The Good Life *Outdoors Pt 1: The Burbs According to Summer

Hi All. It's been a bit over a week since I've updated you all on the journey. No worries, we'll start where I left off. I last wrote sitting in Summer's relatives front room with a kindly poured glass of Rosé. It was a warm afternoon and the previous day/night was Friday. 

As you last read, there was a decision amongst the nine balconies. 2 made the final cut. One was close, expensive, small space with an even tinier deck. The other was 6 miles from downtown, large, affordable with a huge balcony. We made a good decision regarding the facts and such and signed the lease for #9 on Friday after spending the day at the LifeTime Pool since we didn't have access to the pool here yet. Afterwords, we decided to celebrate the decision with a glass of wine. The weather was beautiful, the night was quiet and the bottle of wine proceeded to be emptied. Our host and their friend returned from dinner and joined us outside. We switched to the delicious brew of Shiner Bock and great conversation lasted into the wee hours of the night/morning. A main topic included the heritage of Taragos (me, the writer). I claim it to be Czech. However, the Czech we were with had her doubts and it became leaked that it may be in fact Russian, which I knew all along but fear not Czechs, I later learned I share your heritage on my mothers side. So that was the first Friday night: Wine/Shinebock and good backyard patio conversation.