Had lunch at Fune with Elizabeth, Bryan and Brianna yesterday. Wow, has Brianna ever changed since the Blathering I posted about her birth last year. She was a bit shy with Jeff and me at first, not having seen us in a long while, but warmed up to us (and the waitstaff) in no time.

It's -so- great to finally coax that first smile out of a baby the first time, isn't it? And it's amazing to what lengths adults are willing to go to in order to get that smile. I remember feeling all awkward and nervous around little kids until Sara was born, and then all dignity went out the window as I screwed up my face into weird expressions, jumped up and down, gesticulated and made funny noises, all in hopes of getting those smiles and (the holy grail) perhaps even a giggle.

Wrote some more in the afternoon, then went to Parki's to plant some rosemary and thyme in his garden. I've been threatening to bring over a flower since he started renovating his backyard area last year, so I figured it was finally time to follow through. Instead of a flower, I opted for plants he could eat if he wanted to. :-) Sat and chatted on his spiffy-looking new deck for a while before leaving for dinner.

Originally we were going to see Shrek 2 (my second time, his first), but we decided to see the new Harry Potter movie at the Paramount instead. The crowds weren't nearly as bad as I expected, and we got pretty good seats. Won't give away any spoilers, don't worry, but will only say that I liked it better than the second movie, and will be seeing it at least one more time.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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