How Does Your Garden Grow?

What a beautiful week we had here in Western Washington! So beautiful that Steven and I had planted a garden on our deck! I can't remember why I suddenly was in the mood for growing a garden, but I was. So FHE Monday night Steven and I planted our garden. We planted marigolds, green beans, basil, carrots, and lettuce (romaine and butter head). We also planted 12 starter strawberries in a Topsy Turby planter and here's hoping we will have a good harvest in a few months. If the strawberries do really well, then I plan on making strawberry jam! (P.S. Click on pictures to enlarge)

Day 1

So that was Monday. Tuesday I got to spend some time with my Dad and we went to eat at Claim Jumper. It was very tasty and I thought the grilled artichokes were the best of it!

Wednesday Steven came home talking about how they had some new testers in their department and how he was training them today. One person imparticular stuck out. This woman kept asking questions, some of which seemed really silly for someone who's to be testing games to be asking. Later one of his other co-workers mentions to him that the girl is flirting with him. Steven, completely surprised by this statement, didn't believe it. However the next day when the questions continued he began to wonder. During that day she came over to Steven's computer to ask another question and while there pointed out Steven's wedding ring, saying that it was interesting. The thing is Steven wears his wedding ring on his middle finger due to me sizing it wrong. So he informs her it's his wedding ring in which she, sounding surprised, states the obvious that it's on the wrong finger. Steven tells her why, but in a very 'yep-I'm-married-can't-flirt' kind of way (basically he felt that he over explained it when he really had no clear idea if she was flirting with him).

I enjoyed hearing about this potential flirt just because it was gratifying to see that Steven was still very into me. Since it sounds like she keeps asking questions and not quite comprehending tasks that to Steven seem quite simple.

Wednesday I got together with Jessica for a game night. We played Super Mario in which we took turns collecting stars. It's kinda interesting because Jessica is a secret gamer. If someone told me she liked playing video games I'd say, "Only because her brothers and boyfriend plays." Nope, she plays on her own whim too which is pretty cool. Plus, the Nintendo 64 she has still works and she has a bunch of the old games I remember playing in elementary school.

Thursday I noticed our first bud springing forth! It is one of the Romaine buds. By Friday evening even more buds were visible! Some of the butter head were poking up too. Saturday a Marigold was coming up and this morning even more buds from the lettuce and marigolds were coming up. The strawberries seem to be doing well.

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I hope the rest of the seeds begin to poke out soon. I so can't wait to get them into their planter boxes and watch them get bigger and bigger. (P.S. If anyone of you who are close by would like a starter plant, I'm sure I'll have plenty to spare!)

<3 Meri