Judecorp.

Tonight is our last night here in sunny Florida, unless by some stroke of whatever we end up being unable to leave tomorrow evening. It's kind of sad. I mean, I'm excited to get home and sleep in my own bed and of course kiss the cats on the mouth (because, really, what IS Daedalus doing right now?) but I'm not in the least bit excited to go to work on Monday. IIRC, I'm working straight through on Monday (no lunch) and I know I have an appointment at 5:30 to get a Hep B shot (thankfully my last in the damned series). Long. Day.

We had another morning of floating in the pool, which I think is quite a lovely way to spend a weekday morning. Someday we need to swing a pool, even a 4' one, so I can get up in the morning and float or something. Although the pool has dried out my face something fierce. We did little today - the pool, some lounging, then out to dinner with the in-laws. We might catch a movie later tonight. I ixnayed Fantastic Four which is probably losing me cool points with my FIL but I am already totally over it. (No more comic book movies for me, thanks.)

While at dinner tonight, Jen's mom waited for her to get up from the table and then started asking me uncomfortable questions like whether or not Jen had gained weight. Gosh, I never know what to do in those situations, because my instinct is to make some smartass remark and really defend the hell out of her, but hey, it's my MIL and I don't want her to hate me, either. *sigh* So basically I tried not to take the bait, talked about how our concern is more about health than weight, and I delivered the CONVERSATION KILLER (I'm getting good at this) by telling her that I thought she was just the prettiest thing I'd ever seen.

Things I have done a lot of during this vacation: 1) eat ice cream, 2) wear tank tops, 3) float in pools, 4) cough. (I still can't shake this fecking cold. allergies. callergies. Whatever!)

Things I did not get to do that I wanted to: 1) drive up to Tampa to go to Busch Gardens, 2) go to the pirate museum in Key West, 3) spend a day at the beach, 4) snorkel, 5) make beaucoup lovin'.

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When we get back from vacation, I'm going to persue that UMass job. And when I go to Columbus in October for Coworker Sarah's wedding, I'm going to persue that ODJFS job. Options. I like options. So I'm going to play all the angles. Damn it, we will have a house and a pregnancy SOMEWHERE by Christmas 2006 or I will seriously go batty. (More batty than I am now, I mean.)

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Okay, I'd better get the laundry started, yo! Peace.

So I'm still sick. This morning I woke up so congested that I thought my head was made of lead. (Ha! I'm a poet and I didn't even know it!) It has now settled into my chest and that's fun, too. I'm hoping I wake up tomorrow morning and am miraculously cured. Wish me luck! I took a little nap this afternoon (I never nap) and I hope that will push me over the health edge. We'll see.

Tomorrow morning we have to be up at 6:30 so that we can get to the ferry that will take us to Key West. Our bag is all packed and I am excited for some quality alone time with my wife. I like her parents quite a lot, but we haven't had a lot of time to be cutesy and stuff because, well, they're parents. We've gotten to be a little smoochy in the pool which is nice, and before bed, but not too much because I've been sick. But anyway - tomorrow we ride a three-hour boat to Key West. Yay! The weather pattern here has been clear and sunny in the morning and then rain in the mid-afternoon... so we should have gorgeous weather for the boat.

I wore my saucy bikini and got a little pink on my belly. Weird! My belly has never seen the light of day before! But I forgot that I tend to get sun rashes when I first get sun exposure so now my belly is full of little bumps. POOP.

Today's events: pool, sunbathe while reading, lunch, sunbathe some more, nap, watch television. Tough life. I'm SO not going back.

(Also, I've been on hiatus from the phone and the computer and it is /wonderful/. BUT, I missed rebasayre's birthday yesterday because I stowed the phone and didn't call. So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REBECCA. I LOVE YOU.)

Okay, I know it's a month away but I'm REALLY starting to get excited about our trip to Florida! It's been so long since Jen and I went on a vacation - an honest-to-goodness vacation where we can lounge by a pool, read a lot of books, etc. At first it wasn't a REAL vacation because we were going to spend the whole time at her parents' place, but the added enticement of Key West is really making this fun!

It's also fun to talk about things we'll need and it's stuff like bathing suits, sunscreen, flip flops. Wheeeee, beach trip! It's the closest thing to a tropical trip we'll get for a LONG time. (Especially if we start spawning soonish.) Gulf beaches! Perhaps a shark attack or two!

I found a women-only resort at the tip of Key West where we're going to stay for two nights, and I'm just giddy at the thought. Jen has always wanted to go on one of those women-only Olivia cruises so when she went to bed the other night, I found the next best thing. It is going to be so goofy fun to be at a bed and breakfast with two pools and some hot tubs and ONLY WOMEN. I can't even begin to explain how psyched I am about this. It is going to be so free and comfortable and wonderful, no one staring when we hold hands, no one staring when we kiss.

In honor of this, and my "who cares how much I weigh?" attitude, I bought my first ever two-piece bathing suit for our trip. (So yeah, maybe they WILL be staring! YOWZA!)

Oh, look! I finally found crena's photos from our wedding!

Lookie, lookie, it's us getting hitched fo shizzle.

Best. Day. Ever.

In equally wonderful news, my marvelous in-laws have decided to pay for us to spend two nights in Key West when we're down in Florida. A real honeymoon afterall. YAY!!