Interesting Finds

So I know I said that there would probably not be any blog posts til Monday..well...I apparently lied. No, lets say I fibbed..told a white lie? Oh well whatever I did..I apologize and hope to make up for it with this post. =)

Today Brad and I went on a mini adventure. We first stopped and ate lunch at Quiznos. He even talked me into having a different sandwich than normal. I usually eat a club..but I had something called a Baja Chicken. It was spicy and sweet all at the same time. Which means of course..it was pretty good!

Then we saw this little guy clinging on the window.

After examining it I decided/determined that it was a female. They are usually larger than the males and typically males are more brownish in color. ( I know the mantis looks brown from this angle..but I promise it was much more vibrant green in person) Regardless, this is the first time this year that I have seen a Praying Mantis. I was super excited. =)

Then I talked Brad into visiting the local indoor flea market. Literally it is like..less than 5 minutes drive from his apartment. We rarely ever go though because the people in there usually want an arm and a leg for everything they have..OR..they have a bunch of junk that we don't want. And yes..I said JUNK.

But it just so happened that I came across a box of things I needed to have come home with me.

This is actually an old stationery box. It is beat up, but still has some charm.

And it was just full of stuff! Paper stuff...my favorite!

It was actually full of V-Mail correspondence, postcards, a letter a few photos and a certificate announcing that this gentlemen was being appointed a technician of the 5th rank in a medical division. All of these papers were from the 1940's with exception to a few greeting cards..

So of course..I did what (I assume) anyone would do. I googled the name to see if I could possibly return these items to the owner..or perhaps someone in their family. I found out that the Sgt listed in these papers passed away in February. And from what I could find...I don't think he had children or even a wife. I am going to write to the funeral home to see if by chance they would put me in touch with whomever handled the funeral arrangements. I know he had nieces and nephews. And I hope I will be successful in returning these items. I will keep you posted. =)

I also found one other thing that I did not snap a picture of..so I will borrow one from online:

I love...love...love black licorice! And you cannot find this gum anywhere!! But I found it there and that made me happy. Though I wonder..does anyone else out there chew Black Jack? Or what about Teaberry? Or even the Clove Gum?? Oh man..I would love to be able to buy those gums around here.

Ok enough on that. I hope everyone had a wonderful day. Who knows..perhaps I will post more tomorrow?