Weekend goings-on

Tom and I had a busy, fun-filled weekend. After spending all day Friday waiting in line at the furniture store, driving a U-haul around, and then assembling said furniture, we were ready to kick back and do some grade-A relaxing.

My Uncle Paul and Aunt Martha had flown to San Jose from Aiken, South Carolina for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Since I don't get to see my "southern kinfolk" (as they have dubbed themselves) very often, we took the opportunity on Saturday to get some dinner and go to a play together. We decided to go to a Vietnamese restaurant in San Jose, which really was quite a bold choice for the kinfolk, as there are approximately zero Vietnamese restaurants in Aiken, SC. Not ones to shy away from adventurous dining, my Uncle Paul ordered a braised pork shoulder dish which came with a whole (brownish-yellow) stewed egg and pickled sprouts. Aunt Martha got her hands dirty with some pork and prawn spring rolls, and also was the only one of the kinfolk brave enough to sample my rice-floured calamari and shaved ice / barley / seaweed dessert. Actually, "sampling" of the dessert was all I managed to do as well, as (perhaps unsurprisingly), seaweed desserts do not taste good.
Tummies full, the four of us headed to the play, which was "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" by Steve Martin. Our friend Mikey has a starring role as a young Albert Einstein in the play, so we were able to finagle some tickets despite the show being completely sold out. As it turns out, my aunt and uncle are actually big fans of Steve Martin. This may have something to do with the fact that my uncle bears a resemblance to him and has forged his autograph several times when accosted by adoring fans. They've seen almost all of Steve Martin's movies and read his autobiography, but hadn't seen his (only) play, so it worked out just perfect. The play was wonderful. Mikey (below on the left) was absolutely hysterical as Einstein - earnest and witty with a wry sense of humor and a fabulous mustache. He had the crowd howling (especially my uncle who fully appreciated all of Einsteins sciency humor). So, kudos to Mikey and the rest of the cast for a very well-done production.
Sunday was Tom's weekly softball game. His team was playing the weakest team in the league so they all tried out some new positions to keep the game close and interesting for everyone. Tom even got to pitch an inning, which I'm pretty sure is a first for him! He got a couple nice hits, too - in the photo below, Tom is gearing up to drive one over the outfield.
Pitching...
We ended the weekend by having a couple friends over to play "Guitar Hero", which is on loan from our friend Bailey (who is in Venice this week!). I'm pretty sure the photos below speak for themselves...
Yeah!! We're superstars!!!