Wednesday, May 16, 2012

A vacation happened

I know it seems odd to announce a vacation "happened", but that is what it felt like. There were so many things going on before we left, many at a frantic (all stressful) pace, that going anywhere seemed downright surreal.  Some of it is still processing in my head.  Yes, it felt that weird to take a vacation.  It was the first time I'd flown in eleven years.  I teared up at the first whiff of sea air the night we got there.  We saw people we hadn't seen in ages.  Awesome sun hats were involved.  I even wore proper day gloves and heels at one point.  I took pictures, though not nearly as many as a good tourist should have.  I think I was too busy revelling in sleeping in and eating a late breakfast outside with roosters pecking round our feet.  Or me with a big grin, hopefully waving at people on the tour buses and boats, usually with little to no response.  I still kept waving.  It was a vacation where I really tried to be polished, elegant and physically coordinated.  Two out of three is good right?  My knee is still healing up from where the pavement demanded blood.  I should probably stick to going barefoot.  Shoes with any sort of heel tend to be dangerous for me to walk in for an extended amount of time, (though I managed to fracture a toe while barefoot so maybe just sitting and knitting is better?).  And I did give in and eat a beloved blue raspberry lollipop, even if blue lips, teeth and tongue look less than elegant. Yum!

Started a new blog

  Oooh Shiny! is now on WordPress.  There isn't much there yet, but I will work on that.