While I wish I could say that this short hiatus is due to adult responsibilities, I cannot. Unless you count hours spent in front of the computer watching old episodes of Teen Mom as adult responsibilities. Thanks to a very generous birthday gift from Alex, I was able to go to Seattle at the beginning of this month to visit with her and Danny, a much needed trip to the northwest, where I was able to interact with friends, an experience that I have not had much of in the last two months. My apologies to Alex and Danny for any awkwardness that may have ensued from my time in isolation. I was very glutinous, especially of the Mexican food, which if we have had a conversation in the last six months, no doubt I have whined to you about the lack luster velveeta stuffed Chile Rellenos that can be found in Indiana. We ate and drank and lounged, a Marni kind of weekend.
The following week Mom came out for her fist and last visit to the state, we were able to spend the afternoon in Indianapolis after she arrived. I tried to take her to the botanical gardens, but I guess they have "business hours" and closed at 5 pm, so we went wine tasting instead. Seth and I have discovered that there are actually quite a few local wineries here, and while some are classier than others, they are a welcome sight from the usual landscape of fast food chains and liquor stores. We wine tasted, hiked and ate organically. A mom kind of weekend.
Now on to the real news, Harry Potter 7 part 1. While I held out on reading these books as per my usual, "wait until something is no longer cool before I get balls deep into it". I will admit my reckless abandon no holds barred love for this series. I own that this may pigeon hole me into the ranks of the stay at home mom's who read the twilight series to capture the sexual tension and angst of their early teens, I have accepted this, and am willing to sacrifice my reputation, squelch any last traces of cool from my youth and just give in... Like freezing to death.
We will be heading to El Paso for Thanksgiving tomorrow, The first warm Thanksgiving of my life. I cannot wait for the Mexican food, I tried to convince Seth that we should forgo the traditional Thanksgiving fare for a more "South of the Boarder" approach, but he was not on board. Now for some pictures...
Oh, and I guess I turned 27, but does anyone really care about birthdays between 22-100?
