A Message from the Other Side
Up at 6am for the second day in a row? Oh, yeah, but today at 6am my body thought it was NOON. So it's probably not such an accomplishment.
Well! I made it. I am writing you from Athens, Georgia, where I'm spending a couple of days with Marty's mom's family before we drive up to Virginia. Marty and I will spend the next few weeks on an approximation of my farewell tour of the east coast, although we won't get as far north (Connecticut) or as far south (Florida) as I went in August.
It wasn't that weird to come back; maybe because I've only been gone for three months. The strangest thing is visiting my favorite journals and not having to translate what time it really is where the writers are. For example, when I go to Painted Turtle I don't have to say to myself, "Oh, yeah, it's midnight in Connecticut right now," because we are in the same time zone again! It's the little things that make me happy. Hee.
It is nice to be home, and to see my family. I haven't been homesick for the US in Germany, but of course I've missed my family and friends. So last night we had a home-cooked Southern dinner, and iced tea, and good conversation, and I was very happy to be here.
Both times I have flown out of Munich airport, I have been randomly selected from the check-in line to have my suitcases searched by security. Sigh. It happened again yesterday. I somehow knew it would happen, I just knew it, so I didn't wrap any of the Christmas presents I had in my bags. I could see myself standing in the airport being asked to unwrap them all, and I just didn't want the angst of wrapping twice. It was bad enough that I had packed most of them in cardboard boxes and taped them shut -- the security lady almost hyperventilated when I opened up my big bag and there were all these unidentified taped-shut boxes in there.
Of course I opened them all and let her see my Christmas ornaments, German chocolate, etc. Sigh.
Today I will wrap the presents for real. The ones I brought with me, anyway. Marty has a few he'll bring in his suitcase tomorrow, as well. And this afternoon I have an appointment for a haircut, my first since before I went away. My hair is so long! But it's about to be short. Hee!
I also want to try to get together with a couple of friends in Athens (who knew I still had friends in Athens?!?) and maybe go see 8-Mile. Mmmm. 8-Mile. I can't wait! Plus the Drumline soundtrack is out, and ready for me to buy! Whooo!
Up at 6am for the second day in a row? Oh, yeah, but today at 6am my body thought it was NOON. So it's probably not such an accomplishment.
Well! I made it. I am writing you from Athens, Georgia, where I'm spending a couple of days with Marty's mom's family before we drive up to Virginia. Marty and I will spend the next few weeks on an approximation of my farewell tour of the east coast, although we won't get as far north (Connecticut) or as far south (Florida) as I went in August.
It wasn't that weird to come back; maybe because I've only been gone for three months. The strangest thing is visiting my favorite journals and not having to translate what time it really is where the writers are. For example, when I go to Painted Turtle I don't have to say to myself, "Oh, yeah, it's midnight in Connecticut right now," because we are in the same time zone again! It's the little things that make me happy. Hee.
It is nice to be home, and to see my family. I haven't been homesick for the US in Germany, but of course I've missed my family and friends. So last night we had a home-cooked Southern dinner, and iced tea, and good conversation, and I was very happy to be here.
Both times I have flown out of Munich airport, I have been randomly selected from the check-in line to have my suitcases searched by security. Sigh. It happened again yesterday. I somehow knew it would happen, I just knew it, so I didn't wrap any of the Christmas presents I had in my bags. I could see myself standing in the airport being asked to unwrap them all, and I just didn't want the angst of wrapping twice. It was bad enough that I had packed most of them in cardboard boxes and taped them shut -- the security lady almost hyperventilated when I opened up my big bag and there were all these unidentified taped-shut boxes in there.
Of course I opened them all and let her see my Christmas ornaments, German chocolate, etc. Sigh.
Today I will wrap the presents for real. The ones I brought with me, anyway. Marty has a few he'll bring in his suitcase tomorrow, as well. And this afternoon I have an appointment for a haircut, my first since before I went away. My hair is so long! But it's about to be short. Hee!
I also want to try to get together with a couple of friends in Athens (who knew I still had friends in Athens?!?) and maybe go see 8-Mile. Mmmm. 8-Mile. I can't wait! Plus the Drumline soundtrack is out, and ready for me to buy! Whooo!
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