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29May/160

Neighbor Favor

Yesterday morning I woke up to my neighbor mowing my lawn with his riding mower.  I didn't ask him... He just kind of did it.

See, I've been using a reel mower which is just a manual push mower.  It's a struggle if the grass gets too high.  If you keep up with it, it's fine.  But if it grows too fast and it rains too much... Which we had recently... It's just impossible to keep on top of it.  I only JUST found the weed wacker in the garage which would have helped, and will help going forward.

See, the past few years the lawn has been mowed by my mom's high-school friend at a discounted rate.  Well... He couldn't mow it anymore because we were the only client in the area and it really just wasn't worth his time/effort because landscapers like to have multiple clients in the same area from what I understand.  If there's only one person and it's a good half hour drive, it's almost not worth the gas money to drive the equipment all the way there just for a single mow.  I understand that.  Makes complete sense.

So the gas mower we had was trashed years ago and I bought a little eco friendly push mower.  I actually used to take care of the lawn years ago in the 08/09 ish years before the landscaper person took over.  I knew it was a lot of mowing but I knew I could stay on top of it.  I just wasn't prepared for it.  It takes some getting used to and as well it's a work out.... So you really have to build up the muscles and stamina.

Anyways, he just did the whole lawn.  I thanked him and told him I would get him something in return.  To which he replied "oh man you don't have to do that."  Well I did it.

I did a little more cleaning up in general of the garden beds.  I need to buy a plant to replace one that died and I also need to really trim and clean the gardens.

So I went to Penns Woods Winery and got a glass of sangria and worked on the book, I also bought my neighbor a nice bottle of wine to return the favor.

Then I went up to West Chester to meet a girl for a date.  It was ok.  Nothing exciting.  No sparks.  I then got gelato after the date... The gelato was good.

I was then walking back to my car when I heard this "girls just wanna have fun" song playing, that had come up on shuffle on my iPad while I was driving to the winery.

So, I decided to go up there.  I hung around for a while and had a beer.  Then I left and went across the street to another bar.  I sat next to a girl and we started chatting.  Then her friend next to her, it turns out, her dad was the DJ across the street that was playing the song.

I thought that was funny.  Well so then we all left after the band that was playing at the current bar because they invited me to come to Pita Pit with them.

Well... She ended up buying us all Pita Pit sandwiches.  I was like wow... Thanks.  I exchanged numbers with the girl I was chatting with and went on my way.

I'm not particularly taken with her.  She seems nice.  I texted her today.  She texted back.  It's not a romantic thing.

Well anyways... Today I took the bottle of wine over to my neighbor.  He was napping so I gave it to his wife and kids.  They invited me to come to this little gathering they are having... I wanted to go... But I just never made it over.

I still need to shower.  I'll probably just make some food here.  Maybe go to the gym and up the street to Iron Hill to do some more writing and then probably to the store after to do some shopping.  Then back home here to head to bed.  Oh the exciting life I lead.  Everyone is off getting married and having kids... and I don't know... I'm just here... Not sure exactly what my next step in life is.  I think once the bigger money starts coming in...

I'll just start using that to make bigger trades and then when I really start making the big big money from trading and such... I'll travel a lot.  I'll just kind of really start sprucing up this house... Buy new things and do renovations.  Then I'll eventually sell the house.... Move somewhere new.  Just really kind of try to make bigger and better trades so that I can get my income above and beyond the 6 figure point. Then I'll just kind of see where that takes me in life.  Maybe I'll meet the love of my life down the road and end up doing that kids and marriage thing some day too.  For now... I don't know, I just can't seem to go on a date that really... Grabs me like I've had happen in the past.

Just waiting for that to happen again.  For now... I just kind of do random things like go out in West Chester, or go to the Winery and write.  Or give bottles of wine to repay friends favors.  Just go on first dates.  Always another first date it seems.  But when you're single... That's what you do.  You go on first dates until something finally clicks.

 

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