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She Says: Is moving an initiative? How reliable are horoscopes (in the State)? To eliminate any risk, we will check out Sunday... "Gemini (May 21-June 20): Open the fortune cookie and read the message, but take it with a grain of salt. This is not a good week to launch initiatives."

Friday at 8:30a.m. is walk through of Renaissance Plaza condo and 11:00 a.m. closing sans current owners (^*&^&!). To do Monday: 1. Invite painter and contractor to come and give bid Friday afternoon. 2. Start change of address to Pulaski Street address. 3. Call Time Warner and hope we have made the window and won't have to pay to open a new account.

Accomplishments this weekend: 1. Picked out paint, carpet and bedspread. 2. Attended Shalimar block party as a "used to live here neighbor". Side note: Mary remains the best ever neighbor. She rescued the peace plant that Bubba Y (I'm  99% sure) gave us as a wedding shower present from the trash pile and is bringing new life to it (sunlight and fertilizer do great things). Not enough time to chat with all the neighbors I cherish, but hope to be invited earlier than next year's block party! 
3. Had the awkward moment with the new owners of Chateau de
Shalimar (the damn lawnmower, sorry Flat). 4. Bought new Renaissance mattress (that is really the name!) at Best Mattress (the ONLY place to go in Columbia - made local!!!!).  5. Parked near condo and strolled up to meet Fred (Jason's friend from grad school) for dinner. Felt the calm vibe of the Vista and allowed a moment of zen as we think of our life to come. 6. I'd be remiss if I didn't point out the Gamecocks baseball team, year three in the College World Series. Two or three games to go!

Also of note, first session with Angie at Fit Columbia! Will share more on that in the days to come, but if you are looking for affordable personal training check out http://fitcolumbia.com/index.html.

Pondering now the value of a great painter versus a good painter... The pocketbook will help us decide that matter.