A week ago, Andrew and I drove to Boston to see some friends for dinner and bowling. We had a blast - delicious food, great people, fun all around.
We both had a three day weekend, so we enjoyed the long weekend and finally became official Rhode Island residents! Our drivers licenses are on their way to us and we're registered to vote here!
Thursday was our first anniversary. It's been a year since I started dating Andrew!
I love this guy. He's smart and funny and kind and knows a lot about politics and cares about my rights as a WOC. Here's to many more years :)
Yesterday I got some horrible news - a friend of mine in Salt Lake City passed away. Tiffany was an incredible person who made my time in Utah so much better. She was sweet and caring, passionate and driven, intelligent and giving. Recently she had made some powerful efforts to make important changes in her life, and was succeeding. I just can't wrap my mind around the idea that's she's just gone now.
We had some plans for the weekend (another 3 day one), but I really didn't feel like doing anything too social when I woke up this morning. I'm having a hard time talking about how I feel about Tiff, and I didn't feel like being social. Instead, Andrew and I drove over to the island where I work to spend the day. We got some good food, ran some errands, and went to a walked around Newport. We also stopped at Green Animals Topiary Garden, which I've been curious about for a while.
The topiary was pretty cool - overpriced, but cool:
A lot of the sculptures were intricate and well done, like this horse and rider
But most were pretty non-descript, like whatever this guy is
Andrew and the bears :)
There were hundreds of butterflies around - really beautiful
Scarecrows. Andrew thought these guys were creepy, but I think they're cute
When we got home I felt really drained so I went to sleep. So now it's past 1am and I'm wide awake and thinking about Tiff. I called all of our friends and left messages and texts about love. I don't know what else to do. But I know Tiffany would want us to move forward positively and I hope we're all able to do that.
