Monday, September 22, 2025

Well, fall is officially upon us. I have my fall bucket list coming out tomorrow. Are you making one?

Let’s link up with Sarah and Holly to hear about our weekends!

I joke that I don’t know what day of the week it is, but I do. Since Tom is working five days a week and leaves the house at 7:30 not to return until 6:00 pm I feel his contributions and very much know when it’s the weekend! Let’s just say Eddie Otis and I are very happy!

I had the realization that the school district that I retired from is approaching the end of the first 6 weeks grading period. It’s surprisingly how little I care about what is going on now. I have a sense that it could be part of the boundary/wall I put up to not get lost in my feelings of not being a teacher anymore. I plan to do a “how it’s going” post soon with more detail.

I like to think the weekend starts on Thursday and I had a wonderful start to my day this past Thursday. I met Madeleine (former student going back to Spain for another year and leaving tomorrow) at Con Huevos for breakfast and we spoke Spanish and conjugated some verbs casually, as one does.

I can’t tell you how enjoyable this was – again. It feels like just chatting with a friend. My heart is full. She told me she had just been with her college besties on a lake weekend and they went around and all set intentions for what they need to work on for the rest of the year. I asked her for advice on what I should be doing now. What she told me was in line with what I had also thought for myself. It’s so nice to hear a younger person’s perspective.

Oh man – I finished this. I don’t know what to say about it. I didn’t really like the main character. It was a heavy read for me. I am glad I read it, though. See – I don’t know what to say!

Thursday evening I said “yes” to going out by myself because Tom had to stay after work for a work event called “Porktoberfest”. They eat pork and talk is what I am guessing.

I went to a hole in the wall on the river and met my friend Beth to hear a singer that she and her husband really like. The singer is from Australia originally and moved to Nashville. She drives to Louisville twice a month to sing. I need to get the rest of that story, but that is all I know.

She was so sweet and talented, too! She’s got that special something where she connects with her audience.

Beth’s husband Mike sings, too, and you may remember me going to listen to him just a week ago. He arrived and then got to sing a duet.

I stayed out for a couple of hours and was really glad I said yes.

Speaking of Australia, did you see Robert Irwin dance on Dancing with the Stars?

Then, Friday was a day I was really looking forward to as the season of day passes is coming to a close at Myriad Swim Club hotel pool.

I met my other friend Beth and we split a chicken ceasar wrap and fries and chatted for a few hours mostly while standing in the pool. We had it gloriously to ourselves most of the time.

I had a nice day and came home and took a little nap as much as EO would allow.

Tom was happy to have frozen pizza for dinner!

His:

Mason and I had this:

It was time to go back to WWII…

Saturday I was happy to sit outside. The heat is breaking and the mornings and evenings are feeling better again.

Look at that foam!

I decided I needed a good old fashioned Saturday of a library run and farmer’s market as they are coming to an end for the season soon.

This was all I found at the library because my requests hadn’t come in yet like I thought. My app said “shipped” but I guess they are in transit.

It’s time for something more light-hearted next anyway!

The farmer’s market was lovely…

I got an Amish angel food cake, kettle corn for Tom, one tomato, and Alaskan sourdough. The family that sold the sourdough is from Alaska and I did some research and apparently there is an Alaskan sourdough starter like there is a San Fran sourdough starter.

Also, I had been meaning to do this. I went to Jimmy John’s for day old bread for 50 cents. It’s still very soft. I put it in the freezer for future faux Jimmy John’s sammies made by Amy John. That’s me. True story – I went to college with a guy named Jimmy John.

I read my book and was super lazy for a bit on Saturday while Tom watched sports ball. I laid on the couch and read in the same room. Togetherness.

I received a photo of sophomore niece Lena all ready for Homecoming:

She went with a group of girls and not a date which seems to be pretty common. She’s so grown up!

We had no dinner plans but I did tell Tom that after my Friday night frozen pizza that I wanted to go sit somewhere and eat. We got an invite to do dinner with our friends and said “yes”. We went super casual to Waldo’s Chicken and Beer which made Tom very happy. He gets fried chicken, collard greens, and white beans with ham for $12.

I got some wine and…

discovered they have really good queso that I shared…

and a salad.

Their bathroom wallpaper is funny if you take the time to read the cans!

It’s all chicken centered.

Then we walked to get gelato. I saw a former student when we were on the sidewalk eating!

We had a really nice evening.

Sunday morning I mopped, put laundry away, did dishes, but also got to read outside and…

I finished! Ahhh – her books are so good. I still think this one is my favorite, though:

I almost am happy to end a good book because it consumes me so much. Are you like that?

This is kind of comical. I found out a local place called World of Beer was having a Gilmore Girls brunch this weekend – both days from 11-2 that also involved a book swap. I was expecting some GG decor or swag, but it was just like normal…

except this special additional menu and…

a book swap table. I swapped for this:

My friend was going to go but then came down sick so Mason went. We laughed since it was so low key.

I did some reading in the light rain. Finally we got some rain yesterday!

And that’s about it for me!

Tell me the highlight of your weekend and not to shock anyone but we only have one more September weekend left!

Amy