This made me miss the good ol' mitten state. Of course, I miss my family and the volume of their voices and laughs. Trash can dinner party, of course with the whole family in tow was our Friday night. Lots of talking, eating, laughing, and potentially awkward moments. Typical get-together at the Grove household.
I miss my quirky, amazing friends which has left me trying to find a geological medium for us to all live and be happy in. This is very hard when you've lived in year-round warm place and they want to live in a place with seasons. Um, while I have a strong dislike of the sunshine state in politics, general demeanor, and its lack of logic and empathy, I really can't knock the beautiful weather and NO SNOW. It's wonderful. But so are my blizzard-loving friends.
It was great seeing Alpena. There were so many people there! We got to see lots of friends we hadn't seen in over a year--unfortunately, time was very limited and we all were a little rushed. Nonetheless seeing them and spending those few moments with them was well worth the rush. The 4th of July fireworks were great--but not as good as Sarah's family's homemade shortcake, brownies and ICE CREAM! The Schultzes and Klimczaks had a wonderful dinner planned for us when we arrived.
All in all, good adventure home. Neville was upset with us for a little bit when we got him home from the kennel but he got over it really quick. This weekend has been quiet and relaxing. Kind of like the calm before the storm. In a little over a month I will start school again and I know its going to be hard. Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Management--the hard stuff. I take a little solace in knowing that it's only for two years and after I'm done we're outta here. And I'll have a Master's degree--which will hopefully lead me to something closer to what I love (which is a lot of different things but I've got lots of time to jump from interest to interest). Florida and my time here is just a little pit stop, I suppose.
Well, I guess I better get my beer in now because it looks like I won't have time to nurse a beer anytime soon.
Oh, and before I forget--I'm hopefully going to apply for a new job in Head Start in Nutrition. We'll see if it's still open tomorrow. :)
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