It's been too long. We've had so much going on and I just haven't had anything to write about. Or, at least, by the time I get a chance to write, I have forgotten the funny things I intended to write about. So is the life of a procrastinator. Right now we are getting ready to run out to get my hair cut and then go to dinner and a movie - the first time we'll have set foot inside a movie theatre since I saw Penelope a long time ago. I think we're either seeing Wanted or the new Indiana Jones. I'm worried that Wanted might be a little too violent/graphic for my tastes, but I suppose I'm willing to put up with that in order to stare at James McAvoy for 100 minutes.
So far this summer we have been trying to go to the gym (I went three days this week, and would have gone today if it weren't for my hair cut appointment). I am already showing improvement in my distance on the elliptical, which is encouraging. We also had a kickball tournament last weekend, which left us sore and sunburned. My nose peeled off yesterday. It wasn't like that thin, silky layer of skin that usually comes off after a sunburn (though my forehead did do that). My nose skin came off in leathery, thick strips. It's very red and blotchy now, so I look a little freaky. We got third place in the tournament, which won us a fancy trophy - made of a kid's soccer cleat mounted on a piece of wood and spray-painted bronze. After receiving our prize, one of our teammates, Kristy, said "So, who's got some gold spray-paint?" So true. It was a pretty controversial tourney, one that we all felt we could have won, but there was one team that unfairly thwarted us. We still had a kick-ass time, though, and that's what really matters. It was a full day - 10 am to 4pm of non-stop kickball. For everyone else. I took photos, and acted as team "Mom", making sure everyone else was hydrated, sunblocked (obviously, I didn't worry about myself too much) and happy. No major injuries on our team, which was a first - only some skinned knees and elbows. We did successfully (and totally accidentally) fracture a girl's ankle in the first game of the day. Oops!
My garden is doing well, though we had a rough, nasty storm come through last night that I think may have taken out my red bell pepper plant. I noticed this morning that it was lying on it's side - I need to go check on it. I've got two baby orange bell peppers that get bigger every day, plus my roma and cherry tomatoes are both showing blooms. Very exciting. I also have Rosemary, Sage, Basil and Cilantro, so I am Jason's hookup for herbs.
We have been keeping up with the CSA dinners, and this week we had gotten a bison chuck roast, which Jason turned into a delicious stew.
It's been very odd not having to do loads of Alpha Phi stuff this summer. It's nice, but also has left a little bit of an empty spot in my life. Though I'm sure I'll get over that once school starts and I don't have to drive out every week! I'm hoping to take that spare time and put it toward some other volunteer things like the Parkville animal shelter or something similar.
Off to get my hair cut! Photos should be posted soon from kickball tourney, as well as our other adventures in the last few months.