Over hill, over dale

For a change of pace (and because we're tired from the weekend!), we'll share our week through pictures:

Last week, Extreme Makeover Home Edition was in town (literally just 2 miles from our house), so we headed over there to check out the work. It had rained all day, so it was really muddy and the house was covered to protect it from the elements, but it was neat to see, all the same.



On Friday, construction began on our new patio. By the time Kim got home from work, Tony (a friend of ours who is doing the work) had already jackhammered up the old patio and removed it from the yard (so sadly, we have no pictures of that part). Nothing like driving down the street to see a dump truck in your driveway and a bobcat in your yard!



The hole for the new patio was dug, the frames placed, and their handiwork covered. The concrete will be poured bright and early next Saturday morning - so keep your fingers crossed for good weather.



On Saturday morning, we headed to B'ton for the weekend. We had tickets for the Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream. (Anyone catch the reference in the title of the post? No?). We really enjoyed the play, as it's held in a gorgeous outdoor amphitheater that's attached to a castle. We were a bit disappointed in the director's interpretation of the story, as the cast had more modern clothing, the scene was more New Orleans-like, and the cast spoke with a southern accent (Yes, that's right - old English, spoken in iambic pentameter with a southern drawl). However, it's a great story no matter how you tell it, so that was enjoyable!

On Sunday, we met up with Melissa and Addison, and of course Eric's Mom and Dad, for brunch. Kim and Addison are food buddies. They shared ravioli for lunch on Saturday, goldfish in the car after church, and then apple crepes at Sunday brunch. Addison hadn't had cinnamon apples before, and her reaction was pure bliss.






Of course, the weekend wasn't quite perfect - Eric's car died shortly after we pulled into his parents' driveway (which is far better than dying in any other location!). Neither jumping it nor charging it made any improvement, and the car people said it looks like it was a defective battery (figures). We got the battery replaced and made it home...so we don't have to telecommute this week!



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