Friday!

 Well hello again! 

It is Friday, and some exciting things have developed. This morning Yhan, Keegan, and I got up around 9 to catch a bus. We walked to a nearby stop, called Årosskogen. We hopped on the bus, scanned the tickets to be bought on our phone, and rode 15ish minutes into Tangvall, a small town nearby. From there we could see the Søgne sign, sort of like the Hollywood sign, but less glamorous. There is a hike to get up to the sign, we will do that one of these days. 

We stopped by a few thrift stores, grabbed some coffee, and grocery shopped. I got some much-needed melatonin from the drug store. I find that I get so excited for whatever is happening the next day, that I actually just can't sleep. Last night I played solitaire for 2 hours before getting drowsy. Keegan and I picked up some little plants from the floral shop to spruce up the rooms. 

Keegan's go-to pose.

My plant. Any name suggestions? 

We also stopped at an antique shop of hidden treasures. It looked small from the outside but held a sea of random glassware and weird posters. Great place. Highly recommend. 

Me freaking out over a dog that looks kinda like my pup Cooper. I miss him quite a bit.

More freaking out.

Today marked the first taco Friday. I'm not sure why it was on a Friday, but it was. So here we are. A few people walked to the Kiwi and got some advice from a worker on what to buy. We ended up with so much food. Too much food I may add. Keegan is a really good cook, and so he always ends up with the grunt of the work. Thank you, Keegan. But we combined our efforts to make every taco topping and option known to man. 

The fixinz

We now have met 12 of the 17 people in NLC. Very exciting!

Anyways, it was a really fun day and now I am tired. Time to watch a movie. 


Comments

  1. LauriAugust 21, 2021 at 11:29 AM

    Looks like it was a great day. Love the plant.

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  2. Mason BranstratorAugust 21, 2021 at 7:36 PM

    Yes the melatonin gummies !!! Looks so fun ! You could name the plant cooper ! Seems suiting

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