My friend, Dima, and I decided to take a spontaneous trip to Bélize. We are going to spend six days on San Pedro. Michelle, Dina’s girlfriend, nice drove us to the airport for an early morning flight. I like the concept of getting to the destination early but not sure I am good with having… Read More First Day in Belize
I did not run with the group in the morning as I listened to my body. I did not set the alarm clock and decided if I was awake at 6:00 am I would run but if not, my body was telling me it needed more sleep. My body won out and I slept in… Read More Had dinner with an old friend which was great
I feel like I am returning to normal in Alexandria. I have started doing the normal things one has to do in life. I had done some of them before but I also was stuffing in lots of must dos prior to this. I got up and did life maintenance. I had to do laundry… Read More Regular Day
Since I had taken the redeye back from San Diego, I was pretty tired. I made breakfast and unpacked. I am pretty organized and probably a little OCD so I have to unpack immediately when I get back from a trip. Put the dirty clothes in the laundry basket, put the electronic chargers and those… Read More First Day Back in Alexandria
Liam and I went for a four mile run from the Airbnb cottage to the beach. We ran along the promenade south. The sun had not come out as the marine layer of clouds had not burned off. It is always great to run along the ocean. After the run, Tom and Jake picked us… Read More Day Three, San Diego
Liam was nice and went out and got us some breakfast pastries and coffee and tea. We enjoyed a relaxing morning at the Airbnb. Tom and Jake came and picked us up and we drove up to Torrey Pines State Park for a hike. Torrey Pines is definitely a beautiful and popular hiking location. It… Read More Second day in San Diego
I started my trip to San Diego to see Sarah, Tom and Liam. It will be a fun trip. The travel out to San Diego was not ideal but as my father always said, if you have time to spare, go by air. My original flight through Detroit was cancelled so the new flight was… Read More Trip to Visit Sarah, Tom and Liam
It was Barbara’s birthday and a group of us had planned to go out to dinner at Bastille to celebrate. I thought it would be fun to have the group over for cocktails before we went to the restaurant. I, as per usual, pulled out all the stops to prepare the cocktail party. I went… Read More First Entertainment Since My Return
I had one of those days that annoys me with myself. I was still having some issues with jet lag so had not been sleeping all that well. I was slow in getting organized which did not help. Unexpectedly, the group that cleans my house arrived. I have my house cleaned every two weeks normally.… Read More Irritated with myself
I packed my suitcases and straighten the apartment for the final time. I cleaned out the refrigerator of what little was left. It was sad to think that it was the last day but since I know I am coming back it is not so bad. I have even communicated with the Airbnb host and… Read More Last day in Toulouse
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