A long....long...weekend

Friday night, knowing I potentially had 15-20 people coming over on Saturday, the wise thing to do was to stay home, get up early, and get the house and garage ready.......that would have been the wise thing to do....but it's not what we did.  Pam was badly in need a happy hour after a hectic week, so that's what we did.  Closing and getting home around 12:30am.

So, the smart thing was to get going early, and get the house ready....well Pam did...she was up, cooking, baking...doing all those things she does so well.  I, on the other hand, did some backward math, and figured out how long I could wait until it was the last possible minute to get the poker room ready.  Actually, I did take down Christmas outside too, and there was alot to do in the garage, so I ended up feeling pretty good about what I got done.  We even got half of the inside Christmas back up in the attic.

So poker night...along with some football.  11 players, and I tied for first with Jerry Grant, splitting some $600 pot...so that was all good.  I was worried we had too much food....but HELL NO...the red beans and rice were a huge hit...and there was barely a bowl left.

So Sunday, was the Patriots game, and the smart thing to do after two late nights, was to stay in my sweats and watch the game.   That would have been the smart thing....had I done that.  I actually ran a service call to the icehouse, and then went to the bar just in time for kick-off.  There was much commradery, and libations.......and the Pats lost.  Thank you to the 30+ people that texted me in the 10 minutes following the loss...with all your positive/supportive words....NOT!  Nothing like kicking a guy when he's down.

My friend, and fellow New England fan, Lori...came up to console me.....after she had been taking in mass amounts of Saki across the street.....let's just say it's a good thing I'm built for comfort...

Nap time in the bar!  She's not real happy this picture has ended up on Facebook too!

So Monday, in observance of MLK day, I decided to rest.......and theat meant I didn't do the dishes I was supposed to do...so when Pam got home.....I was in trouble.

Maybe Tuesday will be better!