Entries from August 2006 ↓

August makes me feel grumpy. Summer is ending and I have only been to the beach once. I have only been to the Farmer’s Market twice. What have I been doing with my time? I feel like I’ve really wasted it. Etc., etc., etc.

Yesterday was an especially irritable day so instead of trying to find someone who could entertain me, I borrowed Karyn’s car and got myself to the Minnesota Zoo.

Rebecca is taking me on a cruise in St. Paul tonight, so hopefully that will improve my mood. I want to meet new people.

Cat Pile photos, provided by Karyn:

This is the older family – mama cat is next to me and her three kittens are on my lap. This mama did not like her kittens and she wanted them to leave her alone. I’m happy to assist!

My grandparents have a very old golf cart, which we get to drive around. The kitties like going for rides and are very calm passengers. There is no road rage in rural Iowa!

Benji won So You Think You Can Dance! Hooray!!

I have known my friend, Jon, since we were awkward 6th graders. We even dated for three whole days in 8th grade. During high school, he and some other friends and I would opt to make videos for final projects in Brit. Lit. (There is one that still makes me laugh ’til I cry – oh, for nostalgia!) Now he’s working on his greatest project thus far!

I look forward to the final product, Jon!

The past week, summarized:

Wednesday
After working a very full day, it was time to enjoy a four-day weekend. That evening, I was joined at karaoke (at both U Otter Stop Inn and Legend’s) by Barry, Kristi and Karyn. It was fun. We ate nachos.

Thursday
Karyn turned 30 on the 10^th, and we both had the day off. I joined her at True Thai for lunch, then I hung around her apartment all day. She dozed and I played with the kitties while uploading music onto my new computer. That evening we joined Barry (who was celebrating his 32nd birthday) and other friends at Psycho Suzi’s. We ate almost every appetizer that was offered. And drank every tiki drink that was available. I love Suzi’s patio — it’s easily the best patio in Minneapolis.

(My photos from the birthday celebrations are on flickr.)

Friday
Karyn and I drove to my grandparents’ farm in Alvord, Iowa for a two-day family reunion. That evening was spent camping out in their yard, drinking beer, and playing with the pile of kitties.

And now for excessive cat photos (but they are so cute):

Saturday
On Saturday we spent the morning and early afternoon cleaning some of the house — a couple bedrooms and the kitchen cabinets. I took a walk around the grounds after lunch. Eventually I sat down in the campsite and took a brief nap in the sun. Afterwards, my dad joined me and we watched nature and drank beer. Very chill. That evening we were joined by my gramma’s sister, Mary, and her husband for dinner. Mom, Jane, Aunt Kim, Cousin Michael, and I worked on illegally igniting fireworks for the rest of the clan after dark. And we made s’mores.

(I took a bunch of other photos but I’m feeling really lazy about linking to all of them. I like a lot of them and you can check them out here.)

Sunday
After lunch, Karyn and I headed back to Minneapolis. We stopped in Rock Rapids, IA, to visit our Gramma Dee. Then it rained, rained, rained for the rest of our drive. It was a quiet evening at home, though, and that was nice.

Monday
Kristi came over to my apartment to watch the two-hour finale for Hell’s Kitchen. I’m so mad that Heather won! But it was very exciting and we enjoyed watching regardless.

That’s it. I’m sleepy.