summer days and summer nights
Just a couple of notes to myself to remember the last couple of days.
Yesterday, Friday, I went out to G’s after work. We were going to go to see a movie (“The Hangover” because everyone says it is hilarious.) but the evening was soooo beautiful! I talked him into going to look for the little county park I used to hang out at when I was 16. We found it pretty easily, despite 32 years of urban sprawl.
It was so beautiful and peaceful to stand on the deck, watch the kids on the fishing dock catching sunfish and watching the lake and the sun on the trees across the lake.
Then we drove down the road a little bit to a newer county park where G used to take his kids to the beach. We walked around for a bit and then drove a bit further down the road and went past the house of my 9th and 10th grade girlfriend… and the reason I was hanging out at parks in Eagan when I lived in Richfield. Then we hit the Wendy’s drive through because I still hadn’t eaten and went back to his place to watch a free movie on cable.
This morning, I struggled with cleaning the house. then went over to J”s house to help her with her son’s graduation party. I drove past X’s house as he was having a party for DS1 today too. It was an uncomfortable afternoon at J’s house because everyone was asking about where DS1 was and why I wasn’t at X’s. Kind of hard to explain how I wasn’t invited and that I think we didn’t throw a party together because X’s parents won’t come to the house.
Anyway. During the afternoon the weather cleared and became another beautiful day.
I was a bit late meeting G at the house and we drove downtown. We had tickets for Bill Cosby. It was also Pride so downtown and the Peavey Plaza were pretty crowded. We were going to eat at Britt’s Pub but there were no tables. So we had a brat and a beer on the plaza and listened to the free bands. First was Mayfly, a sort of county-folk band. Then a jazz band with a couple of great singers.
Cosby was good.
Of course afterwards, I had to stop at the grocery store for dog food, milk and eggs.
Now I’m finishing another load of laundry so I have some clothes to take with me tomorrow when DS1 and I get up at the crack of dawn to go down to Ames for Iowa State Orientation.
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
June 28th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
You know, that sounds really nice, actually.
July 14th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
I love love love these!! (it’s me, from Movin’ Down the Road)