I barely had any homework to do today, and it was a wonderful 82 degrees outside. I texted Rachel and she was in the process of starting a garden in her backyard, so I helped out!

First, we went to Lowe's and picked up all of the typical gardening tools (trowel, cultivator, watering can, etc.) along with some patio accessories (chairs, tiki torches, and bird feeder!).

The most important decision we made all day was what to plant. That decision was flowers. The only criteria: pretty and easy to grow. The patio gets 6+ hours of sun every day, so that was a factor, too.


The flowers we ended up getting were Asiatic Lilies, Oriental Lilies, and some others. I forget their names, but they're pink, blue, and red (the three in the middle of the row in the picture). This is only the beginning, however. There's still plenty of room to plant all sorts of flowers and/or vegetables.

Rachel's cat, Tipper (named because the tip of her tail is the only white part on her all-black fur) was watching us the whole time through the screen door. One thing caught her attention, however: a fly. She pounced and stuck to the screen like velcro. Luckily, she did it more than once, so I got a picture. It was absolutely hilarious.


After a hard day's work, we made a trip to Ruby Tuesday. The water in the apartment complex was shut off because a pipe in the main water supply was leaking, so eating out was pretty much the only option we had.

Stuffed with artichoke spinach dip and the salad bar, we watched some classic 90's cartoons on Netflix: Hey Arnold! and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. Is there anything better than watching 90's cartoons and reliving childhood memories? I think not.

Today was a beautiful day well spent.