back!

despite the long series of annoying travel problems, which include a) sleeping through my alarm in the morning (sorry Mom -- I really meant to clean up!) b) sitting on the runway for 2 and a half hours during storms and various mechanical problems before taking off c) giving up my window seat WITH NO ONE BESIDE ME so a Hungarian dad could sit with his daughter, in exchange for a middle seat. middle!

anyway, it wasn't horrible. just annoying. and long. It took me 25 hours from the time I left Nashville until the time I reached Budapest, and I probably got two hours of miserable, middle-of-the-row sleep.
Fortunately, I was able to nap when I got here, and for the first time ever, I didn't wake up from jetlag at some ungodly hour of the morning. I slept until 8:30!

It's good to be home.
It's also sad to leave home.
funny how both places are home to me now!

Just a quick wrap-up of summer in the States -- this was a truly great year at the lake. I got a little better at the wakeboard, and I was able to get in some good skiing on unnaturally calm water. I was even more thrilled to see family and friends who don't normally come, although it was sad not having Larry around.

So leaving from the lake was a good call -- a great way to end my summer. However, for future reference: sitting for hours in an airplane seat while sore and slightly sunburned is NOT FUN! Stretch and use lots of sunscreen, kids.