Good things in life:

1. Kevin and I found an apartment! I still feel like singing the doxology. God is such a good Father, in the big and in the small thoughtful ways too. This apartment was the very first option I saw listed for September (there's hardly ANYTHING listed for September yet), and it honestly met all our best hopes for a place: location, amenities, price, everything. We viewed it yesterday morning, applied and got approved within hours and signed the lease that afternoon.

Not only is it wonderful to have this done before the logistical crunch that will be July, but I'm also wholly, completely happy with our choice. Getting approved and signing the lease was a hand-holding-and-hugs (maybe some kisses) big deal, because we realized that this is like, Our Very First Apartment together. Yeah! Our future life seems more real now.


My love being awesome, and me being task-oriented:



2. Katelyn came to visit! She arrived Thursday night and has to leave this afternoon. In between, we had a great time sleeping in, hanging out with Kevin, spending a night in Wisconsin, and riding the CTA:



3. Learning French. (Well, I'm learning to read French.) And knowledge, especially language-competency-related knowledge, and especially free knowledge that only requires a three-week class commitment, makes me happy. And what makes me even happier is that "it's true what they say": Once you know two Romance languages (or in my case, one Romance language and classical Latin), the rest really do come for free. C'est tres cinchy!


4. This West African-inspired stew. It involves peanut butter, pineapple, and leafy greens, and is one of the most memorable meals I have ever cooked and eaten. Sooooo deeeeeeeelishhhh.



5. Real summer weather. Yes, it's humid, and yes, it was 30 degrees cooler two weeks ago. I don't care. I waited six months for this. The sun is out (til 9 p.m., at that), and I am going to get a rocking tan without even trying. YES.