Despite Keba and my efforts to rid the backyard of weeds, we also didn’t do a good job (or any job, for that matter) of keeping the ground covered so that new weeds wouldn’t pop up. As a result, check this out:

See the corner where the ivy has taken over? That area used to be weed-free!! The last time Jon was over, he had battled with a blackberry bush in that corner and had helped to clear the area out. *sigh* At least they aren’t blackberries, and I think they should be *fairly* easy to remove–especially since they don’t have thorns! It can be quite discouraging looking out into the yard, though. I never thought I wouldn’t like the sight of so much green!!

On a brighter note, last night, we got to hang out with ET and Wayne, my old buddies from Sacratomato. Wayne is in town for a conference for teachers who teach AP classes (I can’t believe my cousin Kara was one of his students!!), and ET is along for the ride. ET’s on a mission to watch baseball games at all 30 major league baseball stadiums. On Tuesday night, he was able to check one more off his list.

At one point in high school, Kris and I walked up to ET and Wayne one night at youth group and declared, “You guys are going to be our stunt doubles.” For whatever reason, we felt we needed stunt doubles, although I can’t recall any times when we’ve had to actually utilize one another. But if we did, we would call out, “Double on the double!” (I think Dorc and Emeebrain ended up being doubles, too, right?) Anywhoo, I usually only see these guys during holidays when we’re all back in Sac, so it was fun to just hang out during a nonholiday occasion.

We ate dinner at Kallaloo (fried fish, mac and cheese, steamed greens, etc.), and then ended up hanging out back at our house. We couldn’t end the night without some sort of dessert, so I suggested going for dessert at Dilettantes or going to get boba in the International District. It was already after 10 p.m., and Wayne had to be ready by 7 a.m. the next morning. But when he gave us the OK to keep the night alive, we headed out to the ID. This will just show how old we’re getting, but as we headed out (in pouring rain, might I add), I felt excited that we were going out “late,” like we were young again. I told the guys, “If we were back in Sac, we’d be going to Shari’s!” (Actually, we have Shari’s in Seattle!)

Anyway, we went out, feeling young and rebellious (”We have to wake up early tomorrow, but WE DON’T CARE!”). We enjoyed boba. We watched and laughed over some crazy obstacle course show (Ninja Warriors?). We played a few informal rounds of Taboo. And then the night came to an end. Reality called, and so were our beds. Back to our adult life. *sigh* But the night and the good times with old friends were fun while they lasted.