October 9, 2020 - Out of order

 Whoopsie!  I forgot to post this so I'm out of order.  I contemplated not posting it at all but c'est la vie.

So this comedian is on a new show called Connecting.  I watched it.  It's about the pandemic.  It was...not great.  But I love him from AGT.  So I will probably keep watching until it goes off the air.  Maybe.  It's like a zoom call with all of them on different screens.  They had one "emotional" moment with one of the characters who is a doctor.   At the time that this was filmed, it was probably great.  But right now in the middle of pandemic exhaustion, it was a lot.

October 10, 2020

 We picked up Riley for a few hours, went to lunch, played with puppies and drove around Brown County.  At one point, I asked why she wasn't looking at the scenery.  She said something to the effect of "I live on one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.  I LIVE among these trees."  Lol.  Okay then.

Afterwards, Rick rode his bike home and I took Riley and a friend to Target, the mall and Walmart.  She bought these spiders for her door.  They are cute.  Also, I realized after we got home that I have NO idea what Riley's friend looks like.  HAHA  We had our masks on the whole time.

October 8, 2020

 

Steak and fresh asparagus.  It's not very attractive, plating wise.

I got my flu shot today.  My band-aid was Julie colored.  Can you see it?

As an aside, when I went on to IUs page to sign up for my flu shot, it popped up a fake address.  That address was almost exactly (and may have been exactly) my address when I was an RA.  Weird, eh?

October 7, 2020

 

Rick had an outdoor concert tonight with a newer group.  They wore masks and the instruments were masked as well.  It was kind of exciting to get out but I felt Riley's absense deeply as that is definitely something we would have done together.  However, the temperature was about 70 when the concert started which was perfect.  I actually put on a sweater.  The sun was setting and the concert had a patriotic bent.  I actually almost cried a bit when it started because it felt so "normal".

After the concert, Rick took me to a brewery for dinner.  A lot of these places have "fancy" food which either translates to weird, or lots of onions, or weird with lots of onions.  I ended up going with roasted chicken with grilled grapes and a sweet potato mash.  It also had an apple and thyme sauce.  I tried everything and it was all good although the chicken tasted like it had been re-warmed....which maybe it had.  It was late.  

This was my cranberry and walnut salad.  I say "my" but Rick and I shared it.  

See the sun setting?  

Smiling...

Not smiling...

There's Rick!

October 6, 2020

 

October 5, 2020

 I got a nice photo of the river this morning and then realized I had a huge bird poop stain on my window.

Riley sent me this.  It made me laugh.

Our blue head is new.

October 4, 2020

 

Steak and fresh green beans...so good

Colts vs Bears...I haven't watched football much in the past...oh...ten years or so but when I heard the opening music for CBS football, I got a bit verklempt.

Riley has a pair of shoes "just" like this but they are starting to break down.  I sent her this photo since they are on clearance and a size 7.  

She was sad because she wears a 6.5 so she thought they'd be too big.

HAHA SURPRISE

Gosh I miss her fiercely sometimes