Good things in September
1 - Long post-birthday lunch with Amanda and her parents (and Jonah, who was thwarted in his attempt to destroy the restaurant by pulling on the hanging plant as we walked away)2 - Amanda shared one of her birthday chocolate truffles with me.
3 - After it was a little stressful looking for parking, which is something I feel especially guilty for doing as a bike/ped/transit person, we had a nice walk past the Fridays After Five concert and ran into friends old and new.
4 - We bought chicken, pork, and two different kinds of beef at the farmers' market. And in the afternoon, we went on a thrilling scavenger hunt for downtown-mall bike racks.
5 - Had an interesting lunch discussing insurance with a budding financial planner/insurance salesperson, and then we explored the new grass-covered bridge at UVA.
6 - Jonah got to go swimming in his first chlorinated pool, plus a cookout in Waynesboro.
7 - Jonah's third tooth!
8 - Amanda watched Jonah so I could drive a bus past the Lady Gaga preparations every half hour.
9 - Jonah did not pitch a fit during the hour or two he spent with me while Amanda was out to dinner with another young mom.
10 - Early to bed.
11 - Annual Safety Meeting for work - fun because I didn't have to plan it and didn't have too much responsibility and still got to drive three buses.
12 - Celebrated Jonah's baby dedication with family.
13 - Interesting discussion at a work meeting.
14 - Amanda was kind enough to take Jonah out of the financial planning meeting to change his somewhat-explosive diaper. This would not have been a "good thing" if I had done it.
15 - When biking home in the evening, crossing a bridge over the train tracks, I saw the headlights of the Amtrak train from D.C. approaching the station. It was a nice urban moment.
16 - Jonah started pushing up on hands and knees and rocking.
17 - I ate out for lunch on The Corner - pizza - and for dinner downtown - burger.
18 - We won big at Family Fun Day.
19 - Productive afternoon at home
20 - Excitement! there was a policeman at our neighbors' house for a few hours in the evening. Probably not good for them, but exciting for gawkers like us.
21 - Poked around one of the new buses at work
22 - Day of Caring! Three and a half hours of dragging sticks, branches, and logs down a hill and hurling them into a ravine on a warm day gave me new appreciation for working in an air-conditioned office.
23 - Jonah interrupted yet another financial planning meeting with yet more questionable sounds. (Just farts this time.)
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30 - I think it's safe to say I have had a busy week, since it's the last day of the month and I have forgotten to jot down entries for the blanks above. It's all a blur now, but there was the potential to see Todd's parents, my parents, and Dustin's parents all in one weekend at different times; a new cultural experience at a professional wrestling tournament; a chance to catch up at a picnic; lots of fun "da-da-da"s from Jonah; a work meeting where I was basically recruited to apply for three different jobs; a chance to hang out at UVA during work. A blur.
11 - Annual Safety Meeting for work - fun because I didn't have to plan it and didn't have too much responsibility and still got to drive three buses.
12 - Celebrated Jonah's baby dedication with family.
13 - Interesting discussion at a work meeting.
14 - Amanda was kind enough to take Jonah out of the financial planning meeting to change his somewhat-explosive diaper. This would not have been a "good thing" if I had done it.
15 - When biking home in the evening, crossing a bridge over the train tracks, I saw the headlights of the Amtrak train from D.C. approaching the station. It was a nice urban moment.
16 - Jonah started pushing up on hands and knees and rocking.
17 - I ate out for lunch on The Corner - pizza - and for dinner downtown - burger.
18 - We won big at Family Fun Day.
19 - Productive afternoon at home
20 - Excitement! there was a policeman at our neighbors' house for a few hours in the evening. Probably not good for them, but exciting for gawkers like us.
21 - Poked around one of the new buses at work
22 - Day of Caring! Three and a half hours of dragging sticks, branches, and logs down a hill and hurling them into a ravine on a warm day gave me new appreciation for working in an air-conditioned office.
23 - Jonah interrupted yet another financial planning meeting with yet more questionable sounds. (Just farts this time.)
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30 - I think it's safe to say I have had a busy week, since it's the last day of the month and I have forgotten to jot down entries for the blanks above. It's all a blur now, but there was the potential to see Todd's parents, my parents, and Dustin's parents all in one weekend at different times; a new cultural experience at a professional wrestling tournament; a chance to catch up at a picnic; lots of fun "da-da-da"s from Jonah; a work meeting where I was basically recruited to apply for three different jobs; a chance to hang out at UVA during work. A blur.
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