Monday, October 12, 2009

A rose by any other name would still make me cry

So I'm back and after six days of waking up between 3:30 and 4am, I'm glad to be home. In no particular order here are some tidbits from my trip:
  • I woke up no later than 4am every morning (yes, I know I just wrote that...I'm still shocked that the time zone never clicked with me...maybe that will be good now that I'm back on East Coast time)
  • Longest work day = 16 hours including a dinner with one of our vendors. I'm still impressed I stayed awake even if I wasn't intelligent talkative at the restaurant.
  • Each morning I walked to our staff room by the light of the stars. On the plus side the sky looked like black velvet with a few sparkles.
  • On my birthday Donnie had the hotel deliver a cake with a candle to our onsite bookstore where I was working!
  • A Marilyn Monroe impersonator sang a shortened version of "Happy Birthday" (think Mr. President) to me...a bit odd creepy.
  • Had my In N Out burger on the last day of the meeting
  • The tub in my bathroom was the size of a Toyota. The bug inside it was the size of a motorcycle so I didn't take a bubble bath.
  • I had great reading time on the planes.
  • I saw the Twins clinch the Central Division title (yay!) and then saw them lose two games to the Yankees in the playoffs (sniff sniff)
  • Now I'm going to try and catch up on the stuff I missed in your lives.

When I landed, Donnie and Bug were waiting for me and Bug had a bouquet of roses. I felt like Dorothy...there's no place like home.

11 comments:

  1. What a wonderful way to be welcomed home. Glad you had a good trip - sorry about the bug in the tub!

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  2. Glad to have ya back! Hope you get caught up on all that lost sleep!

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  3. Palm Springs? I just saw a video on a blog site of a woman who is in a show in Palm Springs. She is the world's oldest showgirl - 85. Did you get to see her?

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  4. So Sweet!! I love that the hubs had your cake delivered to you...so romantic. I bet Bug was beside himself with joy when you came home!
    Welcome back!

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  5. Welcome home! I got the shudders when you talked about walking up at dumb o'clock for the show and dinner with vendors. WAY too many memories.

    And I am sorry I didn't give birth on your birthday. Lewis is too. Well I guess he is, since he is STILL INSIDE.

    Happy Belated! I am going to jump up and down now.
    cxx

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  6. Mmm, lots of reading time and roses..what else does a woman need..well, I guess that bubble bath would've been nice!

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  7. Sounds like you've found yourself a good hubby. I'd have to remind my husband before i left that he needed to do something. I do love him, but he doesn't really get romance per se.

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  8. Welcome Back, Happy Birthday, Night Night. Enjoy your own bed, your sweet Bug and that charming hubby of yours. All good stuff!

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  9. Welcome home! You were certainly missed but I'm glad you had a good time!

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  10. Aw, how sweet! Nothing better than coming home to the ones you love and miss so much! :)

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