Car troubles

Got off of work early today. We have had a few slow days... That doesn't look good for us. The month got off to a really good start. We were hoping that it would keep up. I'm not going to stress yet. Or I'm trying not to. Hopefully it picks up.

Construction started on the bridge. That'll make driving around here a little more interesting.

Speaking of driving- My car is rev-ing when I start it. Aaron's going to look at it tonight and if he can't fix it I will bring it in tomorrow. I hope that he can fix it. I hate car issues. Not to mention the fact that I have no idea about anything to do with cars. And everytime I have to bring mine somewhere I'm afraid I act like the typical girl mechanics seem to think we are. Sigh. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Garbage Day

Today is my day off... And I'm getting things done. Laundry, grocery shopping etc. Finally picked up a new toilet seat so I won't fall off everytime I go to sit on the thing. You'd think it wouldn't have taken me so long to buy a new one. Except the only time I ever thought about needing one was when the seat was sliding off the toilet...

I've also been going through all of the old papers and things I have stockpiled around here. I'm really trying to get rid of those things that I "might need someday." Like the paper I wrote on the Mayans in 5th grade. Or that math test that I got an A on in 6th.

It feels good to fill my garbage bag.

I'm going to Gramma and Grampa's tonight. Gramma invited me for supper. Definitely looking forward to that. Maybe the waves will be big there also.

Yesterday

September 11th was yesterday (eta. two days ago, now that it's past mid-night!) and I have read quite a few nice posts about the date and remembering it. I wanted to write something, but the only thing that comes to mind is to just say Thank you.

Thank you to everyone who serves our country. Thank you to all of those who stand and fight so people have the freedom to complain about the war here. (Ironic, don't you think?) Thank you for having the courage to defend our country.

That said, the weather here was fitting for remembering 9-11-01.

Aaron and I went out to the breakies. I took some pictures with my digital. I'm not too happy with them. But I will post anyway!

Past Weekend

It was really nice to be able to go to the wedding this weekend. Kara came with me and we had an enjoyable conversation both ways. Sometimes the rides end up being one of the nicest parts, with being able to visit!

The wedding was beautiful. I didn't have my camera with me, so no pictures. But it was still fun to be there. I was able to visit with some of my Dad's family who I haven't seen in quite awhile. And in case I forget, they all said to say hello!

And the city girl that is in me was quite glad to have the chance to go shopping! I was able to check some things off my list that I have been needing for work. So, on top of it being a mini-vacation, it was also a productive trip.

Now I'll be staying around here for awhile. And that's okay too. I found a great deal online and purchased 6 alphabet stamp sets, a set of 30+ stickers, five different ink pads and another set of stickers all for $25... That came in today, so I am looking forward to playing! As I said before I am a lurker on other blogs and I have been really inspired lately but I haven't had the time to try new pages for my scrapbook. Maybe now I will!

Heading Out

For the wedding this weekend... And I was thinking about how Brad, Craig and I used to hang out when we were younger. Somewhere along the line Brad and I had decided that we would help each other find a girl/boy friend. That never did quite happen, and Brad managed to pick out a wonderful girl all on his own!

Congratulations to the two of you! And welcome to the family Larissa!

Go Figure

Of course, after my last post on how much I love fall and the cool weather it became hot again...

Hot enough to swim in Lake Superior the last two nights.

What do you do?

I love fall

The first day of school for so many people was today... I remember always being excited for the first day of school. I kinda was wishing that I had decided to go back. Or rather, that I had gotten my act together to take some classes.

Only problem is, I want to take a photography class. And I would love to take a Finnish class. But I can't quite figure out how that would relate to my job, so that they would pay for it...

Fall always seems like a time for new beginnings. Maybe that's because of the start of school, the new year... New classes, new teachers, etc. Of course, I haven't been to school in a few years now but it always has that effect on me. I love fall, it is my favorite season.

Love the crisp air. The colors. The weather. The stormy skies. The cider mills (one of the few things I really miss from home)... Even cold, rainy days.
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Aaron and I went out to Will and Lori's tonight. Saw the new baby there. She's tiny (6 lbs 7 oz). Baby's are so precious. It seems you always forget how small they are until you see a newborn.

We were up in the Harbor this weekend also. His family goes camping up there every Labor Day weekend. It was fun to be there and to visit. I think we saw my family more this summer than we saw his. Funny how that works, you make time to see the out-of-towners but always figure that you'll see the ones who live here without making plans.

It was nice to have the day off yesterday. I cleaned house. I'm lucky enough to have a boyfriend who will help me with that. So we finished that early in the day and spent the evening with his family. Brett and Shelby were picking out clothes to wear for the first day of school.

Kinda put me in the mood to go shopping. Even if I'm not going back to school I can get new clothes for the fall right?