friday the 13th

the first post that doesn't involve home renovations! this weekend was way too busy to even try to get anything done on the house. friday morning i spent working at blattner brunner, finished up another freelance project, then went up to meet ian, his boss, and a client for dinner. had an amazing mexican meal and a very tasty margarita at the franklin inn in the north hills. i had been debating on hitting the ryan adams/rachael yamagata show at mr. smalls, but this made the decision much easier. plus, i didn't really want to spend 50-some bucks on a show that when i really only wanted to hear 2 or 3 songs. i *am* looking forward to the stars show there in june, plus the pixies and a few other good shows this summer.
the rain on saturday ruined lanscaping plans again. we're getting a little behind on that, so hopefully the weather will cooperate soon and i can build that retaining wall in the front yard. we ended up catching up on laundry, cleaning and making room for more stuff. we reorganized the back 'shed' and installed another shelving unit for ian's tools and some of my gardening supplies. that evening we ran out to monroeville for some errands and dinner, then met up with some of ians friends for karaoke.
sunday was devoted to the big move... packing up the remainder of ian's stuff and moving it over. we still need to pick up a few items of furniture and empty out a storage space. his mom gave us some beautiful pieces of antique silver along with a vintage modern dining room set that belonged to his grandmother that we'll need to pick up later this week. we've started to rearrange things and unpack but took a break to go grab some indian food with some friends later that night. last night we were completely worn out after the big weekend so we relaxed with a small batch of chocolate chip cookies and watched law & order and crossing jordan.
this week looks pretty busy so far... freelance work during most of the week; lots of unpacking; ordering laminate for the kitchen counters and starting to assemble those; and depending on weather... the vegetable garden will be planted and landscaped started. i also need to figure out which gym to join... bally's in penn hills or the one conveniently down the street, edgewood tennis and fitness. ian is currently a ballys member so he'll get a discount if i join, but since he's moved outside of his membership radius-thing, he can cancel with no penalties. hmm... what to do...