Tuesday 10/5/10

Today I had my first business lunch. Man, do people up here speak slowly! The accent cracks me up every time I hear it, and today I heard my first midwest phrase since being here...Do you know what you want or do you need more time yet?

We found Trader Joe's on Excelsior and Grand, and what a fantastic surprise--they had morbier! for a lot less than home prices, AND they were sampling champagne!! Yummy.

Worked out at our new apartment. Nothing fantastic, but heck of a lot cheaper than a gym membership!

This last weekend we went to Hyland Park Ski and Snowboard area on Saturday--we took a $5 chairlift to the top of the hill where they had a band, bbq, telescopes for when the sun went down, bonfires, and birds from the aviary. It was fun to be above all the leaves and see the different colors--leaves haven't changed too much, but enough to be pretty.





Sunday we went to the farmer's market--it's incredible! A taste of France with all the scarves, Viet Nam with the foot massage stands, and every other farmer's market you can imagine. The cut flower bouquets have a mandatory 3 kale blossoms in every grouping. The poblano peppers are about 1/2 the size as back home, and I learned how brussel sprouts grow. Strange!!





Monday S moved our apartments--we moved from Oaks Vernon to Oaks Lincoln. 1 freeway further west of work at 2 blocks north. He took care of everything while I was at work--he is too good to me. Packs me lunch every day, too. Love him!