So yet anther weekend in the Gasparovich home in Maryland because it seems like an easier drive to make than trying to go all the way back to NY after picking up my brother from his cruise. (During which he went to the Bahamas and bought me and Nick rum It wasn't native rum, but it was rum and on the cheap so he was smart.) Good thing about the nice break that I am taking until Friday is that I get some time to think and enjoy the sights.
~ I saw my brother while he was on the ship! He was on the second story of the ship, conveniently right under the life boats! I got a picture, but I am not really sure how clear it came out since it seemed ok on my end, but still fairly far away since I was still outside the baggage area.
~We went over a bridge with oncoming traffic! They seriously shut down one lane of the south-bound Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and in order to freak out my brother's fiance we took it on the way back. We were scared out of our minds, but I got some really neat photos!
~I was able to stretch my legs and breathe without little kids crawling all over me and playing with my nose and glasses. During this relaxation I realized how messed up these glasses are and how I need to get a new pair. These are over three years old anyway and it it about time. I think when I go to NY next week I will be stopping by the eye doctor's to see if they will accept my insurance out of state or if I have to wait.
~I have been thinking of ways to surprise my mother with the news that we are moving back to NY. The best idea so far is to send her a cookie bouquet where she works and have a little note saying "Surprise! We are coming home" but not telling her who it is from. I think her walking up to the house after work to find us there hiding with our suitcases will be enough for her to bawl and make a huge scene.
~Only two more weeks before I get to come back here again, but this time for a whole week. I get to take care of a dog, whom I love and adore and wish were mine. I don't have a pet where we live in NJ and don't dare ask, so he is as close as I get for now.
I realize that I have a lot more to think about in the coming months, (like where on earth I want to take Nick to celebrate him getting the job!) I am not at all prepared to go back to gloomy NY, but I am happy to get out of the scorching sun of NJ, and the dramatic house we live in. I will miss the kids, but I could take of leave his aunt and uncle they have good and bad days. I miss my family, and it is sad I can't call Nick's family mine yet that one may take time. I really want to be back in the same state as my mom simply to start a life that we thought we would have started back in December. I don't think I can ever trust staying with his family again. I know they will never pay back what they have drained from us, and I will just be cautious the next time someone makes us an offer that seems too good to be true.
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Wow! You've been posting a lot while I was gone. I'll have to take time tomorrow to catch up with you.
I think you and I should start The Vitamin D Club this winter. So the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was closed to one lane? You know, Kevin worked on that bridge. Coincidence? Maybe.
How's the house hunting going? There are some really cute ones listed on that site I sent you. It's a great time to buy a house. You can tell Nicky I said that.
Well it wasn't closed to one lane. Both bridges were open, but they felt it was necessary for the north bound people to need to use one of the south bound lanes. I guess there are only two lanes on one of the bridges and since they aren't connected in any way, it was easier for them to take a lane and use it for the north bound people. However we had no clue that if we were to take the ezpass only lane we would end up on the three lane road facing traffic.
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