Nothing Matters But The Weekend...

...from a Tuesday point of view.

Here are a few reasons why this past weekend was a great weekend:


Rammy invited herself over for Friday night dinner because John was out of town on business and Olli was at ski camp.

Why spend Friday night at home alone when it's so much more fun to spend it with good friends?

I made some of my "famous" osso buco and served it up with my butter and cheese laden polenta. There was also a little more cheese, some dessert, and plenty of vino Italiano.

A great start to the weekend.

Saturday was a beautiful, unseasonably warm (...remember when it was called that instead of global warming?) day. We went into town to do a little shopping where I even managed to capture the piggy bank tram car on film. "The Pig" is very elusive.

Oink!

We decided, upon returning home, that King was in need of a little fresh, unseasonably warm, January air, so we brought him up to 'The Fishbowl" where he proceeded to be blinded by all that sunshine, ate some still-surviving-due-to-unseasonably-warm-temperatures grass, and just foraged around for God knows what. Just think, it won't be long until we're having "Impromptu Fishbowl Fridays" again.

...can't wait!


On Saturday night, a bunch of us folks showed up at Alan and Wendy's house for dinner and "games". Some of us, including a not-too-jet-lagged John, played Twister (this was the only picture which didn't reveal assorted bald-spots and butt-cracks). I opted for Kerplunk (When's the last time you played that?) and foosball.

We had a nice prime rib roast, plenty of good wine, and an all-around good time into the early-morning hours. Plus, as an added bonus, we even managed to go the entire evening without the overly-strict upstairs neighbors calling the Polizei.

Imagine that!



As if more proof is needed that the internet is an amazing thing, a bunch of us bloggers got together for a tête-à-tête in Basel. Just think, the only people out of the 25 who were in attendence that I knew one year ago were the Expatters, Canadian-Swiss, Orange-X, and Mrs. TBF.

I became so involved in trying to talk with everyone that I somehow managed to forget to take pictures. So, I only ended up getting shots of about three-quarters of us. I guess there's always "next time" since plans are already in the works for the next blogger get-together.

A group of strangers brought together by the common thread of blogging. Ahhhh...we are the world!

Finally:

Q: What do the Green Bay Packers, TBF, and Mrs. TBF all have in common?

A: We all spent a part of our Sundays sitting at home watching the mighty Chicago Bears advance to the NFC Championship game.

It was the perfect end to a great weekend.

Oh...and by the way...the Packers suck!