rambling update
The snow is really coming down. It's heavy, big flakes right now and I can see the neighbor's roof thick with snow. It's a beautiful day!
I've been gone from home a bit, beginning with a trip with Jen out to the northwest for a wedding and hanging out with old friends. We had a great time with friends and it's always wonderful to see people happy and in love.
We took our time coming back, camping on the Olympic Peninsula in the rain and driving with a storm just about the entire trip. Rock Springs, Wyoming became an unexpected destination--all the roads were closed because of the snow storm and ice and we ended up staying there for two nights. So, we didn't end up getting to the canyons and cottonwoods near Dinosaur and camping like we had hoped, but we had a really fun time anyway. The Cody Motel was the spot to be--it even advertises color tv! And on the last day of the trip, we found a free hot spring--it was hot and wonderful and something we had wanted to do on our trip.
The day we got back, Jen roasted an eggplant in the oven to make some babaganoush. When she took it out the eggplant exploded, with pieces of it hitting her face. Jen got second degree burns on her cheeks, chin, and nose. It was really scary. We went to the emergency room, where she got cold compresses and anti-bacterial cream put on the burns. Jen had gotten the eggplant off her face almost immediately and also flushed her face with cold water until we left for the emergency room and that all seemed to help a lot. After the emergency room, she continued at home with the cold compresses and anti-bacterial cream and then saw a burn specialist a few days later. The blisters looked pretty painful. But they started healing quickly, and by the time I got back to town a couple of days ago, they were healed well and very difficult to even see. Jen has pointed out that she probably has a mutant healing factor, which is pretty cool.
A few days after Jen's encounter with exploding, burning eggplant (the remains of which are still pasted on the walls and ceiling of the kitchen), I left for Chicago to meet up with my brother. We hung out for a day there and then headed for Tennessee with my brother's daughter and a rented car. My folks are living there now, in a cabin by a little creek. We stayed for about a week and I had a lot of fun hanging out together with family. Our folks showed us around and took us to some beautiful places, we played with the dogs, and just spent time talking and being together. My brother's daughter made a great treasure hunt for us, too!
My brother, his daughter, and I headed back for Chicago and got into the city late at night. I ended up staying there for a few more days, hanging out, playing dice with my brother and niece, walking through Chicago alleys, and playing darts in the bar downstairs one night (where my brother's dog joined us!), before getting a train to Denver. And then it was a quick ride with an electrician who had just gotten out of Sterling prison and then with a guy who worked for a vehicle rental company and I was home.
And now it's snowing beautifully. Which is a lot more interesting than this post. But that's okay. Besides, I'm gonna post something here soon that will ask a very important question, so be sure to check back.
I've been gone from home a bit, beginning with a trip with Jen out to the northwest for a wedding and hanging out with old friends. We had a great time with friends and it's always wonderful to see people happy and in love.
We took our time coming back, camping on the Olympic Peninsula in the rain and driving with a storm just about the entire trip. Rock Springs, Wyoming became an unexpected destination--all the roads were closed because of the snow storm and ice and we ended up staying there for two nights. So, we didn't end up getting to the canyons and cottonwoods near Dinosaur and camping like we had hoped, but we had a really fun time anyway. The Cody Motel was the spot to be--it even advertises color tv! And on the last day of the trip, we found a free hot spring--it was hot and wonderful and something we had wanted to do on our trip.
The day we got back, Jen roasted an eggplant in the oven to make some babaganoush. When she took it out the eggplant exploded, with pieces of it hitting her face. Jen got second degree burns on her cheeks, chin, and nose. It was really scary. We went to the emergency room, where she got cold compresses and anti-bacterial cream put on the burns. Jen had gotten the eggplant off her face almost immediately and also flushed her face with cold water until we left for the emergency room and that all seemed to help a lot. After the emergency room, she continued at home with the cold compresses and anti-bacterial cream and then saw a burn specialist a few days later. The blisters looked pretty painful. But they started healing quickly, and by the time I got back to town a couple of days ago, they were healed well and very difficult to even see. Jen has pointed out that she probably has a mutant healing factor, which is pretty cool.
A few days after Jen's encounter with exploding, burning eggplant (the remains of which are still pasted on the walls and ceiling of the kitchen), I left for Chicago to meet up with my brother. We hung out for a day there and then headed for Tennessee with my brother's daughter and a rented car. My folks are living there now, in a cabin by a little creek. We stayed for about a week and I had a lot of fun hanging out together with family. Our folks showed us around and took us to some beautiful places, we played with the dogs, and just spent time talking and being together. My brother's daughter made a great treasure hunt for us, too!
My brother, his daughter, and I headed back for Chicago and got into the city late at night. I ended up staying there for a few more days, hanging out, playing dice with my brother and niece, walking through Chicago alleys, and playing darts in the bar downstairs one night (where my brother's dog joined us!), before getting a train to Denver. And then it was a quick ride with an electrician who had just gotten out of Sterling prison and then with a guy who worked for a vehicle rental company and I was home.
And now it's snowing beautifully. Which is a lot more interesting than this post. But that's okay. Besides, I'm gonna post something here soon that will ask a very important question, so be sure to check back.
posted by matt iv at 12:08 PM
4 Comments:
I love your posts! :)
When you say they moved to Tennessee, do you mean for good? Did they leave Park Rapids? I hadn't heard one way or the other...
yeah what the hell? your parents moved to TN? Why did they do that?
Sounds like fun though - besides the eggplant thing. Seattle sure was fun!!!
well, my folks are living in tennessee right now and are trying to sell their place in minnesota. if that works, i think they'll be living in tennessee for awhile. part of their plan is to have a home there and travel from it during much of the year.
i don't know how they got interested specifically in tennessee. they visited there and really like the area--it is very beautiful. mountains and woods and rivers.
seattle was great! jen and i both had so much fun. i think about how awesome it would be if we all lived closer together and spent more time hanging out. as it is, i'm so happy that we still get together and are friends.
I'm very sad that they want to leave Park Rapids. Park Rapids is so lovely! Oh well.
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