Homecoming

So this is about a week late, but I made it home. Just testing to see if you all would notice my absence on this blog. Coming home always makes you appreciate the things you take for granted.

The top ten things I missed while gone (excluding the obvious such as friends and family, cuz you all know you are number 1):

10. Peanut butter and mac and cheese (not necessarily at the same time)
9. Having a microwave
8. My pianos (both of them)
7. Understanding everything people say. Well most things.
6. Knowing what I am doing at work. Well most of the time.
5. Driving
4. My shower
3. Ice water (ohne Gas)
2. Sunshine
1. My bed

Lesson learned: My apartment is like a grown up's playground when you haven't been there awhile.

Finale

I spent my last weekend in Sonora before my trip doing something both All-American and signature California.

On Friday night, Sean and his wife Vanessa had a barbecue as a housewarming party. The couple moved here a couple months ago and we hadn't managed to make it to their place yet. Saturday afternoon, they led a parade of us to go winetasting.

I was glad to be able to fit something fun in between packing and running errands.

Lesson learned: I love fruit salad.

Time out

Have you ever thought you knew someone, trusted them, only to find out they were not the person you thought? That happened to me twice this past week with two separate people, two completely different situations. Neither of them look the same to me anymore. I'm sort of just numb about the whole thing.

I might not write write for a few days — not like that's unusual. I just can't try to be funny or perky right now.