I am SO glad that I decided to come home early. This has been by far my most relaxing summer home since I started living abroad four years ago. I guess it just takes some time to accept that you can't see and do it all in three or four weeks. I have just had the best time seeing my friends and family. I've managed to do some big group things, which are totally fun, but also had 1:1 time with so many different girlfriends that I don't always get a chance to see. I have met three more new babies/toddlers and loved every second of it! I'm watching Tilly right now, and, it could not be any easier. She is the most precious little thing ever!
So, let's see, what have I done since I've been home... went over to my friend Erin's and meet her little girl, drank delicious French wine at Noble Rot, spent time relaxing at my Mom's house, was up at my sister's house and had the best time ever with the kids and had so much fun one night drinking wine and eating Trader Joe snacks (the one store I would import to Vienna, well that and Nordstrom), lunch dates with girlfriends, happy hours, went out to HR and saw some friends from Vienna and a few friends from HR, I stayed with Linds and I had to laugh because we were discussing all the different hiking options and we just decided to do "the bench" which was literally across the street from her house, and, it was AMAZING, some of the best views of Mt. Hood ever. What a life... I love that place, if I ever move back to the states, that is where I would want to live, so beautiful. I went out to lunch with my brother and his girlfriend for his birthday yesterday, it was so delicious I never wanted the food to end! And, I still have plenty of fun things to look forward to in the next 10 days, although, I am getting to that nervous, oh no! I won't have time to see everyone do everything panic, but I guess I just have to realize that's the way it goes.
I am SUPER excited to see the famiy that I used to work for here for lunch tomorrow, and meet up with a girl I used to work with in Dubai for coffee, then I am heading up to my sister's house for the weekend. I am hoping to see some friends from Vienna and also a girlfriend from college and her familly but I don't have the details worked out yet. We'll have to wait and see. Then it's my mom's birthday party, my brother is going to BBQ and have my Dad over, then the beach house for the week and a wedding the next weekend in Sisters, then back to Vienna...
and, back to work... summer is going by too fast!
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