This weekend certainly was eventful. We'd already planned on having our friends Rachel and Charlie out to visit from Brooklyn this weekend, but that wasn't all we got. On Friday, they flew in, and since I'd been working until 8:30pm a few nights last week, I was able to take a half-day on Friday and pick them up from the airport. And Friday was beautiful. February, and the temperature was in the high sixties. Blasting Barenaked Ladies on my car stereo during the ride to the airport with the windows open made me quite happy after the crazy stressful week I'd had.
And to top it all off, we also received delivery on Friday of the television we've been trying to buy for over a year. About a year ago, I posted that we'd bought a new TV. I didn't post again to relate the news that we'd gotten word from the supplier that they were out of stock. Right around that same time, we got hit with a massive income tax payment - nearly enough to have purchased the TV twice - so we skipped buying it last year. More recently, we ordered it from what turned out to be a somewhat shady internet company. When we called to confirm the order, we learned that the TV didn't ship with the stand. That was an additional $300. After that garbage, I decided to order from a more reputable site. NewEgg.com. And this time, things worked out.
It's a 46 inch Samsung LCD screen. Very pretty. We had the cable company turn on the high-def channels on Saturday, but we're a bit disappointed with how few there are. Still, we watched a lot more TV and movies this weekend with Rachel and Charlie than we normally do. I also hooked up the surround sound, which hasn't been hooked up for about three years. It's very nice.
On Saturday, highs reached 75 degrees. Can you believe that? And Sunday, we got more snow than I think I've ever seen at our house. What the heck?!?