Back from vacation
Hi guys. I'm back from my sister's. I stayed longer than usual (by 1-2 days), but for the first time, I didn't really look forward to going home. Not ready, I guess, to go back into the stress I know I'm walking back into.
We ate at such good places-yummy. There was one seafood place that I just wanted to go back to the beginning of the dinner and eat it all again!!! We ate at the bar, and got to watch them cooking. Our waiter was great.
Saw two movies in the theater; End of the World with Simon Pegg, which had great British humor, although slow at first. And Riddick, which was a teeny bit disappointing when Katee's character was adamant about not having sex with men, then supposedly banged Riddick right before the end. Although, maybe, he is kind of hot. Also, he had to be rescued, although now that I think of it, maybe that was a good thing, considering Twohy's said there should be two more, and that there is a place the story is going., but otherwise it was awesome!! His costume rocked, for one thing. ;) And so did Katee's.
Saw a bunch of baaad movies on my sister's Netflix (and HD TV): State of Emergency 3.5/5, Come Out and Play 3/5, The Ledge 2/5, Croczilla 3/5, The Bay 3/5, The Dinosaur Project 3/5, Creature 2.5/5.
Went to the Musical Instrument Museum, where we still haven't finished going through it. Saw the Desert Botanical Garden, which I totally still love. Spent a few hours at the Phoenix zoo-every time we go there, they've added more wonderful areas!!!-before it got waaaaay too freaking hot. (We were the only people at the jaguar area when they let her back out to play and eat her snacks, and that was so awesome.)
Did less shopping than usual. Probably because neither of us had money. lol Got some stuff at REI, including a cool new purse. Talked to the apple store people about which iPad to get when I can finally afford one. Got an iPad cover ;) on big super sale, so I couldn't pass it up. Went to JJill, but was disappointed. We both got new undies and sports bras at Target while waiting for REI to open. Went to two nurseries looking for a new front yard plant for my sister. That was fun, but holy cow cacti cost a lot!!!
Finished two books, read one book, started a new one, and read a lot of fanfic. But I really only had my phone, hence no LJ.
Had three meals with my sister's friends, who are very cool. One was Jewish New Year. :) We were honorary jews, but enjoyed it nonetheless.
We also occasionally sat out on my sister's lovely expanded patio, when it wasn't too hot.
And, of course, her chickens were always entertaining. And the cats.
So now I'm back home, wheeee! The dogs were happy to see me, as were the indoor cats. The horses so far are not impressed. I haven't been away from either of them before. Also, I'm afraid to go to the barn, although D- is usually good at keeping things mostly in order. The house wasn't too bad-although A- hadn't made it by to fix my ducts like he thought he might :(.
Coming up this week: I have to confab with the guy who chaired my committee in my absence tomorrow evening so I know what to report Tuesday evening. I'm working one nurse low, and she's the one who does the most direct patient care, so we will be running horribly slow. However, I have to keep working as much as I can especially since I took last week off. Have to meet with the peer review people before Wed at noon so I can read the feedback on my case(s). Have to keep pinching as many pennies as I can because I have no money until next Monday. Hope I get enough next Monday to pay the IRS (an insane amount of money), my accountant (maybe, although I could probably just pay a small amount), the trainer (if I can't, I owe the trainer half the month, and have to bring Zolar home, which is another chunk, and also means I have to suck it up and get confidence). Stop thinking about how many things in my house need to be fixed (my sister doesn't have horses, so she can spend money on making her house look nice).
That may be it. It's the coming home from vacation blues, but both worse and better than usual. Maybe because I only took one of my OCD/depression meds while I was there. Usually I don't take either on vacation, and can have a hard time dealing with the 'mess' I come to when I get home.
Ack, almost 8pm. Time to feed the equines, and see if I need to buy filly (Tess) yet another bag of minerals (poor thing's eaten 1 1/2 bags already).
P.S. I have a few pics mostly from the garden, but may put them up later.
We ate at such good places-yummy. There was one seafood place that I just wanted to go back to the beginning of the dinner and eat it all again!!! We ate at the bar, and got to watch them cooking. Our waiter was great.
Saw two movies in the theater; End of the World with Simon Pegg, which had great British humor, although slow at first. And Riddick, which was a teeny bit disappointing when Katee's character was adamant about not having sex with men, then supposedly banged Riddick right before the end. Although, maybe, he is kind of hot. Also, he had to be rescued, although now that I think of it, maybe that was a good thing, considering Twohy's said there should be two more, and that there is a place the story is going., but otherwise it was awesome!! His costume rocked, for one thing. ;) And so did Katee's.
Saw a bunch of baaad movies on my sister's Netflix (and HD TV): State of Emergency 3.5/5, Come Out and Play 3/5, The Ledge 2/5, Croczilla 3/5, The Bay 3/5, The Dinosaur Project 3/5, Creature 2.5/5.
Went to the Musical Instrument Museum, where we still haven't finished going through it. Saw the Desert Botanical Garden, which I totally still love. Spent a few hours at the Phoenix zoo-every time we go there, they've added more wonderful areas!!!-before it got waaaaay too freaking hot. (We were the only people at the jaguar area when they let her back out to play and eat her snacks, and that was so awesome.)
Did less shopping than usual. Probably because neither of us had money. lol Got some stuff at REI, including a cool new purse. Talked to the apple store people about which iPad to get when I can finally afford one. Got an iPad cover ;) on big super sale, so I couldn't pass it up. Went to JJill, but was disappointed. We both got new undies and sports bras at Target while waiting for REI to open. Went to two nurseries looking for a new front yard plant for my sister. That was fun, but holy cow cacti cost a lot!!!
Finished two books, read one book, started a new one, and read a lot of fanfic. But I really only had my phone, hence no LJ.
Had three meals with my sister's friends, who are very cool. One was Jewish New Year. :) We were honorary jews, but enjoyed it nonetheless.
We also occasionally sat out on my sister's lovely expanded patio, when it wasn't too hot.
And, of course, her chickens were always entertaining. And the cats.
So now I'm back home, wheeee! The dogs were happy to see me, as were the indoor cats. The horses so far are not impressed. I haven't been away from either of them before. Also, I'm afraid to go to the barn, although D- is usually good at keeping things mostly in order. The house wasn't too bad-although A- hadn't made it by to fix my ducts like he thought he might :(.
Coming up this week: I have to confab with the guy who chaired my committee in my absence tomorrow evening so I know what to report Tuesday evening. I'm working one nurse low, and she's the one who does the most direct patient care, so we will be running horribly slow. However, I have to keep working as much as I can especially since I took last week off. Have to meet with the peer review people before Wed at noon so I can read the feedback on my case(s). Have to keep pinching as many pennies as I can because I have no money until next Monday. Hope I get enough next Monday to pay the IRS (an insane amount of money), my accountant (maybe, although I could probably just pay a small amount), the trainer (if I can't, I owe the trainer half the month, and have to bring Zolar home, which is another chunk, and also means I have to suck it up and get confidence). Stop thinking about how many things in my house need to be fixed (my sister doesn't have horses, so she can spend money on making her house look nice).
That may be it. It's the coming home from vacation blues, but both worse and better than usual. Maybe because I only took one of my OCD/depression meds while I was there. Usually I don't take either on vacation, and can have a hard time dealing with the 'mess' I come to when I get home.
Ack, almost 8pm. Time to feed the equines, and see if I need to buy filly (Tess) yet another bag of minerals (poor thing's eaten 1 1/2 bags already).
P.S. I have a few pics mostly from the garden, but may put them up later.