Pink Lady is my fave but I’ve never had a kanzi !

Dylan and I both couldn't wait to leave home, while Alex is in no hurry. I think it's a combination of the covid generation and the fact that Seattle is good for him in a way that Tulsa and rural Alabama weren't for us. We've discussed it a bit in general terms--basically, that of course he'll stay here until he finishes his associate's degree, and if he goes straight on to get his bachelor's from there, he's welcome to live at home to save money if he gets into either of the two UW campuses that are an easy commute from here. But we've also mutually agreed that he needs to be focused on the goal of becoming a self-supporting person in his own apartment sooner rather than later after that.

I really like pink lady, kanzi is new to me

Apparently he kanzi is a Braeburn gala cross, and so is the jazz apple? But the jazz we all rated as “meh”

I like gala. Braeburn sounds very classic apple, not sure I’ve knowingly had it, though. I think I’ve tried jazz because I like the name but I don’t remember what it tastes like, so meh sounds right.

I know very little a lot apples beyond Granny Smith yum/red delicious ick.

Off to Mexico! Taking my sis for a much needed birthday/new job celebration.

There's a hybrid that Aldi has right now that's pretty tasty -- I'll have to look at the bag later and report back on the name. Never heard of kanzi, but now I'll seek it out. DH and I saw something recently about hybrid apples, and now we keep an eye out to try different kinds. I love the apple tasting party idea!

Cereal: Brenda!! Have an absolute blast, and congrats again to your sister!

Dylan will be at Emerson in the fall, which I think is just about the right balance between "can come home for the weekend if he needs to" and "far enough away to have some real independence." And with my brother, my aunt, my uncle, and DH's aunt all living in the Boston metro area, he'll have plenty of local adults just in case something comes up where being local is more important than being a parent. (My mom keeps floating the idea of my parents moving up there too, but I'm not sure how serious she is.)

I'll have to look for kanzis!

Honeycrisps are my go-to apples, but I'm happy with anything that's not the misnomered red or golden delicious.

The Renaissance market Saturday was fun, though the only things we actually bought were from the BBQ food truck. It was really nice listening to the university's flute ensemble playing old instrumentals. And Mom found some handcrafted "protection charm" rings that she liked, alas all too large to fit her fingers.

I attended a film fest showing of The Fetch which was pretty good, although not set in Ireland as I'd originally assumed. The director said it's being distributed as The Twin in the latter part of the year.