I was gonna be all about posting about my trip.

But, this morning I discovered that while I was away the mice played … in my kitchen pantry.

So, I have spent the evening cleaning and throwing things out.

Ugh.

Now, it’s time to set ze mouse traps.

Well … I made back safe and sound from Florida.

“Big Ups” go to Dr. Phibes and Co. for a wonderful time.

I know that I didn’t post while gone, so pics and stuff will be forthcoming.

Now it’s time to go wrap up in a blanket. 84 degrees to 50 degrees is quite a jump.

Vacation!!!

I am finally taking a wee bit of time off from work. It’s my fairly annual trip down to Florida to see Dr. Phibes and Co. We’ll drink to much Guinness, watch too many horror movies and have a great time.

I leave tomorrow about midday and drive down. Fun, fun!

In totally unrelated news:
I really need to trim my fingernails.

And a little over 24 hours I am back in North Carolina.

We were up at 7:00 and on the road back to North Carolina by 8:00 this morning.

The ride (up and down) was pretty uneventful … with lots of the Tennessee and Kentucky countryside flying by. Of note was the massive “Adult World” store just off I-75 in the middle-of-nowhere Pioneer, TN. About 500 yards north of the store someone has erected a giant cross that towers over “Adult World.” I guess Jesus needs to do battle with those Evil Sellers of Pornography.

I suppose the trip would have been more fun it hadn’t been go-go all the time.

But I did get to see a wee bit of downtown Lousiville, the mighty Ohio River and Handsome Thomas at Buca di Bippo.

Now broadcasting semi-alive from Louisville, KY!

That probably sounds more exciting than it really is. I am here on a work trip. It’s been one of these whirlwind “drive up one day/work a convention/drive back the next day” treks. We are trying to drum up more business from Skyline Chili.

The convention was a semi-successful/semi-bust thing … and kinda exhausting after spending most of the day in the car and then rushing to get our little booth set up.

Afterwards we had dinner at Buca di Beppo where I feel madly in lust with Thomas, our ruggedly handsome waiter with a slightly black eye. I wonder if he got that black eye from some thrilling bar fight or if it was the result of something silly and mundane.

*Sigh*

Besides that … it’s really flat here. It makes me wonder how people can stand the flat land. I need mountains.

Over the weekend, Judy (Mom to some of us) lost Punkin to a malignant tumor. It all happened a lot fast than the vet said it would … so I guess you could say it was unexpected.

The main thing I will remember will be Punkin’s strange way of eating her dog food. It was quite bizarre and always fun to watch.

Hang in there, Mom. You’re in my thoughts.

Take a wild guess who turns 38 today …

I  am lazy … I haven’t been posting.

Though I do have some photos of a hike I did with PT last weekend. I need to get those up.