Ok, so remember my obnoxiously long story about how much I hate the light rail and how that day sucked? Well, these past few days have definitely made up for that slight mis-hap. :) Here's how they went:
Monday: I had the day off and honestly, I can't exactly remember what I did...all I know is that I had the day off and that was wonderful.
Tuesday: I had the day off from The Limited and made plans with a few friends to landscape for a woman in the Minnetonka neighborhood (an EXTREMELY wealthy neighborhood.) As you all can imagine, the hourly rate was quite fabulous. :) So before we left to go landscape, we laid out and soaked up as many rays of vitamin D as possible... by a pool on the roof of one of the most amazing condos downtown! A great view of the city and overall extremely relaxing. (Thanks Em!...you too Anthony!) The three of us gals went to the woman's house to landscape around 2:30 and finished a project by the lake for her which took until about 7 PM. On our way back into the city, we had this fantastic plan: throwing together a campfire for all of our friends to celebrate the wonderfulness of the gorgeous Minnesota summer weather. So we quick texted everyone and let them know the plan while we stopped at Target to pick up necessary goods for a campfire... graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows of course. :) Around 9:30, we headed to Dana's house in Como and had quite the fun little get-together. THE PERFECT SUMMER DAY.
Wednesday: Work. BUT I got cut early since it was SO SLOW. because EVERYONE was out enjoying the GORGEOUS minnesota summer weather. duh.
Today: Slept in. (Until noon!) Got a call from the same friend with the hook-up for the roof pool... Headed over there (obviously) to lay out and chill in the sun. Then, went downstairs to enjoy the second of the Twilight Saga movies: New Moon before heading to Roseville to see the newest of the saga: Eclipse. (which was awesome, not better than the book though...as none of them ever are)
I really should be sad that I'm not getting more hours at work, but honestly, as cheesy as it sounds, you can't put a price on happiness. And happiness is where I've truly been finding myself lately. :) It makes me sad to think that I'll be leaving all of these wonderful people for a year... and even more than that, I'm nervous for what I'll miss out on. I know that I'll be off having adventures of my own in Senegal with people I'm sure I'll love, but still, it's just hard to leave the familiar behind to delve into a new realm to which I am not accustomed.
"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny." ~Napoleon Bonaparte
