A couple of friends, Joel & Dan, visited this last weekend - both stewardesses (at least that is how I tease them - both males) flew in on Thursday evening. I took time off on Friday to visit with them. I dragged them to work with me to show them my office and introduce both to my advisor/boss. Then I ran a few errands while they sufferred with me. I don't think they had much fun Friday but I was thankful for the company. We met up with Bob for a great sushi dinner and watched a funny movie (Drop Dead Gorgeous) and copied the midwestern accent for the remainder of the weekend (oh crayap!). On Saturday, we tooled around for a bit and went to a bourbon-inspired party. I am not a bourbon drinker but had a jigger or so out of politeness. Then I had some other drink that we brought along (Mike's hard apple or some such thing).

It felt as though we had stayed for hours so I hinted that it was time to go - it was only 9 pm or so! We went home and played Cranium (a board game) with Dan & I as one team and Bob & Joel as the opposing team. I get a bit too competitive for my own good and got frustrated when we were losing but Dan was a champ - he made the game such fun, in my opinion. He tried his hardest and had to put up with me. While trying to draw King Kong, I kept guessing something along the lines of the Three Little Pigs...poor Dan! :blush:

Joel & I have known each other for ages (~20 years or so) and we reminisced at the expense of both Dan & Bob. Old jokes and stories were told time and again with at least Joel and I laughing loudly. We went to breakfast on Sunday with some local friends as a graduation celebration. Delicious food and interesting conversation - it was almost painful to leave I was having such a good time.

We decided that a bike ride was in order - we have a tandem bike and Bob & I have our own bikes. Joel & Dan took the tandem and I led while Bob took up the rear. For some reason, I had difficulty mounting my bike. I hope it was just nerves of trying to get on with an audience but Bob had to help me. Sometimes my affected leg doesn't stay on the pedal all that well, but it is doing loads better lately. We had a good time joking around and getting some exercise in at the same time. Poor Dan was the front person on the tandem and Joel tried to upset the bike a few times by throwing his weight around a bit. It is such a good thing that Dan has a good sense of humor.

We went to dinner and dropped them both off at the airport. It was good to have guests that didn't depend on or expect us to entertain and give them a tour of Florida. Great weekend. :beer: