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And to think that I was originally supposed to have left this morning... Instead, today was quite a busy day.
First thing in the morning, H and I called his folks on Skype for our weekly chat, and I got to met his grandmother, whom we'd arranged for his parents to have over so that she and I could meet. She seems quite lovely.
Then we went over to my place and put in a load of laundry. From there, we set out and walked to the old city, where we went gift-hunting for my family, and found what I think are some nice little presents. This involved some bargaining, which isn't something either of us loves, but which we accomplished fairly well, I think. It also involved not actually getting lost- thanks to H's sense of direction (clearly, not to mine, I have none, especially in places like that). He was also of great help in helping me think about what I was looking for, and pointing out things that he thought might fit the pattern of what I'd looked at thus far/how I'd described folks' tastes. The final decisions were mine- but he was an incredible help.
From there, we walked downtown and got some lunch. Then we went to the poster shop for him to get a few things to start getting gifts for his family, as he's leaving in about 2 weeks. From there, we brought some books I'd bought this year that I didn't think were worth bringing back to the states with me back to the bookstores from whence they came, and got some trade credit or cash back for them. From there, we walked back to my place.
At my apartment, we hung out one load of laundry, and then went back to H's for more of his laundry, since he doesn't have a laundry machine at his apartment, and figured we'd make the most of access to mine before I go, especially since there are now no roommates to share it with (one left weeks ago, the other two left early this morning.) So we returned, did more laundry, and I worked on cleaning up the place- being the last one out has its disadvantages, especially since my roommates missed doing a few of the things that they were originally going to be doing, in terms of cleaning the place up. At a certain point, I gave in for the day, since there is yet more laundry to do tomorrow morning, and decided to go on back to H's place so we could have some dinner. Tomorrow, I'll finish up the last pieces of cleaning, along with the rest of the laundry.
It was quite the busy day- tomorrow ought to be lower key. But I'm really not sure how I'd have gotten all of this done if I were leaving this morning. I guess I'd have fit what had to be done in somehow, but this unexpected extra few days has ended up making life rather more relaxed.
First thing in the morning, H and I called his folks on Skype for our weekly chat, and I got to met his grandmother, whom we'd arranged for his parents to have over so that she and I could meet. She seems quite lovely.
Then we went over to my place and put in a load of laundry. From there, we set out and walked to the old city, where we went gift-hunting for my family, and found what I think are some nice little presents. This involved some bargaining, which isn't something either of us loves, but which we accomplished fairly well, I think. It also involved not actually getting lost- thanks to H's sense of direction (clearly, not to mine, I have none, especially in places like that). He was also of great help in helping me think about what I was looking for, and pointing out things that he thought might fit the pattern of what I'd looked at thus far/how I'd described folks' tastes. The final decisions were mine- but he was an incredible help.
From there, we walked downtown and got some lunch. Then we went to the poster shop for him to get a few things to start getting gifts for his family, as he's leaving in about 2 weeks. From there, we brought some books I'd bought this year that I didn't think were worth bringing back to the states with me back to the bookstores from whence they came, and got some trade credit or cash back for them. From there, we walked back to my place.
At my apartment, we hung out one load of laundry, and then went back to H's for more of his laundry, since he doesn't have a laundry machine at his apartment, and figured we'd make the most of access to mine before I go, especially since there are now no roommates to share it with (one left weeks ago, the other two left early this morning.) So we returned, did more laundry, and I worked on cleaning up the place- being the last one out has its disadvantages, especially since my roommates missed doing a few of the things that they were originally going to be doing, in terms of cleaning the place up. At a certain point, I gave in for the day, since there is yet more laundry to do tomorrow morning, and decided to go on back to H's place so we could have some dinner. Tomorrow, I'll finish up the last pieces of cleaning, along with the rest of the laundry.
It was quite the busy day- tomorrow ought to be lower key. But I'm really not sure how I'd have gotten all of this done if I were leaving this morning. I guess I'd have fit what had to be done in somehow, but this unexpected extra few days has ended up making life rather more relaxed.