From A to B to C

I am using a dinosaur to type this entry. Not only do my parents still have dial-up (Hello Patience! I rediscovered you today!), but their keyboard is also American (wha...) and I keep messing up my letters.

So this will be short.

Briefly: being home is nice, as always. I am reading and jogging - two things I generally like to do but seem never to have enough free time to do them in my everyday life. Portland was beautiful, and it was even more beautiful to see my beautiful sister so happy. She seems she's at a good place in her life, and it's so great to be a part of that for a few days. Plus, I love her dog and her house, and I ate some vegan cornmeal pancakes that were damn tasty. She keeps pushing Portland on me (and my parents, I think), but as I said in the ride to the airport, the city pretty much sells itself. The vegan pancakes are just a bonus.

Now I am back in Michigan and the weather is beautiful. I have spent most of this vacation getting up early, going for jogs, having a coffee then SHOPPING. Then I come home, walk to the dog, read some, do a crossword, play Jeopardy! and putz around until bedtime. Which is, you know, somewhere around 10:00.

I could get used to this.

Oh! And? First-class? REEEEAAALLLLLY nice. They served smoked salmon, people. It was lovely (say that with a British accent, cause I was on British Air). It was especially nice because I missed the airline strike by 24ish hours. I don't think my first-class travels would have been so glamorous if they had been accompanied by a days' wait at the airport.

Next, it's on to Alberquerque. No idea how to spell that, to be honest. Maybe I'll find out when I get there?