I have tried out some delicious restaurants - including Wasabi Sushi, Genki Sushi, and Flaming Amy's. I am trying to find the best sushi restaurant around here because I LOVE it. I have previously tried Nikki's Sushi (a small chain around here) and was very disappointed. Matt and I used to go to Bonjung Sushi in Collegeville when I went to Ursinus and LOVED it. It was definitely one of my favorite restaurants of all time. Right now, of the three I have tried, Genki Sushi is winning. Flaming Amy's was delicious as the reviews stated - I got a speciality burrito with chicken and it was very yummy. The Copper Penny is definitely winning overall though. It is a Philadelphia sports bar in downtown Wilmington - but that's not the reason I love it. The food is bar food - but awesome bar food.
I have done a lot of shopping and exploring the area as well. From my location, it usually takes me about 15 minutes to get where I need to go - which is fine with me. Pretty much the same situation as I was living in West Chester - any shopping I needed to do was in Exton usually, about 15 minutes away. It will also take me anywhere from 10-15 minutes to get to school (depending on traffic). Anyway, there is a Target, Homegoods, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and lots of other chains. I will miss Wegman's, H&M, and DSW a lot. The only problem with Wilmington is that if it does not have the store you want (which it usually does) you have to go pretty far to get it (either Charlotte - 3.5 hrs or Myrtle Beach - 1.5 hrs)
I volunteered with Cattails adoption agency stationed at Petsmart. That was fun (can't wait to have my own cat!!!). I went to the farmer's market - that was nice, I probably will visit again (it's every Saturday). I went to the DMV to take my driver test to get my new NC license (which I PASSED by the way). The same day I went to Walmart. If you want to see the "rough" people from Wilmington, I advise to either visit Walmart or the DMV :). I have been slowly decorating and unpacking just about every day. It is finally almost done! Above is a picture of me sitting in my office/2nd bedroom. I really love the natural light that comes in. I got nice blue curtains (for $3.29 a pair at goodwill by the way) for each room that still need to go in the office (I ran out of nails and had to wait to do those). And I went to Antique stores on Castle St. (there are a ton of cool antique shops here - still plenty to visit that I have not yet).
The weather here is very strange lately (I am not sure if it is the norm yet or not. People have told me that it's normal around here than others have said it is very unusual and not normal. So I don't know!). Yes, it is hot. But just about every day has rained at very varying intervals of time. It is usually extremely unpredictable rain. It will beautiful blue skies one minute, then ten minutes later a thunderstorm! Yesterday, I was doing my errands, and driving I could barely see and the roads were flooded and there was thunder and lightning. It slowly rained a bit lighter but the sky was still dark. I went into a store for about a half hour and came back out and it was beautifully sunny and lovely blue skies. STRANGE!
I met with my mentor last week and am meeting with her again tomorrow. We went to mental health court and met with the judge and the psychologist and the rest of the treatment team. It was a new and enlightening experience. I will either be doing research here or with a new project starting with cognitive enhancement therapy (I am hoping this one goes through, as it is more closely related to my research interests). I am very glad I can get started on things before school starts. I am excited to start. The week of the 20th is when orientation and classes all start. Whooohooo!! I have been ready for graduate school since last year and I am so excited the time is finally here.
Today's agenda is.....Insanity (workout I currently love. I wanted to lose a few more pounds before school starts but it has been harder than I thought. I have trouble in general when I do not have a busy and set schedule. We will see what I can do :)). Clean up/ organize the living room and my bedroom. Check the mail. Oh and read my articles I have been putting off too long!
Goodbye friends
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