super fun weekend

this weekend was a lot of fun - alex and i got to hang out a lot and do some pretty cool stuff :) saturday morning, we met at a little diner called Seven Dwarfs for breakfast - for anyone that knows alex, this will come as no surprise, but for those that don't, you should understand he LOVES diners. loves them. and so for Christmas, my brother had gotten him a gift certificate to this little diner. when we got there, it was something straight out of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding - the Dancing Zorba anyone? the owner was Greek, a lot of the waitresses were related to him, and as he was running around clearing tables and seating people, he's shout "opa!" for no particular reason. i kid you not - it was awesome. the food was good and inexpensive, and we were excited because the gift certificate is going to last us for another saturday morning breakfast!

after breakfast, we headed out in the drizzle and 45 degree weather to walk in a st. patrick's day parade for my boss. although you'd think the weather would have dampened our spirits (and our clothes), it did not! we came prepared with rain coats and the comradery of the event made it a lot of fun. when we got there, we didn't realize how far the start of the parade was from where we parked, so we made a mad dash through the crowds to get to our group just in time. i think that little run helped keep us warm too :)

after the parade, we got to our main task for the weekend - registering for wedding gifts! i have to say, i was totally psyched for this process - who wouldn't want to peruse a few stores picking out presents for your future life together?? we picked cookware and bakeware and small applicances and bedding and bathroom stuff...the list goes on, and we're really excited about everything we selected. although it took awhile (several hours on saturday AND sunday - alex was a trooper), it will be worth it in the end. we're excited about building a real life and home together, and although the "stuff" is a very small part of that, it allowed us to really picture our new life - and it looks awesome :)