Now, going back to the beginning of my trip here, I was pretty crazy because I volunteered to host a girls weekend at my parents cabin one day after arriving in the States. I knew I would be feeling jetlagged, however I thought it wouldn't be so bad. It wasn't too bad once I arrived in North Carolina, but the 10 hour drive there alone was not so fun. I ate lots of horrible fast food on the way and drank copious amounts of caffine. Everyone met up at my parents cabin last Thursday evening and we had so much to catch up on. So many great and big things have happened in all of our lives since we had last seen eachother. I was the party pooper who went off to bed at 10:30pm! Well, actually it was me and Adri, Nan's baby. We were roomies for the weekend.
Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate with us for the entire weekend and we only got out to hike once. I really had hoped I could take the dogs hiking the whole time, but no such luck for us. Bella, Heather's 4 year old, found some mica stone on our small walk and we brought it back the cabin and pounded it up and made organic glitter! This was a good, and messy, rainy day project. But I think we all were more than happy to lounge around in our pj's all day and cook and talk. We kept the fire going in the fireplace all weekend and had the heat turned up, so even though it was miserable outside, inside we had a nice cozy time.
It was so great to see all them in one place! I think it needs to be a yearly tradition. And then, on the way back from N.C. I stopped for 2 nights in Atlanta to see my old friend Katie. Of course, the rain continued on and on there too. We did some mani/pedi action, shopping, and eating out, which was all fine with me. Katie took Monday off work and played hooky with me; we even treated ourselves to an indulgent massage.
I was pretty tired after all that visiting, so I was happy to come back to old Sarasota for some family time. Tonight my parents and I went out to dinner with my parents in law. Our fathers are basically in love with each other. Simply put, they are soul brothers; born in 2 different countries and brought back together through fate. They manage to communicate perfectly, despite the language barrier. They are really something else to watch. Crazy antics, people. Example? Tonight, at the restaurant, they made up this crazy thing where they cut the cork from the wine bottle in half and they each wrote their initials on the bottom of the cork. They exchanged cork halves and vowed, with much laughter and toasting, to unite the 2 pieces again, at their next meeting. See what I mean? They are leaving tomorrow for France and all my parents can talk about now is how much they will miss the Gehans.
Most Awesome Thing Of the Day:
After dinner we come home and Rascal is very, very happy to see us 3 and is looking just a touch guilty. We head into the kitchen and notice an empty, plastic 12 count box of mini-croissants lying on the floor. Rascal has devoured them and has left no crumb behind. We gently scold him, knowing that all that greasy butter in ones' tummy is almost punishment enough. We all go upstairs and prepare for bed; I pull back my sheets and to my surprise, I find a half chewed croissant stashed under my pillow. At first, I think, "Wow, that dog is smart! He heard us coming into the house mid-chew and hid the thing under here!" My parents are amazed, too. Then, a few minutes later as my father climbs into bed, he too, discovers a croissant under his pillow! This one is fully intact. After dying of laughter for a while, we change our theory of the situation. We now believe that our dog has placed the croissants there as peace offerings, to aide in the forgiveness process of eating our breakfast for tomorrow. Now, that is one smart dog.
Tomorrow is Boat-n-Beach day. It also may be Heather Gets to Buy a Sewing Machine day, because Yann asked what I wanted for our one year wedding anniversary! April 22nd. It actually is going to be a combo Valentines Day/Anniversary present. I love the holiday combo gift, don't you?
Take care until next time!
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Heya Lady! Thank you again for such a relaxing home to spend the weekend it! That place is a total sanctuary. We had a blast and Adrielle told me that she is so grateful to have some many amazing women in her world! Hellls Yeah! smooches.
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