June 2, 2003Quote of the day
Quote of the day:
"That form is on the internet website, right?"
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June 3, 2003Patio is finished!!
Good morning all. Sorry for the random quote yesterday, but I thought it was really funny. And I didn't have time to do a real entry.
As most of you know by now, Jeff and I completed the patio on Saturday. Took a month (only 5 days of actual work) , but it's done. And we couldn't help the weather; that really slowed us down. We still need to finished sweeping sand in the cracks and figure out a border of sorts, but the major work is complete.
So, when's the party?? :)
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June 3, 2003Too many papers!!
Ahh..end of the fiscal year is rapidly approaching. Fun Fun! And what does that mean? Lucky me gets to keep a spreadsheet of all "to be paid" invoices because they all must be approved before processing. And since the person responsible for approving everything was out most of last week, the invoices were piling up, awaiting approvals
Well, I finally got it yesterday. Those papers there? Yeh, all for me to process today. Yay!! I just love data entry!!
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June 4, 200310 days to Hawaii!!
10 days until I will be in the sky headed for the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. And I cannot wait!!
I'm still a little nervous about being gone at the end of the Fiscal Year. There's so much maintenance and cleaning up that has to be done at the end of the year and I know my office will be a wreck when I get back. I'm having to delegate out certain tasks because they have to be done, no question. And I really hate giving up responsibility like that.
I know, I'm a control freak. But I like things the way I like them, ok? Ok, I'm jittery just thinking about it.
Now on to more pleasant things.
Even though I lived in Hawaii for a year, I was never able to visit any other island besides Oahu. So this trip is going to be really neat, getting to see other islands as well as returning to Oahu.
Kaua'i - "The Garden Island"
Kauai has been the setting of many movies including South Pacific, Jurassic Park and Six Days-Seven Nights. It sounds like this island is going to be a tropical paradise with emphasis on the natural beauty of the land. Better get my walking shoes ready!
Maui - "The Valley Isle"
Maui is the second largest in the Hawaiian Island chain. As with Kauai, it's known for it's lush vegetation and beautiful beaches.
O'ahu - "The Gathering Place"
The most populated island, Oahu is home to the capitol of the Hawaiian Islands, Honolulu. Waikiki and the Arizona Memorial are just a few of the many tourist attractions that bring visitors from all over the world, to Oahu. It's going to be hard to come back as a visitor. After playing host to visting friends and being the 'local' tour guide for them, actually being the tourist is going to feel strange.
Here's a good article that captures life as a ahu kama`aina (local) on Oahu.
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June 6, 2003No blogging?
Why is no one (Chris excluded) blogging today?? I don't feel like working, so blog people, blog!
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June 9, 2003Work is driving me crazy!!
Well, so much for not being stressed out this week. Work is so incredibly frustrating right now. I don't know if it's because I'm trying to clean up everything before we leave or if it's the disorganization of it all is starting to get to me. I know it's some of both, but this is so bad it makes me want to look for another job soon. Oh, but wait, I don't have time, cause I have too much work! Grr...I can't win.
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June 10, 2003Fat Tax?
Fascinating...Fat Tax
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June 13, 2003Mmm..cookies
Taking a moment yesterday to enjoy Ukrops delicious cookies!! I highly recommend everyone try them!!
This week has been absolutely crazy. Never again will I take vacation at the end of the Fiscal Year. It's just after 5 now and I still have a long to do list left...good thing the plane doesn't leave until tomorrow!
If anyone wants us to get anything while we're there, please make your requests known!
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June 13, 2003First north, to Dulles
As busy as I stayed through the week I still didn't get everything accomplished that I needed to. So when 5:45pm rolled around, there was no way I could leave. I didn't get out of there until 7:30pm and even then didn't get it all done. Oh well, not for me to worry about now!
Jeff had Gizmo all settled at Paws and Claws so I threw my stuff in the suitcase and off we went. About 11pm we checked into the Hampton Inn near Dulles Airport. Too excited to sleep and with other things (like showers) to do, I know I didn't get to bed until about 1am. Our 4am wake up call was right on time and not a welcome sounds. But we leaped out of bed anyway to meet the 4:30am shuttle to the airport.
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June 14, 2003The longest flight
Our 7am flight meant we needed to be at the airport by 5am for check-in and security stuff. Even with Jeff's full cavity search (just kidding) we were through by 5:15am. Doh. Oh well. We sat around enjoying some Starbucks until the 6:30 boarding began.
Five hours later we landed in San Francisco for a four hour layover. We thoroughly explored the airport and ate some delicious sandwiches on sourdough bread before it was time to board. Due to some last minute flight changes we ended up begin seated in separate rows. Since I've made this flight so often, it felt pretty normal to me, but I know it made for a very long trip for the others.
With a slight delay getting off the ground I was asleep for take off (once again). My row-mates on the plane were a very interesting couple that talked a lot. But it was fun. We finally arrived at Lihue, Kauai about 4:30pm local time.
The rest of the day was spent grocery shopping at Safeway and getting acquainted with our surroundings, including the chickens that run wild. Chickens are the squirrels of Kauai. They are everywhere! The 6 hour time change combined with the long flights and the repeating hours of the days, made us all exhausted by early evening. Jeff and I tried out the hot tub then hit the sack by 9pm.
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June 15, 2003Kauai by air
Our early bedtime allowed for an early start on Sunday since we were all awake by 7am. Our first order of business was to book a helicopter tour. Luckily we were able to snag a spot that very afternoon. So we packed some lunch and headed north to see the beach a little.
Kilauea Lighthouse was first on the list. The view of the coast/mountains is just amazing. We got some really great pictures from there. A little further around the island was our lunching spot, Hanalei Bay. If I were even lucky enough to be able to live here, Hanalei is the place. It's so gorgeous. A little shopping at the stores in Hanalei and we headed back to the airport to Air Kauai.
I was lucky enough to get a window seat on the hour long helicopter flight. That was one of the most amazing things I've even done. Just being in a helicopter for the first time was pretty cool, but the view...wow. The flight itself was pretty smooth; I did get a little queasy when we headed towards the coast, but it wasn't too bad.
And it wouldn't be a vacation without a trip to Wal-Mart! Dinner at The Shack officially ended the evening.
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June 16, 2003Swimming with the fishes
With no real plan when we woke up, I suggested hitting the beach for a little sun & surf action. Ke'e Beach, at the furthest point on the road (56) was supposedly a great place to snorkel. A quick stop in Hanalei, at Hanalei Surf Co for the snorkel gear (and a beach mat for me!) & we were on the beach about 12:30pm. The beach is located at the bottom of a mountain so the view was just awesome.
I tried to snorkel but chickened out and ended back up on the beach. A few hours on the beach was all our poor white selves could handle so we headed back to Hanalei to Zelo's for dinner. Another quick dip in the hot tub made us useless for the rest of the night.
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June 17, 2003Grand Canyan of the Pacific
Tuesday was a slower, (supposedly) more relaxing day. We got a late start with a visit to the concierge to book our activities for Thursday. A short ride south to Hilo Hatties left us all a little poorer than when we started. Hilo Hatties is the perfect tourist trap/shopping. It has all of the Hawaiian clothing and trinkets imaginable. And of course we all fell for it.
Wailua Canyon was the next stop on our journey. We had seen it from the air on Sunday, but wanted to get a closer look. It's what's considered the grand canyon of the Pacific. Obviously not as big as the Grand Canyon, it's still pretty impressive. The trip up and down the mountain was one I'd rather not repeat. Long, curvy roads, my favorite!! We hit a couple of stores on the way back down where I picked up my first Hawaiian shirt. You'd think after living there I would already own some, but alas, I do not.
Spouting Horn was our next destination. It's just a spot on the beach where the waves come up through the rocks like a spout. Hence the name. :) That was pretty cool. We also got so see a couple of sea turtles battling the waves. And of course, more chickens. When the rain moved in we headed out.
Down to Po'ipu to check out the beach action. It was early evening but the surfers were out in full force; the waves were pretty good. We pulled off and watched for a while as well as walked out on the beach. But 7, 7:15 some of us were hungry so off in search of dinner we went. The place we ate wasn't that great (for those who got the buffet), but I finally got my first meal with sticky rice. Mmmmm...sticky rice. I'm gonna have to eat more of that. Another quick jump in the hot tub before Security Bob threw us out, and that was day 4.
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June 18, 2003Chasing waterfalls
Another semi-slow day found us hunting for waterfalls. We actually only saw 2, but seemed to be driving all day. A brief stop at Oki Diner for lunch was an interesting experience. Definitely a local mom and pop kind of place. Shopping at Coconut Marketplace followed; we picked up a few more souvenirs/gifts. I think Jeff is about shopped out already, and this is only the first island!
We spent some time back at Pono Kai before dinner. Jeff and I walked down the beach a ways and saw people kite surfing. I'm not sure what it's officially called, but that's what it looks like. Another new dining experience at Coconuts was fun. It was more upscale food than we all expected, but it was good.
By the time we got back I was so sleepy. We flipped through the past few days worth of pictures and then hit the sack. How can doing so little make a person so tired?
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June 19, 2003Kayaking Kauai
Our last official day on Kauai. Mom and Dad P and Jennifer booked themselves on a movie tour. Since so many movies have scenes filmed here you can now take tours of the locations. It sounds like they had a pretty good time.
Jeff and I had tried to go on an ATV tour, but they were all booked up so we settled with kayaking instead. Aloha Canoes and Kayaks was the company recommended to us. Locally owned and operated, we would get a brief history lesson as we paddled down the river.
It was a little scary at first being out in the water, but eventually I forgot about it and enjoyed myself. We paddled for over an hour I think before stopping for lunch. A short hike into the woods found us at a small waterfall. We ate then had the opportunity to go swimming/rope swinging into a pond. But neither Jeff or I were brave enough to jump into that water. As we waited for the motorboat to pick us up (so we didn't have to paddle upwind) some of us took turns on a rope swing they had set up over the river. Supposedly it's the same location where Indiana Jones did his famous rope swing into (over?) the water, but I don't know about that. A very wet boat ride back and we were finished.
By the time we got back the rest of the Pollards were lounging in the pool so we joined them. Dinner at Eggberts finished off the evening. Now we're packing for the trip tomorrow to Maui.
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June 20, 2003A shocker of a night on Maui
Another early morning for us as we were scheduled for an 8am flight. We were all sad to be leaving Kauai, but happy that we still had two more islands to visit. Unfortunately, our 16 minute flight had an hour layover in Honolulu. But that gave us enough time to run through the terminal in search of breakfast. It's been a while since I've been in that airport, so I didn't recognize too much.
Sometime after 10am we finally arrived in Maui. After the last fiasco with the rental car, we insisted on exchanging whatever was booked to a larger vehicle. Thankfully they did have some available so we ended up with a Chevy Venture van. Much, much better than the Saturn!
We weren't able to check into our rooms until after 3pm so we took a leisurely stroll through downtown Lahina. Cute town with some neat stores, but the majority were either selling art or jewelry; very strange.
At 3pm we headed back up to Ka'anapoli, to the Aston Ka'anapoli Shores Resort. We had our choice of a two-bedroom suite with a garden view or 2 one-bedroom rooms beachfront. We chose beachfront of course. :) Who cares if we're only going to be here two nights?
After settling in we left in search of food, but made a not-so-quick stop at the Concierge desk to plan Saturday's activities. Many of the things we had hoped to do were already full so we grabbed the last 5 seats on a snorkeling boat tour of the islands near Maui.
For dinner we found ourselves back in Lahina at the Maui Bistro Brewery or Maui Brewery Bistro, whichever way it went. Very good. Since we ate early, it wasn't busy so service was excellent. And the food was good too; especially the strawberry daiquiri. And the nachos. And the rolls. And the..well, ok, the whole thing was good :)
After dinner we went our separate ways. It had been a long day, but neither of us were ready for bed so we decided to check out the night scene on the beach. After answering yes to a very important question, we hit the hay.
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June 21, 2003Molokini bound
Oh look, an early rise once again. This time to be at the docks for our boat tour with Pacific Whale Foundation. We went out to Molokini, a half-crater excellent for snorkeling. After and hour we packed the boat up and headed towards Lana'i, a smaller island near Maui. Another hour or so of snorkeling before beginning the trek back. Overall the trip was pretty good. Much of it was very turbulent due to the waves, but we had fun nonetheless. Mrs P unfortunately ended up with the majority of the seasickness, but at least none of us tossed our cookies.
I heard the snorkeling was pretty awesome. I got out in the water at Molokini, but never did any looking around. Way too freaky. Maybe Hanuama Bay will be better. (I hope) I did get to watch some fish from on the boat, and we saw turtles in the harbor on the way back in. We docked about 3pm which gave us just barely enough time to get back and shower before the luau.
The luau was at the Mariott hotel not too far from us. The show was wonderful and the food delicious. Except for the hot late afternoon sun, it was a great evening. And now I'm going to go to bed and try to sleep despite the residual rocking feeling we all have from being on a boat for 6 hours. Tomorrow, Oahu.
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June 22, 2003Are we on Mars?
Our last day on Maui...boy was that a quick visit. The flight to Oahu didn't leave until 5:30, but we headed out early to catch some more of the sites. Maui is shaped like a peanut and we'd only been on one side of one half of the island. There's only so much that can be done in two days I suppose.
But we took the extra time Sunday to visit Haleakala, a really big mountain on the east side of the island. It seemed to take forever to get up there, but finally we arrived. It was windy and cold and I was very glad to have been wearing pants. Mrs P accurately describes it as Mars-like. The red-dirt mountains are rocky and sparsely vegetated. One of the plants, the Silversword, is only found there, on Haleakala.
Hopefully we'll be able to return to Maui, for a longer visit, so we can see more of the island. I'm sure there's plenty of neat stuff we missed. But alas, for this trip, we had to leave. Another 18 minute hop and we were back on Oahu.
It definitely felt a little strange being back. Everything was pretty much as I remembered, but it did take me a while to reorient myself with the roads and where things were. Not having spent much time downtown and in Waikiki, I didn't really know my way around, but at least I recognized some landmarks.
After getting settled in our smaller than expected room we walked two blocks to Quizno's for dinner. None of us really wanted to fight the traffic to go anywhere further away. Plus, we had to sneak by the security guard. (We were only allowed to have 4 people in the room and we had 5. Whoops!)
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June 23, 2003Hometown Tour
A late start (to be the norm for the rest of the week), found us arriving at Pearl Harbor around 12:30pm. The next available boat was scheduled for 2pm, so we hung out looking in the museum and gift shop until then. This would be the third time I had visited the memorial, but still found it very moving.
Next stop on the tour was Mililani. After getting slightly turned around, I was able to find the first house we lived in. I didn't even try for the second house though, I had no clue! We rode by the house school both myself and my brother attended, then grabbed some lunch at Maui Tacos. Mililani looks about the same. There are new stores in place of old ones, but other than that the biggest change is the theater. There is now a 14(?) screen theater next to the Town Center. And a Chili's near the Taco Bell. But most everything else was the same.
From there we continued north west to the north shore where we stopped at Waimea Beach to put our toesies in the water. I love the north shore. It's so quiet and peaceful. On the way back through Hale'iwa we stopped at Aoki's for some shave ice. I don't know why the people on the islands love shave ice so much, but it's everywhere. Aoki's is a favorite of my family's, so we had to stop there. (This picture is for you, Dad!)
A not-so-brief stop at Ala Moana back in Honolulu allowed Jeff some geek time at the Apple Store and gave the rest of us a chance to check our email. I guess two weeks is a long time for Jeff not to be amongst other geeky-type people :) And I mean that in the most endearing way! Honest, I do!
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June 24, 2003Volcanos and Faggios
The big event for the day was the hike up Diamond Head, the, as Jeff puts it, defunct volcano crater. Because we couldn't get our lazy asses out of bed we ended up hiking in the hottest part of the day. But it really wasn't too bad; with the low humidity, it doesn't seem as hot. This would make it the third time I had make this trek as well, but the view is still spectacular.
I do suggest taking water and a flashlight. There's an enclosed spiral staircase near the top that for some reason does not have electricity. Very dangerous I would think. But no matter, we made it up and back down.
After the exhausting hike we enjoyed a yummy lunch of pb&j sandwiches and Maui chips. Made like Grandma Utz, but much, much greasier. With everyone pretty tired we headed for home.
Jeff and I went across the street about 4:30pm to rent mopeds. I know everyone thinks it's a pretty dorky thing to do, but like Jeff said, there are lots and lots of people who do it. It's funny, when we lived there we could always spot tourists because they were on the mopeds, and now I was one of them!
Even though I was a little unsure and unsteady at first I picked it up pretty quick. Don't think I'm ready for a motorcycle or anything, but we sure had fun! After a while we parked and went walking around Waikiki. Because of the late hour we had rented them we ended up getting to keep them overnight. Getting in the parking deck was a real joy...6 levels up, 6 levels down, round and round....bleck. After dinner we headed back out to make the most of our time, but ended up getting lost in downtown Honolulu. At least at 1am there isn't much traffic!
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June 25, 2003Hanauma Bay
Since Hanauma Bay was closed Tuesday, we designated Wednesday as beach/snorkeling day. After a little chaos and confusion with renting snorkel gear we got to the Bay only to find it full. There are only so many parking spaces in the lot and when it's full they put signs up so no one can drive down there.
We decided to keep driving and ended up stopping at the Blow Hole lookout. Supposedly like Spouting Horn on Kauai, it was no comparison. In fact, I'm not sure I even saw water come up through it at all. We did get to watch some sea turtles battling the waves in a little bay though. We gave Hanauma Bay another drive by, lot still full. But by the time we turned back around to head for Sandy Beach (yes, that's the official name), it was open. Yay!
The admission area sure had changed since I was there last. They've built a new ticket area complete with mini-museum type area and gift shop. And now you have to watch a video about protecting the coral reef and it's inhabitants. I guess there's been a lot of abuse with people standing on it and breaking parts off.
Ok, so finally we're on the beach. It's crowded, but now annoyingly so. Jeff and I sunned ourselves while the rest of the Pollard clan headed for the water for some snorkeling action. I never could convince Jeff to go out there. I guess he'd had enough with Ke'e and Molokini, but he probably missed some good stuff at Hanauma. Oh well, save it for next time!
One thing that he did do, which he failed to mention on his blog, was get buried in the sand. Neck to toe, completed covered. That was kinda fun, for me anyways. :) We stayed there until at least 6, if not later. A yummy dinner at California Pizza Kitchen (which is NOT on Ala Moana Blvd anymore [across from the Hilton Hawaiian Village], but rather in the mall, doh!), completed the evening.
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June 26, 2003Pineapple Expressing it
After all the go, go, go in the past few days we decided to take it easy and just do some sightseeing. First stop (woo woo [like a train] ), Dole Plantation. One of the few places I had NOT been before, I learned more about pineapple than I really needed to know. :) The Pineapple Express train took us through the planting/harvesting process. Did you know it takes at least 15 months for the first fruit to grow?
Next stop, Waimea Falls..oops nope, can't do that, Falls are closed due to a change in management and the fact that all safety equipment had been taken out. Huh? Yeh, that's what we thought. No matter, back to Aoki's for more shave ice! Yum!
Oh, I think I forgot to mention the Mililani/H1/WalMart fiasco. Before getting to Dole we planned to stop at the WalMart in Mililani (one of two on the island) to pick up some goodies. Somehow we missed the exit from H1 to get to Mililani. (H1 being name of the interstate) Looking back on it, I think I was looking for the wrong exit..it had just been too long. So anyways, we drove a little out of our way before finally getting back on track and getting to WalMart.
So ok, back down H2 to H3 to find the Pali lookout. Pali being a road that runs through the mountains on the east side of the island. Another missed exit found us heading the wrong way yet again. I'm so grateful the Pollards were very patient with me and my funky directions. Ooo, I know what will help, a yearly trip to Hawaii! Yeh!! Ok, now we've reached the lookout. Windy, windy, windy. We got some funny videos of mine and Jennifer's hair blowing around. It's such a cool view from there...mountains to ocean.
From there we headed back to Honolulu to visit the King Kamehameha Statue and the Iolani Palace, neither of which I had actually been to. Dinner was at Hard Rock (nachos..yum!) and some walking through Waikiki topped off the evening.
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June 27, 2003Oahu, under a parasail!
Our last day...no one really wants to leave, but we definitely made the most of our time in the islands. Jeff and I took advantage of a couple free hours and did some last minute shopping. At 2:45pm a van picked us and Mr P up for our para-sailing adventure while the ladies went shopping at Hilo Hattie. Mr P was just along for the ride, and as camera man. The real adventure for us was the ride to the dock! This guy driving the van was crazy. Imagine a NYC cab driver in a 15 passenger van. Yikes! Speed bumps? Speed is right; we were bouncing all over the place.
I can't say the boat ride out to the initial launch spot was much better. Riding against the waves always sucks. Jeff and I were the second couple to go up. There were 4 (?) other couples with us; everyone was doing tandem rides. What an awesome feeling. Your harness gets hooked to the cable and then they let go and the wind takes you straight up. We were probably up about 800 feet. Once you're in the air you hardly feel tethered at all; the waves rocking the boat don't transfer up the line. So cool. I wish I'd had my camera up there, but they warned that if there were any problems we would be doing a water landing, so I didn't want to risk ruining my nice camera. I think our ride was around 8 minutes long; what a cool way to end the trip.
We all arrived back at the room within about half an hour of each other. Jeff and I took off for a little while. We sat down by the beach for a long time watching the surfers and all the people. An early (for us) dinner at Yum Yum Tree left us with plenty of time to pack. Jeff and I had packed everything so tightly for the trip that we had no room for souvenirs. I kinda figured that would be the case, but knowing the rental cars we were supposed to have gotten weren't going to be all that big, we opted for using the smaller suitcases. So anyways, we ended up buying a duffel bag at WalMart to fit everything back in.
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June 28, 2003Another long flight
Hawaii time:
4am-getting out of bed
4:45am-on the road to the airport
5:15am-waiting in line for the Agriculture Inspection station to open (5:30-didn't know that, could have slept longer!)
5:45am-checking luggage, getting tickets
6:00am-going through security-have to take shoes off here!
6:30am-boarding plane
7:00am-takeoff
California time:
3:15pm-land at San Francisco
4:30pm-leave San Fransisco
Virginia time:
12:00am-arrive at Dulles
1:30am-get back to car at hotel a few exits from airport
2:00am-on road home
3:30am-eating 'dinner' at WaWa in Fredericksburg
4:15am-arrive in Richmond
5:30am-go to bed
With the 6 hour time difference, neither one of us were really all that tired by the time we got home. I know that the best way to get readjusted to a new time zone is to force yourself to act like you've been there all along. But it's really hard to make yourself sleep when you're not tired!! But eventually we did.
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June 29, 2003Day after vacation blues
I woke up at 10:30, then 11:30 and finally got up at 12:30. We rushed to get Gizmo, but didn't get there in time; the boarding place is closed from 1-4. So we headed back home where I finished unpacking and then promptly fell asleep on the couch. At 4:15 we set out to retrieve our poor kitty. He was very calm and was letting the boarding lady (I don't remember her name) scratch his head. I guess after spending two weeks with her he decided he had to be nice. Amazingly enough, he's been pretty nice to us. I figured he'd be mad and pouty, but I think he's just glad to be home. And to be able to run around.
I spent the rest of yesterday doing laundry (6 loads down, 2 to go!) and cleaning. The dust sure settled while we were gone. The dining room was covered in black plastic particles from Jeff's grill project. I guess there had been a lot of it floating in the air and had time to settle on the floor. We completely cleared the room gave it a thorough cleaning.
I finally balanced my bank account and figured up the damage from the trip. Not too bad; especially since someone hardly let me pay for things! About 12:30 we decided to head for bed, but had to fold our way to it first. 1:45 and we finally found the mattress. I still wasn't tired and I know it was at least 3:30 before I went to sleep. But surprisingly, I was able to get up and am still going strong.
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