Thoughts on the Journey

My birthday was ten days ago and my parents came up and we had a lovely time. We went to a botanic garden farther west and later did book shopping. I really enjoyed just being with them and having time to talk and process more of the job change. I love being able to plan things and knowing that I'm more secure.

Next up is doing quality of life things like a new mattress and doctor as well as getting some gaming back in my life and writing. The ideas are there and getting louder and I have the day off tomorrow so hoping to do things.

Today I'm 34 and am at the moment sitting in a lovely room at a B&B off the Patuxent River. My health has been a little iffy as my stomach's deciding not to play nice but dessert tonight was a key lime brulee that was amazing.

I feel hopeful and while I'm currently very tired, I'm also happy. Summer decided to show up so that the walk to explore town ended up a lot more tiring than I expected but its meant to rain tonight which should cool everything down. East coast humid heat is one of my least favorite things but there are breezes here that smell of salt water which make me happy.

I discovered that the earrings came from my older brother and apparently there's another pair on the way. Tomorrow I'm going to wander around a sculpture garden and possibly a Marine museum before lunch on the harbor at a restaurant across the way from the B&B. Life is feeling good and I'm hopeful as I look forward into a new year.

My original plan for today was to go out somewhere either to the DIA or the Detroit Zoo, but instead I slept in wonderfully long and late. It turns out that I needed it and then I went and enjoyed a nice lunch. I opened up my package from my parents which had homemade chocolate-hazelnut brownies, which are delicious, lovely earrings with a circle of red and blue glass and a pile of Agatha Christie mysteries. One of them is a Poirot, which I recently bought for myself to reread as I was having a kind of craving for it. I love that we think that much alike. Early, my mother also sent me a Lush gift card which I haven't used yet but have ideas for.

Tomorrow if the weather's nice, I will head out to the zoo and then next week will be odd but good. None of the last days are actually full days so Friday really was my last full day of school. It was a nice day, chaotic and fun and it struck me how I've made an impression, the head of maintenance just kept talking to me about the history of the school and his experiences. And after work when I was eating a sandwich, two high school kids saw me and checked in. I think that might have been because one I was gone for so long and two because my eyes watering and contacts being horrible made it seem like I might have been crying. Other people checked in with me too, it was a good day. I'll probably have more feelings as time goes on but for now, I can look back at this year and be thankful for what I've learned and the trust put in me by the kids and others at the school. Wherever I go next, I'm to quote Wicked changed for good.

I realized due to heading off on my roadtrip that I never got around to writing up last Friday's fics and I ended up doing some this Friday as well. Its going to be a long list.

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