Get-Together

This week is supposed to bring us cooler weather after Tuesday mornings storms which is exciting. Maybe I can get my hot tub to cool a bit. Yesterday was actually quite lovely, which I hadn't expected. We had a get-together with the neighbors, a sort of farewell to the Carls, who live across the street, and it was NOT awful. I was worried that the heat and humidity would make it miserable but there was a nice breeze and we ended up setting up in our driveway in order to be sheltered by the shade, rather than the circle where the sun was relentless. 

The get-together was fun. Much of it was spent watching the World Cup because we've got lots of soccer fans. Thus dinner was a little later than we'd planned. We each made a side dish or dessert and then grilled our own proteins. I made my crack green beans and not to brag or anything but everyone loved them. (I mean, they're delicious!) I ended up doing two separate batches, one without the bacon and they both were scraped clean. We also had a squash casserole, baked beans and hash brown casserole. Oh, and Cari next door made slushies (with a bump for the adults) using her new Ninja machine. I might need to get one of those! 

BTW - I really didn't care about the World Cup but I was rooting for Argentina. Everyone else was rooting for Spain. I just like Messi and really don't know who anyone else is. That being said, I'm okay with Spain taking the cup since Argentina won it last time. I didn't like how people bashed Messi with things that seemed made up and wrong. One person even said, "Messi is overrated." I turned to her and said, "Yeah, he's really not." She backtracked. 

The group broke apart around 8:00 but we, along with the Nunns and the neighbor down the hill who has separated from his wife came up for a quick drink. That's a whole interesting thing in itself. Apparently his wife and three daughters went on vacation but I can tell you it was a very spontaneous one. He seemed very unclear on where exactly they were going. He said they drove down to Atlanta and will then go down to "maybe Orlando", he thinks?  I'm guessing they left so he could pack his shit and move out. I also think it was very impromptu because he stated he was supposed to go on a work trip to Atlanta today but he's "just not feeling it" but he would decided today if he'd drive down or not. I then said, "What about the dogs?" (They have two.) He answered with, "Oh, yeah, and then there's that." Weird. 

Plans today: After I finish here I'll walk Scout. I'll then get dressed and get labs done. I have a doctor's appointment Wednesday and need to have them done prior. Interestingly, I got a call last week from the office telling me that my doctor has to suddenly take a month off and my appointment either has to be rescheduled or I could just meet with the PA. I chose to meet with the PA since it's just a physical. This is the second time in a row my doc has had to cancel with me. Hmm...Anyway, after that, I'll probably swim and then who knows? 

Dinner tonight: I have some Brussel sprouts I need to use so I'll probably do the sweet chili chicken and Brussel sprout stir fry in my air fryer. It's a good one. 

And that's about all I've got. Time to get this Monday going. (This time next week I'll be in PIB!!!) Later!