Since You've Been Home

Home for almost a week now, and now I am putting stuff into piles again, making edits on things I will not wear and will not need on this next trip...and then off to Florida tomorrow at 5:30am.

I will be staying with my Mom and bringing two friends with me, so this should be a very fun trip. In the past I've gone down on my own and enjoyed the fam- but to be able to hang out on the beach, go to the pool, eat great food- and SHARE it with friends will be very fun.

Since having been in Virginia I have tried to regulate my sleeping schedule and be open to hanging out with people. Yes, the hanging out with people should come naturally to the extrovert that I am-but in times of transition I tend to clam up a little bit. With some of the crew having been out of town this weekend I was able to get back into the groove with a smaller group, and have some truly great conversations. I am thankful that despite the length of time in between Theresa and I's chats- that we could pick up again and sit on the porch for a few hours dissecting our lives to each other and bond over a trip to Walmart. These are the small tokens in the bigger picture that mean something truly to my heart.

I am currently at The Daily Grind, a coffee shop in downtown Lexington. It's comforting to watch the cars drive by, and sip the beverage of choice and to peruse the internet. I have caught up on Facebook news, and as the perpetual traveler, have scoped out the fares on the next trip. Today I drove to Roanoke to have lunch with Mary and to pick up Holmes from the airport. Lunch was sucessful, picking up Dave not so much. He took advantage of getting bumped off a flight and now is coming in at 11pm...which was fine by me- so I came home. I contemplated a movie, shopping, and wasting time in the Noke, but decided to return to Lex and enjoy the afternoon with the view of the street and people walking by from the Grind. It's been nice- I've also procrastinated by not returning to my house to do laundry, pick up the tornado mess I put in motion upon my return home last week, and pack for tomorrow...oh procrastination.

Nothing else worth noting- have had some great conversations, intense laughter with Mark, snuggled with Gracie, and organized my room! All in all, a good time. ;o)