Friday we had our friends over for dinner. I made baked cream cheese spaghetti (accompanied by salad and garlic bread) and brownies for dessert. We didn’t get to play any games even though they were over from 6 pm until 12:30 am. We hadn’t seen them since July so we had a lot to catch up on. They are watching the rats while we’re out of town later this month so we went over the daily routine and gave them keys to the house. I love that we have someone we can trust to not only take care of the boys but also keep an eye on our place. Joe and I are both paranoid over all the things that can go wrong when we’re not home so it gives us peace of mind.
Saturday we slept in and didn’t do much whereas yesterday we headed to the park to shoot some hoops which was a lot of fun, and then walked around a bit. I swear I walked past one of my old friends from college but when I texted our mutual friend she said it wasn’t possible since she lives in California. Her parents live in the same town as the park, though, so I think she’s here visiting. I debated whether to say hi but decided against it since she didn’t seem too interested in the idea of getting together when I proposed it years ago. Ah well, I guess I’ll never know if that really was her unless our mutual friend asks her, but I really think it was.
Today was Milo’s follow up vet visit. His abscess filled up a little again so they had to drain it and he is on more medication for a week so there goes another $110. I also made the appointment to have Gizmo euthanized on Friday. I really hate doing it, but the fact is his mass is growing bigger every day and I don’t want our friends dealing with him declining while we’re several states away. The vet told us two weeks ago he only had a few weeks to a month left so I’ve postponed it as long as I can without risking him suffering or dying without me there. It sucks, though.
On a more positive note, after the vet we visited the arboretum to take in what’s left of the fall colors. I don’t know if it’s just this area or what, but it’s like the leaves change colors and almost immediately fall off the trees so it’s difficult to catch them when they look their prettiest.
I did get some nice shots, however, and the weather was gorgeous. We stopped at Noodles & Company for lunch which we haven’t done in forever. We had a BOGO coupon plus a gift card we had purchased last December so it didn’t cost anything out of pocket. I didn’t finish my noodles either so now I have lunch for work tomorrow.
I listened to a live stream of The Cure in Germany while editing my photos this afternoon which was very relaxing. I wish every day could be like this (minus the vet visit).
Today was probably the last day of warm weather and on top of that it starts getting dark before 5 pm now. If we had the means to live somewhere out west from November through March of every year I would jump at the opportunity.
