Well, a week that starts with being stood up for breakfast
first thing Monday can only get better, right? It actually wasn’t that bad. I
did have to be on the road by 6:30 but that’s normal on Tuesdays and Thursdays
so not that hard. But the minute I drove up to the restaurant my usual 5
minutes late and didn’t see Darla’s car (she’s always early), I knew she’d
forgotten. After sitting in the parking lot for a few minutes and failing to
get in touch with her, I ordered takeout and was grocery shopping by 7:30. With
that out of the way, I had an easier rest of the day because I wouldn’t have to
deal with after work crowds. How’s that for looking on the bright side?
One impulse buy from my early morning shopping was a gorgeous
mum for $5 so when I got an email from Lorri Tuesday morning saying she was looking for
volunteers to spruce up the Hansen House gardens, I said I would get 2 mums for
the planters out front so headed back to Super Saver for 2 more. I picked up a
trowel for <$1 at The Warehouse and planted the mums on the way home Tuesday
night. Done! Fall like weather had finally arrived so it was actually pleasant.
On the getting things done front, Anne and I bought our
tickets for our Norway trip in December, I scheduled a mammogram and 2 doctor’s
appointments all for the same October afternoon (to save on sick leave) and I
got a long overdue pedicure over lunch on Wednesday. Then the end of the work
week was fun.
UNL had a kick off for a new campaign – In Our Grit Our
Glory. This started with a big presentation for staff, that was standing room
only, and then a free hotdog lunch behind the union. They had DJ’s and free
t-shirts and Dairy Store ice cream, which was all fun and full of energy. The
perfect fall weather was the icing on the cake. Then when I got back to the
office, I found an envelope on my desk that had come through campus mail. I
opened it to find the clothesline hanger clips that I’d lost when my neighbor’s
tree took out my clothesline. I had been too cheap to $25 for them on ebay
since they’re only ~$5 in the UK. Darla had bought them for me! How nice was
that?
There was more nice from Darla, who I met for lunch on Friday at
Tico’s (local Mexican restaurant) since Layton had taken the day off. We had a lovely
lunch where I ate too many gloppy nachos (so worth the calories though) and
then she insisted on paying for having forgotten me on Monday. It wasn’t
necessary but she wouldn’t let me pay. Despite my overfull stomach, the
afternoon didn’t crawl and I was swimming and heading home for the long weekend
in no time.
With rain due Saturday evening, I got busy first thing
Saturday morning and did all my laundry and most of my chores. John came and
mowed that afternoon so most of my to do’s for the weekend were out of the way.
The first Huskers football game was scheduled for 7:00 and the whole state was
crazy excited about the new coach, Scott Frost. I, of course, couldn’t care
less but it was sad when the front with the monster storms came through right
as the game started and after hours of pouring rain, they changed the delay to
a cancel. I was happily streaming Netflix though so wasn’t bothered. I had
plans for Monday but nothing on Sunday, which is usually my chore day, so went
to bed Saturday night unsure of what I’d do Sunday.
So Sunday was a leisurely morning of watching TV and
knitting in my jammies. When Lorri stopped by after church, it was nearly noon
and I wasn’t dressed. But she invited me to tea at her house at 3:00 so I took
a shower and made myself presentable. We had a lovely time catching up over tea
and cookies then walked around her garden. My empty day was salvaged and I was
ready for some fun on Labor Day. Gotta love a long weekend.
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