the life of the Berghs

How does Monday roll around so quickly everyweek?
This past weekend was our annual Polish Party at the SouthGate Lounge, we have gone every year for many years. We always dress up in costume and make a grand entrance in the afternoon. This year we were all dressed in white jumpsuits, and were the Polish Gas Company, now I will not go into any more than that, but remember we put a polish twist on everything. I will post pictures soon so you can see how we looked. We stayed for quite a few hours, and decided to get a ride home from a neighbor and leave our car in the lot until the next morning. Well that was the right thing to do, BUT when we went to retrieve our car on Sunday morning, we noticed someone had slashed our tire, on our brand new car that we have not even made a payment. Pretty upset, but what are you going to do.
Well in my world when you are upset, you eat! So off the Golden Coral for a late lunch. Ron has wanted to go there since they opened 2 years ago, but always being on a diet, I know I have no control at a buffet, and I was right........the best part being the dessert buffet. I had carrot cake, cheese cake, and a hot carmel sundae, this after making sure the coast was clear and there were no fellow WW members in my midst.
The week looks nice ahead with lots of sunshine, hoping to bring Easter in with no snow left on the ground this Sunday