Things to Celebrate

Last week we paid off the last of my student loans from grad school - 6 years after I finished.  Pretty good, I think!  Of course, we still have a couple of E's loans to work on, but they're coming along.

So what did we do to celebrate?  Well, nothing officially.  But on Saturday we packed up a few friends (and some donuts) and went to pick strawberries.  We came home with this:

Yes, that is 12 quarts of strawberries (for $30!).  In the last few days, much of this stash has gone into our bellies and the rest into our freezer.

Our garden is also coming along.  Every day (or every few hours, it seems), there is more growth.

Haven't witnessed it yet ourselves, but we're told that the tomatillo had blossoms as of this morning!