Jimminy crickets, Batman. I've been back from vacay for a week now, and I'm sad to say it took me that long to get readjusted with "life as I know it." The week following my hiatus from reality proved challenging: a sinus infection, major car trouble, major omg-I-don't-have-a-job-for-the-school-year trouble, teaching fitness classes after almost 10 days of no typical workouts (I traded my chocolate covered doughnuts for a squishy plastic one, if-you-know-what-I-mean), and helping my sister find an apartment while trying to get John together in his final weeks of Bar review.
In other words, I haven't been able to really catch up to where I need to be.
(But vacation or not, are we ever where we need to be?)
Either way, Life just got REAL (which is NOT the same as getting back to "real life"), and there are some conversations, situations, and personal details I've had to face in the last few days that will ultimately shape the next few months... and in some cases, my bizarre little world as I know it.
BRING IT, all you powerful cosmic forces and matters of destiny!
My trip to NC was ridiculously wonderful, and I think it was needed more than I knew it. As frazzled as I was returning to the real Carolina (yeah, I said it), it gave me the resiliency I needed trudge forward and shape new perspectives. Feeling well-rested and having a sexy new tan was a fabulous plus.
So after a week of recovery from my week of holiday, I'll be making strides to end this summer with a hootenanny and sha-bang. And to think, I only have a month left to do so... :(
So stay tuned, Readers... more is on the way.
***Can I also say that I'm embarrassed that when I wrote the previous post prior to leaving vacation, one of the things that prompted me to write it but woefully went unmentioned was the fact that my beloved USC Gamecocks won their second National Championship in mens baseball. In a ROW.
I will always be a fan of garnet & black. :)
Real life is a bitch, isn't it? I hear you re: the weirdo week of problems...I had a slew of 'um. Full moon or something.
ReplyDeleteAlso, where is this summer going!? Wasn't it June like two minutes ago?!
Oh wow, thank you for post the newspaper page- those images make me so happy!
ReplyDeleteDitto on SC being the real Carolina; I've officially been in North Carolina for a year now [insert head spin here], and I must say that I still feel that SC will remain nearer and dearer to my heart.
Good luck with all that REAL; whatever it is, I know you'll tackle it all with grace, wisdom, and a whole lotta OOMPH!
Holysmacksitsaboutdangtime. I have been sitting in the corner of my living room twitching and rocking and wondering when a post would come my way. Thank the good Lord it's back on, baby. Can't wait to hear all about the fantastical vacay!
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