This has been an exciting weekend, so I'm just going to take it from the top...

On Friday, I went to a Halloween party. Due to a little mix up earlier that day, I was without a costume, so I was given a funny nametag. It was cute. A good time was had by most.

Saturday morning, I got up early because Saturday is the day I do a big workout. Unfortunately, I broke my toe during said workout. Later, I went home to clean house and prepare for my mother's 50th Birthday party that evening. The dog got out three times. I managed to chase it down twice, once with shoes and once barefoot. My toe was pretty upset about that one. We had friends up from Texas and many good folks from my parents' Unitarian church showed up. Because I'm a terrible son, I went out to get a present just before the party started. On the way, I picked up my girlfriend so I could show her off to everyone. That was neato. The party went until the late evening and included the world's only 5-hour game of charades. My uncle and cousin even came in from the West Coast to make the night extra special. THAT was a great surprise. Please pardon the expression, but my mom lost her shit when she saw them. My uncle seriously wondered if she was going to faint.

Sunday morning, I slept in. I shared my room with one of the folks from Texas, and when we got up, everyone had already gone to church. We're heathens, I guess. I checked out my toe, and it looked like it was covered in purple dye. The color has faded a little, but it's still pretty swollen. Before my cousin had to leave for the airport, we all gathered again for brunch. The nice thing about brunch is that you can have cheese pizza and German chocolate cake on the same plate. Then my cousin left. Then the friends from out of town left. The church friends had already dispersed to fulfill their own private existences. My uncle is in town until early tomorrow morning, which means I should say goodbye to him now. I certainly won't see him again before he leaves.

That was my weekend. My toe is still broken. My mother had a wonderful birthday celebration and just adores my girlfriend. My cousin is getting married soon. My uncle can still burp the alphabet.


okay this is a movie. five words.