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We had summer for about a week earlier this month. It reached 100 degrees on a few days but felt nothing like summers do on the east coast. It was bearable. This week it has dipped back down to the upper 70’s, lower 80’s and there is a crispness to the air that is reminiscent of an eastern early spring.

I love it.

Last Friday, I sold the motorcycle… to someone who hasn’t ridden in fifteen years. It was stressful to watch him leave. I called him the next morning to make sure he made it home safe. The moment he was gone and I was looking at the cash he gave me, I felt a huge sense of financial relief.

This week I’ve paid off debts. Namely, my parents, from whom I borrowed money for the first time. The savings account is also finally showing a balance, and I don’t really feel guilty buying stuff now. Not that I’m being frivolous…

Time is winding down for the BG and I, and I am anxious. I have been paying attention to the hours when he is not around, making sure I feel good… and I do. In fact, I feel really good. Since Holly and Jay have adjusted their schedules, all four of us are now home together on Monday nights, which have turned into dinner/house meetings/general socializing/catching up with each other. I’ve worked on a few small freelance projects here and there and managed to start a garden with all the plants the BG has so awesomely given to me.

I’ve been taking the bus and walking everywhere (goooooo less dependency on oil!) for the past two months and now that I don’t own a vehicle (for the first time in twelve years!) the tension of travel has subsided. I am calm! I am reading books! I never realized how really quite stressful driving a vehicle can be. Earlier this month I blew through Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and I’ve moved on to Jupiter’s Travels… and it is wonderful.

The trip back east, which I’m sure will be a whirlwind, is something I’m really looking forward to. Besides seeing my family, I’ll get to meet the BG’s family and friends, camp in the mountains of Georgia and see Atlanta. I’ve never been… and I’m excited about it. :)

I’ve thought about skipping the AfterhoursDJs Spinoff this year. Although the trip next week will be awesome, I won’t see m and that really kills me. I’d really like to see hug her before Merry F’in Xmas (or sometime around then) because December is really far away!

We’ll see.

But yea. It’s July. The wind is chilly, and things are good.