Evil Wrapped in a Fangirl Disguise

It's been a really nice couple of weeks. I spent the 8th through the 10th in Spokane with ginnith and her roommates. Had a really great time and by the time I left, my face and abs hurt from laughing so much.

This last week was spent, besides Monday and Tuesday, selling peaches. Which basically means I sat in the shade and read a lot, only getting up to lug boxes to cars, take money and make change, or direct people into the orchard. Not exactly taxing. Except for the part where it's been miserably hot.

Seriously, this family/group from Canada stopped by on Friday (at least their license plate was Canadian) and wanted to pick during the hottest part of the day. I'm not going to tell people not to go pick if that's what they want, but I feel bad for people who show up in those couple of intense hours and want to head out there. Bad for them and worried about them. I don't mind getting on the three-wheeler to go pick up boxes, but I'd rather not have to go pick up someone who's collapsed.

One of the women in the group was pregnant, too. She came back to the shop not long into and I got her some water and we chatted for a bit. It's a nice break from reading.

Saturday, the whole family went to the rodeo. My parents got to meet up with their own friends and I got to meet up with mine. I always think the rodeo drags a little bit and the ending is always weirdly abrupt, but I still enjoy myself. It was kind of fun watching the guy parachute in this year. The only downside was the 101 degree weather at 6:00 PM. ICK.

I think one of the best things about the last few weeks has been realizing that my friends are a lot more accessible to me than I sometimes think they are. I've been calling a couple of them fairly randomly and fairly often. It's kind of great.

Now this next weekend, olivelavonne is coming over to stay for a few days! Yea! Then we're going to take her and a bunch of peaches back to Seattle. Plus, a mutual friend of ours from SU may be stopping by since she's going to a concert at the Gorge. I'm looking forward to it.

Packing is not fun. Bleh.

Tom was at the Othello fair for FFA today and bought a hat that says "Redneck Rebel" on it. Hmm. I was disappointed by it's un-risque like nature. Usually he delivers the omg-I-can't-believe-you-bought-that goods. Guess not this time ::shrug::

Oh, wait. He bought two lighters. One has tie-dye mushrooms on it and the other looks like a Swiss army knife and has a marijuana leaf on it (so there's the risque).

ME: Are you old enough to buy lighters?
TOM: I dunno. They sold 'em to me.

Heh.

Going out to dinner with the close family and some visiting relatives from California. And, like, omg I totally almost look cute! (I should take pictures, it'll last longer.)

So, yes, this is all true.