For the first time in a long while, we ventured away from the beach for our weekend plans. Friday night we surprised and old friend by showing up to hear him play at a local bar in Pasadena. Avery James and The Hillendales are fantastic and I highly recommend them... and I am not just saying that because AJ is like a brother to me. He can come across as a fierce and somewhat rough-edged individual of few words spoken and tales told only through his eyes and his ink, but put the man on stage and he is a born performer complete with heartbreaking lyrics and that deep sexy smokers voice that Kiefer Sutherland has had us swooning over for years. Jess and I had a blast enjoying the music and catching up with AJ. Much to our dismay due in part to Jess's hangover, Saturday morning began with an 8am alarm to prepare us for the Direct TV guy who would be here to install our new DVR boxes. Apparently our little HD TiVo box will no longer be able to receive the new HD channels so we needed to upgrade. **PAUSE** A moment of silence for the passing of Mr. TiVo in our household. 6 hours, 3 phone calls to Direct TV, a $100 credit, and 3 months of free Starz later, the "Cable Guy" came. It took him 4 hours to do what Jess could have done in 1 hour and as much as we were ridiculously annoyed at his lackadaisical attitude towards the whole install (like we had nothing better to do but sit around all day waiting for him), we faired quite well with the freebies and the fact that he totally forgot to take back all of the DVRs that he was supposed to collect. The instant he left, cables and boxes still strewn about the house, we headed out to Encino to visit some friends (Hi E & E) for a BBQ. It was great to see our camping buddies again and meet their new pup, catch up with PVision and meet his lady, spend some time with my sis in law, hang with the best dog in the world... oh yeah, and his owner :) and get the tour of our host's home which I had last seen when they moved in. Great food, good company and a kick ass cookie and we wrapped up the evening with what felt like the longest car ride home in the world. Again, another early morning on Sunday as we woke to get ready for a birthday lunch in Redondo for a friend's 17 year old son. Too much food... longing to crawl back on the couch and nap... A quick drive home and that is where we ended up trying to recover from the weekend. Next weekend it's 2 Cubs games in Chicago. I guess we are going even further away this time. I should rest up.
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