Sunday, July 3, 2011

Free time?!

I'm sure most people, like me, feel as though they have very little in the way of free time at home (or maybe that's just me?); there are always errands to run, groceries to buy, and countless other things to take care of.  This is emphatically not the case here.  All meals are taken care of so in theory I wouldn't need to go grocery shopping; I haven't yet found that I forgot something essential in Ann Arbor; and a lot of things can be taken care of online very quickly.  So what's a person, much less this city girl, to do in her free time here?
  • Hike the trails around the station property.  Best to douse oneself in bug spray before going out on the trails at this point in the summer, I've found.
  • Attend a square dance (held yesterday evening) for the social, rather than the dancing, aspects of it.
  • Attempt to watch the Monegasque princely wedding but be thwarted by the network strength.
  • Drive 90 miles round trip to Otsego County Sportsplex in Gaylord, the only rink in the area that has ice in the summer, to go skating and to prevent what few hockey skills I have from deteriorating.
  • Read a lot of books.
  • Sporcle.
  • Plan a wedding from 250 miles away.
If you have other ideas as to what could be done with this abundant free time, I'm all for it.

2 comments:

  1. I would add Cross-stitch to the list, especially since you are planning your wedding. Make something pretty for your new home! I can't help to imagine doing cross-stitch with the beautiful view out of the window on a cool but sunny Saturday afternoon, a cup of hot tea, light music echoing birds outside, and occasionally talking to your sweetheart through the always on video chatting...... Oh, life is beautiful. Now, I need to go back to Friday work. :-)

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  2. Hi Ye! I'm a big fan of cross-stitching; when I was in Washington DC a few years ago that was my big hobby for the summer. I should find a craft supply store around here and get some materials! Thanks for the idea :)

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