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