The Long Weekend

I finally got around to posting images from this past weekend to the website tonight. I ended up going to Lexington last Thursday and spent the next two days doing yard work and the like around Sarah's place. To the right is the pile of tree limbs, brush, and at least one whole tree. The backyard had even more cut down. Kevin was there and quite a bit of the time it was just the two of us guys out in the yard working. Shows how much devotion we have to these girls I guess, and it prompted a joke from their dad when he showed up Sunday.

The primary reason that we did all this work was to get the place in order for a brunch for their mom's birthday on Sunday. The brunch turned out really well and the whole thing really surprised her. In the afternoon, we went to Keeneland and bet a little on the horse races. It was the first time I had been to Keeneland for anything other than a family reunion. And that's been so long that I don't really even remember it. I ended up doing a little better than breaking even at the track and figure it was a good way for me to warm up for Derby next weekend (assuming I have the cash to pay the $40 cost of a ticket).

As far as the work we did, I can honestly say I enjoyed it. It was nice to have some work to do that didn't involve staring at a computer screen for eight or more hours. Even if I managed to hit my thumb with a hammer while putting up lattice work, I think I'd rather do that on average then spend mind-numbing hours on end programming. It was just nice to be doing something outside. Not something I get to do enough anymore. But maybe that will change after next week.

Posted by Chris Short at April 22, 2004 10:26 PM