Back in business
The Blazer is running smoothly and quietly! My sweet husband took it in to the shop one last time while Carver and I were on vacation in Florida. Ethan says he is now 100% confident in the car. I’m at more of an 80%, but will trust it with time. Not until the noise was gone did I notice how hesitant I was when I was driving. Now I can drive without suffering from fear of being stranded.
Not that I ever drive far from home. Pretty much anywhere I go: grocery, YMCA, playground is within 2 miles. I think I may have mentioned that before. I think I also may have mentioned that I’m reading A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (I’m a slow reader, ok?). He recounts his story of hiking the Appalachian Trail with humor and lots of interesting information about the trail, nature and America in general. He points out how silly it is that we all drive everywhere. He knows one woman who drives less than a mile to her gym only to walk on the treadmill and then complain about how hard it was to find a parking spot.
I was walking Carver the 15 minute stroll to preschool when he was going for summer program. Unfortunately the preschool I’m working at in the fall isn’t as close and is realistically, un-walkable for us. We do walk to the mail desk at the hospital for all our postal needs and I guess I could walk to the grocery store, but would have to disaparate my groceries. There is both a gentleman’s club and a laundromat within walking distance, but we all know I have no need for either of those. Next on my list is to find a credit union or bank, proximity being my #1 criteria. Wow, I can’t believe you are still reading my ramblings about pedestrian life when I should be telling you about Carver chasing birds at the beach.
He did. And it was really cute. We visited my family in Tampa/St.Pete for a week and it was wonderful. Despite a mystery rash that appeared the day after we got there and disappeared 3 days later, C had lots of fun. He got to see lots of people (and a dog) that he loves and couldn’t get enough of the sand and water. Grandma Portia bought him adorable sunglasses that -surprisingly- he wore most of the weekend. He also loved laying on the raft, riding the waves. I can just imagine the feeling he had as he went to bed those nights, falling asleep pleasantly exhausted, still sensing the sway of the ocean. Vacation at the beach is like none other. There’s something so nice about just taking a nap in the hot sun and not feeling like you should be doing dishes or planning dinner. And it was priceless to be with my family for so long. One of my favorite memories is looking out on the balcony to see my dad and Carver sharing a popsicle. Another favorite was right when we got off the plane and Carver saw my mom (Noanie), reached right for her and wouldn’t come back to me.
I heard it got up to 101 in Winston while I was gone. Anyway, there’s no trace of that left- the past 2 days have been extremely pleasant with cool breezes and dare I say a slight chill in the air. Carver and I were eating peaches on the porch after he woke up from his nap today, watching the rain and I was both chilly and so glad to be back in NC. Its also good to be back in routine, and most of all, with my brilliant, good-looking husband. I love that a good bit apart makes us so thankful for each other. It makes me laugh even harder at his jokes and spoon even longer at night. Like I said, back in business.
