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We had a weekend adventure!

 

Everybody was down in Laramie, and Austin's little sister Kristine came to lunch with us. 
We have many a nights from the summer where we spent the early AM's at a 24 hour Mexican restaurant, and so it was only natural we went to one again. 




Austin started work at the Hilton, and I had a surprise change of events (possibly) with the job situation. So... more to come on that, I find out all next week. 

All that meant we had a weekend free! And Austin's dad wasn't working either. Perfect!

So as soon as I got home from my interview, we left for Casper. (2 hours away)





Supposedly, the 31st of May is the "guarantee" day that your plants will no longer encounter a frost. We helped Austin's parents pick out plants, and do their pots for this summer :) First we went to local greenhouses, (where we all saw what we thought was a hummingbird... it was a MOTH.) And we saw a funny danger-danger sign that was a little racist. Then back to the parent's home,  out to the backyard... our true relationship shows. Kristine our buddy, and we are forever goof-offs. 
 
 









Sunday we enjoyed a game of Croquet, and tomorrow we're going to our favorite diner, and I start one of my job's orientations :)




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