Happy Monday, Cadre!
It was a great long weekend over here in the Illini house. Thursday night was the Field of Dreams game between my White Sox and the Yankees. I'm not normally an emotional guy, but I had some moisture well up in my eyes and goosebumps during the beginning of the game when the players walked out of the corn. My son is still a little too young to really appreciate baseball but he was in the family room playing with his Tonka truck during the intro and everything just felt right. One of those special moments you don't anticipate but never forget.
Friday I took off of work and we went with my parents to the Zoo. They hadn't been with my son before (we have a family pass) and it was a great time. The heat finally broke overnight Thursday so although still warm it was much more of a pleasant visit than it would have been any other day that week.
Saturday was a family day, took a long walk in the morning then went to the pool in the late afternoon after my son's second nap. The weather was absolutely gorgeous this weekend end-to-end. Yesterday we spent the day getting our master bathroom ready for a shower renovation occurring this week. While the majority of the master bath was updated just a few years ago, the shower and toilet are in a separate little space and the shower hasn't been touched since the house was built in 1991. Have a local guy coming in to install a new base and re-tile everything, as well as potentially raise the ceiling above the shower (it's randomly dropped and we don't think there's anything HVAC, electrical, etc. in there) as well as replace the old shower valve and raise the shower head. Fairly confident I could handle everything except the soldering of new pipes but in the amount of time it would take me just to demo everything, the neighborhood guy and his plumber will have the entire thing completed for a very reasonable cost.
Skipped Saturday's shave but Friday and Sunday were both nice and cold. I ran a couple sprinklers this morning and it felt more like autumn outside than summer, putting me in a nice spicy mood for this morning's shave. I love the summer and will be sad when it's over, but there's just something super special about autumn. I cannot wait to take my son to the local pumpkin patch and introduce him to some of my favorite autumnal activities! Guess you can just call me a basic bitch sans the pumpkin spice lattes (can't stand those!)
Friday August 13th, 2021
Razor : Heritage Gibbs Adjustable Beta
Blade : Personna Lab Blue (4)
Brush : Razorock Beehive
Pre : Shower
Soap : CBL iColoniali Project Soap
Post : Thayer's Coconut Water & Nautica Blue Sail EdT
Sunday August 15th, 2021
Razor : Merkur 37c
Blade : Personna Lab Blue (5)
Brush : Yaqi Tuxedo Barberpole
Pre : Shower
Soap : MLSS Ecto Cooler
Post : Osage Rub & Nautical Voyage EdT
Monday August 16th, 2021
Razor : '56 Grungy Gillette Blue Tip SS
Blade : Personna Lab Blue (1)
Brush : Whipped Dog HM
Pre : Shower
Soap : Seaforth Spiced
Post : Seaforth Spiced & Grey Flannel EdT
