i bet jesus would have used his turn signals

i saw that on a bumper sticker today, and just loved it. while i still maintain that milwaukee drivers are 10 times better than atlanta drivers, there are jerks no matter where you go.

our weekend was lovely. the weather was absolutely beautiful. it feels like fall is coming, and i couldn't be happier about that. it is my favorite time of the year.

friday, we had mom over for dinner. bryan made a chicken soup. we had amassed about 7 chicken carcasses in the freezer, so he made a stock on thursday. he simmered some with chicken, celery, celery greens, carrots, and onions. he served it over some egg noodles, and it was very delicious. hearty, and yet the broth was so light, it was no where near heavy. mom brought some custard and hot fudge from kopps. it's hard to resist good custard.

saturday, dad came by with the tiller so bryan could begin working on the spots where the bushes used to be. they had fun tilling the front yard. bryan hauled some more brush to the municipal yard (i swear it's multiplying back there), and then we met up with mom to go downtown to indian summer fest on the lakefront. it was a little warmer on the lake than we had expected, but overall the weather was great. i was able to eat some fry bread, even though the stall i bought it from didn't have any jelly to add. we walked around and looked at some stuff for sale (most of it the same junk you see for sale at any "indian" themed place), and saw some really neat dancing, drumming, and chanting at the drum circle contest. mom and i got tired and headed home to rest on the couch.

bryan and i ended up hitting up home depot to get a few items he needed, and we found all their rose bushes on sale for $2. bryan had wanted to put roses in the front to replace the bushes he ripped out, so this was providence. we grabbed up 8 bushes with hearty looking stalks, and bryan planted them as soon as we were home.

after he planted the roses, we had some dinner and watched amores perros. it was a very good movie, even though the dog fighting made me want to cry. alejandro gonzález iñárritu is a fantastic director, and you know i love me some gael garcía bernal.

sunday, our church had a pig roast fund raiser. one of the members roasts a pig and some chickens, and everyone brings a dish to share. i made a sweet southern cornbread, and more was eaten than we had expected. the pig was good, well flavored though a little on the dry side. before the food was served, we were peeking into the kitchen to find the pastor, and were invited to eat some pig skin while they were carving the beast. mmmmm. smoked pig skin is high on the list of delicous things. we enjoyed ourselves.

we had to hurry home, though, as the football season's first packers game was also yesterday. dad came over so bryan could show off how great football looks on the plasma tv (which, i admit, is pretty awesome). dad and bryan had a lot of fun watching the game (which the packers won, woohoo!), while i took a nice long nap.

after the game, bryan and i did some driving around to get out of the house. we headed to stein's garden center, and wandered around a bit. we then went over to home depot, where we ended up getting another 5 roses, smaller ground cover type bushes. we figured we would need another row of something in front of the bigger bushes, and something low to fill in would be nice - so we got more roses! :) all told, there are now 13 rose bushes in front of our bay window. hopefully they all make it through the winter. they will look so beautiful once they start blooming! bryan is doing lots of reading on rose bushes so he knows just how to manage them through the winter.

bryan made us some delicious steak sandwiches with mushroom and leek jack cheese for dinner, and then we watched next, the new nicolas cage movie. it wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. there were some very amusing parts, and the plot was an interesting one. there were some gaping holes, of course, but you have to suspend your belief some. ;)

this morning i had my 32 week appointment, and the doctor was happy to say that ollie and i are still the model patients. blood pressure, weight gain, measurement, tests - everything is right on and looking good. just 8 more weeks to go (though we're aiming for just under 7 ;)

this week should be pretty boring. no plans, which will actually be nice. there are a couple of fun events going on this coming weekend, though i am not sure we'll make it to any of them. friday evening is forks and corks at the west allis farmer's market. wines, beers, food, and local artwork - the makings of a very fun event, the kind i absolutely love. i had just been thinking about how around this time last year, we attended the les dames d'escoffier atlanta chapter's day in the country, and how it is probably my favorite event we have yet attended. wine and incredible food from atlanta's restaurants - all my favorite things. so when mom told us about the forks and corks event, i got pretty excited. however, in trying to research it, i found a lot about the wine and beer, but nothing about which restaurants will be there. since i can't drink and would be going for the food only, i'm not so excited that i can't find a single thing on who will be there. so, not sure if we will attend. saturday and sunday, the town of cedarburg will be holding their annual wine and harvest festival. the cedar creek winery in cedarburg makes some great wines. my parents took us to the festival when we were young. bryan and i love the cedarburg area. i can't drink, but i am sure bryan, mom and dad would enjoy it very much. :) so we shall see! i'm sure it would be lots of fun, but staying home and napping sounds fun too. ;)