We survived the vacation!

[lunabee34]

1. We got home to a broken AC. But Josh found someone who was willing to come out to our house at 9:00 on a Sunday night and fix it. *boggles* At least my tears and panic were short lived. LOL

2. Thank you all for your commiseration and suggestions re: my phone. It quit being wonky, but I have no illusions that it's fixed. I've needed a new phone for about two years now, but I'm trying to keep using this one until it is literally a brick. At least when we're home, it's not such a big deal if it starts acting up because I have other easy avenues to check my email, etc. Right now, my plan is to keep using it until we start getting paid for the fall semester and then get a new one.

3. Emma started running again at my parents'; there's a cute little community center with a track and playground less than a mile from their house, and she ran every morning. By the time we left, she was up to three miles! She has a follow-up with the ortho today, but she's essentially back to normal: no swelling or bruising or pain and eating everything she wants.

4. We swam for hours each day. I am so, so deeply and pleasantly sore. I mean, it is astonishing how much of a workout vigorously treading water for three hours X 5 days can be. LOL

5. We celebrated my birthday and Fiona's birthday with my parents. Fiona got a bunch of cute books, including one called Mouseton Abbey that I can't wait to dig into. I got the usual suspects (bath stuff and a notepad, etc) because I am predictable, but the heart wants what it wants, and my heart wants stationery.

6. Not listening to news on the trip was an A+ decision, would do again. I was reminded that "Yellow Ledbetter" has the prettiest guitar riff as a consequence.

7. I got to hang out with kaleecat! We had lunch in town, and then she came out to my parents' on Saturday and hung out all afternoon. I only get to see her about once a year, so I'm glad we had so much time to spend together. Already looking forward to next summer.

8. And now, nose to the grindstone. So many emails to answer and papers to grade!

Comments

[tabaqui]

Welcome home! Glad it was a fun trip. :D

[lunabee34]

It really was. I am so glad to be home, though. Nothing like sleeping in my own bed. LOL

[oracne]

I'm glad you had a great trip!

[lunabee34]

Me too! Mom always pulls out the stops when we visit; she has celiac, too, so she knows how awesome it is for me to go somewhere and be able to eat everything on the table. :)

[zulu]

What a wonderful vacation! Sounds like you unwound some knots.

[lunabee34]

I did! There is something so deeply relaxing about being in the pool. I wish we had one here. I would literally swim all day long.

[umadoshi]

So many good things! ^_^ Extra hooray for Emma feeling so much better, and for your AC being quickly fixed. (We literally have a tech from the heat-pump company at our place right now trying to figure out why our new heat-pump system is completely failed at AC. >.<)

the heart wants what it wants, and my heart wants stationery.

And it's such a reasonable thing to want! ^_-

[lunabee34]

I'm so glad your AC was a quick fix, too! :)

My heart wants all the stationery and stationery adjacent products. Notebooks and pens and folders and notecards--they're all so cute!

[amejisuto]

Glad you had a great time and your AC is back in action. Double yay for Emma being better and being able to run! That's great. Good luck with making your phone work till fall.

[lunabee34]

Cross your fingers for me! It's behaved impeccably now that we're back in town, so maybe it'll chug on for awhile longer.

[nyctanthes]

Yay for running and swimming and a working AC. I'm getting back into regular running after...let's just say it's been a while. It feels so good!

[lunabee34]

Oh man. I ran today, and my stamina is just gone. It kills me how quickly I lose stamina at one exercise even if I'm replacing it with another. I've been swimming and biking, so I'm having to start completely over with running.

I'm glad you're enjoying it and it's feeling good!

[nyctanthes]

I'm in reasonably good shape and was surprised at how quickly I've been able to get back into it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not running more than a couple of miles at this point, and not all in a row. But after a few sessions I look forward to getting out there - even in the ridiculous heat we've been having - and that's what really counts, IMO. And (almost) nothing beats the post-running glow. :P

Oh look, I have an icon for this discussion!

[lunabee34]

Ooh, me too re: icon.

I wish I got a glow. I have never gotten an exercise high. I just get the exercise grumps if I go too long without doing it. LOL

[wendelah1]

So glad Emma is doing well. Happy belated birthday to you and Fiona.

[lunabee34]

Thank you!!!

(I accidentally hit remove access on the mouse hover and then rectified it, so that was just a mishap if you see it in your notifications.)

[independence1776]

Welcome back!

[lunabee34]

Thank you! I'm glad to be back.

[china_shop]

Yay, welcome back! \o/

[lunabee34]

Thank you! I have been so happy to sleep in my own bed.

[timespirt]

Sounds like you had a good time hon.

I love Pearl Jam. Glad your daughter is doing better and getting back to doing what she loves. Hope you get that as well.

Happy Birthday to you both.

"HUGS"

[lunabee34]

Thank you! *hugs*

I am more Pearl Jam agnostic, but I really love "Yellow Ledbetter." Guitar like that just gets me in the feels.

[spikedluv]

I'm glad you had a great time on vacation! And that Emma's running without suffering because of it. Happy belated birthday! And yay for getting the AC fixed, omg, what a bad time for it to decide to go on the fritz!!

[lunabee34]

Thank you, sweetie! I really can't complain; even though life's not perfect, it's being pretty good to me right now.

[lyr]

I'm so glad to hear Emma's doing better!

[lunabee34]

Thank you. Me, too. It's been such a complete turn around over such a simple thing. I am so happy about it.