Here’s to a quite weekend!

by chuckofish

It has been a busy few weeks for me. But here is a hodge podge of an update. A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a small “housewarming” party at my new house where the only picture we took was this one:

You can catch a glimpse of my attempt at a Nate-level cheeseboard. It was a nice little soiree and several people brought bottles of rose, which I always appreciate!

I also purchased a two DVD set from the Walmart $5 bin (formerly the $3 bin) which included the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma and the Emma re-telling “Clueless”. I have to say I enjoyed both movies. Rachel Portman did the music in Emma and even though it was basically the Cider House Rules soundtrack, you can’t go wrong. I will never understand how Toni Collette has a career, but despite her presence, I enjoyed the movie. Mr. Knightly should have made more movies.

After our whirlwind trip to upstate New York, which I enjoyed immensely, I was pleased that Mr. Smith could barely contain his excitement to be home again. 

He continues to make friends with everyone we meet on our walks–except for a beagle that he cannot tolerate. The poor beagle gets a low growl or full bark whenever he passes the house or they meet on the street. Guess Mr. Smith will not be a Snoopy fan. And because he’s just so cute, here’s a gif of him continuing to channel his inner TR. 

My mother tagged me in an instagram post about Skippy, the famous Wire Fox Terrier known for playing Asta in the Thin Man and Mr. Smith in The Awful Truth. Did you know he got paid $200/week to make movies while his trainer only got paid $60?! 

100% justified. Just look at that dog studying his pages.

Please note, the algorithm serves my mother tidbits like that. Here’s what I get. 

I mean, it did make me laugh, though.