There are no cats in America and the streets are paved with cheese!!

The title is an homage to the great animated films of the past, notably "An American Tale." There is really no relevance to this post. Jason Koning reminded me of this song just as I broke into "Somewhere out there" on Saturday night.

Last week, there were at least three days when the weather was crappy, rainy, and only in the upper sixties. The next four days were in the nineties and hot, hot, hot. However, there will be a break in the pattern tonight and we will emerge into the most wonderful seasons of New England weather. I once had an ominous dream that I slept for summer months before last June; this was quite scary.

We had a good weekend. On Saturday, I went to work in the morning and then Brian and I got ready to go to Keith and Sarah's for the Belmont Race. We picked up Geralyn and Jason in Worcester, picked up some alcohol, and headed to Spencer. After a few games of horseshoes, playing with baby Jackson, and a Corona and a margarita, we watched the ill-fated Big Brown finish disappointingly tenth in the last race of the triple crown. His trainer is a really shady guy whose steroid use on the horse (or lack there of in the Belmont) affected his outcome in the race. I feel like the Triple Crown is cursed because there hasn't been a winner since Affirmed in 1978. Well, there's always next year.

We got home around 10:30 and went to sleep. I woke up way too early on Sunday and watched several episodes of "Sex and the City" in preparation for the movie that evening. Since it was so hot and we had planned on it any way, Brian and I went to Wal-mart to purchase our first air conditioner. Yes, we have not had an air conditioner since we moved to Massachusetts. Truthfully, it is not uncommon for people to have air conditioning and it is extremely rare for homes to have central air. It is just not that necessary, especially if you have a nice breeze or many windows. In the afternoon, Brian went to buy a suit for the wedding (thank you!) and that evening I met Mary for dinner at the Border Cafe in Burlington before we saw "Sex and the City- the Movie." I am definitely eating at the Border Cafe again because the cuisine type is Tex-Mex/Cajun! Mary had a delicious looking taco salad and I had shrimp and crawfish enchiladas with jambalaya.

"Sex and the City" is still one of my favorite TV shows. Nothing really compares to it, even though several shows have tried. Saying this, I loved the movie and it made the show complete for me. I hope Mary liked it, too. It was great to see the characters again; I somehow feel connected to at least three of them (I'm not really a Samantha in any way). The clothes were beautiful, the shoes were exquisite, and the sex was great. :) I think it was perfect.

Monday, I returned to jail (oops, I mean work) and I am so bored this week. Again, there is not much time left there, so I am not as upset about everything as I once was. After work, I made a homemade mushroom and pepperoni pizza on a whole wheat crust for dinner and then I went to the gym. Today, I worked, and went to Bellingham to have my wedding dress fitting with June, a very nice seamstress who doesn't charge very much for alterations and is very nice. I picked up my dragonfly dress and am now waiting on the wedding dress to be finalized as well as my reception dress. Because I was in Bellingham and so close to Whole Foods, I went stopped in for some necessary fruit and other grocery shopping. Then I went to Target to pick up a prescription and I bought a cardigan (I don't know if I'll keep it). Now, I'm watching the Red Sox game and they are losing, but I hope they win tomorrow because we are going to Fenway! It is really fun going to a game; I hope to go at least once a season!

Currently, I'm playing the waiting game with the responses for the wedding and I'm getting kind of aggravated. Just send them to me! Sorry to rant and if I know if you're coming or not, this isn't directed at you.