What a great weekend!

It was truly a great one - nothing out of the ordinary, but just felt really great.
I think it's mainly because Scott came home on Thursday night, and we had a 3 day weekend to catch up and relax, and do nothing at all.

On Friday, we went to see the new Batman movie. A lot of people had been telling me that it was excellent, and it was. Very dark, full of action, yet it did seem long. About 3 times, I thought it was almost over, and then it continued on. I wonder if Heath Ledger will be nominated for an Oscar for this role? I think he deserves is.

We met a very nice couple who just moved to this area last week, and they told us about a lagoon in Carlsbad that "allows" you take your dogs and let them go swimming. We took them on Sunday, and I think Bear loved it. He drank a lot of salt water - but it was worth it seeing him swim in the deep water and enjoying himself. Chewie did step into the water, but I don't think she liked it much. We are going to be taking her to NY this month when we go visit Scott's family, and we'll see if we can get her to go into the lake. Maybe we should buy her a little puppy life vest and just throw her in. but it seems strange that someone who has only lived here one week is telling us cool places to hang out.

I did something different last week - I went to a belly dancing class through my meetup group. It was fun, although I don't see myself going to any more classes. It is very hard to do - but it seems like you are just shaking your hips and doing rolls for 1 hour. I need something that's a little more stimulating for my brain, involving footwork and remembering the sequence of a dance. But the belly rolls that she was teaching us are hard - you have to separate your lower abs from the upper abs, and move them independently of each other. My big tummy just moved in one direction all around!

On Thursday, my folks and I went to the Del Mar race track. That was fun, too. I did place some bets (just $2 bets) and won on almost every bet I placed. On one, I more than doubled my bet (to a whopping $4.60). Maybe this is what we need to do: start betting thousands of dollars, and if we double our money it's a better day than if we were at work...