Many new visitors popped over here this week. So, welcome! It’s been a bit quiet around these parts for the last week — I’m happily ensconced at my parents’ lake house, where the Internet was spotty over the weekend and I lacked a laptop charger for days. And the view has been a bit distracting,… Continue reading hello, friends
Tag: vacation
tbt tumblr vol 4: vacations i have not been on
I’m a lucky girl — I spent the weekend in St. Louis and followed it up with a work trip to Virginia Beach that actually left me time to slip into a swimsuit (argh, struggle into a swimsuit is a better way to put it). But my tumblr is full of very glamorous things I… Continue reading tbt tumblr vol 4: vacations i have not been on
home again home again
It was a long couple weeks wrapping up at work. Long hours, tying up loose ends, and making sure everything is set for my successor. But the payoff is real. I’m now at the lake with the family and no work dragging my mind away from the tasks at hand: relaxing, swimming, and enjoying the… Continue reading home again home again
nostalgia, with clowns
Do you like clowns? I’m not a huge fan, let me tell you. But I am a fan of delicious cake and weird places. This is another vacation post, in case you were wondering. And yes, I’ve been back for basically a month. This is my beautiful younger sister. She is six feet tall. When… Continue reading nostalgia, with clowns
anti-clock
I didn’t bring my watch on vacation. “You think you are having a good time, but time is really the greatest obstacle in the world to happiness. Not only because it makes you take pleasure successively, but also you are never really happy until you are unconscious of the passing of time. The more you… Continue reading anti-clock
captivating
Spending the week on Captiva, a barrier island on the Gulf side of Florida, has been a treat. My grandma is along for the trip, and to be honest, her hearing loss is helping keep the peace. She’s been knocked out by allergies, though, and with intermittent storms also in play, this was the first… Continue reading captivating
island time
That margarita was terrible. Not complaining about it, though.