I woke up at noon w/quite the caffeine headache. That was the latest I've slept in since exams ended, a week ago as of Monday. After I drank some coffee and had a little breakfast, I took Darwin down to the Marine Corp Memorial. I walked and the iguana rode along in my gray Hello Kitty canvas bag that reads, "Smile! Pass it On." I found us a spot on the clearing, behind the monument. I had bought Darwin a harness leash the other day and it worked out pretty well. For the most part Darwin just crouched in the grass, a little wary of all the people. I tried to read a book I had brought with me, but I was too excited having Darwin there in the park with me for the first time ever. At one point I laid down in the grass and pulled her on top of my chest and we sunbathed like that for a long while. Darwin rested her head on my chin. The sun started getting to me and I stood up. The iguana crept a few feet in the direction of a woman who was sitting not far from us, but closer in relation to the trees. She asked, "Hey, is that an iguana?" I said, "Yeah. Would you like to pet her?" Her response was sure so I put Darwin up on my shoulder and we walked over. We humans got to chatting while Darwin considered climbing a tree. She began to literally pull me toward them and I picked her up a couple of times and tried to get her to calm down. Eventually my conversation with Susan ended and I walked back over to where my things were. Darwin settled down when I put her back in the grass. After I made a phone call I packed everything up, including Darwin, and we left.
Later in the evening I went Target with Andrew to exchange a pair of black linen pants. I ended up getting Alanis Morrisette's new CD and 2 two-piece Issac Mizrahi swim suits, one with a solid pink halter top and a pink and white stripped bikini bottom and the other a red halter top with white polka dots and matching boy shorts. These are the first bathing suits I've bought in something like seven years. I don't know if I'm daring enough to wear them out in public. I've lost a lot of weight, but I'm still out of shape. I generally eat right, but I've been thinking about starting to work out since it is the summer and I don't have a solid excuse not to. Maybe I'll even start tonight...
-- CrystalShiloh @ 11:45 PM