picked up the last few items for the trip, although I never did find the Ecco sandals I was looking for…

blasted off from work to go and choose carpet for the basement floor as they will be completing the repairs while I am away… I hope to come home to a fully functional basement… right now there is a fan blowing, a dehumidifier going, and two feel of drywall missing from one wall…

the last bits and pieces of George’s stuff that I haven’t dealt with are piled up in one corner and the furniture is taking up the rest of the space… when I get home I will need to do a sort through and make decisions on what needs to go where…

stopped at Safeway after all the shopping, and then went to the Sushi Train and had dinner…

place setting for one…

now that doesn’t sound like a big deal, but that is the first time in my life I have gone into a restaurant and eaten on my own…

yummy tempura…

felt like a huge step… I’ve been thinking about it for some time and tonight was just the right time…

cold spinach and peanut sauce…

I had a lovely dinner, and ordered enough to have some for my lunch tomorrow…

gyoza for tomorrow’s lunch…

Jeff had been by and fixed the flapping siding and moved the planter up to its new home… closer to being ready to go with every minute…