and we're back!

Hello cyber world. The world traveler has returned. I first spent a week in NY visiting my sister and my new nephew. D.O. is her 3rd baby boy. They are all super perfect, cute, chubby, healthy babies. What else can I say? I simply adore them and hat the fact that they continue to grow while I'm not there to witness it. So, that was also the week of my birthday, so I got to spend it with my family. My sister and I took all the boys (ages 6, 4 years plus the baby) to her husband's high school musical that he directed the orchestra for. We stayed only for the first half of the Sound of Music, but it was oodles of fun nonetheless. When I returned from NY there was MAJOR drama on the job front. I can't go into detail since a) it's still being resolved, b) it just makes me too upset! Shortest version: my boss (who I live with and work for at home and at the office) had some horrible things said about her and she nealy quit, which would have left me jobless as well. Then, I went to Florida (thinking I would have no job upon my return). Oh, Florida...
It was one of the best weeks of my entire life! I didn't spend a lot of time with this portion of my family when I was younger. It didn't stop me when I grew older from planning a road trip to Ohio to visit them with a cousin who lived nearby to me. Our mothers tagged along for the ride though. Then several years later I invited myself to Indy and Texas to spend Christmas with them. Since then three of my cousins have married and two of them have had kids. There is not one single moment that I can think of that I didn't enjoy. I discovered I have a lot in common with this portion of my family. Traits that my immediate family and friends think me odd for, were quite normal in this group (big example: my love for organizing!) We laughed, swam, tanned, played and relaxed. I even spent one day all alone! I swam in our private pool and tanned at the beach (it was jellyfish birthing season, so we couldn't swim in the ocean). I returned from this vacation the most relaxed and happiest I've been in ages! As for my job, it's safe for this week. We'll see what God has planned next. I'm just so at peace........