And so it’s back to reality!

Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend. I really enjoyed mine, start to finish and was sad to go this morning. However, it is always good to be back in DC :O).

Last night’s farewell dinner was fabulous. I requested paella as my send-off meal because I think my Dad’s paella is seriously the best in the world.

And so beautiful too! The only disappointment was that a lot of the shellfish didn’t open up. I guess that just happens sometimes. The last thing anyone wants is to eat a bad muscle - I’ve never had seafood poisoning but I’d most certainly like to keep it that way!!

Here’s my plate. (trust that I had a little more after that was gone :O)

So good! That’s the type of thing I never cook myself, so it was a real treat to have it while I was home.

After dinner my parents and I watched Scrooged, with Bill Murray. OhMyGod that movie is bad. Anyone else?? I saw a list the other day that said it was one of the top 10 Christmas movies of all time! LIES. We ended up switching it off halfway through and watching The Soup instead – wayyyy funnier.

This morning I was up bright and early to fly back to DC. It’s been an insane-o day after a delayed flight and a very busy day of work so it feels good to finally be back home in my little apartment! I did some grocery shopping after work and looked like a huge NERD dragging my giant suitcase and lugging my groceries down the street but sometimes it’s just what a girl has to do! Always feels so much nicer to have fresh groceries in the house after being away.

Alright! So it’s almost time for bed (already!??) See you tomorrow for what is very hopefully a “back to normal” day.

- Beth