Things I love about …
being home..
1. My itty kitties. Even coming home to fur all over the house and the stink of kitty litter is ok since they are such good boys. They’re still a little mad that we’ve been gone for 8 days though.
2. A full size shower. After a 7 day cruise and the shower the size of an airplane seat (don’t get me started about those), I’ll never complain about my “little” bathtub again. At least I can turn around in there and reach up to wash my hair. I feel so clean!
3. My bed. ahhhh… I’m in it right now.
4. Maine! J keeps waxing eloquent about the west coast and I’m getting mad at him. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.
5. A full on connection to the internet, without paying by the minute. I admit, I love the internet. I’ve been on for the last hour, ever since I got home. But give me credit. I only checked it once on the cruise and I regretted it. But now I’m home so it’s ok.
6. Walnuts. Hello Princess Cruises… you can’t afford walnuts? Omega-3 withdrawal people!
7. Water i’m not afraid to drink from the tap. Though granted, it actually tasted better on the ship. I don’t know if it’s because we havne’t been home but the iron tastes/smells wicked iron-y. Not like ironic, just irony. Maybe it’s always like that and I had just gotten used to it.
And things I loved about our fantabulous vacation to Alaska…
1. Oh my god, the scenery. It’s like maine on steroids. Everything is bigger and more remote and wilder and more beautiful and scarier…both good and bad are magnified by 10. Incredible glaciers, incredible mountains. Small, small, small cities and towns. Did you know Juneau has no roads going into or out of it?! Crazy!
2. Fresh salmon. Oh my god. There were salmon everywhere! Like living, breathing salmon rushing through the rivers. Crazy!
3. Crab! Oh my god. Dungenness crab. King crab. Um, yum!
4. Bald eagles! Ok, so I see those at home, but man were they everywhere. Crazy!
5. Cruising…not so bad. J got seasick once and then put on his patch that he got from his doctor. I was ok, though a little queasy here and there. Oh! The weather! We were expecting rain (stupid weather people) but it was gorgeous! Ok, I’m rambling. The food was pretty good on board and we didn’t have to worry about our itinerary. It was a nice balance of seeing stuff, relaxing, and just totally ESCAPING. In other words, it was 100% what I needed.
What else? Thinking about my book, and about writing, and about people who take risks and do what they love and escape from the ordinary. Thinking about aging and being female and mortality. And people and love. And plots and themes. But mostly just happy to be home and happy to have had a wonderful time and glad that I have 2 days off to recover before work on Tuesday. Which by the way, I’ve also decided that it’s silly to stress about work. 
