... Went to a wine tasting at a friend's house. We had a great evening, sampling six different California zinfandels ranging from $7 to $23.50, and to our surprise, the wine that we rated as number one turned out to be on the low end of the price scale: Gnarly Head. Also rated fairly highly, taking the third place position was the good old supermarket standby, Barefoot. I got pleasantly tipsy, probably drinking the equivalent of a full bottle of wine and had a great night talking babies, husbands, traveling, and education with some fabulous ladies.
...Hit the books all day on Sunday, finishing my reading, discussion questions, and writing a paper. Fortunately, I didn't have a whole lot planned for Sunday, so I was able to get it all done with just a couple of breaks wedged in for Taco Bell and Starbucks runs. I feel like I totally earned every calorie in that Crunchwrap Supreme and Salted Caramel hot chocolate!
...Watched one of my very favorite childhood movies, the 1985 version of Alice in Wonderland. Last week, a friend and I got to talking about the upcoming Tim Burton version, and I mentioned how much I had loved an old live action version of the book where Alice wore an orange dress and there was a really terrifying Jabberwocky. It turns out that she loved it as a kid as well, so I looked it up online, found the DVD on Amazon for $10 and received it on my doorstep a couple of days later. When we finished our homework last night, we decided to put it on and took a three hour trip down memory lane. I'll admit there was a high degree of cheesiness, but I also still totally loved the movie! Alice is adorable, the gigantic cast of 80s stars is both impressive and hilarious (Ringo Starr! Scott Baio! JOHN STAMOS!!!). But of course, the most important lesson I took away from this movie: "Jam tomorrow, jam yesterday, but never EVER jam today!"
All in all, the weekend was much better than last week, and though I'm still feeling a bit down in the dumpsish, there haven't been any hysterical crying jags in the past few days, so that's certainly a step in the right direction. How was your weekend?
I'm happy this weekend was better than the last. The wine tasting party sounds absolutely wonderful -- I wish we had some vineyards around here. And Alice in Wonderland always terrified me. My sister loved it, though.
Posted by: E.P. | October 06, 2008 at 07:36 PM
Ugh our washer broke and we spent tons of time trying to fix it ourselves. NOT a good idea.
Glad you're feeling a little better. I hate that moody yucky depression feeling a lot.
Hey, I have a question for you about traveling shoes. We're off to China in three weeks and I was curious to know how your shoe choices for Italy turned out . . .
Posted by: Kateastrophe | October 06, 2008 at 07:56 PM
Oooh, how'd you like the salted caramel hot chocolate!?
I LOVED it! (Uh, until I checked the calories. BAD. IDEA.)
That sounds like a delightful weekend!
Mine was relaxing and fun - lots of time outside enjoying fall!
Posted by: ashley | October 06, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Oh - Now you are forcing me to see if Netflix has that movie... They have it! I've added it to my queue, which led to adding Neverending Story AND Flight of the Navigator. (When I worked at Disney I was a tour guide and the ship from Flight of the Navigator was on my tour everyday). :)
My weekend was great - hubby is out of the town on business, so I had lots of quality time with my mom. We even went on a 5 mile hike! (See blog for pics, it was fun!) Except for the mosquitos and SNAKES.
:) Becky
Posted by: Becky | October 06, 2008 at 10:32 PM
yo quiero taco bell!
We spent the weekend with colicky baby girl. :) But you know, all this stuff is worth it.
Posted by: m | October 06, 2008 at 10:50 PM
I thought I was the only kid who liked that movie! (Actually, I thought I was the only kid who'd SEEN it. I should have known my Internet Twin would love it too.) That Jabberwocky scared the HELL out of me.
Posted by: Fraulein N | October 07, 2008 at 01:20 AM
Aww I love Alice in Wonderland. Sounds like a great weekend, cheers to that!
Posted by: Jessica | October 07, 2008 at 03:01 AM
Kudos on kicking back *and* kicking out the schoolwork! (At a former job I worked with a woman whose last name was Barefoot and we always joked about that wine.)
My weekend was. . . weird. And next weekend is a paper weekend for me!
Posted by: Kate P | October 07, 2008 at 03:23 AM
I hope Tim Burton brings his A game when he makes this movie.
Posted by: Thomas | October 07, 2008 at 10:14 AM
mmm... wine tasting... sounds good! Mix that with Alice in Wonderland and pretend the homework was done by magical mice, and that's the perfect weekend!
Posted by: Brittany | October 07, 2008 at 04:51 PM
oooh yay for wine tasting. i so want to do that again it was so fun last time i went.
sounds like a lovely weekend :)
Posted by: katelin | October 07, 2008 at 10:14 PM
I don't think I've seen that version of Alice, but I have to admit I'm looking forward to the Tim Burton version with Johnny Depp. Glad to hear things are getting better for you :)
Posted by: Becky | October 14, 2008 at 06:09 AM
I adore the old live action Alice in Wonderland. Your post makes me want to buy it now!
Posted by: Larissa | October 14, 2008 at 07:04 PM
Ha! I like Gnarly head too! Well, when my palate decides to like wine, anyway.
I think I might have caught that Alice in Wonderland version- I vaguely remember Scott Baio.
I'm TOTALLY looking forward to the Tim Burton version. That guy is a genius.
Posted by: RisibleGirl | October 19, 2008 at 07:03 PM