Jess Jess Jessie McJess... And Ian.

Now that was a good weekend.  Visiting Jess and Ian really makes me miss living on my own and having my own space.  I sometimes feel like I am still a kid living with my parents, but for now it works the best for my situation.

I drove three hours to Platteville, into the setting sun and discovered that the entire town (or al least what felt like the whole town) was under construction.  I needed to call up Jess to figure out how to get to her house without driving fifteen miles out of the way and it turned out that was exactly what I had to do.  Stupid platteville and it's stupid roads that never connect with each other.  When I finally got to her house, I was handed a glass of wine upon entering the door and we spent a few hours talking then passed out, prepared to get up early to go to work.

We woke to delicious coffee and headed out to the writing center for a few hours of work.  We spent to morning looking at clothing online and making wonderful window decorations, Harry Potter themed, of course.  Laura showed up halfway through the day and helped out with the decorations.  They became more and more involved until Laura started on an epic 3-D Hagrid Hut that became an engineering problem and needed to be rethought.

After lunch, Jess and I went to Goodwill and went a little crazy.  I spent my time looking for cardigans and sweaters to pull over my dresses for work.  I also poked around for some clothing I could wear for a steampunk show I am going to later this year.  I found a pretty amazing outfit that has a few repairs and changes needed, but I think they are in the realm of my sewing ability.  I also found an amazing hat which I wore the rest of the weekend.  JEss got some amazing 60's Mod dresses and shoes that made me wish I had her feet.

We made some great pizza for dinner and went out for some drinks with Ian, Laura and Laura's friend Will.  It was a good night of conversation and entertainment followed by passing out early like the old people we are.  The next day, Jess had an interview for a salaried position on campus, one she already was 99% sure she had, and then we went to visit her friends in her home town.  That led to an afternoon spent with the most redneck folk I have been around in awhile  It was a breath of fresh air.  The women sat in the barn next to fans, painting nails and chatting, while the men worked on derby cars and got sweaty and dirty in the sun.  I actually had a good time and it made me miss the old days at the stable.

That night we grilled some chicken and I left bright and early at 8:30 to be home in time to work at African world festival.  I found out I will most likely be working at Mexican Fiesta and Irish Fest as well.  Yay money!  Today I worked for 10 hours and then came home and passed out, then read for awhile.  Ah, the good life.

Two Gorgeous Ladies