Getting out of town, mmmmeat pie, hi house
There's been lots of communicating going on lately: phone calls, hanging out with some new friends, planning a trip to Colorado for a weekend with some college friends (leaving tomorrow morning! yay!). I haven't spent much time on my computer at home...I've been getting plenty of that at work.
When I am on the computer, it seems like I'm always looking up something relating to vehicles. I did some test drives last weekend and learned a few good things:
• The Honda Fit is not for me.
• The Toyota Matrix is a little better.
• I really just love my Subaru.
So when Elmer starts to sound worse, I'll probably look for a used Impreza or Legacy wagon. Why not stick with what works, eh? (Except for my sickening engine...which most sources say is unusual for my not-quite-150k miles.)
Last night I made a meat pie. I had no idea it was so easy. And I must forever from now on use butter in my pastry crusts. Whyever was I using Crisco when butter makes it so much flakier and tastier?
After having leftover meat pie for lunch (which maybe tasted even better after a night in the fridge), I probably shouldn't have had that huge burger and beer for dinner...even though I only finished about half of each. These days I'm not able to eat as much as I used to. I can definitely tell my metabolism is slowing down. I also think having a desk job these past four years has really put a kink in my preferred routines. When I'm busy doing things at home or elsewhere, I don't really think about food until I'm hungry. But when I'm sitting at a desk all day, it's much easier to snack or think of snacking. If I didn't walk to work and get that hour of exercise every weekday, I would be having an even harder time.
My mom sent me this cool photo of their house from above (click for a larger pop-up). It's the orangey one in the middle with the white trim, just to the right of the steeple. I forget how lush Walla Walla can be in the spring and summer. We moved there directly from Olympia, so it seemed like a desert. But now, after living in New Mexico and Wyoming, even eastern Washington seems verdant.
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