Written by I took yesterday off because I was praying for death. It was a needed day of rest. I went back to bed after driving up to leave sub plans at 6am. The weather has been dreadful the last few days so it was a good day to be curled up and sleeping. Rob has taken good care of me while I’m under the weather and I even managed to get him to watch Pride and Prejudice with me yesterday afternoon. Now that, my friends, is love.
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Out in SF
We had a fabulous time in SF yesterday, even though it was cold. I’m coming down with a cold today and have slept a few hours this afternoon while Rob edited photos. Here are my favorites.
Overlooking the Golden Gate
On the bus tour.
Holiday Adventure
Rob has never been to San Francisco, other than to the airport for a short lay over. So on Saturday, I’ve booked us tickets for a bus tour of the city. We’ll spend the day seeing all the famous sites and I won’t have to worry about driving! It’s been ages since I spent any quality time in SF so it will be nice to play tourist for a while. Three day weekends are always good for doing something different. It beats cleaning house and hanging around Modesto any day.
I do find I get quite restless at this time of the year. I’m not exactly sure why that is other than I get tired of the cold weather and start to get antsy for spring. I also feel like the school year will not end. In fact, this week feels like it won’t end. The days feel like they take 48 hours to finish and by the time I get home, there’s a million other things to do. With errands, making dinner, laundry, walking the dog, school stuff, the business, church, there really aren’t that many hours in the day. Never mind trying to plan a wedding, keep up with friends and my family. Needless to say, I’m tired.
The Gross Out and Assorted News
Apologies to everyone about the pic of Eugene. Rob wrote the post and I hunted around internet until I found a nasty picture. Eugene was considerably smaller than the photo. As always, we aim to please our friends and family. Considering the amount of cat pee Rob wipes up daily, we’re beyond being grossed out by things we find in the bathroom. Although Tuck still poops when I’m in the shower. I swear he holds it in until I get home.
In other, less bodily function related news, we’ve sent out a large cold letter mailing to drum up business for Rob on the west coast. He’s over the moon today about landing a large project with a marketing firm in Sacramento. So far, so good. He was getting a bit nervous about how things would transition from Florida to California but always the optimist, I knew it would be fine. Someone has to see the glass half full. Lord knows it’s not gonna be him! It drives me mental sometimes but it helps me to focus on what’s going right, what’s good, what’s most important.
I’ve spent the last several days downloading music for the wedding reception. I have eclectic taste in music and at times, Rob winces when I ask him if it’s ok to play Justin Timberlake at the wedding. I can’t help it. I like bad pop music. I blame 2 years of listening to Brit pop. Disa can verify though that while I never bought a Backstreet Boys album, I’ve known all the words to several songs. It’s embarrassing. Well, not really. It just drives Rob to flee the office with his ears covered. On occasion he’s cried for mercy. Everyone has their breaking point. His is Mariah Carey. Just wait until he hears what I’ve burned on CD. He may just start bleeding from the ears when he notices tracks from Moulin Rouge.
I’ve been homesick for London lately. It comes in waves, sometimes when I’ve had a bad day at work but sometimes it comes for no apparent reason at all. I think we’ll return but it’ll be a few years before we’re ready. My mom isn’t excited by the prospect but I think she’s more worried about having a grandbaby living 5800 miles away from her than anything else. I know my entire existence isn’t to be lived in Modesto and I’m grateful that Rob is supportive of me chasing this dream again. I know it won’t be easy for him because I’m temperamental and touchy about the issue when he says we have to wait a bit longer. Professionally, I need to stay put for a while. I’ve been in 3 schools in 3 years and while I don’t talk about teaching in Essex on my resume, it’s still there. I’d like to get more established at my current site so I can move onto bigger and better things. So for now, we’re in Modesto. But I do want the life I had in London. I want that life for us. The adventure. The challenge. The opportunity.