The Weekend

It was a busy weekend for us but we got a lot accomplished. My flowers of the month came in on Friday with tulips, which I adore. I kind of liked the movement in this photo. It's about how I feel right about now.

We started out Saturday finding a new restaurant that serves dim sum, The Ouyang House. I am so happy! Yay!

Served with jasmine tea.

After we returned home, I finally went into the teenager's room to begin demolition. You'll remember, this is the way he left it. Love him. Such a considerate kid.

This is what it looks like now. Saturday, the kid and hub made one trip to the dump, his Element filled to the brim with such thing as clunky old broken speakers (you know, the three foot high ones?), an old cot, desks, etc. I had told the teenager to put everything he wanted to keep somewhere safe. Obviously he didn't care that all his stuff was going to be thrown away or he didn't think I would. Well, I did. There were at least six lawn bags full of junk that is going by way of trash truck, say Thursday when the trash is picked up. What a mess. I have a few items left on his bed that I need to sort through, but the rest of the things I thought he would want to keep are all stored in a plastic trunk. That's his life's accumulation. (Wish mine would all fit in one small trunk!) The next picture you will see is after the carpet is torn up and it is replaced with hard-wood floors. Then I will paint. The kid is contemplating taking this room now that he sees how large it is. Plus, it has a walk-in closet and is attached to the bathroom. I'd take it in a NY minute, I tell you. My room growing up would fit a twin bed (tightly) and a parson's table. Period. That's it. I swear. Five of us shared one bathroom that wasn't any larger. Yep, I would have taken this room in a second! No questions asked!

Today, the hub took me on the adventure to the dump. It's a beautiful ride.

Ike kind of skimmed us today and we had some wind and a little welcomed rain.

We took part of the Natchez Trace on the way back home. Neither one of us had ever been on it and have always wanted to. We were on it for about 15 minutes.

A close up of one of the tulips.

Bella wiating for the sun to set.

The hub left for the Carolinas, stopping in Knoxville and dropping the last of the three bags of clothes the teenager left behind. He now has every piece of clothing he owns. Not that he has the room in his tiny dorm, but he wanted them and I was glad to get rid of them. I also sent a couple of bags of groceries (junk food) via the hub. I'm waiting to get a call from him thanking me. That is, if he calls to thank me. Boys.

Ok, time to settle in for the evening. Already took a shower and have my jammies on. Wonder if anything is on TV. Hmmmmm.

Update: The teenager did call to thank me shortly after I posted this, the good boy he is. hehe.