jacksonville extended...
We've had a good weekend here in Jacksonville, but my stay is going to last a little longer than planned! Lemme catch you up on whats been goin on so far though....Yesterday my Mom & I went for yummy lunch (and cold beers - mmm) and then did a little shopping. I mostly got comfy warm clothes, so SF style that I won't even need them here it's so hot!
Then lastnight my Mom made us a yummy dinner (salmon & mashed potatoes - my favorite!) and even brownies ala mode for dessert - mmm!! We were going to play a game (Oodles of Doodles), but it got late so Haley & I just played our own doodling games* instead.
*I draw a little random thing on the page & she has to make a drawing out of it. Another one is one of us has to think of a scene & then each of us draw it (this one's cool cuz it's neat to see how different two people interpret the same scene!)
Today we got up & headed over to St. Augustine to have brunch. Driving over to the coast from here (Orange Park) was nice & no sooner after we arrived there did we get a call from my Mom's friend who recommended we drive a bit more north to Ponte Verde and meet her & her son (one of Haley's good friends, Joe) at the Sawgrass Marriott for their gourmet brunch. It was really nice & we all ate lots of yummy food!
Afterwards we took Joe with us & headed to the beach to put our feet in the water (it is sooo warm!) and take a little walk. It was really nice! The beach has a ton of shells on it! We wondered with every little thing if it was a result of the hurricane weather or not.
There's more photos from the last couple days posted here: Jacksonville Photo Album
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So, I was supposed to catch my flight this afternoon, but plans have changed. My Mom has to go back to Colorado to take care of some real estate business, so I'm going to stay here with Haley so she doesn't miss any school. Originally my Mom & her were going to go, because my Mom was worried Hurricane Ivan might be headed straight for us and just figured she'd avoid it all together. But now it seems that it's turned (and let's hope it stays that way!!) so to make sure Haley doesn't miss any more school, I'm going to stay while my Mom can take care of the CO biz. My Mom's been through so much lately that truely I'm so happy I can help... I wished I could have helped her move, etc... so being here now is good. Hopefully Haley & I won't have to many sister squabbles! :)
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One fun thing is that I have a dog for the week!! Little Rosie is their sweet Bichon and she's sooooo sweet and playful. It's so fun having a dog around to walk and play with! She's got such a personality and she loves me cuz I love to play and snuggle with her so much :)
But of course I miss my sweet fuzzy kitty Kazoobie like CRAZY :( It just makes me terribly sad how long it will be until I see him again (I fly back Saturday). But the good news is he has had Lucia over there & my neighbors to let him out so he can still enjoy the outdoors and not be too pent up. But I worry about him.
Luckily Lucia will be able to help out again at the end of this week - and I have a couple of other friends I can call on to swing by and help out. phew!
I feel very lucky to be able to work remotely with my job... but my kitty is the one thing that I need to be home for. That and I miss my sweetie something fierce. This will officially mark the longest we've been away from eachother and it's torture!!!
This is all I can think about:
Man those are gonna be 5,000x as good when I get back (if it's even possible, because my goodness is it amazing all ready). :p
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Aaaanyway, I better get myself to bed so I can deal with work tomorrow AND taking care of my sassy 13 year old sis! haha
Your email & comments this week are appreciated so I can stay sane :) xoxo
