Well then.
I made it back to the warm confines of Ye Olde Duluthe at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. Wisely, as it turns out, I had scheduled a vacation day for today – so I have time to do some laundry, sleep, get organized, check email, sleep, do dishes, and sleep.
And update this blog a bit while the laundry is laundering.
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| Previously a bank, now a Chinese restaurant. Downtown Waukegan, IL |
The trip north was fun. I spent most of Wednesday doing a bunch of nothing while Amy worked. Went to the beach and took a few pictures (that will not appear in this entry, although one other will) at around sunset. I also went to Amy’s store and bought a fake book, a couple of t-shirts, and a valve case brush (which I’ve been meaning to buy for about two months now – the valves on my alto horn are disgusting).
On Thursday, I had Thanksgiving lunch with Amy, her folks, one of her brothers, and her sister and sister’s significant other. After lunch, I went back to my hotel to be alone for a couple of hours before the two of us went to see the movie Lincoln on Thursday night.
Friday was back at Amy’s parents’ house for leftover turkey and to meet the two remaining brothers and their wives and children. Had a great time chatting with a niece and nephew about their school, sports and music lives while Amy took a nap. Later in the afternoon, she had to go to a doctor’s appointment, so I watched some football and took a nap before we got together for dinner later on.
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| Illinois Beach State Park 11/24/12 |
On Saturday, we took a walk around downtown Waukegan in the morning, then did our own thing for a while in the afternoon (I took a walk on the beach), then got together for dinner, then went back to her place where I watched football (Carolina beat Clemson for the 4th straight year) and tried to get her printer working. She concentrated on decorating her living room. Fun date, huh?
I hit the road VERY early on Sunday morning (like at around 3:30 Sunday morning) and had a pleasant, if tiring, drive back to Atlanta.
And now you’re all caught up! Happy Thanksgiving.
TWD