Life has been a little off balance lately. Aaron and I both are measuring time by weeks in the quarter (it’s week 5 of 11, so we’re just about half way done). I’m working too much, taking too many classes, and spending a lot of time at my internship. Aaron’ s working hard at both his regular work, and his projects for his two classes. The laundry and dishes are piling up and neither of us are getting enough sleep. We are tired, but surviving together.
It’s nice to have a deadline ahead of us and know that we only have 6 more weeks until we get a break. As much as we try to have work/life balance, it’s even hard to enjoy procrastinating (or taking a night off) because I keep thinking about all the things I haven’t done (including getting back to friends, answering emails, and opening the mail).
On a brighter note, we have taken some time off to have fun and spend time with our friends and neighbors. Two weekends ago we went to the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) to see the Alexander Calder exhibit (He is my absolute favorite!). Afterwards Aaron took me out for a belated birthday dinner at Machiavelli’s. Their spinach ravioli and antipasto plate is unbelievable. Last weekend we went to a pumpkin patch and corn maze with some friends, and then carved pumpkins with a mix of new and old friends at the local Boys and Girls Club. This weekend I hung out with Becca and Jason at the Bottleneck and dressed up as Minnie for Halloween. And tomorrow I’m going shoe shopping with Mel. It’s the little things sometimes that bring me joy.
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Speaking of the little things and joy, I’ve also been so aware of the beauty of fall this year. The leaves on our street are out-0f-control red and yellow and the sky seems bigger and more colorful. I keep hoping fall will just morph straight into spring and we can skip winter altogether.
Sorry, Aaron- we never did much pumpkin carving when you were little. That is pretty obvious!
Great pumpkin!!! BTW, your face is covered in the photo!
So Boots #2 did not fit over my calves, even though I tried on four different occasions, thinking that maybe by some miracle they would fit. I’ve also decided to return Boots #1. After wearing them for a whole day (while working at home), I didn’t think they were super comfy. Back to the drawing board…nonetheless, our outing was fun!