This leaves me with some time to catch you up
On where I've been and what I've done these past two weeks...
I was on vacation! I mean it! I left the campus for two whole weeks!
(That's the longest I've been gone since I took the RA job... in Fall 2007)
For the first 3 days and 2 nights, I went with Celia to Frankenmuth, Michigan.
We stayed in a nice hotel in Flint, about 15 minutes from Frankenmuth.
Since it was Celia, her son, her mother, Aunt and brother, Alex
We got a suite... And it was absolutely lovely!
The group of us did a lot of touristy things... For instance, Christmas World!
We went two separate days and did a good amount of shopping...
(I got a pickle, an Edelweiss flower, and a few other small things)
Christmas ornaments are always fun, especially when you're a total Christmas nut like me.
Other than that, we did a lot of walking in downtown Frankenmuth...
So it was basically: Bakery, bakery, fudge house, taffy pull, candy kitchen, repeat...
All the while I kept announcing, "Celia, it's vacation, the calories don't count!"
After the time in Michigan, I spent about a day and a half at home
I saw Bruno at the movies... Never before has a comedy made me so nervous...
Then I was off to Johnson's Island for 10 days...
It was nice, because it was family time... On the other hand... it was family time
All in all, well worth it.
I went boating and swimming, had a treasure hunt for the kids,
Went dancing and out for karaoke with my older cousins
We sang Piano Man by Billy Joel... which apparently they do every year
My Aunt Rory (who passed away when I was about 10) loved Billy Joel
So they do it for her every year... It was nice to be a part of it.
I took the kids for ice cream almost every night
And we took lots of trips to Wal-Mart, and the playground...
I even went antiquing once by myself, which was great...
A little alone time never hurt anyone...
At the end, my laptop power cord ended up getting broken
(My Uncle took my laptop without asking... sigh)
(My Uncle took my laptop without asking... sigh)
So, since it's already missing 2 keys, (the "3" and the "V")
I thought that it would be better to just wait a bit
And get a new laptop altogether...
So for now, I'm without a computer, and just blogging...
Through all of this, I lost about 4 pounds...
And I feel so much more relaxed, rejuvenated, and ready for anything
I am at the best possible place I could be in life...
I'm so ready for school to start, to see all my staff from last year and this year
And to have classes with Tabi and Jason... I'm pumped to have people I know in them.
For now, I'm working on door decs with Sarah P.
We had a lovely evening running errands...
And she dipped potato into more potato and declared it was delicious...
All is well with the world... I hope it's well in yours too!
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