I’m back, me! I’ve been thinking about my blog a lot, I missed writing every-ish day. My plan is to do a blog post for April that will be mainly our trip to Vietnam, returning home to a vibrant Spring and Mike’s quick turn around to head out for a short tour of the northeast and Canada. I just need to decide if I want to do a Flickr album of the trip and write something for each photo and then link it here or use the blog for that. I’ll figure it out, it’s what I do!
Why start my May blog with a loaf of homemade sourdough made by Allie? Because I missed it so much while I was on vacation, part of the reason I was stressed about going on our trip was because of my diverticular disease, I’m sure I mentioned it last month LOL but adjusting my diet 5 years ago based on doctors orders to go HIGH FIBER for the rest of my life really has kept me healthy. I love to eat the same things every day and my sourdough, avocado, everything bagel seasoning and hemp heart seeds with a side of sauerkraut has been my staple for at least a year if not longer. I couldn’t wait for Allie’s text to tell me the bread had been delivered to hot! It is always gorgeous, it is always delicious and I appreciate that I have a friend who bakes as a service! My gut held up while in Vietnam but was very happy to have it’s comfort foods once we were home.
Uli and Iris were happy to have us back, ready for lounging, playing, and spanking (Iris) LOL
While we were gone, right at the start of our trip we got the news that Amelia’s boyfriend broke up with her and moved out of the little house they were renting. We were rightly shocked, saddened, concerned… long story short – SHE IS JUST FINE! I’ll leave it at that, I think she is realizing that she feels lighter and more herself this month, but man April was a doozy for her. All that being said, Uli and I headed to Richmond on May 3rd for a sleepover, mommy/daughter(s) visit, tribe check-in, move out organizing and a little brewery break. We got out into the sun to see Caroline at Art in the Park – an enormous art event that had every kind of artist imaginable. We walked around, checked out the art, Amelia got some stained glass earrings and pottery. Uli was great, sniffing people as they walked by, laying around when we stopped to look at things or talk to people, he tucked himself into the shade under our table at Triple and made himself at home on Amelia’s couch as she inventoried some party supplies that she was posting to a Free Stuff group on Facebook. We made great progress getting some things packed up to store at her friend’s house. I took her cute patio chairs to my house for safekeeping, we ate well, we laughed, we cried a little but it was the beginning of her next chapter and I left her on Monday to pick Mike up at the airport with a good feeling in my heart.
May has been pretty crazy schedule wise at work, we had some people leave for full time work, some left for other reasons, but two people reached out looking for a job and both were perfect and their availability fit into our schedule needs! In the meantime, I’ve been doing a lot of subbing which is good for my savings but not for my restorative time LOL. I like being busy and am thankful for my EV Leafy, I don’t have to use a lot of gas to get back and forth to town.
Tuesday was a busy workday, I did the 5:30am shift at hot, came home and chilled then back to town to work the 4:30 shift at the main studio. I’ve been letting Spotify do my Daylists to listen to and am hearing tons of great tunes. I love this song Hypersonice Super-Asterid – it is crazy psych, synth, female vocals, space jam coolness. Plus I like the name, I did a big deep dive into this collective. Artists are cool.
On a drizzly Wednesday I worked in the morning, came home for a bit to hang with Uli and then out to my dads. Bobbi had texted the day before saying they were out at their boat if I wanted to take a drive out with my dad. When I got there I asked if he wanted to go see Dan and Bobbi’s boat and he said “sure!” Shirley mentioned that he had a little scare on the stairs and when I asked him what happened he said “I don’t have problems with stairs, stairs have a problem with ME!” LOL. Into the Pathfinder we went “This is a really nice car, it is warm and cozy” put on the Spotify Jammin’ with DRWD playlist
We had to walk pretty far from the parking lot out to Mai Tai, I was giving my dad directions in both English and German and he did a great job – he was nervous but he trusted that we wouldn’t let him walk straight off the dock and into the cold water. Dan said he was joking around with him while I was in the boat visiting with Bobbi (she was working) and looking around their BEAUTIFUL SAILBOAT. I hung out with my dad and Shirley and then back to work to do an hour and a half at the main studio.
Visited Gracie this week to make sure she knows how loved she is and how thankful we are that she took such good care of George right until the very end. Best girl, we snuggled, I gave her some breakfast and we had a little chat. She’s an apartment girl now with Catie.
Busy Saturday working at the studio, lovely Sunday enjoying the birds, Uli, my coffee, my peace. Grateful for two daughters that I’m so proud to be the mom of. Did virtual yoga with my sisters who are two of the best moms I know! Went to Ni River Reservoir for a mothers day kayak and then had a delicious plant based dinner that Mike made – vegan Italian sausage with red sauce and provolone cheese!!! Excuse the chipped plate haha.
Monday was my first day doing the 5:30am shift AND the 8:30am shift – but then I was done for the day at 11:30 and came home to my beloved sourdough, avocado lunch and hummingbirds. I’ve been wandering the yard in the morning, checking out all of my plants that are growing – peonies, sunflowers, dill, strawberries, obedient plant, sensitive fern, hellebores, Chelone, all the weeds that I’m letting flower for the bees… I saw a big patch of Mayapple across the creek in our woods – turtles eat the fruit and poop the seeds out, I hope they come poop in my woods so that I get some Mayapple, too. Be nice to nature, peace out, bye for now.
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