update

well, i'm not being very consistent with this blogging thing. sometimes i don't feel like there's too much to post about anyways. but there have been some developments in the life of little brooke, that i suppose i could share. first, leah has officially moved out. yep, i'm roommateless. it's pretty weird, the house being empty, going a long time without speaking any words to anybody face-to-face (which will change next week when i start working 40 hours a week). trevor and i spent the much of saturday, some of sunday, and most of monday apartment hunting. it felt like a grown-up thing to do, and i'm not sure i liked it. it's a tough call to make: live in a matchbox and save money or cough it up and be more comfortable. i decided on comfort (money can buy happiness in that regard, i suppose), and will be moving into an efficiency (yep, an apartment without a bedroom is bigger than what i almost went with) apartment on kavanaugh in this really old, pretty cool apartment building. hardwood floors, old appliances, full of character. the garden is coming along quite nicely. for proof, see photos below. i'm also putting in some pictures of trevor and me on our first backpacking trip. we only spent one night because of mother's day, but it was a blast and worth the dusty drive. i'm hoping to get my rear into shape so i can make it farther than 2 miles a day without dragging...