The Last Few Days

In Idaho, that is.

My last weekend in Idaho was chock full of stuff. On Friday I headed into Boise, after locking my office up tight, to get an oil change. The highlight of the oil change was that it was one of those old-timey places. I pulled into the garage and then got to sit there and read the paper while they did all the work around me. Plus they wore bow ties and little hats. They were so cute. And quick- I was out of there in like fifteen minutes! So where did I head? Well obviously to the yogurt place right in the same complex! It was sooooo delicious. And much needed- it was so hot that it was practically soup so I Had to eat while driving. Don't worry, I was safe. From there I went to the Chris Farnsworth book launch. Chris Farnsworth is an alum who wrote two books that apparently have done quite well. I sadly haven't read them yet but they're on the list. I saw with Tracylea and Aurora and chatted with Kirk, Katie and Jake and we ate Cafe Ole's delish Mexican food. Yum.

I went to Brooke and Kevin's to enjoy a delicious BBQ and have some drinks and relax. The next morning I was up at the rainy crack of dawn, making myself a homemade espresso and heading down to pick up Kevin's clients, two very kind gentlemen, at the Grove Hotel. We headed over to the fairgrounds because it was garage sale time! I had told Kevin a few weeks ago I'd help out at Idaho's Largest Garage Sale and that's exactly what I did. It was exhausting. It was raining in the morning so Kevin had to run out and get some canopies. Then he went to get more stuff while I priced everything. I am always nervous about pricing things. He and I worked together selling for awhile, had some lunch (a really bad pulled-pork sandwich but AMAZING criss-cut fries.... I wish I had just gotten the fries and not the sandwich!) and then I was on my own. Again, it was exhausting. At least at this point, it was warmer outside and the skies were clear and bright. Bailie and Brooke showed up at one point, bringing some legit food, Bailie stayed with me to help sell and we fought off some high speed gusts of wind from the west. I would have loved to wander around but I had a job to do, money to make and things to sell, but I really didn't need to be going around and getting more stuff. Although I did buy a bread maker. For a buck. I felt it was a legitimate purchase. We did great though- made over $700 and I got a good cut of the sellings. Plus, we had Flying Pie for dinner. Yummy again. But, also again, I was exhausted. So exhausted I just hurt all over. My bed never felt so good.

Sunday I had church in the morning and got to jam with Mick and Jay, which I always love. I spent the afternoon with Miss April Harrison, which was also a lovely treat and I got most of my packing done. A rare feat for me to get it done well ahead of time. The only unfortunate part of the weekend was that it was not a pretty day Sunday and so I couldn't enjoy my last evening outside in the sun. But California has since made up for that.