7/15/2023

 

Weekly Update 7/15/2023

I’m a day early this week because I’ll be traveling tomorrow. More about that on next week’s update.

I had an appointment at the ungodly hour of 8 am on Monday at the Goodyear service station. I wanted to get a thorough check up before I drive to Rochester for The Wedding at the end of the month. Well, I hope I’m safe, because three and half hours and $1,500 later, they let me go. Sitting there, dreading what they’ll find, is not my idea of a pleasant way to spend a morning, but I got it done.

I’ll be wanting to have photos of Emily and Aaron to display after The Wedding, and my photo shelf is getting crowded with pictures of Adrian and Annie. I decided to get another ladder bookshelf, similar to what I had at MP. I ordered one and it was delivered on Thursday. I’m not very handy, but I was able to put it together myself.

Wimbledon was a little disappointing this week. My favorites were eliminated, and Djokovic is in the finals. Luckily, I probably won’t be able to watch that. The men’s semis were very lackluster straight set wins, and I watched without really watching, as I did other things. The ladies finals were likewise pretty unexciting.

On my drive out of the city on Friday, I went through the Savannah Wildlife Refuge. It has been closed since the pandemic, and improvements (mostly to drainage and access) were undertaken. It finally reopened last month, but I rarely go that route to get home any more because the bridge over the Savannah River is being replaced, and I have little patience with the delays. Because the almost 5-mile pathway in the preserve has always been a relaxing and interesting drive for me, and I was in no hurry Friday, I decided to see what was different. Not much, and I was disappointed that I didn’t see any alligators.

I thought this was funny. I have a sick sense of humor, but I laughed out loud.

Adrian and Annie are wonderful. Adrian’s family birthday party is Saturday this week. If I’d known, I probably would have tried to get to Rochester a day early so I could go to that. Annie is sitting up and seems very interested in the world around her, and exploring things within her reach. I’m going to be happy that I’ve got more room for photos! And I’m going to be thrilled to see those babies this week!