The weekend basically occurred as planned. Friday: Tex-Mex for Dinner; Saturday: 5K, gardening, Jen and I took all 4 dogs to the new dog park (think 4 large dogs in the back of her station wagon, it was quite a site!), girls' night (some of the gals baked, and we watched "Sliding Doors" and "When Harry Met Sally"). Sunday: Slept in, took both dogs for walks, watched t.v., read, cooked myself a lovely salmon salad (Nick, my hero, is bringing the leftovers to me for lunch, because I accidently left it in the 'fridge this morning).

The temptation of my birthday gifts was just too much. I opened the ones sent by Aunt Diane (who is living it up in Malibu this week). I got jewelry and a sweater, which was basically the perfect gift (ok, a new BMW would be the perfect gift, but in the realm of reality, this was great..). The entertaining thing is that I also got a subscription to "Outdoor Life" magazine. I asked for "Outside" which details cool globe-trotting adventures, and sports that I like (such as skiing and hiking). They must not have had it, so she opted for "Outdoor Life", this month's cover story was the "Top 5 Destinations for Hunting and Fishing". I think I will probably have to transfer the address to my dad's.

Dragging myself out of bed on Monday morning is always really difficult. I almost wish the dogs were more annoying on Mondays, but they weren't. Time for coffee. Maybe I'll write more later.