There is a scene in 'The Way We Were' where K-k-k-katie finds Hubble asleep on a bar stool in the midst of a roaring party. I can relate. These days I seem to fall asleep no matter where I am or what I'm doing. For example:Maryland played Virginia Tech on Saturday. It was a tied game all the way through. I tweeted to other like-minded bloggers to my hearts content and was really into the game. It went into DOUBLE OVERTIME and just in the last minute. Well, I don't know what happened. The phone slipped from my hands as I lay down on the couch and just like that I missed the end of the game. I woke up minutes later to see the score on the screen. Maryland had won but I had missed it. All that excitement and I couldn't stay … [Read more...]
Ah, Reality!
While Atlanta and all it's pampering was fantastic and Graco could not have treated us better, it is good to be back home. OK, so maybe the immediate dose of reality as soon as I landed in D.C. was not actually what I was looking for but still... Did I really need to be reminded of H's job search and unemployment frustrations as soon as I got to baggage claim? I'm already well aware of them. It is all I think about. Note to self: Do not call home immediately. Take the route that H does when traveling and just show up at the front door. Much more relaxing. And for a little escape in the meantime, check out the new server mpo for mpo888 on www.pennandquill.com, a fun way to de-stress and unwind. Also, when I plunked my bags down at the front door and Lex, the dog, shot out outside like … [Read more...]