my journey, destination unknown
On a conference call, so long ago, a coworker mentioned that airlines will allow for a lyover of less than 24 hours without added cost. As we worked to use our miles to book tickets to Greece, this fact crept into my mind. Where would we connect through (Delta doesn’t fly direct to Athens). Paris?…
For me, at least. Yes, I love connecting with my neighbors. Volunteering locally. Being a pedestrian. Buying locally. But I get lost when I am local. Backwards right? I don’t get lost in a physical sense; I’ve lived in the county for 16 years. I generally have a good sense of where I’m headed —…
Back to school and work. I ran a bunch of errands in the late morning, including picking up a tired Phelix. I worked some more in the afternoon. Camille had theater; Chloe ahd swimming. Chloe and I made noodle for dinner. Rob came home late from a work dinner.
We did not manage to celebrate any week 40 holidays other than National Coffee Day…I’ll do better this week!! Coming up this week: 6: Mad Hatter Day and National Noodle Day 7: National Frappe Day 8: National Fluffernutter Day 9: Leif Erikson Day and National Moldy Cheese Day 10: National Cake Decorating Day and World…
I got up early and took care of my to do items. We all got packed and headed to Vienna, stopping at Manhattan for some bagels for breakfast. At Jammin Java, we ran into the Recess Monkey guys and chatted with them for a little bit. The concert was fun, then it was time to…
I got lots done while everyone else slept in. We then headed out to have a leisurely brunch at a nearby coffee shop before heading back into the city. Rob and Camille went to the National Museum for Women in the Arts; Chloe and I went to the zoo. Back at the hotel, we had…
Despite having lived in Decatur three blocks from the stadium for three years now, I hadn’t been to a high school football game. Despite having a student at the high school, I haven’t been. But now I have a band student — and so now I’ve been to a game. I was surprised, actually. Surpised…
Up at 4:30am so the girls could get ready to head out the door by 6am. We got Poppy parked at Union Station, had a quick cup of coffee and then rode Metro over to the White House for our 7:30am tour. Some waiting, lots of security, but it was nice to get inside –…
Santorini, while small, is too big to get around on foot, so we learned quickly how to use the buses. From what we could tell, all routes ran through the main town, Thira. To get from one city to another, the general route was to take a bus to Thira and then a second bus…
I tried to get us going early, but everyone moved slowly then we stopped to get coffee and breakfast at Starbucks. We made good time and arrived at the hotel at 2pm. We quickly unloaded the car, and then Rob called UberX to take us to DC. We arrived at the Washington Monument so early…
Simplify and Prepare, Project 43 and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. September’s main theme was Learn. Over the…
Work and school. I worked on cleaning up and packing, then took Phelix to boarding. He was so excited to get there! Rob came home, then Chloe came home from swimming. We loaded up the car and got Camille from theater and hit the road. We only made it to Kannapolis before stopping at a…
School and work. Gazoo went to the vet; she’s doing just fine. In the afternoon, I went to the Red Cross; it is so different without all the usual people being there. Chloe had flute then a birthday dinner at Raging Burrito. Camille had theater. We packed up in the late evening.
Each and every year, it is always “It’s so hard to believe how old she is!” But sixteen seems to be a special milestone. “Sweet Sixteen” is one of those special ages. I’m a bit self-centered about her aging. Instead of remarking on her growth, I worry about myself. Not about how old I’m getting,…
Back to work and school. Rob took Poppy in for an oil change. After school, Chloe had swimming, and Camille had theater. Gwyneth went to her ham radio class. Chloe sold cookie dough for the band.
We celebrated a few week 39 holidays, including Camille’s birthday and the autumn equinox. Coming up this week: 29: National Coffee Day and Confucius Day 30: National Hot Mulled Cider Day October: 1: Balloons Around the World Day and World Vegetarian Day and Homemade Cookies Day 2: National Fried Scallops Day 3: National Caramel Custard…
The girls and I tackled the chores list in the morning, then made grits to have with out breakfast. Rob got home from his retreat. We headed out to Target, the car wash, Book Nook, Petco, Hancock and Kroger. Rob then went to take his bike to the shop and pick up Harmony for dinner….