Virtual Coffee

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Oh, good! I'm so glad you're back for another coffee date! It's actually a Tuesday this time. I'm starting to get my days in order now.

If you were really here for coffee I'd tell you that...

I'm still in love with my potted garden. I've heard a couple of my friends and family say that they're done with theirs. Tired of weeding and maintaining. I'm not yet. I know that part of it is because mine are all in pots (so no weeds) but this is also my first garden ever (except for a few failed attempts in grade school and again in high school at my parents' house). I'm loving how I can actually keep things alive. My front garden still has flowering plants. I love seeing them when I pull up to our house. I like the bugs that have been frequenting them. It's a still a new hobby for me. I've already started thinking about expanding my potted garden for next year! Well, if we're still here next year...
We find out in a couple of months what we'll be doing next summer. Either we'll find out we'll be getting stationed somewhere new or we'll get to stick it out here another year. I'm kind of hoping for here another year because I love it here so much. But, I'm excited about seeing new places too. We'll also find out if Evan deploys next year. It won't be till around November until we know anything, but I'm starting to get antsy to know what the next step in our Air Force lives will be.
I bought Julia underwear. I think she's ready. I think it's time. I couldn't find Mickey Mouse underwear, so we settled for Minnie Mouse. I'm just going to approach this as not a big deal. Potty training Elisabeth left a negative vibe to the phrase "potty-training". But, I taught in a 3 year old class room for 2 years and got a chance to potty train a number of other people's kids. I can do this...
I've been a cooking fool lately. Experimenting with new ingredients and recipes I've never thought of trying before. Reattempting recipes that weren't great the first time and tweaking them till they are divine the second time. I did learn, though, that I probably shouldn't work in a pizzeria. I say lots of very bad words when working with pizza dough.
Tomorrow is September. My birthday month. My favorite season will be here in weeks. My parents are coming out to see me on my birthday. My friends are throwing me a party. Lots of things to look forward to.
I miss my nephews.
After our coffee date, I have to go work out at the Y. I'm still battling this weight issue. I'm trying to stay positive and not be depressed and frustrated. I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to losing weight. I usually feel great after working out, but it's talking myself into going that ends up being a struggle. Or I'm all jazzed about getting to go and then one of my children decides to get sick and I can't go anywhere. It's my forever battle.

Evan has 4 days off for Labor Day weekend. We're going to spend most of it just hanging out at home, but we're planning on going to Denver for a day. I'd like to see the aquarium and go to a restaurant that we don't have around here. We haven't really taken advantage of being so close to Denver as much as we should. I think a lot of it is that there's so much to do in Colorado Springs we don't really think about going elsewhere.

Thanks for stopping by and listening to me ramble. I'm glad you liked your coffee. I'll see you next week--same time, same place. ;)