Great weekend

We had a very enjoyable and relaxing holiday weekend in Memphis. Beth got out of work a little bit early on Friday and she had taken the dogs over to her parents' house during her lunch break so we were able to pack up quickly and get on the road. The only snag at all came when we stopped to fill up just outside of town and it ended up taking almost half an hour. The "pay at the pump" machines weren't working so every gas-buying customer had to go inside and pre-pay, thus clogging everything up.

Friday night in Germantown was very low key. We had some pasta and then watched one of the documentaries from the Seinfeld DVDs. Kevin arrived on Saturday and we spent the day just hanging out and catching up. He's got a great new job in Washington, DC, so we heard a little bit about that as well as the Little League team he's coaching. I've known Kev since he was in the 4th grade and it's great to see him finally catch a couple of breaks and to be doing something so rewarding. He also flies back to Boston once a month to continue his former job as a tour guide at Fenway Park. Nice gig!

On Sunday afternoon I caught Revenge of the Sith for the third time because Casey hadn't seen it yet. I think he really enjoyed it. And I loved it (again) because this theatre had a digital projector--the first time I've been able to see one in action, and it was great. Incredibly crisp picture, no reel breaks...just awesome. Every theatre should switch. Any, my brother was very psyched to see the flick. He even popped in the Episode II DVD beforehand to get warmed up. On Sunday night we intoduced Kev to The OC by showing him a few of the classic episodes from the season one DVD. That really cracked me up because he just doesn't seem like the type who would enjoy that show at all but he did. But then again, Casey doesn't either but he has gotten completely hooked as well, calling it the TV equivalent of bad crack. He's got a point. Kev and I stayed up until about 2:30 AM, just talking and catching up (and having a couple of shots of Cuervo that Kev served up in plastic mini Sox batting helmets). We capped the night off with a little bit of the Larry Bird: A Basketball Legend DVD, which was a perfect way to end the night.

We headed home at about noon on Monday and then went to the Hillis house for barbecued ribs for dinner. They were excellent--definitely one of Jim Bob's specialties. Then we even managed to get a little more unpacking done at home. My friend John Kinsman, an actor living in L.A., is back in Boston right now to move some stuff out and he'll be stopping here sometime this weekend so we need to get the guest room all set. And Beth leaves on Friday for a wedding in Connecticut. Throw in physical therapy for me today and Thursday and it will actually be a pretty busy week around here.

Here's a picture of me with my brother, my niece, and Kevin