My intention, when I began this blog, was to post pictures of my travels.\u00c2\u00a0 Funny thing, though, I’m not traveling like I did when I lived in Europe.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve been using Facebook to post pictures.<\/p>\n
Right now, my earlier posts have pictures that I didn’t cut down in size — so the blog takes too long to load.\u00c2\u00a0 I think I’m going to try to post several picture-less posts to get it past that.\u00c2\u00a0 Mind you, the best way would probably be to change the earlier posts to smaller file sizes, but I am too lazy for that!<\/p>\n
This week, I’m on vacation.\u00c2\u00a0 My main goal has been to finish unpacking boxes from our move in April and May.\u00c2\u00a0 It is not easy to get that done when working full-time.\u00c2\u00a0 My week is half over, and I think the task is still doable.\u00c2\u00a0 I have most of the boxes unpacked, especially in the living room, which is most important.\u00c2\u00a0 A big job will be putting up pictures and deciding what goes where.<\/p>\n
It’s funny how I feel guilty taking time off but not going anywhere.\u00c2\u00a0 After all, I used up Spring Break with the actual move.\u00c2\u00a0 But I don’t have any disposable income, anyway, so it does seem prudent to get this big task DONE.<\/p>\n
Still, on Monday, we did go for a hike.\u00c2\u00a0 I drove my son to Manassas National Battlefield Park, and it turned out to be only 5 minutes away from my house!\u00c2\u00a0 I took lots and lots of pictures.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a beautiful day, and just a lovely walk along Bull Run.<\/p>\n
I got a thrill out of being there — because when I was in 6th grade and my brother was in 8th grade, he did a diorama of the 2nd Battle of Bull Run for his semester project in US History.\u00c2\u00a0 It had the bridge and the river, but now I don’t think he put in enough trees!\u00c2\u00a0 He bought toy soldiers and painted them in Union and Confederate colors.\u00c2\u00a0 Anyway, it was strange to be at a place I’d heard about in childhood — almost like being at a place in a book!<\/p>\n
Yesterday, I took the opportunity to sleep late and stay in bed and read a novel until Noon!\u00c2\u00a0 If you can’t do that on vacation, when can you?\u00c2\u00a0 It was lovely and luxurious.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Today I decided to practice getting up early and focus on the unpacking.\u00c2\u00a0 And I did get lots done.\u00c2\u00a0 Go me!<\/p>\n
Tomorrow I will again get up early (well, before noon!), and hope to go hiking again with Tim — this time a bit further away.\u00c2\u00a0 A book of hikes in the area lists a hike past a few waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park.\u00c2\u00a0 That should make for a special trip.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope it works out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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