*Vacations are good. You should take one.
*It's amazing that a 2-hour time change can totally disorient me. I'm still trying to recover.
*I love Idaho - in the fall anyway. I bet I wouldn't have such fond feelings if I had gone in the dead of winter, but it was about 45 degrees when we left Tuesday morning and about 100 degrees (I kid you not) when we had a layover in Houston. It actually got hotter while we were gone. Today may be the first day of Autumn, but it's not feeling too autumnal around here.
*I'm sure I've said this before, but it bears repeating: I love Moscow. It's a home away from home for me. It is such a charming place. I love the town - the way you can walk all over the place; the fun stuff that goes on all over town (like the random "Luau" held downtown on a weekday afternoon, the farmer's market, etc.); the way I see about 20 people I know on a walk through downtown (and I haven't even lived there for 4 years). I miss it. If it was closer to Texas, I would definitely be tempted to move there (but if it was closer to Texas, the weather wouldn't be so nice right now).
*I always say that part of the charm about vacation is that it makes you miss home - well, I have to admit I wasn't ready to come back.
*When you give someone an airplane book**, you should not give them a book about a plane crash.
*It's good to be missed. I am always a little bit afraid that when I go on vacation, people at work will decide they don't really need me. Thankfully, I'm welcomed back and loaded down with work to do.
*I sat accross from the craziest woman ever to be allowed to board an airplane. This lady (a Monroe native, of course) was going on and on (and on) about her daughter (a model/phsychiatrist in Hollywood), her daughter's boyfriend (also a model) and all the Hollywood elite that she knew. She even had pictures which she was showing to some other ladies on the plane. The funny thing was that the pictures of her supposed daughter and boyfriend were postcards of actual famous people. I guess she assumed no one would notice.
**airplane book - a book that can be read quickly and mindlessly - could be finished after a day's travel.
I am a touch surprised about the Moscow comments. I assume your mood about not minding living there again has changed in the past couple years. I, for one, would never in a million years be tempted to move back there. Not that Moscow doesn't have its good things, or that I didn't have a great time while living there, I loved it. I just have a new perspective after a little step back. That's all. Anyway, I'm sure Monroe is happy to have you.
Posted by: UJ at September 22, 2005 10:51 AMI guess it's true what they say: absence makes the heart grow fonder. I know you would miss it (at least aspects of it) if you went for a visit - especially if you had to come home to 100 degree weather.
Posted by: Christin at September 22, 2005 02:33 PMOh, I would definitely miss aspects of it, and occasionally I do. But there's a big difference between missing it and thinking about moving there (if it were closer). But you're right about the weather. We have it easy here in Missouri. I just remember all those times pushing my little mazda up and down that crazy hill and getting it out of the snow...
Posted by: UJ at September 22, 2005 03:03 PMWho bought your old Mazda, by the way? I'm pretty sure I saw it around.
Posted by: Christin at September 22, 2005 03:14 PMEthan bought it for 50 bucks, then fixed it for like 300 and was going to sell it for 1500. Nice work, Mr. Mooch:) Actually, I don't know if he ended up selling it or not. I haven't talked to Ethan in a while.
Posted by: UJ at September 22, 2005 04:16 PMI'm glad to hear that you had a good time. I'm glad your back too! ;)
Posted by: JeniLiz at September 22, 2005 06:06 PMChristin, it was good to see you. I agree with you. Moscow is a wonderful town. I'm going to love these four years. Thanks for the cd. I'm really enjoying it. :)
Posted by: Daniel at September 22, 2005 07:43 PMChristin, I saw Aaron but I didn't see you. You should have come shooting with us.
Posted by: Mike Aman at September 23, 2005 09:48 PMI'm not sure I'd live in Moscow again. (I know Hollie wouldn't; but I mean if, God forbid, I were a widower or something.) I can certainly relate to feeling nostalgic about the place, though. I've always especially loved the first day or so back in Moscow. And it's definitely better when you go from bad weather to good; there are plenty of times when it's the other way around. At any rate, I've been missing Moscow lately, and we've been talking about going up for a visit sometime this winter to see our new nephew or niece. (Believe it or not, it was Hollie's idea!)
Posted by: jon at September 27, 2005 10:12 AM