Monday, May 10, 2010

shooting the breeze

things accomplished during my week off:
  • slept in til 10 more days than one
  • enjoyed several mornings, afternoons, and evenings reading a book (of my choosing!) on the front porch swing
  • Shake at the Lake! Pat and I went to Piedmont Park one night to hang out and toss the frisbee around, and ended up walking by this makeshift outdoor theater with a crowd full of people nestled on a hillside. We went to check it out and learned that A Midsummer's Night Dream was being performed every evening that weekend. We couldn't sneak in then--tickets were given away at 10am each day. So, next day, we drive back to the park...but not until 11. The tickets were gone. We decide to come back to the park by 5 to wait in line for extras...and we got them! Sam joined us, and we had a great time! Even though it was hot, the show was wonderful. And a nice family sitting in front of us seemed to take pity on our lack of a picnic dinner, and shared their leftovers! Somewhat awkward, but most grad students I know have a hard time saying no to free food...
  • learned how to throw the above-mentioned frisbee in a new way. told i was a natural. took the compliment in the hopes that the supposed skills at frisbee would make up for my rather embarassing lack thereof at pool...
  • saw the year-end performance of the chapel choir here--it was excellent. made me miss choir singing very much.
  • spent my free $50 gift card at a fancy restaurant in downtown decatur and enjoyed lots of good food and good company
  • walked to the Target a couple miles down the road. felt very good about accomplishing three things at once: errands, exercise, and enjoying the nice day. of course, when i left target to walk the two miles back home...it was raining. fail. at least i had grabbed my umbrella...

tomorrow--haircut.

wednesday--home to see the fam, including the grandparents, and to celebrate my sister's graduation from college! congrats to all the other grads out there!

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