Easter: A Weekend Blog

Friday was Good Friday so I was off work. I tried to sleep in and managed to until a little after 8. I got up and ran some errands. I bought two more spineless cactus for my back yard and proceeded to bag over 10 bags of leaves. If you didn’t know already, I FUCKING hate to bag leaves. I always get stuffy and feel nasty afterwards.

Once I did as much as I could with the amount of trash bags that I had I cleaned up and picked up Yvette for a birthday lunch. Gave her a gift and we were off to eat some sushi. The food was great and she was happy. After lunch we went sight seeing and people watching in our sad empty little mall. It was actually quite fun. It was actually kind of sad.

Dinner reservations were at Texas Roadhouse. The door was great but my god. It should be named Texas Shithouse. What a mess. The hostess was a rude bitch and wouldn’t seat the majority of the party until all guest arrived. 2 people out of 12 were late. That was later discovered not Roadhouse policy. The tables we were seated at were not prepared. Not plates or silverware. When the drinks finally did come, and I do mean finally, the waiter dropped the tray and broke about four glasses. No communication between any of the staff. Drunks soiled the facilities with vomit to the point people left to use the restroom elsewhere. It was gross. Items ordered did not show up with the meal. Items were charged that were not suppose to be charged. All in all I had a good time and was very amused. I loved it when they sang happy birthday to Yvette. I have no idea why that place is so busy.

We were all ready to get out of there so we had our dessert over at Yvette’s parents. It was so much less chaotic. So peaceful. We ate our cake and sang happy birthday. I couldn’t resist the sweets on my sweeties birthday. It was a nice ending to a pretty day. So happy to be a part of it.

I slept in, woke up and played some Zelda. Love this game. Still have a lot to do it seems. After wasting time defeating a sand worm I cut my hair and took a shower. I went to meet up with my family. Both brothers, mom, sister-in-law and 3 nephews. Cork & Pig. It wasn’t as big a shit show as I thought. Baby Jackson is so well behaved. The tuna salad was good.

I went on an adventurous journey to HEB with my brothers after lunch. We went for some brisket. My youngest brother had other things which he needed to buy so what should have been a short little trip took much longer. I only agreed on splitting the cost of the brisket and nothing else. I stood my ground. Three $20 Easter baskets I was not contributing my money.

After the store it was a rigorous run at Zelda. Damn that game. I thought I was about finished with it but it seems not. I’m okay with that. I like the game and really didn’t want to give it up. It’s been a long time since a game has captivated me as this one has. Shouldn’t be surprised, Zelda games have been my favorite since I was a little boy. Before I was 10 years.

My brothers wanted to go downtown to some local breweries. I put my game down, it was running out of batteries anyway. Wanted to see Yvette before her church service but I think she was busy getting ready. We went to a place I’d never heard of that apparently opened in 2022 and is closing c2024 due to the building being sold to the local empire. Guess I won’t be going again. After that beer we walked down the street to another brewery and had another beer. It was a nice day. We had some fun. Very mellow. It is great to have them all in for the holiday weekend.

The night was mellow all alone. I called Yvette and we talked for about 2 hours. My middle brother randomly showed up needing matches for a cigarette. He jumped the back fence as opposed to the garage or the front door. Fool. He walked away with some chicken spaghetti. I guess that was a win? I got off the phone with Yvette and quickly went to sleep in anticipation for the following day.

Easter Sunday!! It was nice and gloomy once again. A gloomy holiday weekend. I slept in till 9 and once again played some Zelda. After a trail I showered and got dressed for lunch at Yvette’s parent with her family. As always hey we’re so hospitable and the food was great. We had chicken and beef fajitas, sausage, rice and beans. Guacamole, pico and homemade hot sauce. Watched some UFC Football. San Antonio beat DC. I wanted more food but I had to save room for round two at my moms.

I went home and started making my deviled eggs. After an hour between meals I made my way to my moms. My brothers and family were abundant. We also had our oldest family friends and my brother from another mother with us. He and his wife brought their little 3 week year old. It was cute seeing Yvette and he daughter hold the child. The daughter came over for the baby. That, and of course the Mac and cheese. The brisket was nice. It was a good time and I was utterly bloated.