Trip Lag

I am suffering from trip lag. Trip lag is when you know you have to get back to your real life and do all your real life things, but you just don’t want to. I was very happy having no expectations on me other than being where I needed to be at the time I was supposed to be there. Now I am home and the expectation is that I will do laundry and buy food and make meals. I miss my vacation!

Now before you have even the smallest pang of sadness for me, you should know that next week we are off to Colorado to see my cousin and her family. We will only be gone a week and since we rented a small house near where she lives, we will have some reality of cooking some meals but overall, a vacation is happening. We will also be driving which will be fun, we love our road trips!

Before I can even start planning for the next trip, I have to get over this trip lag. I have yard work to do and laundry to keep up and groceries to buy, before I can even start thinking about packing I have to face my current reality…THE ENGLAND TRIP IS OVER! No one is going to drive me places or plan my day for me, I have to face reality, I am back in my real life.

I knew before this summer started that it was going to be a busy nonstop summer. We have packed a lot in. Actually we had to turn down an invite for early August because we will be gone three weekends in a row and we just wanted some time at home. I know, I know…WAAAAAA, you don’t feel bad for me. I don’t blame you! This is a good problem to have but before I can enjoy my next round of summer fun, I have to realize that I have responsibilities and actually do them.

I am proud that I did my banking and grocery shopping yesterday. I also made dinner which was darn good if I do say so myself, but it was all just to keep the family from having me over thrown. I am trying to not let on how bad my trip lag really is and so far I have everyone here fooled. They all think I am back and ready to get back to the way things were before I left. I’m going to let them think that, it can’t hurt anything, by the time they figure out I’m not with the program, I will be leaving again. I think I can keep this charade up at least until September…wish me luck!

Home from England

My attempt at being a faithful blogger while we were traveling failed miserably. There was always difficulty in finding wireless internet and when we did have it, it was after a long day of touring and I was exhausted. My writing after hopping on and off a bus, walking and touring all day were lack luster at best. Eventually given the circumstances I just gave up. I knew if I was boring myself with what I was writing it was probably having the same or worse affect on you my faithful reader.

So just to recap our trip for you, IT WAS FABULOUS, the trip of a lifetime! There was very little down time, we were going everyday from sun up to sun down. We saw the English countryside, castles, Roman baths, cute shops, Shakespeare’s home, his theater and his wife’s home. We also saw the Bronte sisters home, walked on the moors and stopped at Stone Henge. Every single day there was a new adventure waiting for us.

Intermixed with our fun and adventure was an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. When we arrived in England our group blended with other smaller groups from California, Wisconsin and Florida after a couple of days we began to get to know each other which made the trip even better.

A extra plus side to my trip was that I had my own room each night. Although I did not have much time in my hotel rooms, it was nice to have some quiet down time to myself each night and morning. The quiet time helped keep me centered and sane.

All I can say is that if you ever have the chance to travel, take it. Traveling and seeing the world in new ways has opened up my heart and mind. I learned about a world outside of my everyday world and I also learned a little bit more about me. I am sharing a few of the photos that I took today and I will plan on sharing a few more tomorrow. Have a great day and plan a trip!