Friday Night at the Movies

We had an enjoyable Friday Night at the Movies get-together last week. Dave purchased some fabulous rib eye steaks from the Apple Market in Lodi. They grilled perfectly, with great flavor and just the right amount of marbling. They were over and inch thick! Nancy fixed the baked potatoes, salads and asparagus and I cooked some garlic flavored mushrooms to top off our steaks. We ate our meal outside on the patio. What a feast!

Afterwards we watched the movie "Milk" and deliberated as to whether or not Sean Penn was deserving of the Oscar he won for his portrayal of Harvey Milk. Penn is a very controversial actor, so there was no consensus, but there was agreement that Milk is an excellent film and not to be missed.

Chili Dog met the guys for the first time. Other than wetting on Terry's suit pants, there were no gaffes on her part during the entire evening. She went to sleep while we watched Milk. I guess it was past her bedtime. We didn't conclude our gathering until after 1:00 am.

I've added a picture of Brandon Jr sitting in our stairway with Chili. Kelley brought Brandon by the house on Sunday and he got to play with Chili and walk her around our neighborhood park. Brandon did a great job! He is a natural for dog walking, just so long as the dog doesn't weigh over ten pounds and isn't more than about a foot tall. I think he really got a kick out of playing with the "puppy", the word he uses to describe Chili. Actually she is almost seven years old, and except for some gray whiskers she does kind of remind you of a puppy. Brandon also got a chance to ride his ATV up and down our driveway several times. This appears to be another of his favorite things to do. At two years of age he is discovering something new everyday and he loves to explore. By evening's end he was sleepy and ready for the trip back to Fairfield. All and all, it was a great weekend!