I knew it would happen eventually - I’d get so wrapped up in all the excitement and not leave time to blog at the end of the night.  It’s a great feeling really, to be surrounded by so much fun all the time.

So yesterday I took it easy.  I was a little bit pissed after having to do dishes until 11p so I took the morning off and went into town.  I took my computer and got some work done- answered e-mails, paid some bills, called University as a follow up for placing my application, etc.   It felt good to actually have some time to be in my head and get stuff done for me, without having to sit in the lounge area feeling guilty for not doing dishes or engaging, or whatever.  I also partook in a bit of retail therapy and bought a cute skirt at the outfitters store.  While I was on the internet I saw that Edith was playing in Sante Fe that night - I thought they weren’t playing until July, so I was glad I happen to get on line that morning.  I brought it to the attention of the rest of the girls and a group of us decided to go.  I spent just a moment in the garden, ate some lunch, and did an acupuncture treatment on one of Mouna’s patients and then we left!  Kate, Grace, Sara and I drove down and ate dinner while they played at the Cowgirl.  It was so much fun to see them - weird of course to be on the other side, but fun.  It made me miss playing, but it also made me a little glad that I’m not moving back to Colorado Springs...

Grace and Teagan decided to stay with some guy that sat down at our table.  I didn’t get a good vibe from him.  He was pretty much the epitome of what pisses me off about 20-something men.  He’s cute, he knows it, he’s not interesting to talk to and he doesn’t try to engage you in anyway, and yet he expect you to fawn over him because he’s pretty and has a penis.  Maybe it would have worked on me a few years ago, but I’m far too jaded these days to fall for a trick like that.  But the girls were safe and they had fun and that’s what matters.

We also met this riot of a woman named Elisia. She was a lesbian, probably about 40 or so and she was so funny.  Now she was interesting to talk to, and tried to engage us... she was also a woman and wasn’t really doing it for me, but hilarious none the less.  For whatever reason she wanted to take Kate’s photo and so she plopped down $40 in exchange to “buy us all a round” which morphed into “flask money”.  She then continued to lecture us on how we all need to have a flask on us at all times.  How we need to be more wild in our 20’s and “we should be riding all the dick we can” ... it just went on and on.  I liked her. 

Anyway, after dancing to Stove and hanging out with the band for a little while we hit the road and were home by 2a.

Seeing as it was a late night I chose to sleep until 9:30, at which point it was too hot in my cabin to sleep any longer.  I made it out into the garden for a while and weeded some more land in the lower field with a guy named Kenny.  He comes and works on the land every once in a while when he comes to get treatments from Mouna.  He owns  some of his own land in Colorado, mostly to grow weed on, but also to sustain himself.  Kenny is a 20-something, ex-marine, farmer, activist, and incredibly interesting to talk to.  The time just flew by even though it was hot and dry.  He actually stayed to get more treatments from Mouna, but Mouna didn’t tell him that she was going out of town.  So he stayed and let us work on him.  It was so cool.  I suppose it was a little awkward.  We had spent the afternoon practicing on each other, but this was our first “real patient” without Mouna there and the awkwardness was heightened by the fact that his is a good looking 20-something year old man and he is naked laying face down and we are rubbing him down with oils.  But I got over that and it felt so easy and natural to put the needles in.  I really enjoy it.   As payment Kenny made us all delicious chili over the fire complete with toppings and beer - delicious meal.  

In the garden this evening we planted all of the summer squash.  I believe the goal was to have all the planting done by the solstice, which was yesterday, but I think we’re getting close.  I loved planting the squash.  It’s so meditative and it looks so beautiful when it’s all done.  Kate and I also partook in some sunset yoga again - i love that <3