Vacation!

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:34:48 GMT

I've only ever done this once before, but I'm going on vacation to CA without the spouse. The first time was because we were in the throes of opening our business, strapped for cash, and my BFF (for realz) was getting married. So it was a whirlwind trip to attend the big event and get back home before DH had a total meltdown.

This time it's my 30th high school reunion, and DH might have come with, but since his 40th reunion was at the end of Aug, we were again a bit cash-poor (compounded by helping the girl with tuition for her first semester of college), and he's been having health issues (Thrush *again* and Bell's Palsey of all things and this post isn't about that). So my sister and the girl are going to drive in from the Reno area and hang with me in the old home town. It will be my first ever "girls' vacation."

I'm leaving at dinner time CST on Wed, arriving at SFO at 11:45 PST, then driving down to Santa Clara and the hotel. I expect to sleep *a lot* on Thurs. The girls will arrive no sooner than 8 pm due to class schedules. Friday will be a lazy-ish day I think, with sushi for dinner and a trip to the Black Watch in Los Gatos, for old time's sake. Sat. there's a tour of the old high school (haven't decided if I'm going) and of course the official reunion in the evening. Sunday afternoon is a BBQ at the park we all used to hang out at. Then I'm at loose ends all evening because my flight departs around midnight, with me arriving home at 9:00 am CST. I expect to sleep *a lot* on Monday as well. The weather forecast says it will be gloriously sunny and warm until about Sunday, so YAY!

I'm expecting some fangirl interaction with the girl - she's started reading HP (Hermoine/Draco) and is looking for recs, and I found a bunch of her CDs (mixes) in the basement and have ripped them to iTunes so I can transfer them in person. I'm also expecting that my period will start while I'm there because my body hates me, it always wants to start while I'm traveling, and my cycles are getting shorter. blech.

I'm shooting for daily yoga practice while I'm gone, because this twice a week schedule isn't nearly enough. If I get into the routine there, maybe it will stick when I get home.

I'm going to wear the same dress I wore for my brother-in-law's wedding two years ago, a floaty brown chiffon with ecru polka dots, but I've got new accessories. Coral necklaces and a stack of bracelets and coral nail polish. I don't know which shoes yet. the white bandolino slides (last time for the year, yeah?) or the brown patent peep toe pumps (understated and seasonally appropriate). I need to pack tonight!

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