On Friday (our first furlough day!), Jon Hess came up for the day. As Jake mentioned, he bought a guitar on the way (crazed). Anyway, the combination of a balcony and Jon's new guitar yielded an unsurprising result - a balcony concert!
After the concert, we found the most fabulous pub within walking distance of our apartment complex. The neighborhood around us is so incredibly gorgeous! There's a great mix of chain restaurants, mom-and-pop's, chain stores, and boutiques; it's going to be a great summer of food and shopping!
On Sunday, we finally went shopping for groceries. We got enough food to make meals for a few days - which was a nice change. I didn't do much cooking this year and I've missed it, so I've been having fun making meals so far. Just to tease your palates, Jake and I have had: homemade guacamole, spicy pretzel-encrusted chicken, homemade salsa, baked broccoli (BEST way to have it!), omelets, French toast, pasta with tomatoes, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts, and corn-on-the-cob. This is going to be my "Summer of Cooking" I guess ...
I'm also attempting to make this my "Summer of Health." On Sunday, I went for a walk around campus for an hour and a half. Today I lifted some weights. Tomorrow I'm going to look into buying a pass to Anytime Fitness - they're so conveniently located right next to our apartment complex; they also have a deal for people living in the lofts, so that's exciting. It will be nice to be able to go there when it's too hot to workout outside and I don't want to get up at the break-of-dawn to go for a walk.
We also have a new neighbor ... well two actually. When I had my camera out Mr. Duck was the only one around … however, I'll try to get a picture of Mrs. Duck soon as well (or perhaps one of them as a couple). They're remarkably unafraid of people - Jake and I went for a swim last night and they watched from the steps the whole time. Any ideas for names?
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