Hello hello!
It's a good day today. The sun is out and it's almost warm enough to walk outside without a parka. That makes me hopeful for spring, and baseball and long dog walks around the lake and golf! :) It should be here soon...
Speaking of soon approaching events, my roommate announced she plans to move out in the next few months, so I may be in need of a new roommate here fairly soon. Either that, or a new job in a new city. I should consider this motivation to kick the job search in high gear, right? Well, I guess only time will tell which one prevails - roommate or job. I'll post with updates.
Anyway, with that announcement stressing me out, I figured a weekend away would help clear my head. So I headed out west to catch an old friend from high school that was in town from LA. I tagged along on a family trip to Deception Pass and Ft. Casey, which was a total blast. I hadn't been to Ft. Casey since high school, so I was excited to run around in the dark tunnels scaring everyone that passed by. We used to play capture the flag there every Veterans Day back in the day. We'd dress up in army fatigues and camoflauge make up and go ALL OUT! Being there again made me want to plan a throw back game with all the old crowd. How much fun would THAT be!?
Anyway, the rest of the trip was spent consuming entire bags of Cheetos and multiple cans of Mt. Dew, as is roadtrip tradition. But the last time I had Mt. Dew was like 12 years ago, so my stomach was not pleased with my poor choices. Can you say gut bomb? Ugh. So we made up for it (or added to it?)with tasty alcoholic bevvies, Taco Time, and a game of cards when we got home. It was a great day. :)
The rest of the weekend kind of fell short of what I'd had planned. I had wanted to head up to Sequim/Port Angeles to see my brother and my two freakin' adorable nephews, but he had to cancel on me. :( But I did get to spend some quality time with a few other old friends from high school and started planning a Mexico trip with my sister in June!! So while my nephew is off exploring DC, NYC, and Boston with his 8th grade class, my sister and I will be soaking up the sun, sipping Mai Tais on the beach and getting our hair braided by 8 year olds. :)
As a side note, and a testiment to just how small this world is - the friend visiting from LA, his brother is my nephew's english teacher. :) I just loved the look on my nephews face when I told him I spent a whole day with his teacher. Classic panic. It was awesome.
And now I'm back in the Dub Dub fighting with the full sink of dishes I just couldn't bring myself to wash before I took off for the weekend. Gross, I know. I really need a dishwasher...
slr
