Back to Life. Back to Reality.

My grandmother has gone back to Florida and Joan back to work. This morning, I even went back to Spanish class after a week of vacation. Lunch with Joan's mom and now back home contemplating e v e r y t h i n g I have to do this afternoon.

This week I have a feeling I will be working a lot. I am teaching English four days a week now, which I am actually looking forward to. Speaking of, I should get those lessons ready and quit procrastinating.

I hope to post more these days, I really missed it when I stopped for a bit.

Hope all is well.

C.M.

Hen in the House

My grandmother is here.

She arrived Monday and is leaving Sunday. We have had an eventful week. The highlight had to of been Wednesday when we took a bus from Lloret to Barcelona for a tour. Our guide was terrible, spoke mostly German so we couldn't understand much. We arrived to Barcelona (near La Ramblas) at 10:30 and got off the bus with the other people. She handed us a map with a time on the bottom (4:30) and then she left. Apparently we should not have gotten off the bus. We didn't book the tour, Joan's mother did, so we had no clue what to do. I called the company, they tried to call her but she didn't answer. So, grandma and I spent the day in La Boqueria, walking down La Ramblas and the like while the rest of our tour was seeing Park Guell and the Gaudi Buildings etc. Joan's mom got her money back so all was good but It was stressful for me.

Today we have been taking it easy. The weather is helping, nothing but rain all day. Right now grandma is sleeping, Joan is reading his pilot manual and the repair man is here fixing our broken water heater. (Yes, no hot water this morning).

Tonight we are going to dinner with Joan's family and tomorrow we are off to the airport. Monday I have Spanish class and Tuesday to Friday I am teaching English and working at Cavok. So tomorrow and Monday afternoon I will be very busy getting things together for the week. Besides that I am worried about registering for class because I still owe $2000 to Northwest, I'm worried about saving money now and still being able to travel which I'm starting to be realistic and don't think Joan and I should do. I really have no right to complain or ask for anything because Joan and his family are helping me out so much. Without them I wouldn't have the shirt I'm wearing now or the couch I'm sitting on- in this flat I never would have known existed! Ahhh life. I just want Joan to be in Pilot School, us both to have good jobs making good money and being able to travel and minimize all the worries in our life.

Speaking of worries, two nights in the last two weeks I have woken up from nightmares crying. This has never happened to me but lately it is the norm. The dreams are basically the same; I lose Joan. Something terrible happens or something takes us away from each other. I won't get sappy or go on about anything but I don't like these dreams and feelings and need to find a way to get over them soon. Poor Joan, waking up at 2 a.m. with a soaked pillow and scared out of his mind as to why I'm bawling like a mad woman.

Well, I hope to update again more when I can. I hope things are well where you are.

C.M.

Brief Update

I'm skipping over the second Paris post because I've told the story about our trip 32937o23 million times and I just don't want to write about it. Those of you who are really intrigued, feel free to ask me in a comment or email or what have you but I don't expect that to happen so...feelin safe.

On to other things...it has been awhile since I posted and I have gotten incredibly lazy but since I've kept this blog since December and this is the first major gap between posts, I'm pretty proud.

My grandmother will be here on Monday and I have so much to do still. When her visit was 6 days away I didn't feel the pressure to clean, get the guest room ready etc so I've been letting it go.
Tomorrow is Friday and since I will be working with Joan I really will have Saturday and Sunday to get EVERYTHING done. The reality of my procrastination is setting in. You may be thinking, stop writing about it and go do it but...well...it's 10:30 now and I just don't see the point.

Maybe I can give a brief rundown of the events that have transpired since Paris.

1. In two weeks I will be teaching English four days a week to Rosa AND her husband so more money for me! Also will be working at Cavok every Thursday and Friday afternoon so that is also good.

2.My other sorority sister Nicole is visiting in July as is our friend Adam from Hungry and Xander from Northwest. July will be a busy month.

3.August my friends Nikki and Eryn are coming to visit for my birthday and that is going to make my summer!

4. Last night we went out with Jordi and Diana. It was a great night and Joan actually sang Frank Sinatra's New York, New York. He made a big show, jumping up on the chairs and twirling the mike, he was quite the showman.

Now it is time to play with Barney and do other unproductive things until it is time for bed.