{"id":43223,"date":"2023-07-31T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=43223"},"modified":"2024-01-02T12:54:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T18:54:36","slug":"july-2023-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/july-2023-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2023 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

(It\u2019s January 2024 and I\u2019m backdating a post for each month that I have not blogged.)<\/p>\n

(Post 242 of 263)<\/p>\n

July feels like a lifetime ago. I already shared the biggest highlight, getting my mortgage, but as of the time of writing this post in January 2024, we still have not closed. It’s been a Process, but since I’m already in my house, the delays haven’t been too onerous and I remain patient, waiting for this final chapter, this end of the beginning of the rest of my life, to come to a close.<\/p>\n

The summer was infernally hot, so looking at my pictures from the month, I just see lots of cooking, cats, and memes. Really the only exciting things that happened were a Costco run and the day I played hooky to see Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! I like to go out for ribs on movie days and tried a new restaurant, TGI Friday’s, this day. The food was forgettable but for this fresh habanero salsa, of which I ate the whole thing. I finally have Mexican tastebuds!<\/p>\n

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Some shots of the girls in July:<\/p>\n

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I did a lot of Conqueror Virtual Challenges in 2023<\/a>, as motivation to get exercise beyond just Pilates. For each completed challenge, you get a beautiful medal. Here is one I received in July for the Giza Pyramids challenge:<\/p>\n

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We have a fledgling new bus service in M\u00e9rida that uses a prepaid card that you top up rather than cash. I finally was able to get my card in July even if, spoiler alert, I didn’t get to use it for months.<\/p>\n

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I’m really pleased by how much I read for pleasure in 2023. I got through all of the CB Strike novels. In July, I got to work on the last one in my pile, with the goal to finish by the time the next one arrived in early October!<\/p>\n

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I can’t believe the Taco-Bell-style bean burritos were made in July since I finished the last one yesterday. This was some of the best meal planning I’ve ever done as they are fairly nutritious and filling and they freeze well. I was always happy to pull one out for a quick meal over these last five very busy months.<\/p>\n

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On to August. I hope that month was a bit more riveting…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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