Easter Weekend

Last week, Rachel came to Bellingham all the way from Spain, so Laura decided to come by too. I got off work early on Thursday so I could be home when they got to town. We went out to dinner at Casa (YUM), where we ended up sitting and visiting with a random group of Rachel's friends for a few hours. Afterwards, we came home and prepared to go out. This part of the night actually was different than expected. We dressed in a varying degree of 80s attire, ready for a night at Rumors. Little did we know, Rumors has changed. No longer is it "80s Night" -- now it is "Throwback Thursday (80s and 90s music)". It may sound similar, but what we saw was not at ALL like 80s night should be. It was full of hipsters and bros, and there were multiple chicks hanging off of their men. Keep in mind this is Rumors - its supposed to be a GAY bar!

Without a doubt, we were disappointed. We did some googling (wherein we learned about the change in name) and found that 80s night had moved to a new bar. So, we decided to check that one out as well.

We were also disappointed. This place wasn't necessary full of bros and hipsters, so it may have been ok - but it was no 80s night for people dressed up. Especially since there wasn't even dancing! Crucial to the Thursday night experience.

Since we were nearby, we stopped by Rudy's and grabbed some pizza (YUM!). We discussed our options: run around town taking pictures in our costumes... have an awesome adventure somewhere... go home and hang out.

Problem with the last one is that Rachael had an exam early the next day, so we'd have to whisper at home. Problem with the first two: it was cold out!

We came home because we knew we would need to get either a camera, some coats or our night would be done (keep in mind it was only 10 or 11 pm by this point!). Once we got home, we were tired and ready to be cozy, so we opted to stay in. We changed into our PJs, got ready for bed, hopped beneath the covers and watched a movie. It was an excellent night!

I took Friday off of work so I could continue to visit with Laura and Rachel. After breakfast, we went to Lake Padden where we walked and talked. It was beautiful out, and just a little bit cold.

We headed down towards Edmonds in the afternoon. Rachel went down to Seattle and Laura and I had dinner with our folks. Around 9 or 10, we drove down to Seattle to join Rachel again for a live funk show. This time I wasn't disappointed by the nightlife, though I WAS tired. We danced for HOURS - energetic funky dance. It was great! Normally I'm the one who's disappointed when 2am comes around - but on this night I started fantasizing about sleep as early as 1am! Oy!

The rest of Easter weekend was for visiting with family. I didn't even see BBE! (Well, I did, but for like 5 minutes at most...). My family went for a walk along the beach on Saturday, and Brian and Britt where able to come over Sunday afternoon. In fact, I had to leave before they did!

Giving a Lindsay a ride home (which is always fun -- I love the company!) was a nice end to the weekend!

My Easter wasn't traditional by any means - if I was in Bellingham I probably would have gone to church, had candy, maybe even done some arts and crafts. Edmonds had the family aspect - and the big dinner, but none of the traditions! I liked it anyway though... :)