PEEEEEEPS!!! HOW ARE YA???
I am back and glad to be home. Glad to be with my laptop again too. Typing anything on the iPad is just such a chore that I don't bother, but it is much nicer to travel with than the laptop for a shorter trip.
Jaz- girl YES with everything you are saying. Loss of your sweet companion is HUGE and you will be going through some stages of grief for a while. Bella was your closest companion, not just a dog. While our dogs in my home are not just dogs, we really love them and treasure them, but it is still not the same thing AT ALL as that close, one on one relationship that you had with Bella.
And you definitely need your stuff. I would be a mess sleeping on an air mattress so long and not having my kitchen stuff and just LIFE stuff around.
I do think you might benefit from eating a bit more too, maybe. It's worth a try, anyway!
Lori- So incredibly cool about your grandson! I can't wait to hear what comes up next for him. I smiled when you said he is "fielding offers." Good use of words there!
I love smaller school graduations. They are so personal and lovely. My kids' high school graduations (on average 55-60 grads in the senior class) had their baby pictures and something personal was said about each student as they crossed the stage. I hope you enjoy his graduation, and I'm also really glad he is able to have it!
Glad your visit with your sister was fun, although far too short.
Trig- Glad your visit with your Mom went well, and that you fed her well also. How did she seem overall to you? Do you see a lot of change in her or is she holding her own pretty well (for her age, anyway?)
What is the next trip coming down the pike for you?
Blue- I know you are busy but I sure wish you posted here more often. I feel so out of touch with you, girlfriend!
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Got back from my trip really late last night, maybe 11:30 PM or so. It was a good trip overall, barring the girl drama one evening which I declined to participate in. It pretty much blew over by the next day, which I figured it would. I don't choose to direct my energy that way.
There was a LOT of drinking and I certainly did some but not starting first thing in the morning and all day long! It was overall a good trip though and I'm glad I went. The beach was amazing- powder sand and wide. The weather was consistently good throughout as well. That being said, days upon days of sitting at the beach isn't really my jam although I love it- just not 7-8 hours a day, daily.
The house is still standing and actually looks pretty good. The menfolk did well! Apparently there aren't groceries around though so I'll need to do that. Got a load of laundry going too. I'm tired today so if I even get to the store I'll be doing well!