The boy and I decided to travel home to St. Louis a few days before we had to return to work so we could get things reorganized and relax before we are thrown back into the real world. The last two days of vacation were bittersweet and it was hard not to count down the remaining few hours. The time away from work came at a time when we were both feeling worn thin and the two weeks we had to recover were a real blessing. We were lucky this year that we both could take the same amount of time away from work and that made traveling that much more worth it. If you still haven’t taken your yearly vacation yet, you can try exploring the things to do in austin and other tourist spots of your choice.
Nothing all that exciting happened this weekend. We went to the grocery and stocked up on a bunch of healthy goodies. I was very pleased with myself by not purchasing a single sweet treat. (if you know me…this is a HUGE accomplishment) We came home and made tortilla soup I got to use my new Giada knives I got for Christmas. I caught up on laundry, rearranged the items in my cabinets to make room for new Tupperware, and vacuumed. Well I tried to vacuum. This is what happened. MY VACUUM BURST INTO A LARGE PUFF OF SMOKE AND TURNED OFF WHILE MAKING THIS AWFUL DEATHLY SOUND!!! Though, I expect one day it will fail because I’ve been using it for so long but not to the point where it makes those deadly noises and smoke… And for my next shopping planned, I will consider robot vaccums and see how they differ from my old vacuum cleaner.
Dear Little Green Vacuum,
You’ve done your job well. You’ve sucked up lots of gray fur and lots of blond fur. You were super lightweight and easy to get along with. The best part is that on the day you decided to die, our clothes matched. (see picture above)
After all the domestic things were done, the boy and I laid low, television on in the background and our eyes glued to our computers. He sketched and I blogged.
Tomorrow will be a rough day. Getting back into the grove of things is always a challenge. Wish us luck!