It's been a great weekend. (And I say this knowing that technically it's not over yet; it's only noon on Sunday as I write this). We spent both Friday and Saturday nights dining out with frolleagues - my neologism for friends-who-are-colleagues (or, alternatively, colleagues-who-are-friends). The frolleagues with whom I have shared this new word agree that the best jobs are the ones where you have lots and lots of frolleagues. We're glad that we do. Friday night we checked out the new location of Cafe Luna with D and T, and last night we drove out onto the prairie to have a small town dinner at the Sadorus Pub with G and J. Fun!
My beloved and I spent a good chunk of yesterday cleaning up the front and side yards, saving our seven tomato plants (thanks, Sara!) and our inherited rose bushes from the encroachment of all the weeds that had grown up in the interregnum between homeowners. It's embarrassing how proud we are of our weeding and mulching. We share the results of our labor above, even though we know the lack of a "before" picture doesn't really give you the full picture. But trust us: it was a jungle out there.
allow me to vouch for two things: 1) the awesomeness of frolleagues, and 2) the vastness of the mulchy improvements. And also, it's nice to read sentences like "my beloved and i [did work on our house]" over "my beloved flew here this weekend" or vv.
so nice.
Posted by: dhawhee | 22 June 2008 at 06:23 PM
hey--looking good out there.
Posted by: grace | 23 June 2008 at 09:30 AM
Mulching, and weeding is backbreaking work...but the final results always make it worthwhile. It is especially nice when neighbors pass by with...that looks great! Just wait until that happens...
Posted by: Scott Springman | 23 June 2008 at 10:21 PM