Hot Stuff in July

On Monday, I spent the morning helping my Mom to take some food to a friend who'd been in a motorcycle accident (my Mom has bada$$ friends apparently). After that we had lunch at a Chinese buffet. It's been forever since I've eaten at one of these...first of all, I can't eat much in one sitting, and secondly Jameson tends to have salt intolerance reactions with such food. But man, I really love Chinese buffets!! I love all the crazy Americanized foods. Cream cheese egg custards and mystery meat-stuffed mushrooms, and those insanely crispy green beans! And of course that weird "ice milk" ice cream to finish the meal. I enjoyed trying everything and spending time with my Mom!

After our meal we made our way back to the house, where I packed my things and said goodbye. Driving back was much easier as there was less holiday traffic. I made good time, stopping outside Indianapolis for the night.

I got up early on Tuesday morning, and after a straight nine hours of driving, made it home. I was so tired and in such a driving daze, but had to unpack all of my things! I unloaded my bass trombone, a box of knick knacks and memories from childhood, various important documents, and a huge box of books (that was the hardest). After dragging everything up three flights of stairs, I wanted to rest! But after a quick lunch I was at it again, unpacking and sorting everything.


When everything was put away, I cleaned up, got a shower, and went the heck to bed! I drove 30+ hours to be with my family for just a day and a half. It was very worth it, but I was tired!

Wednesday, back to work! There was so much to do. Holidays are great, playing catch-up is not. We were all very busy. I sold two trombones! After work I skipped the gym to get groceries and pick up a bookshelf for all of those books I'd brought home.

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