I’ve been visiting my parent’s this week in upstate New York and it finally feels like summer is here now that I’m lounging by the pool and out of work for the entire month! Since I’m moving into a new apartment in St. Louis at the end of this week, it’s been kind of a hectic time to keep up with a new change.
However, as my welcome home dinner, my dad bought local beef for dinner and it was delicious! My parents even said they might start always buying local beef and even other meat. That made me happy!
Not eating fast food has been so easy since I am surrounded by people who want to cook me delicious food this week. In the airport Saturday, during my 10-hour trip (thanks to delays and missed connections) I broke down and ate a salad. I had hoped to avoid eating in the airport, since that is basically all considered fast food, and brought two oranges and a bag of pistachios. However, when I open the first orange I saw it was very mushy and had gone bad. So, when we de-boarded the first flight, I got a bagel. Dunkin Donuts uses little paper bags though so I didn’t feel too bad. And my Nalgen was really helpful at keeping me from getting a bottled drink. Other than that, it has not been a challenge.
When we drive in the U-Haul back to St. Louis on a fun 14-hour drive, I am going to try and persuade my dad to eat a packed lunch in a park or rest-area rather than stopping at a fast-food joint. I’ll update on that later this week! Next week, I am going to try to bike instead of drive on errands, if possible. As for the rest of this week, I am just going to keep up with same goals and try and get this move over with!
