No, I am not watcvhing the State of the Union. Actually, I am sitting in my hotel room trying to figure out how to get out and into the cold New York night. We don’t have a lot of time here, and I don’t wish to feel like any of it was wasted. While a night in at “home” is standard, a night in here feels like a missed opportunity. Still, a night in might not be the worst thing. We still have each other. Corny? Perhaps. True? Always. I don’t have a better time with anyone else in the world. Never have. Never will. The Lady Talis is my Ride or Die.
Meanwhile, the next few days are pretty packed with activity. As the conference concludes, the real travel begins. We have family things with everyone ranging from meeting new folks at dinner to popping in on the girls’ school for a black history month event. Somewhere along the way we will find time for plays, music, and museums… and the Harry Potter Store. Because life without Butterbeer is stupid.
Personally, I am feeling much more refreshed. I had to get out of the slog. Arizona is everything I said it was over the last two posts. It isn’t even about the kids so much as it is about the place not ever changing and as a result being utterly stagnant as a culture and as a community. This is true on all levels of it, from the family, to the ‘hood, to everything around it. When I had football that gave me something different. Without it every single day is the same with nothing to look forward to. My kids only encapsulate that sameness as a symptom as opposed to being the cause. I can always rest assured I will wake up to the same stupid videos, the same student complaints, and the same routine. Here, and on every extended vacation, we shape our own routine.
Wouldn’t it be nice if home was like that? Maybe in future posts I’ll get back to thinking why it is not…
Some Thoughts:
- Absolutely Bonkers Headline of the Day: “Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October’s brazen French crown jewels heist” How did they not get fired?
- My eczema is really really terrible. I hate the itch. Need help.