{"id":3204,"date":"2012-04-16T13:30:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=3204"},"modified":"2012-04-16T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T17:30:22","slug":"a-fab-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/a-fab-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fab Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was expecting a fairly low-key weekend, but it ended up being extra fun. Here are a few highlights:<\/p>\n<p>Friday night, Kristian and I attended our friend Dave&#8217;s surprise birthday party, which featured an Angry Birds cake and two hours of bowling. Somewhere, there is a photo comparison of my belly and a bowling ball. The belly is definitely bigger, but it <em>was<\/em> candlepin bowling. I&#8217;d like to think I&#8217;m still smaller than the ten pin version.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"P1000125 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/6938413578\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7265\/6938413578_1263fa1d56.jpg?resize=281%2C500\" alt=\"P1000125\" width=\"281\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make a wish!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have no pictures from Saturday, but I got my hair done, finished up a bunch of reading from class, and we had a fantastic dinner with a few friends. Although, let&#8217;s be honest, I mostly lay on the couch and complained about how sore I was from bowling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sunday was brunch day and it lived up to all of my expectations. Not only were there waffles, our hosts were kind enough to provide us with a room full of kittens. Surprise kitten brunch!<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"P1000144 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/6938413594\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7038\/6938413594_4690995294.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"P1000144\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kittens! (One kitten not pictured)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did I mention that there were waffles? Because there were <em>waffles<\/em>. And I ate so many of them. Please don&#8217;t tell my doctor, she likes to tell me how proud she is of my eating habits.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"P1000145 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/6938413600\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7097\/6938413600_200b655490.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"P1000145\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why, yes, I did put a different topping on each quadrant. And they were all equally delicious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oh, yeah, and at some point in the last week or so, my belly decided to make its presence known.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Week 21 by hopers, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hopers\/6937617596\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7261\/6937617596_1cda07105e.jpg?resize=288%2C500\" alt=\"Week 21\" width=\"288\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me: barefoot, pregnant, not quite in the kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps this seems like a low-key weekend to you, but I don&#8217;t exactly lead an exciting life these days. This, for me, passes as eventful. But, c&#8217;mon. <em>Kittens<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was expecting a fairly low-key weekend, but it ended up being extra fun. 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