Relaxation . . . I could get used to this!

Ah, what a wonderful weekend. I worked all day on Friday in the Preservation Lab and then spent the evening with people from archives and preservation at Dave and Buster's for an end of the semester "bash." My parents made it in late that night and we headed off to the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium early Saturday morning. The afternoon was spent wandering around downtown and through Point State Park, and we went to a Pirates game in the evening. We won. :)

Today I slept in and then spent most of the day alone. I wanted to try my hand at my violin again, but all of the strings were terribly loose. I tried to tighten the G, even though I have nothing to test it against to know when it's in tune, but the string snapped. So much for that idea! Perhaps I can take my violin somewhere to have it restrung and tuned. I spent the rest of the afternoon in knitting and card-making and watching bad television. This was until my mother came home with my three-year old nephew.

As soon as Taylor saw me, he said "there's aunt Jessica. I found her!" He's so cute. I don't believe he was here for more than a few hours, but in that time we played hide and seek, did a rhinoceros puzzle, sat on a teeter-totter, slid down a slide small enough for me to easily step over, and ate German Cheese (known to all but Taylor as American Cheese). I absolutely love this kid. He and I (and his mother and baby brother) will go for a walk through a park near the river tomorrow. I can't wait to hear what precious and adorable things will fall from his mouth.

Now I had intended for this blog to be more creative in nature, and I realize that this is more journalistic, so I promise my next one will be more creative in nature.