Ahhh, I needed a good three-day weekend.  Actually I’m a little worse for wear, but that comes with advanced age I guess.  We had a good time of it, all things considered.  Friday sort of escapes me, although I’m sure we did something.  I’ll have to backtrack with the wife on that one.  Geez, speaking of advanced age, my memory is horrible.  I do recall that we walked up the street and caught a fireworks display at nearby Town Center.  It was a passable effort, I’ve certainly seen more elaborate shows.  Got us out of the house I suppose, there’s something to be said for that.

Saturday we went to a birthday party at a friend’s house in Folsom.  Whew, it was a heck of a party.  For some reason I had envisioned a few people sitting in the house chatting, but it was a full-on back yard bash.  He had an awesome pool and several covered areas, I definitely had a little backyard-envy going on.  He had a barrel cooker running, similar to this setup, and what seemed like an endless variety of meat coming off it.  He shredded up a few pork butts shortly after we arrived, then out came some of the best carne asada I’ve ever had, then several pans of chicken.  Whew, it was a feast.  Lots of people showed up with with various sides too, there was definitely plenty to eat.  (I was empty handed of course…  Nobody filled me in on the details.  No swimsuit either.)  Good times at any rate.

Sunday, in the “slow learner” category, we once again went river tubing.  As I limped painfully through the house this morning, it occurred to me that I well might be too old for tubing.  Indeed, I spent some time researching inflatable kayaks this afternoon;  They look significantly more comfortable.  We had a great time though, and I’m sure we’ll end up getting talked into it again.  Cheap entertainment if nothing else.  I once again took a few good shots from assorted trees and boulders along the way, but at least I managed to stay right side up this time.  After that adventure we headed back to our house and grilled up some decent fish tacos, then somehow ended up breaking out the long-dormant Rock Band game.  Too much fun for me, it’s turning into a long Monday.  I’ve got some pictures of the day’s activities but mercifully forgot to upload them, sorry.  Just look at last week’s, pretty similar day.