Friday, Boxing Day
Dec. 26th, 2003 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lsdiamondWe went to Mom and Dad's around 7:00 am. Dad was making a special breakfast: Eggs Benedict. He hadn't even had them in about 20 years, so he fretted quite a bit during the preparation. They were pretty good. I'm not big on eggs unless they are *in* something, but the Hollandaise sauce helped some, with its lemony goodness. All were pleased.
Ian had gone to work before we got there, so we didn't see him for quite some time. We did go to Piggly Wiggly to visit +Kyle's old co-workers and friends. They miss him terribly, and we talked for an hour or so with everyone. Afterward, +Kyle and I went to Athens for a couple of errands. We took my rings to Osborne's to get resized. I'm down to a 4-1/2. Yay! My engagement ring was a 7. The girl who helped us out was very sweet. They were able to resize the wedding ring right away, and the engagement ring would be ready by 3:00 the next day. Excellent!!
We then went to Sam Goody. I had a gift card for $25, and we wanted to pick up Pirates of the Caribbean. We also renewed our Replay subscription. Yay! We have like $30 in bonus cash, so I need to get a certificate for that.
We went back to Mom and Dad's to pick up Peggy. We'd decided to have Rosie's for lunch, then would be picking up tickets for the 7:00 showing of Return of the King. This was about 3:00. Rosie's was delicious as always. I had the fajita salad, and +Kyle strayed from his usual Burrito for something new: a Rosiechanga. Peggy had that as well. Mine was really good, but I must remember to tell them NO MUSHROOMS next time. Blech!
We would be meeting Ian at the mall, but we went to Hobbytown first to look at their model train stuff. They had some really nice engines. It's going to be an expensive hobby, but we're looking forward to it when we are able to. The detail is incredible!
Hobbytown had a lot of other gaming items, model kits, and puzzles as well. It's a really neat store, and I hope it sticks around. There was a 12,000 piece puzzle of the New York skyline from before, which was supposed to be about 9'x3' when completed, if I recall correctly. It was absolutely incredible at 25 lbs. and $130. I'd love to have that puzzle someday.
We didn't have much time at the mall. Ian grabbed a quick bite for dinner from Sakkio, and we went to Suncoast to swap out one of Dad's gifts. He got a copy of Thunderbirds set 6, but already had it. He needed 1 or 3.
We ended up being 10 minutes later than we had intended to the movie. It would have been fine, except for the fact that they started letting people into the room earlier than they were supposed to. It seems people were going to riot or something. We still got seats more or less together, but we were the second row from the front. Neck cramp! The place was packed, but there were a few empty seats scattered about.
ROTK was excellent, and a good ending to a fabulous series of films. I may write more about it later.
Ian had gone to work before we got there, so we didn't see him for quite some time. We did go to Piggly Wiggly to visit +Kyle's old co-workers and friends. They miss him terribly, and we talked for an hour or so with everyone. Afterward, +Kyle and I went to Athens for a couple of errands. We took my rings to Osborne's to get resized. I'm down to a 4-1/2. Yay! My engagement ring was a 7. The girl who helped us out was very sweet. They were able to resize the wedding ring right away, and the engagement ring would be ready by 3:00 the next day. Excellent!!
We then went to Sam Goody. I had a gift card for $25, and we wanted to pick up Pirates of the Caribbean. We also renewed our Replay subscription. Yay! We have like $30 in bonus cash, so I need to get a certificate for that.
We went back to Mom and Dad's to pick up Peggy. We'd decided to have Rosie's for lunch, then would be picking up tickets for the 7:00 showing of Return of the King. This was about 3:00. Rosie's was delicious as always. I had the fajita salad, and +Kyle strayed from his usual Burrito for something new: a Rosiechanga. Peggy had that as well. Mine was really good, but I must remember to tell them NO MUSHROOMS next time. Blech!
We would be meeting Ian at the mall, but we went to Hobbytown first to look at their model train stuff. They had some really nice engines. It's going to be an expensive hobby, but we're looking forward to it when we are able to. The detail is incredible!
Hobbytown had a lot of other gaming items, model kits, and puzzles as well. It's a really neat store, and I hope it sticks around. There was a 12,000 piece puzzle of the New York skyline from before, which was supposed to be about 9'x3' when completed, if I recall correctly. It was absolutely incredible at 25 lbs. and $130. I'd love to have that puzzle someday.
We didn't have much time at the mall. Ian grabbed a quick bite for dinner from Sakkio, and we went to Suncoast to swap out one of Dad's gifts. He got a copy of Thunderbirds set 6, but already had it. He needed 1 or 3.
We ended up being 10 minutes later than we had intended to the movie. It would have been fine, except for the fact that they started letting people into the room earlier than they were supposed to. It seems people were going to riot or something. We still got seats more or less together, but we were the second row from the front. Neck cramp! The place was packed, but there were a few empty seats scattered about.
ROTK was excellent, and a good ending to a fabulous series of films. I may write more about it later.
