Back to Normal

Well, things are back to normal following our latest trip to Laughlin. It takes us a while to get back in the swing of things. After a trip like that, it takes me about 2 days just to get rested and caught up.

It was a cold and dreary weekend when we returned; in fact, it misted on us as we drove home from the airport. That helped us to stay home and stay inside the next couple of days. And that helped us to get things done. Donna had laundry to do while I had bills to pay and other paperwork to check on.

But we're back to normal now.

Classic West Texas sunrise

That means we are back in the gym trying to keep in good health. We are now going on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. That gives us a solid day off in the middle of the week as well as the entire weekend. That way, if we want, we can take a hike at the park or do something else.

During the week, we ran several errands. I had prescriptions to pick up, for example, and Donna had her normal running around to do. We ate out several times this week -- nothing fancy, just good solid food. On Monday, we had a loaded baked potato at Bodacious BBQ. That tater was huge! We were stuffed after devouring that giant spud and half a pound of brisket. On Wednesday, we decided to eat more reasonably and enjoyed a salad at Rosa's. On Friday, we managed to overeat again when we visited the Original Henry's. They surely do TexMex right at that place!

Same sunrise, just a few seconds before the one above.

There was a community committee meeting on Friday. Although we are not on the community board, we like to attend the committee meetings from time to time to keep up with what is going on in the neighborhood.

The first of the week, the weather was a bit cool, in the 40s and 50s. As the week wore on, the temps warmed, but the wind picked up as well. By the weekend, we were enjoying temps in the 70s and 80s. I'm ready for spring! Sometimes I wish I had yard work to do. I really do miss it. I always found yard work -- and maintaining a vegetable garden -- to be relaxing and therapeutic. Maybe I should buy a few acres somewhere . . .