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A Happier Hour

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Robbie, Val, and I had happy hour on the brain since mid-morning.  We headed to Mad Dogs & Englishmen after work and scooped up an outdoor table.  It seemed like such a great idea, but it was a tad on the swampy side – even our drinks were sweating!

Our drinks went down super easy and the hummus went down even easier.  Mad Dogs serves their hummus with warm naan, which is never a bad thing.  It hit the spot, for sure.

Val and Robbie ordered some meaty sandwiches that were served with ridiculously tasty  sweet potato fries.  And amongst the meaty menu choices, I was able to find some veg-friendly dishes.

I ordered the Crisp & Fresh salad which was shredded cabbage, jicama, apples, asian pear, basil, pecans, and apple cider vinaigrette (i.e. perfect salad).  But the side of toasted almond and golden raisin basmati, although photogenic, was a little on the dry side and overall so-so.  I wasn’t too disappointed though, because the hummus and salad filled me up quite nicely.

Squirrel Chasin’

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I met my family for an early dinner yesterday, which ended up being a s0-so experience.  But that all seemed like a distant memory when my uncle suggested we stop at little park on the bayou on our way home.

I learned something new…  Babies like squirrel chasin’!

Luckily, there were plenty of squirrels to be chased.

And flowers to be smelled.

And then it was time to go home…

 

Hangin’ With My Supies

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Happy Habitat for Humanity Day!!!  I woke up bright and early this morning to do all the things I should have done the night before, like pack a lunch and find jobsite appropriate attire.  It dawned on me that I threw most of that stuff away during my last closet cleaning, but I managed to find a pair of Hollister college capris that were begging to be ruined.

As much as I like adventures, I really do dread days like today – full days away from my kitchen and known restaurants.  I fear that I’ll be plagued by hunger and not be able to do a thing about it.  I attempted to mask this fear by packing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, tofutti and jelly sandwich, a couple yogurts, and a couple waters.

I ate the Tofutti and jelly on my way to the house, but the yogurts and PB&J didn’t stand a chance when the boxed lunches were delivered.  When I saw they had a tuna salad sandwich, I dropped my cooler like yesterday’s news!  Manual labor created quite the appetite.  I finished the tuna sandwich, a small bag of chips, and then half of my PB&J.

As far as the rest of the day, I haven’t been on site since 2008 and it was nice to sweat a little (or a lot) and hang out with some of my favorite superintendents.  Superintendents avoid the office as much as possible, so it’s not often I get more than five seconds to catch up on their latest happenings.

As a team, we coated the block with two coats of primer and caulked around each window.  After a few windows and a slightly injured finger, I traded the caulk gun for a trim brush and a ladder.  We were blessed with a slight breeze and tons of shade, it was an awesome day!