You know, I love Florida. Orlando, especially. Everytime I fly in, I feel like I'm going home. I look out the window of the plane and see the stiff grass and palm trees, and it's always comforting. I know that a few carefree days of shopping and comfort food are right ahead. And I was right. Once again, another beautiful visit. I spent a small fortune on clothes and a new Coach purse and scarf. I got to eat chicken and dumplings and shrimp bisque. I'm happy. I'd say I'm fat and happy, but I can't. I bought 5 sundresses, all [View Full Entry]

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Once again, I am stuck in an airport. It seems to me I am always getting stranded, though it doesn't usually happen this early in the morning. Or when I'm at home. Yes, folks, I'm stuck at Reagan. Delayed by over two hours now. Long enough for me to be able to go home and go back to bed. So what did I do? Bought access to their wireless and booted up, of course! What else is a girl to do when stuck in a crowded airport that has no shopping? You know, I really despise airports that don't do their [View Full Entry]

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Well, tonight I'm packing for Florida. I'm off to visit my family, yay! It's been a long time since I've hopped a plane and gone down there, and I'm looking forward to being in heat and sunshine. And the intense air conditioning. It's been a busy couple of days that have left me literally sick and tired. I had an upper GI series of x-rays done, and I didn't take so well to all the barium I had to swallow. So the past two days have been spent at home with me grumpy and moaning and pale as a sheet. Don't [View Full Entry]

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Today is a lazy Sunday. My aunt and grandma were here, and we spent three days running around all of DC. I finally got to see it all! But after all that running, we are content with laying in bed all day. Just for today. So we're on the bed, he's got the Army Times, I'm at the computer. We're eating and watching a program about morbidly obese people. Every few minutes, we look down at what we're eating (steak and veggies), look back at the TV, then at each other and say, "We're so going to the gym tonight." We [View Full Entry]

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We got home last night after battling all the traffic coming back into DC. I spent some time uploading pictures and my blogs, and basically just chilling out, mostly because I knew today would be packed. But then I couldn't get to sleep! I was absolutely exhausted and could not nod off. So my plans for today have been kind of scrapped because I'm just so wiped out. I did manage to get up and hit the gym today. I need to do that every morning, and Jerry suggested I take my headphones down and walk on the treadmill during Rachael [View Full Entry]

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Day number three together. And we haven't killed each other! In fact, I'm starting to enjoy traveling around with my own personal historian. He is a never ending fountain of military knowledge, which turns these sightseeing trips into learning experiences. Today we headed out once more to Fort Fisher. We'd wanted to actually tour the fort yesterday, but it had been reserved for a wedding, oddly enough. Yes, let's begin our lives together on a Civil War battlefield where 8,000 people died. But the wedding party was cleared out this afternoon, and we did a walking tour of what is [View Full Entry]

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We got up late this morning and decided to head out. I guess I should make clear that Jerry comes down here for vacation a few times a year, and he used to live in this area. He knows where he's going and it's not a huge disappointment if we don't see everything. So sleeping in was a much looked forward to point of this trip. Jerry coaxed me out of bed with the promise of the Fort Fisher Aquarium, so I grumped all the way to the shower and got ready, making sure to be out the door before [View Full Entry]

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Today we left for North Carolina, and discovered what true DC traffic really is. Even though we got out of town a full two hours before rush hour, we were unlucky enough to leave at the same time as all the other long weekenders. You know, sometimes we forget that Jerry doesn't work at the only place that releases early for government holidays. We'd dropped off Ginger at the cat clinic and head out on our way. We'd tried for two days to get the air conditioning fixed, but the place we went to never had anyone qualified to do it! [View Full Entry]

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In about an hour and a half, my husband is going to walk in the door, and a whirlwind of activity will ensue. Bags will be grabbed, trash will have to go out, the cat will have to be shoved into her carrier, and off we will go! Off for a weekend of fun in the sun in North Carolina. The problem is, I'm still in my jammies and half packed. I have, at least, picked out what I'm going to wear. But there's laundry that needs to be put away, dishes to be done, a shower to be taken, stuff [View Full Entry]

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Long blog warning! After a busy day of running yesterday, I decided it was time to drive home. I had finally accomplished everything I needed to so I could go, and was eager to get here. So I packed up Ginger and headed for DC. First of all, Ginger tried to commit kitty suicide. We're driving down 96 and she decides to explore the car. She pushed the back window button and it rolled down, and here's the 7 pound cat peeking out the wide open window! Didn't know she hated moving that much. The drive was long, and all of [View Full Entry]

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