What a packed weekend! The festivities began Friday night, when we headed over to our friends' house for dinner. Laura made pizza dough from scratch, and we (okay, my contribution was spreading out one of the pizza doughs on a pan) cooked them on the grill. I've never made pizza on the grill before, though I've been intrigued with the idea of doing so for quite awhile. Given how tasty the pizzas were, it looks like we may need to give it a whirl on our grill sooner rather than later. The cocktails of the evening were Ginger Pullmans for the ladies (based on this cocktail, called a "Bridesmaid," but renamed in honor of one of Laura's friends) and Old Fashioneds for the gents. I brought over a jar of our homemade maraschino cherries (recipe later this week), and they went over quite well.
Following a dessert of brownies and ice cream, after a bit of an allergy flare-up on D's part, we opted to hit the road and head back home. Once there, D drugged himself up with some Nyquil, and we called it a night. After a bit of a sleep-in on Saturday, we grabbed a quick breakfast, and then got on the road toward Park Falls, Wisconsin, home of the St. Croix Rod factory. Our goal of the day was to pick up two fishing rods. After consulting with one of the salespeople, D and I chose two similar rods -- a 6.5-foot Premier medium-light two-piece spinning rod for him, and the same in a 6-foot version for me. We opted to purchase from the B-stock -- discounted rods which were either returned goods or had slight blemishes. (In the case of mine, the cork handle has a small divot out of it.) We also picked up two reels and some fishing line. Later, back in Rhinelander, we stopped at Mel's where we picked up the starter gear for our tackle box and I got myself a fishing license. (Only $5!)
After enjoying dinner (and dessert) over at D's boss' home, we called it a night, as earlier in the day I had picked up The Hunger Games from the local video store. Having not seen the movie when it was in the theater, I had been dying for it to come out on DVD. (While I am a total hater of the
"Twilight" series, I actually enjoyed reading "The Hunger Games" series of books.) I thought the movie was rather good -- it wasn't exactly like the book, but it didn't diverge too far, either. Perhaps most surprisingly, even D was able to stay up until the very end -- more often than not, he falls asleep during our evening movie-watching fests. So that was a bit of a first. : )
Sunday morning was spent with our realtor checking out a few home listings in the area. I have a feeling this was the first of many such weekends.
Later in the afternoon, I got my Katniss Everdeen on, and D and I did a little bow-shooting in the backyard. We currently have a deer decoy set up on the back lawn, which we've been shooting at from our back deck. Given that my arrows are the ones with the pink fletchings, it looks like I have some practicing to do. (Not that I have any plans to actually shoot anything other than inanimate objects.)
Last night after dinner D and I headed out for our inaugural fishing trip on the lake. (Leroy also came along for the ride, sporting his doggie life jacket.) We tried two different locations on the lake, but didn't get any bites. There's always next time!
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