A Good Friday

With no disrespect for the religious holiday today,
today has been a good Friday. :)

A beautiful sunshiney day, we worked on the backyard for a bit, planted two tomato plants in the backyard.  Of course, there is nothing like a home grown tomato in the middle of a warm summer season!  Can't wait!!!  My folks have always grown tomatoes, and I've done my share of watering, weeding and planting over the years.  Now, 20+ years later, I'm home on planting weekend, and it was fun. :)

We were going to fertilize the lawn, but Dad decided the lawn needed to be mowed.  After getting out the mower, I started back and forth across the lawn, and it took me waaaaay back................

When I was growing up, my Saturday chore was mowing the lawn.  Every week, with a push mower, the front and back lawns were mowed, then hose down the driveway.  Doing this again today was like being 10 years old again.....

When I thought back, I realized I haven't mowed a lawn for over 10 years, having lived in an apartment in Ohio, then moving to Arizona where there aren't lawns!



We zipped over to my sister's apartment for a quick lunch of cheeses, crackers, and grapes.  Fun to see where my sis has been living after selling her home and moving into a new phase of life.  Her best friend from high school was there, always good to see Kristine!   Taking the elevator to her third floor apartment reminded me of when I moved into my own third floor apartment, the family all helping me move out in the midst of a divorce situation.  My brother's flat bed truck from work to come haul the bigger furniture pieces, my dad's truck loaded with the smaller miscellany that comes from having two young kids.  Stuffing things into the elevator, and getting them all into place in an apartment .... Aaaah the memories, 1997 was a good year.  :)

A little grocery shopping, a little rest, then we headed over to Chipotle to try something new for dinner.  For me, its a fav place to eat, I am hooked on their rice with lime.  Rice, chicken, a little sour cream, a little pico, a little cheese, and a sack of chips with guac - to go.  Yummmmm!

With a baseball game to watch tonight, we watch the sun set across the sky from our chairs in the living room.

Today has been a good Friday :)