Whirlwind of vacation planning going on here. It helps that we sort of had a plan and itinerary before we initially cancelled it. All hotel bookings are finalized, which is a relief and the scary expensive part of this. I hate how the bank temporarily puts these charges on your card but then takes them off after a day or two. I was panicking that somehow something went wrong but no. Just bank dumbness. I just have to remember where my bank account actually is with all those charges on it.
We brought Gracie and Mogget in for their yearly physical exams and vaccines. Everything looked good for Gracie but Mogget has an ear infection. D’oh! Made me feel like a negligent mother, since Aaron and I haven’t been keeping as close an eye on him with all the other pet drama going on around here. But he’s a waxy guy normally and he wasn’t messing with his ears more than normal. ::shrugs:: At least he doesn’t seem distressed. He’s such a good kitty, though. I can actually get his goopy antibiotic in by myself, with only wiggling and no claws or complaints. He looks so bedraggled now because the ointment is pretty much all over his head. Of course, this happens before we go on vacation, so it’s another thing my poor mother has to do while we’re away. She said she doesn’t mind. ::shrugs:: Also, Nigel takes getting his SQ fluid so much better at the vet than when I try to do it here, mostly because he’s scared there. I have a few more things I want to try but we might just keep bringing him in for fluids after Aaron and I get back from vacation since it’s $5 (cheaper than I remembered it being. yay!) and goes so much more smoothly. We’ll see.
Last night I had the most vivid dream. It started out with me at an Aerosmith concert. There was a break in the set, so I went somewhere, and when I came back, the concert had moved to a different room in the building I was in but I didn’t have access. I wandered around the building and ended up in this weird, swanky, deserted bar. At the only occupied was the singer from the Black Keys. He saw the recognition on my face and his fell, no doubt because he just wanted to have a drink and not deal with a fan. “No worries,” I said. “I won’t bother you. I get wanting anonymity,” and made to continue my wandering. He had a look of relief on his face and invited me to join him. We talked about stuff, I don’t know what, but it was a really smooth conversation, which was weird because I’m awkward and it nearly always takes me a really long time to be able to have a 100% comfortable conversation with someone. Eventually, we went outside, because the concert was coming to an end and people were going to start trickling into the bar. We sat at a picnic table and kept talking. There were these guys in suits out there, with portfolios full of graphs and charts. They were studying our interaction and would occasionally consult with each other. At some point, I started telling him about Nemma, how he died, and how much I missed him. In the middle of my story, he excused himself. I was upset and kind of sad, since our conversation had been going so well and he had seemed interested in continuing it. But then, he came back, with pen and notebook, and asked me to continue, taking notes as I spoke. Perhaps he wanted to write a song about a girl and her dog. I don’t remember what else happened in the dream, but it was all oddly comforting. Though, when I woke up, I was a bit sad that I hadn’t actually just made an awesome new friend.
I’ve got me a bunch of piles of clothes on my bed, trying to figure out what to bring on vacation with me. In the recent past, I’ve only been on vacations in the summer, so that made packing a little easier. But who the hell knows what the weather is going to do in the fall?! I want to pack for multiple weather scenarios, but don’t want 5 suitcases full of crap. Plus, it doesn’t help that I need to try on everything (at least, bottom-wise) as I gained weight during the whole chemo experience and haven’t lost any yet, so I have no idea what non-summer clothes will fit and I don’t want to find that none of my pants fit while on vacation. When in doubt, yoga pants :P Ahhh 2 more days to get everything ready!
Must go do a little more homework. Gotten get my assignment and quiz done by Tuesday. Wheeee.
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