Good Times, Good Times

Posted August 15th, 2004 by Michelle

Week before last was sucky and hard. This week was good and productive and hard. I prefer weeks like this one.

I got the best possible response, I think, regarding the grant proposal I wrote last week. My boss said that everything was in the wrong order, and some of the information was too specific, but there was a lot of good stuff in there. Excellent! I say. I hope to rewrite it tomorrow since the rest of next week will be utterly ridiculous- days with four, five, six meetings, several days double-booked, presentations to the people in this valley who could make or break my organization… seriously, major stuff. So what am I doing today? I’m gonna sit in my garden and watch my tomatoes ripen. Then I’m gonna go on a long bike ride. Then I’m gonna sit in my garden on my swing and read a book until it gets dark. Or maybe I’ll just stare into space.

I had a great day with my mom yesterday. We went to the Town and Country Fair in Napa. I swear to you, there was a livestock auction. We saw the llama that won first prize. Better yet, we rode the roller coaster and ate funnel cake.

My mom on the ferris wheel. Not pictured: the worst “Hauted House Ride” I’ve ever experienced

We also went to the petting zoo. Earlier in the day, we got massages at a little day spa, and both of us had the grossest hair ever because of the lavender oil covering us from head to toe. In fact, my mom’s haircut seemed awfully similar to that of the alpaca…

I was busy communing with this strange animal. Anyone know what it is?

After the fair, we went to the movies and then out for fabulous tapas and a bottle of 2000 Flor de Pingus. Truly amazing juice, and a perfect day.

The night before, my crew had a wine dinner at good ol’ Jonny boy’s place, where us ladies found a good use for our napkins.

Clearly, we are shameless. But it has been a much-needed, wonderful weekend. Back to my rants soon enough.