What a weekend. I was sick for most of the week and it culminated with a low-key Friday. After pushing myself through the week of work, I was exhausted on Friday. I have had a lingering, hacking cough that takes everything out of me. I missed a birthday party for Regent V at the Chambers even. I mean, how often do *I* miss a party! Sorry V!!!
On Saturday, I was feeling better but decided to take it easy with a low-key morning. In the late morning, I hopped in the car to go buy a used only once Granite Gear portage pack from a guy off Craigslist. The guy is a professional gear tester! Imagine that. Anyway, he wanted $125 but I talked him down to $90 after I searched the internet and found some new ones for sale at $135 (plus another $15 for shipping). This type of bargaining is called the Mr. Lee technique, in honor of my father. Then I went to a very interesting store called Brand Name Deals in Fridley. They basically sell overstock and refurbished stuff. It was like a huge tag sale. Crazy.
On my way home, I called Christopher to see if he wanted to go for a long bike ride. We met up on the Greenway and decided to ride to Fort Snelling. So we went around the Chain of Lakes and then along the Minnehaha Creek Parkway to Fort Snelling. I had never been on the Snelling trails and they were gorgeous. Can't wait to go back when the leaves turn. All in all, the cyclometer said that I rode 28 miles total. A nice workout. Oddly, I never cough when cycling. Just when I am doing nothing or sitting or lying in bed. Argh.
On Saturday night, HW and I had a lovely dinner with KPN/PPN who made a gourmet meal of pork loin with fig sauce, beet salad, and the best part was the banana wontons with chocolate sauce! Amazing!!!
On Sunday, I had another lazy day (ahem, I mean a day of recuperation from the cold). This meant....FOOTBALL! As some of you know, I love (give me an L, O, V, E) NFL football. So I watched two games in a row, including the Vikings losing, and then made a shrimp, brocolli, and purple cabbage stir fry with sake and soy sauce for an Asian American Studies program potluck dinner. Put the pyrex dish in my new front basket on the bike and a bottle of wine in my water bottle holder on the downtube and I rode off to my colleague's home for dinner.
A lovely ending to the weekend.
Posted by richlee at September 24, 2007 09:27 AM