good things for August
1 - Discovery of chiggers on me meant I wasn't going to crazytown - there's a reason for the itching.
2 - Insulating contractor came and did work that may lead to us not having to run the A/C so much.
3 - Fun bidding on hotels through Priceline, even if we didn't get anything yet.
4 - Jonah ate fries with ketchup, bread with ketchup, and peaches with ketchup. A true Bartley.
5 - Morning bus driving.
6 - Took an interesting class that let me revisit the architecture school building at UVA.
7 - Jonah gave us kisses at bedtime and was, for the first time, coordinated enough to make the sound when his lips were on our cheeks.
8 - No traffic jams on the way to Roanoke.
9 - My presentation at the conference went well. Also, old buses.
10 - Got to swim with Amanda and Jonah before evening activities.
11 - Jonah really got into giving kisses.
12 - Still not sure if it's a good thing, but I rode in the back seat of a jacked-up Jeep Wrangler for a very important work meeting.
13 - Jonah finally met the much-discussed Marie when we visited Nokesville.
14 - Our power never went out during the big storm.
15 - Drove a bus in the HOV lane of I-66 past some slower traffic.
16 - Surprised by being asked to return for a second-round interview.
17 - The whole workday was taken up by one meeting in Lynchburg.
18 - Serious mental beach preparation.
19 - Last day of work before the beach! And handrail delivery. And Twentysomethings gathering.
20 - Sort of got our money's worth by getting to the pool one last time before my season pass expired.
21 - Went to the beach, blissfully ignorant of what was to come.
22 - Little Debbie Fudge Brownies, ocean.
23 - Sitting in the beach house, we just barely felt the earthquake that rocked the Charlottesville area and were quickly able to learn more through the power of social media.
24 - We wisely crammed in a lot of stuff this day, including a trip to take Jonah to the sound-side beach with no waves.
25 - Went shopping instead of evacuating in a timely manner.
26 - Pretended we were still at the beach by going shopping again and having ice cream.
27 - Walked downtown before Irene really got going.
28 - Discovered the huge sprayground at Forest Hills Park.
29 - Felt nice and busy at work.
30 - Interview went fairly well and was almost fun.
31 - Amanda's birthday was low-key but fun; she and Jonah met me for a picnic lunch, and then we got a deal on dinner at IHOP.
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