On the Easter Hunt

I spent Friday then Saturday morning working, cleaning, running errands and driving myself crazy so that we could relax a bit and enjoy the holiday. It was worth it; we had a really fantastic weekend!

Saturday afternoon I met Bo over at the Watertown/Arsenal Mall. They only have just a few good stores, like Gap Outlet, Marshalls, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Target, and the RMV (which is actually really convenient), so it makes shopping pretty stress-free. After getting a few things, we took the bus back to Waltham, made up some dinner, then she and I went to the Easter Vigil at church. After the service, Cindy, Tom, and Clarisse hopped over for some good old-fashioned egg dying. Thanks to the eggs and wine from Tom and Cindy, the snacks from Clarisse, and the help from Seth and Bo, it went really well, and the party even developed into a 'best-egg' competition. Congrats to Clarisse on her Sunset Egg!

Seth, Cindy, Tom, Clarisse and Bo crafting their eggs

Voting for our favorites

The finalists (lower rows) and the winner (top)

The late night was followed by an early Easter morning. Bo had spent the night so that she could join us for some additional festivities, and Seth and I got up early so the three of us could make it to the Easter Breakfast at Church (it's always great running on a holiday morning, especially when the streets are barren and the sun is still on its way up!). After stuffing ourselves on the best meal of the day and attending a really nice service, we postponed an egg salad sandwich lunch and I took Bo on a tour of Brandeis. We couldn't believe how warm it had gotten--mid 70s with clear skies. It is definitely approaching skin-damage season already, ergh.

One of the wild turkeys on campus

Bo and Mr. Brandeis, on that hill no one ever walks up

Bo had to take off in the afternoon, leaving Seth and me to head over to the Cafe on the Common to fit in a couple hours of work. When we returned, I noticed the Easter Bunny had been by and left a few goodies for me to hunt around the apartment: 3 little, 1 big :o)

We had a late dinner of ham (why did Bo have to leave? It was a 7-pounder! We will be eating ham for the next several weeks!) and dessert of strawberry shortcakes (not nearly as good as Seth's mom's, but it had to do). Before we got too miserably tired to stay awake, we managed to watch the first hour of the 'Ten Commandments' on DVD. Probably my favorite movie ever, though I'm not really sure why. I will have to watch the rest over the next few days--it is a long one!

Thanks, everyone, for a fun weekend! Happy Easter!

I love that funky 'caught in the headlights' effect. This is why I try not to ever use the flash.