[In case you don't know] I'M HOME

So...yes, I am back in Dallas (the sunrise today made me happy to be so!). And, I know, I know...I fell off the blogspot bus (or is it a bandwagon?) again. Honestly, I really do have awfully sincere intentions to "keep at it", but....well, I just haven't been good at the follow-through, have I?

Well, let me catch you up. After we last "spoke" , I had a great final two weeks in Sunny Cal. And, smack in the middle of those weeks, Joseph came for a 4 day visit. I do believe it was my favorite 4 days in California. We packed a lot of "doing" into those days...went to San Diego, La Jolla, Coronado Island, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Manhattan Beach, Seal Beach...and, well, the list goes on. Needless to say, we had a great time.

At the end of my stay in LA, Amy flew in and we had an amazing road trip home. Unfortunately my computer had a myocardial infarction along the way, so those pictures were never really published online...kinda sad.

But, the trip was great. We started with a bang by spending the entire day sightseeing in LA and THEN driving all night to get to the Grand Canyon by dawn. We made it just in time to see the sun rise over one of the seven wonders of the world. Breathtaking. We spent several hours there before heading to Santa Fe. We watched the sun sink back into the horizon just as we drove into town. We felt quite privileged to be able to see the sun set, rise and then set again in THREE different states, in a bit less than 24 hours. The rest of the roadtrip was just as awesome...

I arrived home just in time for Thanksgiving and I've been half working, half "vacationing" since. (Okay...maybe it's been more of a 1/3 : 2/3 split...).

I go back to California for another 4 week assignment in TWO WEEKS! I'm excited...but, also a smidge sad to see my vaca come to an end.

But, alas...such is life.

And, I think this picture is Dallas trying to sweet talk me into staying a bit longer...