Vacation almost over ) :

12 years ago

I went on vacation a couple weeks ago. I had 18 days off to start with but did work overtime one of those days because they were short...so actually only had 16. Back to work Tuesday.

I had big plans to work on the house and yard, but did none of that. Instead I went out to Virginia to see an old friend of mine who was just diagnosed with cancer. Came home and spent the past few days having lunch with old friends I haven't seen in a while.

I just got back from an all day trip to Lexington with one of my friends. We had lunch then went shopping. Me for a few small, cheap bowls since mine seemed to have disappeared. I had a free meal from the little restaurant in Joseph-Beth bookstore so we browsed for a couple hours in there. I really wanted the Stephen King book, Mr. Mercedes but it was $30 and I couldn't bring myself to buy it. Not when Amazon.com is offering it for $18. I think I may eventually just go to the library and borrow it. I keep thinking about retirement and saving money-lol. I did buy The Giver by Lois Lowry. Lauren loved this book and we had seen the movie a few weeks ago. She said the book was better. It was only $6.99 but I almost put it back, because the book is small and I'm not sure it's worth the money. Oh, well...I'll find out in a little bit.

So, we then went to a couple stores, my friend bought Christmas gifts and I found some cheap, cute square bowls. I also picked up a new address book, mine is falling apart.

My house is a mess, so is the yard. It did rain a lot when I was off so I'm not sure I would've gotten much yard work done. Hopefully it will be nice tomorrow and I can get something done out there.

Friday I went out with another friend I hadn't seen in a while. We had lunch in downtown Lexington and then went window shopping and found two art galleries. Not much to look at in either one of them. I don't know why some of the stuff was even called art...but whatever. We both decided we should have become artists. We also found that there isn't much to do in downtown Lexington. A couple little shops, two art galleries and nothing else but restaurants. They were setting up tents for a Japanese festival the next day but that didn't do us any good on Friday.

Does your city/town have lots to do? My friend is wanting to move to a warmer climate and be able to step out her door and enjoy the city she's in. The only place I can think of like that in Kentucky is Berea, an artsy, touristy town down south.

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tami_ohio
12 years ago
It sounds like you had a good vacation! There isn't a lot to do around here either.
Alice_sj
12 years ago
Finding time to keep up social connections is important too. Glad you spent time with friends!

There is lots to do her in So. Cal. Not everything in my town is exciting or worth spending a day doing, but if one is willing to drive an hour or so, they'd never have to be bored. I really enjoy the days I get to be lazy and just read.
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mamatoad
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Kathsgrdn
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12 years ago
My friend got a job in California, I think central, but then she looked at housing prices and the cost of rentals and declined it.

Mamatoad, I loved Tucson when I lived there. Lots to do even if you had to drive a ways to get there. Loved the mountain in the summer Mt. Lemon? The desert museum and some canyon I can't remember now. I don't recall spending much time in downtown Tuscon. In fact, the only time I remember is when my roommate talked me into getting my hair done with her a fancy salon. It was wonderful, two guys owned it and they messaged your scalp for about an hour while shampooing your hair. I never went back because it was over $100 and I was a poor airman.

Linda, I love busy places with lots of things to do but after a few days I can't handle the traffic. Went to Suffolk Virginia and we drove into Norfolk. Awful traffic, too many freeways, stupid drivers. I think the worst was driving through Richmond. I thought I was going to get killed. Big rig drivers driving way too fast, running up people's behinds, and weaving in and out of traffic like someone in a sports car would do. It was horrible. I bypassed Richmond on the way home.

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