Sorry for not blogging the last couple of days - I was tapped out on figuring out what to write, and also desirous of as much sleep as possible. Friday was entirely uneventful - I took a handful of meetings from home, and sent a few emails, but probably didn't do as much work as I should have since my heart wasn't in it. My parents, [censored], and I went out for supper - my parents have suddenly become regulars at the Mexican place in town, but it's easy to become regulars when you really only have two restaurant options anyway. I had the fajitas, which were really tasty (these are the only fajitas I've had with bacon in them, but there's no going back now that I know this is a possibility). I also tried a margarita, and while it was good, it wasn't a margarita - I think it was more like a tequila sunrise, since it tasted like it was mostly orange juice and was served with an orange slice instead of a lime. Either they misunderstood my order, or they are unable to get limes consistently in my hometown. However, it was sixteen ounces, which is enough to make you tipsy whether it's a margarita or a tequila sunrise or basically any other cocktail, so #noregrets.
The combination of margarita/tequila sunrise, sadness, and residual exhaustion meant that I went to bed fairly early on Friday and slept until ten a.m. yesterday, which I really needed. That put me behind for the day, though - I wanted to go up to see Drewbaby and Aunt Kathy again, and since it's a two hour drive each way, that didn't give me a lot of time. But I ate some breakfast, showered, and headed north - the drive was a lot more pleasant than it was on Thursday, since there was neither snow nor wind. The most dangerous part of the drive was when I turned into the driveway at home after 200mi of driving and nearly slid into a pole because I wasn't paying attention (I was too busy trying to figure out what animal had crawled under the drainage tube in the north driveway - I'm guessing we have a skunk).
sssanyway. I'm glad I saw Andrew and Aunt Kathy again before I left, and they may have been glad to see me too since I helped to reset Uncle Mark's Gmail password (note: I do not have special access to do this - it was possible because he had linked his phone number and a backup email address to his Gmail account. If you have not done this, you should, or else your relatives will never be able to get into your email! Unless you're using your email solely for porn, in which case, carry on.). Hopefully I'll see them again at Easter, but we'll see what the spring brings.
I walked in the door at home last night just in time to eat supper - my mom made beef stroganoff, which was yummy. I then spent most of the evening at the kitchen counter, laboriously removing the gel polish from my fingernails and giving myself a diy manicure while talking to my dad, who continues to have more crazy stories than anyone I've ever met.
This morning, though, I had to pack up and get ready to depart. I woke up early enough to enjoy a leisurely morning, drinking tea and then eating breakfast casserole (this recipe was a winner; hopefully my mom remembers that this one was a winner, since she seems to make a different casserole every time by accident). Then I had to shower, throw all my stuff in a suitcase, make some tea for the road, and say goodbye to my parents. [censored] took me to the airport on his way to [censored], and so we had ninety minutes to discuss [censored], which was a nice way to end my stay in Iowa.
I got to the airport in time to have a salad and a glass of wine while doing some work, and then I answered work email all the way to Denver. My trip was about as smooth as it could be, and I made it to Boulder by 6:30, where I bought coffee and cream and a frozen pizza at Whole Foods, then came home and took care of some stuff around the house. I wasn't particularly industrious, and I didn't do laundry as I had intended, but I did carefully unpack the rose that I took from my uncle's casket spray and cover it in silica in an attempt to preserve it (we'll see if it works). And I got my stuff mostly ready to go to the office tomorrow, so hopefully I survive my first day back in two weeks.
And now it's time for bed - goodnight!
The combination of margarita/tequila sunrise, sadness, and residual exhaustion meant that I went to bed fairly early on Friday and slept until ten a.m. yesterday, which I really needed. That put me behind for the day, though - I wanted to go up to see Drewbaby and Aunt Kathy again, and since it's a two hour drive each way, that didn't give me a lot of time. But I ate some breakfast, showered, and headed north - the drive was a lot more pleasant than it was on Thursday, since there was neither snow nor wind. The most dangerous part of the drive was when I turned into the driveway at home after 200mi of driving and nearly slid into a pole because I wasn't paying attention (I was too busy trying to figure out what animal had crawled under the drainage tube in the north driveway - I'm guessing we have a skunk).
sssanyway. I'm glad I saw Andrew and Aunt Kathy again before I left, and they may have been glad to see me too since I helped to reset Uncle Mark's Gmail password (note: I do not have special access to do this - it was possible because he had linked his phone number and a backup email address to his Gmail account. If you have not done this, you should, or else your relatives will never be able to get into your email! Unless you're using your email solely for porn, in which case, carry on.). Hopefully I'll see them again at Easter, but we'll see what the spring brings.
I walked in the door at home last night just in time to eat supper - my mom made beef stroganoff, which was yummy. I then spent most of the evening at the kitchen counter, laboriously removing the gel polish from my fingernails and giving myself a diy manicure while talking to my dad, who continues to have more crazy stories than anyone I've ever met.
This morning, though, I had to pack up and get ready to depart. I woke up early enough to enjoy a leisurely morning, drinking tea and then eating breakfast casserole (this recipe was a winner; hopefully my mom remembers that this one was a winner, since she seems to make a different casserole every time by accident). Then I had to shower, throw all my stuff in a suitcase, make some tea for the road, and say goodbye to my parents. [censored] took me to the airport on his way to [censored], and so we had ninety minutes to discuss [censored], which was a nice way to end my stay in Iowa.
I got to the airport in time to have a salad and a glass of wine while doing some work, and then I answered work email all the way to Denver. My trip was about as smooth as it could be, and I made it to Boulder by 6:30, where I bought coffee and cream and a frozen pizza at Whole Foods, then came home and took care of some stuff around the house. I wasn't particularly industrious, and I didn't do laundry as I had intended, but I did carefully unpack the rose that I took from my uncle's casket spray and cover it in silica in an attempt to preserve it (we'll see if it works). And I got my stuff mostly ready to go to the office tomorrow, so hopefully I survive my first day back in two weeks.
And now it's time for bed - goodnight!
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