Easter Weekend

Saturday morning, April 7th, as we were thinking about heading up north for the weekend, our friend in Albuquerque called us. Jokingly (I think) Matt asked if it was snowing up there, and apparently it actually was. In April. So at any rate, we waited until it warmed up a bit in Socorro and then decided we were safe to leave, although we chose to avoid any winter weather risk on the way to Taos.

First thing we did was head to REI before closing so we could spend Matt's dividend. And mine, but it was only 22 cents. I got a new pair of trail shoes and a Sigg and Matt got a camp shovel and some waterproof matches. I think that's fair, don't you? Hehe. Then we headed to dinner at the Chama River Brewing Company, which has a mean hummus and flatbread and some tasty sweet potato fries. After that we hit the Target for some Listerine and ziploc bags. We came out two pairs of flip flops, a tiki torch, a care bear, 4 bags of Easter Candy, Family Guy Volume Four, a camp ax, freezer mugs, and probably some other things. Target is my downfall. But the Easter Bunny bought it all. After that we met up with our friend at the movie theater to see Blades of Glory. That's right, we paid $9.50 each to see Will Farrell on ice skates. It was actually quite funny. He and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) play wonderfully off each other, and there is a combination of low brow humor and some more intelligent stuff. Not sure if it was worth $9.50, but in our sad, pathetic, friendless lives it probably was close.

The next morning we got up bright and early to go hiking in the Sandia Foothills. First we had to go to breakfast since our bachelor friend's frig contained beer and jelly. We didn't make it to the trail, a feet streets beyond his house, until nearly 9. We hiked for an hour and then hiked out. I forgot the camera, but it had pretty city views and a flowing crick nearby. We then went to Sushi and headed over to our first Isotopes game of the season. The Omaha Royals were in town, so Matt was rooting for the other team. We got cheap tickets in the berm and dodged rolling children and baseballs all afternoon. Finally, we headed over to our friend's family friend's house for Easter dinner. Matt was the only white boy there. Both the families have a white mother and an Indian father, and three of the other guests were Indian as well with one French girl in for the mix (who lives 2 minutes from Geneve). It was a really fun crowd although I didn't get much to eat. The guy whose house it was at owns a Water Resources firm, so I did my share of networking and sent off my resume this morning. We will see what comes of it.

Only five more possible business days during which I can be notified of my summer status. I can't wait so I can start making some plans. Either way.

I hope y'all had wonderful Easters as well, traditional or not.