I’ve been quite busy the last few weeks. Busy with all kinds of exciting – and not so exciting – things.
The non-exciting things:
– trying to stay on top of the household chores. I really don’t know how our tiny apartment can accumulate that much dirt/dust over the course of a week. I guess, living downtown comes with a a price, but I swear, I feel like we’re living next to a coal mine (and believe me, I know what that’s like, because my hometown in Germany lies right in the middle of an open-pit mining area.) I really am trying to immediately clean up every mess that I make, but regardless, chores keep piling up towards the end of the week.
– dealing with some health insurance stuff. Frankly, this matter would easily justify its own separate blog post, but since I don’t want to bore you with excruciating details and I don’t want to get more riled up than I already am, I leave you just with one plain and simple: The US health care system makes no sense whatsoever!
The exciting things (including, but not being limited to):
– getting ready for my trip to Hawaii. I feel like I am going on a vacation, although I am damn sure the week is not going to be a walk in the park. We’ll probably work long hours and my boss is not really someone who can turn off his brain when the work day is done. I can already see the three of us bending over our respective laptops processing data at night. Then again, my boss also knows how to have a good time, so there will likely be a lot of exploring of the island, photo-taking and exquisite dining while we’re there. I can’t wait for the nice change of pace from my usual office routine.
– hoping to start some new crafts projects soon. As I blogged here, I am currently working on a baby quilt for my sister, but I am also planning to get back into card-making/stamping and crocheting in the weeks to come.
– planning a belated anniversary trip with J for October. We haven’t decided yet where we want to go, but we’ve been throwing ideas around like San Diego or the Northern Californian Coast. We’re definitely still open to any other suggestions that involve short flights or moderately long car drives. Have at it!
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What have you been up to?
Jamie jenson
July 28, 2010 at 12:07 pmHawaii??! Work or no work, that is awesome!!!
Tinka
July 28, 2010 at 12:35 pmhaha, I absolutely know what you mean when you talk about household chores. It’s ridiculous. I could clean every day, I swear!
San Diego sounds like a great place to go to. What about Santa Barbara? :)
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Nilsa @ SoMi Speaks
July 28, 2010 at 12:55 pmI’m kind of fearing this whole baby business, because I will become all too well acquainted with our health insurance industry … and all that it doesn’t provide. Sigh.
One thing’s for sure – your trip to Hawaii will be busy one way or another!
Napa or Sonoma are always fun places to visit when you’re feeling festive. What about Santa Barbara or Palm Springs? Sounds to me, though, like you can’t go wrong so long as it’s the two of you together!
Irene
July 28, 2010 at 1:51 pmWe’ve been to Cali a few times and I liked Palm Springs (although I don’t know about October weather, Summer was nice but REALLY hot there. Also Oregon Dunes (you can race through the Dunes with Dune Buggys) or (including a short flight) Vancouver, BC. I lived there during my 3 month school exchange and have been back twice, I love the city, it’s cute and a little european, there is the Capilano Suspension bridge which is nice, Stanley Park and Gastown…
Emily Jane
July 28, 2010 at 1:52 pmHawaii! Trips!! So exciting… let me know if you are going on a car trip, and I’ll make you a mixtape!
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katelin
July 28, 2010 at 4:39 pmi am so excited for you to go to hawaii, that will just be so fun. woo!
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terra
July 30, 2010 at 9:41 amI can’t wait to hear about your Hawaii trip! Even if it’s for work, I’m sure you’re going to have an amazing time!