So much for blogging every day...

So, journaling anything has never been my strong point.  As in the past, I swore when I got up here on Saturday that I would faithfully blog every day.  The idea was two-fold.  One, obviously, was to document the trip.  The other was to get my creative writing juices flowing again so I could work on the creative piece I have had floating around in my head for about 3 years.

Clearly, I have failed yet again at the daily journaling thing.  Part of it is because there really hasn't been much to tell since Monday.  After Jeff left Tuesday morning, I pretty much just relaxed.  Worked on some stuff in my head (For me, 80% of the writing process is done there.  By the time I get it into the computer, it is basically done.) but not much else.  I am still getting comfortable in my new "home" and rearranged some stuff.  I did explore the neighborhood and was quite pleased that I made it to CVS and back without getting lost. (For those who know me, you know saying I have absolutely no sense of direction is a major understatement. The fact that I make it anywhere and back on a daily basis is nothing short of a miracle.)  It stormed all afternoon so no outside stuff.  I was pretty proud of myself in that I did not freak out.  I HATE storms anyway.  Being in a strange city, in a strange house, alone just made it all that much worse. The kids got home, told me about their day, ate leftover pizza, then called it a day.  Pretty boring stuff.

Wednesday, I went exploring the neighborhood.  The one thing I hate about teaching is fire drills.  Well, no longer.  There are a lot of home day cares in this neighborhood.  I did not realize that they had to do fire drills in the same way that we do in NYC.  It was SO cute seeing these teeny people--most in the 3 to 4 age range--lined up and behaving way better than most of the kids at my school.  They were just freaking cute and it made me smile.

The energy of this neighborhood is incredible.  I plan to do some more exploring today and even more tomorrow.  Looking forward to seeing Jeff tomorrow night.  As much as I am falling in love with this place, I really miss Jeff, Steph, and the girls.  I also miss my well appointed kitchen!