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Incommunicado
Thursday, 4 January 2007 21:47I just spent the last seven days in Palm Springs, California. Garret's parents have a condo there that they rent out to vacationers, and we managed to get some time there as a Christmas gift. Frankly, I had no idea what to do with our time there. Palm Springs is full of retirees and golfers, and my in-laws couldn't really tell us much else (they go there to sit in the sun and golf).
( It was nice weather, that's for sure )
( We didn't really have a plan, and I think Garret kept it that way on purpose. )
New Year's was spent in the condo watching the ball drop with Dick Clark on the TV. Every year we make a point to take a photo of our New Year kiss and this was no different. It will go in the photo collage with the rest of them -- every year since 2001 (except 2003, when we decided to argue instead). It was a nice New Year's.
( And then there was DisneyLand. )
( There's so much more to this trip I could share with you. )
The finishing touch on the trip was coming home. Grady and Teamun were being taken care of by a friend of mine while we were gone, and we missed them both. Grady was very excited to see us and is still not quite trusting that we're back to stay -- he's been yowling off and on since we returned. We just discovered that he barfed on the bedspread while we were out. Yay. As for Teamun, he either needs to be looked at or have his filter replaced. It's been very tough to keep his tank clean for over a month -- within a week of cleaning it's murky and smells awful again. I don't get it.
So, we're home. I am exhausted and feel fat. There are many emails to catch up with. The beauty of a small f-list is that I don't have to spend a lot of time to play catch-up with all of you here on LiveJournal. Happy Belated Birthdays to Michelle and Dustin, and Happy New Year to everybody!
( It was nice weather, that's for sure )
( We didn't really have a plan, and I think Garret kept it that way on purpose. )
New Year's was spent in the condo watching the ball drop with Dick Clark on the TV. Every year we make a point to take a photo of our New Year kiss and this was no different. It will go in the photo collage with the rest of them -- every year since 2001 (except 2003, when we decided to argue instead). It was a nice New Year's.
( And then there was DisneyLand. )
( There's so much more to this trip I could share with you. )
The finishing touch on the trip was coming home. Grady and Teamun were being taken care of by a friend of mine while we were gone, and we missed them both. Grady was very excited to see us and is still not quite trusting that we're back to stay -- he's been yowling off and on since we returned. We just discovered that he barfed on the bedspread while we were out. Yay. As for Teamun, he either needs to be looked at or have his filter replaced. It's been very tough to keep his tank clean for over a month -- within a week of cleaning it's murky and smells awful again. I don't get it.
So, we're home. I am exhausted and feel fat. There are many emails to catch up with. The beauty of a small f-list is that I don't have to spend a lot of time to play catch-up with all of you here on LiveJournal. Happy Belated Birthdays to Michelle and Dustin, and Happy New Year to everybody!
