My weekend was filled with a lt of highs and lows. I got to see a lot of friends, I went to a few parties, and saw an old friend I hadn't seen in awhile. On Friday it was a friend's twenty first birthday, and we celebrated in a very classy way, with tacos and margaritas.
Up bright and early after that on Saturday morning, I drove to my parent's abode to work on my car. It has been in rough shape lately. My dad determined the mysterious liquid on the bottom of my car was in fact oil. We put more in and I carpooled to Frisbee with a cold friend.
It was my first practice and game with this new team. I had one friend there, and recognized a lot of faces from the frisbee social world, but I was still nervous about team dynamics. As one of the youngest persons on the team, I was definately worried nobody on the field would throw to me. Luckily this was not the case. My team didn't have many women show up to the game, but the girls that were there were very enthusiastic. One inparticular seemed to take me under her wing and was very helpful on and off field. I know I will enjoy playing with these people quite a bit.
Fast forward a couple hours and I am at a new restaurant in Eden Prairie. It is the Kono grill, and I have never been here before. I order to Balsamic Asparagus salad and still that and a flatbread pizza with a friend. The creamy balsamic is my first taste and it is a delight. The perfect blend of sweet and acidic dances on my tongue and I would be pleased if the salad was this alone. In my next bite I discover the huge tomato slices, lightly grilled and perfectly ripe. Add in some asparagus and onin and yu have the perfect salad. I am more than pleased and I hope the waitress recongnizes this in my tip. I will be back soon. We depart and head to a Japanese restaurant/ bar in Hopkin. Sake shots and 2-4-1 beers are ordered. It was the opposite of my salad. I do not want more. I want less or to leave. I am disappointed in the flavor, but the price was good. I could hardly imagine paying more. I am easily ready to go. It is time for bed.
The next morning I get ready for church with my family. I am ready first and wander outside in the gorgeous weather. Two of our chickens are wandering around and I pick one up. I contemplated putting her in her cage, but that wouldn't be fair if the other was allowed to roam free. I decide to let them both wander, this is what my family does daily. This turns out to be a huge mistake. We go to brunch and church and when I get back a fox has gotten her. This makes me so sad. Had I not been so lazy, she wold be fine. My parents tell me it is not fair to blame myself. She is outside so much if it hadn't been yesterday, it would have been the day after.
My Sunday ends in a well of sadness. Only slightly cheered with some Dwnton Abbey and vegan BBQ.
It really bothers me how much this bothers me. I just want my conscience to be clear, and it isn't. Nobody blames me for buttercups death, but as a vegetarian, I do not jive well with the idea that an animal lost their life because of me. One of the main reasons why I do not eat meat is because I do not wish to cause the painful death of another creature. And as I see, my laziness on Sunday caused death.
I have a huge test today, hopefully when it is over I will be able to nap and calm down again.
Thank you for reading, it was nice to get this off my chest.
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