back from Rhode Island
When I paid for my dinner last night, the change was 25 cents. I turned over the quarter in my hand and noticed that it was a “Rhode Island” state quarter. I immediately called Paul and told him it was a sign! I’m not sure what it’s a sign for, but it was cool. :-)
So I chose a bad weekend to visit, since it rained all weekend and I didn’t really get to see the leaves. But I did get to see Paul, and since that’s why I went up in the first place, it wasn’t too bad. :-)
Things we did:
- Ate lunch at Paul’s favorite Mexican restaurant in Providence
- Visited Paul’s office at Allen Resources, and met his coworkers
- Watched the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Clue, and finally saw Napoleon Dynamite
- Worked together on a project that my company contracted him to do
- Met Paul’s roommate and his kitten Chipi; took lots of pictures of Chipi
- Made enchiladas for dinner (and discovered that cutting up onions doesn’t affect me whatsoever so I guess I have a new calling in life!)
- Visited the Norman Rockwell Museum
- Attended Paul’s church
- Walked around Providence Place Mall
- Spent some quality time with Micah and Nichole at Starbucks
- Shared donuts at a Rhode Island staple, Dunkin Donuts and thereby discovered we have the same favorite donut (apple and spice)
- Played card games, with the final tally at a tie for wins
- Talked a lot, laughed a lot, and just enjoyed being with each other
Things we didn’t do:
- Sleep
- See many fall leaves
- Read more of the book we’re reading together over the phone, Anne of Green Gables
- Go to Plimouth Plantation (because of the rain)
- Visit Boston
- Drink coffee at Dunkin Donuts