Don't Play with Sushi or Matches! Bach, Bach...EB!

It's been a big weekend on the Square. My brother, David (DD) came to visit this weekend. We got up Saturday morning in anticipation of his arrival. The house wasn't in need of a major cleaning, but we worked on it all day. Our living room has been a problem since we moved to the Square. We haven't had time to deal with so far, but I went into some kind of OCD overload and moved everything around. A friend of mine gave me a few plans on how to arrange the furniture. We knew for sure that we had to pick one and stick with it, because we're talking about an antique armoire, piano, desk, couch, love seat and chair with an ottoman.

If you are reading this and you have seen the armoire and piano, then you know what we're talking about when we say we need to make the right decision. I picked one of the plans and Katie and I moved everything around. The key to the brilliant plan was to back the piano to a position against a corner. We moved everything in a little closer, pushed the armoire down to almost center (creative spark) and decorated to accessorize the plan. The only problem was one empty area in the corner opposite the piano. We have my Mom's antique desk and my brother was going to take it to his house this weekend. He didn't necessarily want it...his house is full of antiques. (He and a few friends are quite the decorators and have an eye for the perfect piece of furniture). Our empty corner opened an opportunity to squeeze the desk in and it balanced the entire room. I can now sit in the living room without all the madness running through my head. It's cozy and peaceful now. DD, sorry about the desk. Meg, thanks for the plans you put together.

My brother arrived not long after we finished all of the "over the top" OCD madness. Some people think this disorder is bad, personally I find it to be a great quality. My sweet family just tries to understand and most of the time they go with the flow. I try to keep it toned down, but sometimes it just takes over.

I don't want to leave this part of our Saturday morning out...we went to breakfast at the local diner in Bryant. It's a long story, but we ended up meeting an elderly woman named, Katie. Same as our Katie. She came over and sat with us and we talked and enjoyed breakfast with "the Katie's". I am looking forward to sharing stories about this new friendship. She needed a new friend and so did we. More to come....

My brother and Katie both love Sushi. You know I'm a beginner that needs to chase it with Benadryl. Saturday dinner was at the Sushi Bar on Kavanaugh. Shane doesn't eat anything that comes out of a lake, ocean, creek or any kind of water. He stuck to the traditional cooked steak. I was nervous, but I tried the Sushi again with the thought that maybe I could possibly figure out what made my ears swell inside from the first outing. I had the Benadryl on hand and the Sushi restaurant we chose was close to the best hospital ER in town. I carefully picked a few items and started the process of elimination. I felt really weird after dinner and my chest was tight so I countered with Benadryl and learned nothing except that Sushi really might be a dangerous activity. Sorta reminds me of the matches when I was a child. You shouldn't play with them! That's another story.

My very favorite day of the year is Easter Sunday. We all got up really early today to make it to the early service. We had brunch reservations at MiMi's Cafe. We don't even open the menu when we go, after so many visits over the past three years we have it memorized. The Easter Service was awesome. The music sent chills through my body and even though I can't carry a note, I was singing to the Lord! The sermon was just as great and I believe we all left with a feeling of fulfillment. The only thing that was not great about today is that it was raining so hard that we all got soaked going to the car. It didn't matter that we had umbrellas. I always love a rain shower and a cloudy day, but we have had a wild week of weather here in Arkansas this week. It was also cold, so we spent the rest of the day wearing our sweats while napping and watching movies. Katie wasn't here to enjoy this part of the day...she was downtown shooting a commercial for the Peabody Hotel and their restaurant. She did such a great job that she may be getting paid to do more commercials in the future. Strike a Pose, Girl!

Overall, it was a great weekend...we balanced the living room...enjoyed my favorite day of the year and enjoyed our visit with my brother. Bach Bach, DD!

Side Note: I'm considering ripping the Hughes Net Dish off of the roof because it will not allow me to post the pictures I am taking to post on our blog. It says to call the internet provider...has anyone ever been able to talk to anyone at Hughes Net other than when you had it installed or needed to make a payment? I don't think so!
Augh!