fun we had

I'm exhausted. Twas an intense weekend. I went to visit my sister for her birthday. We had fun, ate well, chatted incessantly, and stayed out late. I enjoyed meeting the people with whom she spends her time. We bought a fun birthday cake at Whole Foods but got in too late (2am) to eat it with the Proseco she'd designated for the mini celebration. I haven't been at a bar at closing time in quite a while or done shots in a while.

She's house sitting for a history prof and her family. I enjoyed their house and books. It seemed the perfect place to read and write. Lots of windows and bookselves. Great sound system. Lovely yard with a brook behind. And, the books were alphabetized which kind of made the living room seem like a library. And, the pets were characters worthy of a picture book.

Notable detail: I stopped at a rest stop to use the bathroom. Drat if a tour bus of red hatters (old ladies decked out in outrageous red hats, sporting purple velvet) had not queued out the Ladies' room. It was more of a curly queue. It would have been highly amusing if I hadn't had two cups of coffee and a liter of water. I skedaddled to my car and found a gas station. I never knew they toured on buses.

I need to contact local colleges, universities and community colleges this week about adjunct positions for the summer. It'll be a lot of work... that might pay off.

I cannot believe Thanksgiving is next week (well, the following week).

I'm getting organized and getting calm in multiple areas of my life.