beautiful days
Amanda's parents are moving from their house next weekend, so we went to their house yesterday to sort through her kidstuff to decide what would stay and what would go. We sifted through boxes, drawers, dug up dust bunnies from 1983 that covered sweet treasures under the bed, and she now has a few boxes of really cool things that are going into storage until they're ready to be retrieved. Some of the stuff we brought home with us. I inherited a Cat in the Hat t-shirt, some sweet colored pencils, NKOTB, TLC, & Tiffany cassettes, a Grateful Dead long sleeved tye dye shirt, some softball equipment, and a few other really rad things that have happily found a home at our place.
We've been busy lately! I love that about the summer. Last weekend we finally threw our housewarming BBQ, which was a ton of fun. One of our buddies brought along this huge Scrabble board that his roommate made to scale. It was like a 4'x4' square replica drawn out on canvas. It's amazing. Apparently there's an even bigger one at the house, with pieces and the holders cut out of wood. I'm looking forward to a monster game of scrabble this week.
Work has been a cookie fest. We stopped carrying the pre-packed frozen natural cookie dough and replaced them with cookies from scratch. I've siezed the opportunity to bake and create new cookies, and they're a hit. So much so that I'm now averaging about six hours a day of baking at work. Which I'm elated about. It's so nice to have a change, and anything that I get to create from scratch becomes a passion of mine pretty quickly. Unfortunately, cookies really don't fit into the 'whole foods' category, and I'm trying to get away from eating processed foods just because I feel so much healthier when I'm focused on eating more organically.
My girl and I have been so busy at work lately that our time together has been a bit more limited than usual. Our days off have been full of really fun things to do, but I long for a night where we have no obligations. I think I might try to set up a camping date for some weekend in July just to get some peace and quiet in the woods. Plus, I love camping so why not go as much as possible while it's still warm.
I've been having a bit of nostalgia lately. It's so nice to remember the great times in the city with awesome people. Many of the people I know and love have transplanted themselves to somewhere else in the city or the country. It's nice to know that we are a bunch of transient people, but I miss the accessibility to my east coast (or formerly of the east coast) friends! It's strange how many relationships I've lost touch with, and how many new relationships are forming. I've come to enjoy it a lot more than I did when I first moved here. I didn't want to make any new friends or get close to people because I was convinced it wouldn't be as good as the time I had in Boston. Au contraire. I'm learning so much, and it's been so refreshing for me to get out of that bubble I was in. I've changed a lot, and I think they've been positive ones. I'm also realizing a lot of the things I did that weren't necessarily the most considerate or cool actions I could have taken when I was younger and trying to grow up in the city. It's very humbling to see what it must have been like for those who were looking out for me from 19-24. But now I feel like I know a bit more because I've had those experiences, and I feel like it gives me the opportunity to provide for the other younger queers here, and it's just good to know that I can give back in that way for once. I'm actually grounded on my own two feet enough, I have a stable home life and steady job, and an income I know how to budget, and it's good to be able to help my community in ways that I took from my elders when I was younger. Not that I'm claiming to be all grown up yet, and not that I've got it all together, and not that I'm calling myself an elder. I totally know that I'm still learning and eternally growing. And I can't say that I got here on my own. I owe props and thanks to so many people who were just patient, who listend and gave me good advice. I appreciate that I have a girlfriend whose patience and understanding helped me find the motivation to put it all together. Slowing life down a bit has given me the breather I really needed to think and compile my thoughts. Right now I'm working on trying to figure out and hone in on what I'm passionate about, and how I could make things I'm passionate about a means for employment instead of working for corporations and feeding into a system I'm getting more and more tired of everyday. The artist and the creater and the healer in me are all conferencing and trying to figure out what path to head on.
Lansing pride is this upcoming weekend. I'm looking forward to a fun day in the sun with the rainbows, block party, beer tent and parade. Yeah Summertime!
We've been busy lately! I love that about the summer. Last weekend we finally threw our housewarming BBQ, which was a ton of fun. One of our buddies brought along this huge Scrabble board that his roommate made to scale. It was like a 4'x4' square replica drawn out on canvas. It's amazing. Apparently there's an even bigger one at the house, with pieces and the holders cut out of wood. I'm looking forward to a monster game of scrabble this week.
Work has been a cookie fest. We stopped carrying the pre-packed frozen natural cookie dough and replaced them with cookies from scratch. I've siezed the opportunity to bake and create new cookies, and they're a hit. So much so that I'm now averaging about six hours a day of baking at work. Which I'm elated about. It's so nice to have a change, and anything that I get to create from scratch becomes a passion of mine pretty quickly. Unfortunately, cookies really don't fit into the 'whole foods' category, and I'm trying to get away from eating processed foods just because I feel so much healthier when I'm focused on eating more organically.
My girl and I have been so busy at work lately that our time together has been a bit more limited than usual. Our days off have been full of really fun things to do, but I long for a night where we have no obligations. I think I might try to set up a camping date for some weekend in July just to get some peace and quiet in the woods. Plus, I love camping so why not go as much as possible while it's still warm.
I've been having a bit of nostalgia lately. It's so nice to remember the great times in the city with awesome people. Many of the people I know and love have transplanted themselves to somewhere else in the city or the country. It's nice to know that we are a bunch of transient people, but I miss the accessibility to my east coast (or formerly of the east coast) friends! It's strange how many relationships I've lost touch with, and how many new relationships are forming. I've come to enjoy it a lot more than I did when I first moved here. I didn't want to make any new friends or get close to people because I was convinced it wouldn't be as good as the time I had in Boston. Au contraire. I'm learning so much, and it's been so refreshing for me to get out of that bubble I was in. I've changed a lot, and I think they've been positive ones. I'm also realizing a lot of the things I did that weren't necessarily the most considerate or cool actions I could have taken when I was younger and trying to grow up in the city. It's very humbling to see what it must have been like for those who were looking out for me from 19-24. But now I feel like I know a bit more because I've had those experiences, and I feel like it gives me the opportunity to provide for the other younger queers here, and it's just good to know that I can give back in that way for once. I'm actually grounded on my own two feet enough, I have a stable home life and steady job, and an income I know how to budget, and it's good to be able to help my community in ways that I took from my elders when I was younger. Not that I'm claiming to be all grown up yet, and not that I've got it all together, and not that I'm calling myself an elder. I totally know that I'm still learning and eternally growing. And I can't say that I got here on my own. I owe props and thanks to so many people who were just patient, who listend and gave me good advice. I appreciate that I have a girlfriend whose patience and understanding helped me find the motivation to put it all together. Slowing life down a bit has given me the breather I really needed to think and compile my thoughts. Right now I'm working on trying to figure out and hone in on what I'm passionate about, and how I could make things I'm passionate about a means for employment instead of working for corporations and feeding into a system I'm getting more and more tired of everyday. The artist and the creater and the healer in me are all conferencing and trying to figure out what path to head on.
Lansing pride is this upcoming weekend. I'm looking forward to a fun day in the sun with the rainbows, block party, beer tent and parade. Yeah Summertime!