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Home sweet home.
Jan. 5th, 2009 08:59 pm+ Hola, amigos! I have returned to Florida, for which my skin, sinuses and no-longer-flat hair are very thankful. I also brought 3 12-packs of Cheerwine with me. Happiness.
The rest of our trip was great( ... )
+ My new phone arrived today! The seller definitely exaggerated about the cosmetic condition (he said 8.5/10, but it's more like 5 or 6/10. It has lots of scratches.), but it seems to be functioning 100% fine. I really like it so far; the pictures it takes are beautiful! The previous owner was from the UK (this phone isn't actually available in the US) and had horrendous taste in music. I know, because he or she forgot to clean off the included memory card. LOL.
+ I realized this morning that I have no plans at all until Europe. How strange! There are no trips to anticipate, no friends coming to visit (that I know of. Feel free to change this, anyone!), nothing. It's a very odd feeling. And we really need to get our butts in gear and finalize an itinerary for Europe, too. I think we will be cutting it down to no more than 3 weeks, and, odd as it may seem, I think England is going to be the first country to get the boot. As much as I want to go there, I want to go to France, Italy and Greece far more.
+ I was really reminded on our trip why I don't miss winter in the north. Everything was BROWN. Brown, brown, brown, everywhere you look, except the sky, which was gray until the day we left. I miss color when I'm up not here. I think people like snow so much because it allows them to be in denial about the brown. I mean, if a place with mountains and lakes is just brown and gray in winter, what hope is there for anywhere else? And then when snow is anywhere near the road, it turns brown too. I like having flowers in December (we had a yellow rose bloom last week!), bright blue skies, and some green leaves on trees. And that's the last I'll say on the subject, because you cold weather-lovers are probably quite tired of hearing me proclaim my love for FL. ;o)
+ Tax season has begun, so I am husbandless for 10 hours each day. Sad. Well, hopefully that should make me better at staying caught up on my friends page!
The rest of our trip was great( ... )
+ My new phone arrived today! The seller definitely exaggerated about the cosmetic condition (he said 8.5/10, but it's more like 5 or 6/10. It has lots of scratches.), but it seems to be functioning 100% fine. I really like it so far; the pictures it takes are beautiful! The previous owner was from the UK (this phone isn't actually available in the US) and had horrendous taste in music. I know, because he or she forgot to clean off the included memory card. LOL.
+ I realized this morning that I have no plans at all until Europe. How strange! There are no trips to anticipate, no friends coming to visit (that I know of. Feel free to change this, anyone!), nothing. It's a very odd feeling. And we really need to get our butts in gear and finalize an itinerary for Europe, too. I think we will be cutting it down to no more than 3 weeks, and, odd as it may seem, I think England is going to be the first country to get the boot. As much as I want to go there, I want to go to France, Italy and Greece far more.
+ I was really reminded on our trip why I don't miss winter in the north. Everything was BROWN. Brown, brown, brown, everywhere you look, except the sky, which was gray until the day we left. I miss color when I'm up not here. I think people like snow so much because it allows them to be in denial about the brown. I mean, if a place with mountains and lakes is just brown and gray in winter, what hope is there for anywhere else? And then when snow is anywhere near the road, it turns brown too. I like having flowers in December (we had a yellow rose bloom last week!), bright blue skies, and some green leaves on trees. And that's the last I'll say on the subject, because you cold weather-lovers are probably quite tired of hearing me proclaim my love for FL. ;o)
+ Tax season has begun, so I am husbandless for 10 hours each day. Sad. Well, hopefully that should make me better at staying caught up on my friends page!
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