After five years and eight months, Flo and I have finally found a genre of movie that we both equally like. Movies like comedy, action and films-that-make-you-think all fall in the category of “One of us likes them more than the other” (it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out which is which) and horror neither of us like, which leaves rather slim pickens’ at the theater. Until now.

Dunh dunh duuuuuunh: Conspiracy and intrigue! Bring on the spy movies, the cover-up movies, the who’s the bad guy really? movies! I totally feel like we’ve reached another, deeper level of oneness in our relationship…

You may have also noticed the blog has been relatively quiet lately. That’s because I’ve been too dang busy for blogging! I officially began a distance-learning course to become a state certified translator. That was a month ago and the first material they sent me was German grammar. What?? It’s been pretty challenging, so I’ve been getting up early every morning (like, the clock has had an 8 in it!) and studying all day. I rock on comma placement, in case anyone needs help with that. Yep, so I’m a student again. The course takes two years and I think it looks pretty good.

We went window shopping in the city the other day and I saw these lamps, which I figured Jeremy and Bonnie would probably like, since they have a baby and like colorful things… I guess that means Kyla would also like them. Maybe you can send her a link. Here they are:

Next up: we have a colorful balcony! Since our perennials from last year decided to come up in the fall, they weren’t really feeling up to coming out again this spring. That was disappointing, but we just went to the flower store and bought different flowers. We didn’t even pay attention this year to what is annual and what is perennial. (My logic from last year was that if I got perennials it would save money and be less work. Ha!) The main point was to have color on the balcony and I dare say we’ve succeeded rather well. Have a look -

And then this is the edible side of our garden.

In the big box we have chives, parsley (which is growing like freak this year! We had to cut some of it back just so the poor chives could stand up straight)), coriander and we will put basil in there when the plants are big enough to go outside. Then on the windowsill and in one of the pots we have strawberry plants and the other pot has a raspberry plant. We’re simply hoping all the fruits don’t ripen while we’re away.

Oh? You didn’t know? I’m flying to America in two days to spend a month there and Flo will come for the last ten days. We’re going for a wedding, mostly. My uncle is marrying a very good friend of ours. Yay!