Wow! What An Action Packed Weekend...

as the sun goes down and i sit here sipping on this delicious brew i can't help but ponder the last 72 or so hours. my action packed weekend full of revelations, celebrations and delicious libations; not necessarily in that order. i don't think i can even remember how long it's been since i've been as productive as i was in the past few days...

the long weekend began with a 'revelation' in the biblical sense, when i heard the joyous (sarcasm implied) news that mama duggar's uterus was being tortured again. i previously promised that i wouldn't get into that again, so i encourage you to read my posts from earlier this weekend regarding the over-populating duggar family. let's just call that revelation #1 and move on.

revelation #2 is my favorite kind of revelation; and funny how it came about so shortly after my blogs about music last week. like i've said a thousand times before, my love for music is rooted in the feelings that come over me when i hear certain tunes and lyrics. my path crossed with one such song this weekend, and i've been listening to a snippet ever since. the song is 'stuck on you' by lionel richie, however the version that i've been overplaying is by jason mraz and his djembe playing sidekick toca rivera. you can listen to it HERE, but it only lasts for the first minute of the video, so you don't have to watch the whole 8 minutes.

if you just listened to that song, it creates a nice segue into revelation #3 which actually has two parts. the sentiment of that song is just so fantastic. not even in a mushy and sentimental way, but in such a pure truth kind of way, if that makes any sense to anyone other than me. and with that sentiment came the realization of:
A) it's really NEVER too late to make new friends. i have and continue to make plenty of acquaintances, but true friends aren't just the people that you've known forever. true friends are the ones that you gravitate towards and that love you for exactly who you are. nothing more, nothing less. and for those people that have become 'good friends' of mine lately, i'm sorry it took this long to realize it, but thanks.
and,
B) you NEVER really know people. i guess it goes back to keeping secrets from yourself and keeping secrets from others, but i realize that some people don't want you to get to know them, and that's fine by me. acquaintances are fine, if you'd prefer that over friends. but i'm tired of being in one sided relationships. i've been on both sides of the 'one sided fence' before, and i'm trying to put that behind me. my efforts are much more valuable being applied in friendships elsewhere. i'm a happier person now, i won't let it bother me.

and now on to the celebrations. this was the really action packed part. mother's day, obviously. my sister and her husband celebrated their one year wedding anniversary. ethan, my pseudo-nephew turned one. and least important of all, even less important than myself having a long and relaxing bowel movement, was dubbya's daughter's wedding. i believe it was jenna that got hitched, or maybe barbara. i don't know, let's just say the ugly one and move on.

and on we go, to the divine mother's day libations. their was plenty of yuengling to be consummed at el casa de moldovanyi for the occasion. it started at breakfast, and although i should be shot for it, MY MOM made it. i know, i know, but i slept through it and ate cold pancakes upon my rising from the dead. it's sunday and my pops is oldschool so we ate dinner at about 3. i made some down south bbq ribs. vinegar sauce and all. i know they're friends with paula dean and all but let me just tell you, the neely's don't have sh*t on my bbq ribs. truth be told. served up with homemade coleslaw and haricots du porc. (pork & beans out of a can, i was just trying to make them sound fancy.) it was a mighty fine ending to an eventful weekend, if i do say so myself. i feel full, festive and in general... emotionally content.

AND ON ONE OTHER COMPLETELY RANDOM MUSICAL NOTE... I'VE BECOME A FAN OF TWO MORE DIVINE BANDS THIS WEEKEND. TOTALLY NEW, FOR ME AT LEAST, HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF EITHER UNTIL... THIS GINORMOUS WEEKEND OF ...ATIONS!
CHECK OUT:

TWO SPOT GOBI
(how could a rockin' band with a cello NOT be cool?)

AND

RUSTIC OVERTONES
(or for that matter, a rockin' band with a honkin' horn section?)