Goodbye Goldie and other signs of change.

Had to say goodbye to a longtime fish-mate of mine. The Golden Severum we named "Goldie" who swam like a grump for 10 years in our 55 gallon fish tank. We bought those two golden severums way back when we were in Illinois. I think we got them at a pet shop in Champaign, IL. They always had better shops and eataries there - and Jason and I would make roadtrips to get homebrew supplies, shoes, pet supplies and eat lunch at this wonderful resturant called The Great Impasta. God I miss that place. Remember the noodle salad? To DIE for. So, Jason and I estimate that fish was around 10 years old. And from some quick research, thier life span is 5-10 years, so that fish lived a long time! As I mentioned, the other severum died a long time ago. The funny thing is there are fish in that tank even OLDER than the severum. Two silver dollars and a sucker fish. Plus this little (well now it's pretty big) red-eyed tetra which has managed to survive somehow. For the first time ever, I witnessed that little tetra swim out into the middle of the tank. Funny - he'd never do that with the Goldie in it's path for fear of being eaten. So, that big yellow fish is off to a better place, leaving my 55 gallon very empty!

The strange thing is, we were just about to move that fish tank and put it behind the couch. That plan is still in the works, and now it looks like I will be revamping the entire tank. I was thinking of just taking it down all together, but Jason talked me out of it.

On another note, I'm feeling all grown up and sophisticated these last few days. We painted our bedroom over Memorial Day Weekend and it's looking great! We went with a brownish/bronze called Tiki Hut. We also got two new bedside lamps. So for a total of two cans of paint and two new lamps, our bedroom has a whole new look! I really like the way it turned out. I'll have to post some pics.

Speaking of change, the construction on the 14th street bridge hasn't started yet. Meaning, the nightmare hasn't started yet. Jason now uses the metro to go to work so I'm using his car for my commute - it is awesome! However, I'm not looking forward to the construction. It will begin any day now. Ugh.

Thanks to the following things that make me smile:
1. Pretzel Goldfish
2. Leia
3. Coleslaw
4. Strawberry shampoo
5. Arctic Bars
6. Jason's car
7. new paint
8. Kung Fu Panda
9.

Snickerdoodle Bundt

I don't know if I mentioned it, but Leia is better now. There was a two week period..actually the last 1/2 of April where we were trying to figure out what was up with our sick dog. But, it seems we are back to normal now. Only one vet visit. Thank goodness.

Last weekend the farmer's market opened down the path from our place. It was pouring rain, but there was still a lot of people there. Not enough veg though. My favorite veg place seemed to be missing from the lot and we had to accept a damn dog treat from that lady who makes them from scratch. Please tell me she's not going to force dog treats on us all summer long. It wouldn't be so bad, but Leia doesn't really like them :) Which makes me laugh. We did get some fresh cheese, hummus and strawberries. The strawberries went well with a Snickerdoodle Bundt Cake I made last Saturday night.