Accumulated Thoughts...
Yesterday as husband and I were walking by the lake, we watched a couple paddle by in their canoe. It was a perfect day for it and I wanted nothing more than to be paddling that boat. It looked so wonderful and the water was so calm, now I feel it like a craving. I want to be out on the water. Maybe we can find someone to babysit for us this summer so we can head out.
Last weekend we picked up sticks, raked the yard, cleared out the gardens and mixed in some compost. It felt great to get that done and to really get ready for growing season on the outside. Darn, I didn't start any seeds this year.
For husband's 30th birthday, his parents and I got him a LCD television. He had spent the last year talking about them, researching them, and basically drooling over them. I was really intimidated to try and purchase a TV for him without his knowledge of them, but thanks to advice from a few friends, a consumer reports password, and some internet research, I managed to find one that he is very happy with. It has a great picture, it is energy star, and best of all was one of the best deals I could find. Although the TV doesn't make me super excited like it does him, I am really excited how excited he is about an electronics item that I purchased ALL BY MYSELF! (Thanks to KS for helping me move the TV box around).
Yesterday we found out that the three month baby streak continues in our neighborhood and amoungst our friends- and so far- all boys. Friends C &J had a baby boy in the end of February, we will give birth sometime in May, our neighbors will have their little boy in August, and now, our other friends who live near by are due in November.... Who is signing up for the January or February slot? The time to act is now.
Last night we had friends C & J over with their 7 week old. When the baby would cry, Nora the cat was totally out of sorts. Crying, running around, not sure where to sit, hiding. I wouldn't have guessed, but it gave us a glimpse of someone who is going to have a hard time with the new addition for a few weeks.
I think there is something special about spring when experienced on a college campus. This week, with its warm weather and sunny evenings has reminded me how great it feels when the weather changes and you are in college. As I walked through the park that is the middle of campus the other evening on my way to my car students were playing frisbee, drinking SODA (I am sure), and studying in the grass, it brought me back to the days of studying on the newly green grass, in my crazy creek, behind Slichter Hall. What a fun time of year- anticipation for summer, the promise of no studying, and lots of fun things going on with friends. The pace at work, as a result, is absolutely frenetic but still kind of fun.
I have to go to the mall this morning for a few things- just a quick trip, but for some reason, I am really excited about it. Strange!
Last weekend we picked up sticks, raked the yard, cleared out the gardens and mixed in some compost. It felt great to get that done and to really get ready for growing season on the outside. Darn, I didn't start any seeds this year.
For husband's 30th birthday, his parents and I got him a LCD television. He had spent the last year talking about them, researching them, and basically drooling over them. I was really intimidated to try and purchase a TV for him without his knowledge of them, but thanks to advice from a few friends, a consumer reports password, and some internet research, I managed to find one that he is very happy with. It has a great picture, it is energy star, and best of all was one of the best deals I could find. Although the TV doesn't make me super excited like it does him, I am really excited how excited he is about an electronics item that I purchased ALL BY MYSELF! (Thanks to KS for helping me move the TV box around).
Yesterday we found out that the three month baby streak continues in our neighborhood and amoungst our friends- and so far- all boys. Friends C &J had a baby boy in the end of February, we will give birth sometime in May, our neighbors will have their little boy in August, and now, our other friends who live near by are due in November.... Who is signing up for the January or February slot? The time to act is now.
Last night we had friends C & J over with their 7 week old. When the baby would cry, Nora the cat was totally out of sorts. Crying, running around, not sure where to sit, hiding. I wouldn't have guessed, but it gave us a glimpse of someone who is going to have a hard time with the new addition for a few weeks.
I think there is something special about spring when experienced on a college campus. This week, with its warm weather and sunny evenings has reminded me how great it feels when the weather changes and you are in college. As I walked through the park that is the middle of campus the other evening on my way to my car students were playing frisbee, drinking SODA (I am sure), and studying in the grass, it brought me back to the days of studying on the newly green grass, in my crazy creek, behind Slichter Hall. What a fun time of year- anticipation for summer, the promise of no studying, and lots of fun things going on with friends. The pace at work, as a result, is absolutely frenetic but still kind of fun.
I have to go to the mall this morning for a few things- just a quick trip, but for some reason, I am really excited about it. Strange!
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