Gouda's Cheesewheel

A busy week to follow a busy weekend

This entire week has been packed full of stuff. Where do I begin...

Monday Kristin picked me up from work and we went to her place to play DDR, which was fun. In the evening I talked to Erik on the phone, which was also fun.

Tuesday Kristin had to work on her paper, so I offered to make Brent dinner
after his dance class. We had zucchini casserole and rosemary fried
potatoes, and girl scout cookie ice cream for dessert...mmm...

Wednesday was valentine's day. Kristin let me use her cake decorating equipment to make the valentine cake and cupcakes which were featured in the last post. Brent had been planning a surprise that started at 7:30, so we didn't think we'd have time for dinner. However, he ended up going into work early and getting off early, so we went out to a nice Indian restaurant. We enjoyed a set-menu three-course meal, accompanied by rose-milk and mango lassie, while we sat upon cushions in a curtained booth. It was quite romantic for not even being planned.
The suprise wasn't quite as romantic. He had gotten tickets to a play at Heritage Square, which he promised would be funny, and that everyone he'd ever taken there had enjoyed it. Unfortunately this particular production left a lot to be desired, and that wasn't just my opinion--Brent agreed with me. Afer we finished bashing the play, though, we still had a pleasant evening at home enjoying each other's company.

Thursday Kristin and I had to give her mother a ride home from the mechanic. We stopped by the store to pick up discounted Valentine candy (since it was the day after) and some dinner. I helped her with her paper, since she was leaving for a conference and wouldn't have much time to work on it over the weekend. At 7:30 she gave me a ride downtown, where I was meeting Brent and my parents to see "1001" at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. This was actually an excellent production, in contrast to the one on Valentine's Day. Very thought provoking and visually engaging and socially relevant. I recommend anyone reading this go see it.

Today was Friday, Hallelujah! I was ready for the week to be over. My cubicle buddy and I barely made it till 3:30 without falling asleep or completely zoning out. After work I had to go down to the Greenwood Village area to apply for a job, since my current assignment won't last past the end of March, most likely. The new job I applied for is also temporary, but pays better and lasts through May, and requires a bachelor's degree. Basically I would be grading essays on standardized tests. It requires some actual thought, so I suspect it would be slightly more interesting than what I'm doing now. The only downside is that it's far away, so I will have to ride Lightrail there, unless Brent and I are able to carpool (his job is only about a mile from there, weirdly enough).
Jenn and I had planned to do something tonight, since Kristin is out of town. We'd agreed on dancing, because we knew it was ladies' night a few places and we could get in free. I took a nap so I'd be refreshed, and Jenn started reading something and got distracted. She'd planned to arrive here around 10:00, but called my about 11:00 and hadn't left yet, so we decided to call it off. We think we'll see each other tomorrow, most likely.

Anyway, that's the end of my week. Now it's on to the weekend at full force, so I must get a good night's rest.

posted by Greta @ 11:41 PM