I’m about 85% moved in! I’m saying this with a lot more gusto than I’m actually feeling because, as luck would have it, I managed to get sick over the weekend (sigh). What a great way to start my rotations, right? :'( I actually had to stop 1/3 of the way into my drive to park in a hospital lot, where I promptly passed out for 2 hours (…).
The weekend was pretty darn awesome though–aside from chilling with the cats, I got to go hang out with the dogs at the shelter for the first time in ages, and took a bunch of them out for runs/walks/jogs. I also gave Raisin and Char Char a rather thorough grooming session, because hot and humid summers are definitely not their best friend.
Raisin’s one of my favorites. :D Just look at that face!!!
Sheba was also pretty thrilled to see me. <3
I also stopped by the local coffee shop to give me spare key to my friend. In so doing, I happened upon a ginormous dandelion. o_o Excuse my short + stumpy fingers. I just wanted you to have a comparison for how big it was.
Church meal! <3
After church, I went over to a friend’s neighbor’s place to go swimming before heading over to his house for a cookout/BBQ. (He’s heading to CA to start med school.) We went out to the corn fields and picked a whole ton to bring back to shuck/cook up. I unfortunately forgot to take pictures of all the awesome food that was there, but I did get a couple shots of the pool noodle wars!
It’s adorable how tiny Mia is in comparison to her pool noodle. :P
My friend happens to grow a whole ton of different veggies/herbs to sell, so at around midnight, he handed me a plastic bag and asked if I wanted to go on a “midnight raid.”
F: What do you mean?
A: We’re going to the Garden of Eden! You can take whatever you want!
(Sorry if blaspheming. It was all in good fun.)
Hence, how I ended up with eggplant, some kind of super-spicy pepper (forgot what they called it :[ ), tomatoes, beets, and huge bunches of fresh basil, Thai basil + cilantro. I’ve never prepared beets before, but…what better time to start, right? :O
Here’s some of it! :D
Despite my being sick and somewhat starved-out state (forgot to keep food/water next to me in the car; poor life choices :[ ), I managed to drag everything up to the third floor without any help. (I tend to dislike asking for help if I know I’m capable of doing it on my own.) Everything has been put away and I now have a mattress to sleep on! :D
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Looks like you’re settling in nicely! Moving is a pain but once you get everything unpacked and in it’s place it starts to feel more like home :-) Hope you get to feeling better soon!
I’m attempting a slightly more minimalistic lifestyle this year (mostly because I realized just how much stuff I’ve accumulated over the past 2 years o_o), but it’s definitely nice to have my kitchen stuff back! :D!
+ thank you! I sniffled my way all through my rotations today. :[ I hope this will cure itself by tomorrow. My brain feels like it’s in a fog of sorts, haha.
That is a ginormous dandelion, how did you resist the urge to blow it away!?
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hehehe, it was hard not to, but I figured the coffee shop wouldn’t appreciate that too much!
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