a returning

I've moved back to my hometown of Rosemount, Minnesota for the first time in over two years. I had to get out of Bethel housing for the month of August so facilities could prepare the apartment buildings for incoming students. Great. The good news is, I now get free groceries and don't have to pay rent. While Carolynn, as coffee shop Billy predicts, gets knocked up. (She'll be at her boyfriend's.) "But wouldn't it be hilarious if it ended up being the other way around?" he said. I told him we'd keep him posted. DISCLAIMER: We're both good girls. Really. Nobody's getting knocked up. But I digress.

The move was, of course, grueling. I sustained minor injuries while moving the couch and then lost my phone while taking out the trash. Luckily, my dad came up to help cart stuff back to Rosemount, so after dialing my number several times and hearing it ring from deep inside a big recycling bin, he dove right in there and rescued it like the Superman he is. 

And my scraped-up wrist is covered in triple antibiotic ointment which I didn't have to buy.

Returning to Rosemount gives me the urge to sort of re-vamp my life, so one of the first things I did was to go to Target and get a new wallet. Only if you've seen my old wallet will you understand what a significant life change this is. I inherited it from my mom. It was bulky and black and ugly. Because I'm kind of frugal, I kept it for three years even though I hated it.

The new one is a classy blue clutch, still a bit oversized, but a huge improvement overall. This is a really, really big deal for me. Others are not so excited (ahem, Katie Terhune.)

I just love all my friends.

Starting this blog is another big step in the re-vamping of my life. It's main purpose is probably so people can keep track of me as I venture out to Oregon this fall, but for  now I can entertain my readers with tales of recycling bins, coffee shops, and blue wallets. Peace.