Gardening

This is it, this is the weekend that I will finally start a garden.

First, I am going to make a container compost pile, from the blog I read, it seem to be easy peasy. I know that the compost will not really be used for quite some time, there is no time like the present to get started!

Second, I am going to get lawn bags to put all the leaves in that I do not use in the compost bin.

Third, I am going to figure out what things I should plant. I really want to do blueberries, it will make the pies A LOT cheaper, but from what I read, I need acidic soil. I guess I need to figure out 1. how to test soil, and 2. how to make the soil acidic. I would also like to grow other berries. I have been told that the soil in our neighborhood has lead in it, this leaves out any root vegetables. Anything grown above ground should be A-OK for eating.

I may get some flower seeds and throw them in the front yard. I would like to brick this area in the next couple months, but no reason it has to look barren until then.

If anyone has ideas about what I should grow, please, please let me know. I also don't know what grows well in DC (in a shady backyard). At this point, I am willing to try anything and everything. Let's see what happens!

I Need to go to a Meeting

CA - Candy-aholics Anonymous.

I gave up candy yesterday, cold turkey. Well, okay, there was the piece that Byron gave me, but we already decided not to count that. I am still allowed desserts, but not candy. I had a double chocolate brownie guy last night and now I am eating chocolate mousse and strawberries. The chocolate mousse is made from candy, does that count?

I don't know if I can go the whole week. I feel like I can barely construct a sentence right now. I was craving it at 9 a.m. this morning, how bad is that!

It's a Hard-Knock Life, You Have Pinstripes on Your Suit

Today was a busy day at work, and I loved it!

I am going to try and give up candy for the week. I almost made it all day, and then Byron offered me a piece, I had to be polite...it was small, so I am not counting it.

I went with Nathan and his coworkers to Cafe Saint Ex, I really enjoy hanging out with them, they are very fun. I really hope to hear what happens with Byron and his Thai-Mormon-Sixteen-year-old-girlfriend.

More reasons to hate Giant: I went yesterday against my better judgement. I was sore from the nine mile bike ride and didn't feel like going all the way to Whole Foods. So there I was, ready to check out. I thought something had happened to my vision, a line where I would be number two! I proudly walked over and got into line. There was a girl in front of me, it looked as though she was finishing her transaction, ahhh, the hope. No, she was actually buying several American Express giftcards, presumably with stolen credit cards. I say this because the cards kept declining and she would try another, and another. Finally after ten or fifteen minutes, I went to a different line.

Bicycle Enthusiast

Yesterday Nate and I went on a 9 mile bike ride, it was wonderful. (Yes Mom, I wore my helmet). I finally went to the Jefferson Memorial, I had never been. It is really beautiful, and I am glad we went. We went at sunset, I will post pictures later.

Kittens can be very strange, they climb up the couch instead of just jumping on it.

Loose as a Goose, Quack, Quack, Quack

I am so excited. I just had a phone call from my boss and they are canceling work today! I really like my new job and I am always excited to go in at this point, there is a lot to learn and I like everyone I work with. However, I have not had a snow day since I was in college, part I. AND that day I didn't have classes anyway and had a report that was due the next day that I had to work on. (That day was quite impressive though, state of emergency, snow above my knees overnight, Regis couldn't even get through the snow, my Dad had to plow a path). I even did a little snow day dance, luckily Nathan was in the shower and didn't have to see it!

Last night I had dinner with the Nancy boys. Sensitive Nancy and Negative Nancy. They picked on me the entire time. I think it made them feel manly to pick on a woman. I am not completely sure as Nate was still wearing his shirt. He often takes off his shirt to do 'manly' things.

The headline is something one of Ben's coworkers said yesterday. I think it should be said more often.

Just think, tomorrow's Wednesday!

I hope you are enjoying your week!

Sun, then Rain, then Law and Order Marathon!!!

I went for a bike ride because it was so amazing out. Nathan made my bike scene, and by that I mean single speed.

So, I read a while back about gangs putting shoes on trees as a warning or something on Jimbo's blog. How do they get them way up there on the street lamps?

Someone really wants Obama to win...

This is what I look like when there is a Law and Order marathon on. I get excited! (I am always red like this, it isn't the excitement of Law and Order, although that could have something to do with it)
I am making two pies, this is me thinking about pie.