Hot One

Yesterday was full on summer. The day was hot, hot, hot. I took Bumblebee on a mid-morning walk and about halfway through she looked at me and seemed to give up all hope that she would survive. She's a bit on the dramatic side when it comes to heat.

Later, we had our first barbecue of the season over at my parent's house. Mom and I had a little trouble getting the grill going, but it finally took off.


We had veggie burgers and some veggies. Have you ever had pineapple on a veggie burger? It's so good. Dinner was delicious. The highlights included Dad and Eric thinking that they were hilarious joke tellers and Sam having a little mishap with his beverage. Mom and I just bore witness to the nonsense.


When Eric and I got home we discovered that our house had been turned into a blazing inferno. OK, that's an exaggeration, it was just uncomfortably hot. I opened the windows turned on some fans and tried to keep my enthusiasm high. I tried to stay low to the ground, so I may have been crawling around taking photos, not my most glamorous moment.

Soon I gave up on trying to pretend that I could handle the heat and rolled around on the floor with Bumblebee. Just a note, when you're 6 months pregnant rolling-in spite of a distinctly rounded belly-is not very easy. Getting off the floor involved some serious grunts and maybe a pathetic plea to Eric for help.

In spite of the heat it was still a delightful day because:
a) Barbecues make me happy
b) It was the start of Eric's weekend.
c)Sometimes a girl just needs to roll around on the floor and be wimpy.

Saturday Night Barbecue

Last night we went out again. I know, hold the phone, we are actually being social. We went to a house warming/ barbecue/ birthday party. Our friends Micah and Sharon just moved into their first home. They are living in a beautiful little house in Highlands.

We were the first to arrive, as usual, Eric is very punctual and I am by default. We met their sweet Boston terrier, Freida. She was crazy cute. I tried to get a good picture of her, but to no avail.

We went out back and they started up the grill.


The weather was unseasonably warm so we were all quite comfortable hanging out in the back yard.


People arrived throughout the evening. Mostly from the art history department. There were a lot of new faces and a few old friends.


Eric and I chatted a lot with Sharon and Micah. They have been acquaintances with potential. We have never really gotten to spend much time with them until last night and they are a great couple. It is such a treat to meet a couple that is really interesting and fun.


The afternoon turned into evening and I got a bit chilly. So, I took up my position next to the grill. I was absorbing the heat.


Dinner was lovely. They served vegan shish kabobs with a homemade barbecue sauce. There was grilled corn on the cob, which stuck to my teeth and made it look like I had lost several teeth.


After a lovely afternoon/ evening Eric and I headed home to Miss Bumblebee, Ophelia and Mia.