Uneventful weekend

Doing pretty good so far on the frequency of my posts so I am giving myself a well-deserved pat on the back.  Unfortunately it was an uneventful weekend for the most part.  I went into work to get a few things organized for the first day of the vector control education we will be doing in the schools.  Naturally, since it was a Saturday made sure to sleep in and take my sweet time getting into the office.  

After my work was done and I talked to Whitney on skype (god bless skype!), I got some grocery shopping done.  I went to Farmer Joe's and got some of the basic processed stuff us Americans know and love so much.  After that I stopped at the market to pick up some more healthy food options to help balance out my diet.  The good news about that trip is, avocados are back in season, yes!  I also got a, and I don't know if I am spelling this right, soursop.  It is an odd looking fruit that varies in size, I suppose a decent example would be the smaller one are about the size of a cantaloupe and they can grow to roughly twice that size.  Sorry, that's fairly crappy description but it's tough to compare it's size because it doesn't really have a shape.  I suppose a decent shape to compare it to is a human heart.  I know that doesn't sound appetizing but it's not too far off in shape.  The skin if green and has spiny projections and the pulp inside (the part you eat) is white and there are large black seeds.  It's quite good though I can't think of anything to compare it's taste with, but it has a delicious sweet taste.  I also picked up some bananas, papaya and green beans at the little roadside stand about a quarter mile from my house.  The couple that owns the stand are very nice people and they always seem to get a kick out of my Samoan.  (as bad as it may be)

The evening was nice, my friend HP (if you don't remember he was our training manager for Peace Corps) took me out to dinner at Roko's.  It's a nice little restaurant just down the road from where I work at the Red Cross.  From the front is it deceptively small but the back of the restaurant opens up to a balcony seating area that overlooks a valley and you can catch glimpses of the ocean.  The food we good, I had the cajun yellowfin tuna with a fruit salsa.  Much better than my usual reheated left overs or spaghetti.  

Of course, Sunday was Sunday.  Nothing going on, had the usual to'onai with Misa, Lelani and family, talked to Whitney and my parents and sat around watching movies and reading all day.  I tried to find the drive to grade the final exams for my course but I suppose I will be putting those off until the last minute considering my only motivation for that is the actual deadline to get grades in.  And then, I should be done with that for good!  Whoo-hoo!  

Hopefully by mid-week I will have some interesting things to post on regarding the education program we are doing.  I'm sure that will be a much better read than the peak into my boring weekend this post provided.   No promises though.