A year ago we walked down to Brookside road with some candy from a bucket Judd gave us and watched the street rods cruise north. This year, we invited friends to join us with lawn chairs and then all headed back to our house for a pesto dinner which featured a healthy local harvest from our own garden. This milestone somehow reinforced in my mind how hard we've worked and how far we've come; some serious published research may describe why it takes an anniversary to realize such things. PS, street rods are cool. Next year I could take or leave the Awkscht Fest but Wheels of Time is on our list.

Saturday was several things: lazy, hard work, frustrating, cool, hot, and fun. We got a late start, but also got plenty done. I mowed the lawn, helped friends move heavy furniture, went to Wheels of Time at the park, kicked it on the deck, went down the hill for a barbeque, then were feeling crazy to packed up and went to Coldstone and the late show at Promenade. Being an adult is fun.