Not So Excruciatingly Long

I go from a post about a long boring week, to a post about two of the least boring weeks I've had in quite a while.

E and I got back from Iowa last Thursday. The trip went pretty well overall. I spent the first night with E's family. This was one of the first times I've been around them, and the absolute first time I've ever spent the night at their place. I was a little nervous at first but everything was great, and I really do love his family (especially his mom's cooking!). While I started out in Iowa City, most of my trip was spent in my hometown with my family, trying to avoid my ex. Why is it that the people you want to avoid are always the first to know you're back in town? I also hung out with Heidi a few times, watched The Worst of American Idol seasons 1-4, talked about her boy troubles, and ate Pizza Hut (always a mistake). Towards the end of the trip I headed back up to Iowa City to have lunch and dinner with a few friends, and just spend a day or two in Iowa hanging out with E.

While last week was great, I'd say this week has actually been better. Once E and I got back to town we were lucky enough to have Friday off together. We spent the day doing pretty much nothing, and loving every minute of it! Then, my mom got into town Saturday, so Sunday afternoon I drove down to my grandma's (where my mom's staying)to send time with her and do a little swimming. Finally, today my mom came up here to help E bargain on a new car. Yes, we now drive matching cars... Ok, not exactly. Mine is a couple years older than his and red while his is a champagne color. But still, very shameful. What's next, matching sweaters?