Happy new year! With the new year comes a refreshing of goals and that means trying to write blog posts more often. I won't commit to blogging daily but I will try to blog a few times a week. Wheat fields For the holidays, Gene and I went to Washington to spend time with his…
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Gene’s surgery
Let me tell you, it has been a crazy few months, what is up with the 2nd half of 2018?! The craziest part of my life has definitely been Gene donating part of his liver to my dad. We had been dealing with the possibility since July and it finally all came to a head…
Updates from the past week
The first week of school was exhausting for me but I made it through! On Wednesday, the housemates and I ate dinner at Daikon, the bahn mi place near Gene's and Sidney's works. The restaurant has really expanded its menu since I last went, they now offer salmon, tofu, and chicken salad in addition to…
My day – July 6
Gene and I went to Roxborough State Park this morning. Now that we have a state park pass I figured it was high time we went hiking there. We did a three mile hike because I wasn't interested in doing anything longer and Gene was a sport and went along with me. The park is…
Day off 6/15/18
Gene and I took today off so we could spend time together and celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. We started the morning off with going to Syrup, a local breakfast restaurant in the city. The food was fine, not great, but the company easily made up for it. Still, I'd give the restaurant another…
Let the landscaping begin
Four orange rocket barberry shrubs now greet me in my front side yard. And I love it. Now that Gene and I have paid off our house, I am comfortable spending more money on making the front and back yard look nicer than just dirt and weeds. While I originally wanted to hire a landscaper…
Spring break in Chicago & Madison
A few months ago, Gene and I decided to go on a vacation all by ourselves. No friends, no family. Somewhere we had never been and would probably never think to go. Enter the many google searches of “weird museums” and “cool graffiti”. We landed on Madison, Wisconsin and after a bit of planning found…
