July 1st – Dinner at a restaurant I really like with some friends. It’s a Chinese restaurant and the food is really good. We talked and ate, and it was just good fun.

July 2nd – Work meetings that went well. Someone I work with was teasing me about not being able to take a vacation for the remainder of the year. It was a nice morning at work.

July 3rd – There was a little history quiz at work for the 4th. It was fun and I was surprised at things I didn’t remember (and should have) and things I did remember. People really enjoyed it.

Then I went to lunch with a friend, who I am quite fond of. We just had a nice lunch away from work which gave us the chance to talk and get to know each other better. I could use a lunch like this more often.

July 4th – I watched a parade in the morning. I hadn’t been to a Fourth of July parade in 4 years so I decided that I needed to get out and see one. It was quite hot and I ended up standing in the sun all morning, but it was great fun to see all the people having fun and enjoying being a community. I need to do more activities like this. I miss being part of a small community.

I also enjoyed going on a scooter ride – no particular destination. I just rode and enjoyed it.

July 5th – I went to work for a while and took care of an issue. Then I came home and fell asleep for a while since I was really tired. Later I went back to work to talk to my mentor and ask his advice on some problems. We had a nice long talk. I do like my mentor. :)