bikes, bikes, friends and moving

it's been forever and a half, right? well, i've been busy! so busy that i'm just now getting the time to sit and write about some of this stuff, but i have been out of this blogging business for so long that i can't even catch ya'll up with one post! this will have to do for now and hopefully i'll get it together and get back to blogging more.

summer started with me getting a bike. it's awesome- gold, 3 speed, fenders, basket, made in about 1970 probably! ha, i definitely got a "loved" bike, but i LOVE it so much. anyway, i got this bike because this is a big ol' bike town and i wanted to start riding to places that were a little too far to walk to but not so far i needed to drive. so the bike is here and it's cool and gold and i just love it. lp and i have taken a few bike rides to see some cool stuff!

group yoga at the washington monument

the green machine is one of his old roomies spare bikes

crabs!

seafood city- name says it all

another day, we headed out to the rolling thunder. this is a once a year thing here where vets get on their bikes and ride around the city. there's a specified path and it is so loud that it really does sound like thunder!




for the fourth of july, we stayed here and lp's cousins came to visit! of course, i got deathly sick. like no voice, sore throat, super tired and run down- the doctor said "viral throat infection" which meant no meds for me, just some lousy ibuprofen. needless to say, i took many naps and wasn't able to participate in ALL the fun, but i did hang in there pretty well for a sick chick.

will (one of the cousins) and lp

nicole (adrienne and rachel's roomie) and adrienne (another cousin)

rachel (cousin), me, adrienne, and nicole

for the fourth, we went up on lp's roof and were able to see the fireworks on the mall. it was a great way to see them- best fireworks and no crowds!

lp and i also made it out to st louis to visit mark and candie. i took like 3 pictures.

lp and i also moved in together. woo! moving was quite an ordeal, but we're in and almost done fixing the place up. more pics when it's done, but for now, here's what i look at when i walk out my front door.

we moved into a basement/ground floor "apartment" of a row house that has been renovated. we're at the bottom (it's technically only 2 steps down from the sidewalk so i hate saying basement apartment), a dude is above us and our landlady lives on the top 2 floors. our landlady loves plants and flowers and so she's kept her outdoor plants on our front patio and she waters them and takes care of them and we just look at how pretty they are!

lp and i went to see arcade fire the other night. they're one of my favorite bands EVER and i've seen them 4 or 5 times and i just LOVE THEM!!! it was out at merriweather, which is a nice outdoor venue so we sat outside and listened to a great band!

a few saturdays ago, i met up with my friend brian and invited my other friend blair along to enjoy some lovely daytime fun. we started with margs at lauriol plaza and then blair and i went to get manicures, have a cocktail at circa and then visited brian at the bar he works at!! it was a long day!

brian, blair, me

just visiting brian at his job!

it's been a LONG summer, but it's coming to an end (thank goodness) so hopefully things will start getting calmer!!!