Tales From the Insomniacs

I didn't really sleep on Sunday night. My sleeping schedule is backwards again. But not sleeping had me up at 5:00 when it got light outside. Once again it was in the mid 70's while I was walking, but the humidity was very high. It was nice to get one more walk in. But I'm afraid the heat dome is fully on us now, so at least for the next week or so, a daily walk may be difficult to get.    

Walking in this neighborhood takes me by several of the frat houses. One group of them is clearly owned by the same group, whether it's the University or a private owner. But they all are fairly new, similarly built and have beautiful landscaping surrounding them. They have gorgeous hydrangeas planted in the gardens. When Tim and Emily move into their new home, I hope I can find one like it to give to them to start off the gardens that I am sure that Emily will be planting. 

Speaking of the new home, they have found one that they have put an offer on. I hope that the offer is accepted without too much drama. It's a nice house. It has plenty of room for the to spread out in and a fenced yard for Emily's dog to run free in. It's well within their budget, so I think it will work out well for them. Of course it doesn't matter what I think. At this point it doesn't matter what Tim and Emily think; it matters what the current owners think of the offer Tim and Emily made.  So, fingers crossed. But wouldn't that yard look nice with a couple of those light pink hydrangeas in it?

After I got home from my walk, I finished reading West With Giraffes for the book club this afternoon. I hadn't expected to like the book as much as I did. It started off on a bad foot, for me. But it is a really good book. Surprisingly, one of the geographic locations in the story is an area that I spent quite a bit of my childhood in. The main road in the area is the Lee Highway. I lived a block or two off of it and never knew that it was called the Lee Highway. I also didn't know that the road started in DC and went all the way across the country. Surprisingly, the main character in the book has the same sentiment. The character grew up near the highway and was unaware of it's importance too. 

So according to the description of the book club, we are going to have a thoughtful discussion of the book. I am looking forward to having that discussion. But it is late, and I really am sleepy now. Maybe I will be able to get some sleep and be awake for the book club this afternoon.