Oh my...I knew it had been awhile, but almost two months is worse than I thought. Facebook is just so easy that I tend to forget about the old blog.
So what's happened in the last couple months? I guess I should start with my vacation to St. James/Southport, NC. To sum it up...I loved it. Beautiful area, beautiful weather, and welcoming community. After my visit, I think I may be even more excited about their wedding than Phill and Courtney...mostly because their wedding requires little prep work on my part.
Since that vacation, I've spent a month in Dallas, went home for two weeks, and now I'm in Fort Lauderdale. Dallas was fun. Thanks in large part to Margie, a friend and coworker who had her car for part of our stay, I had the opportunity to see a lot. I took a lot of pictures, but unfortunately my personal laptop is comatose and my work laptop will not allow me to load pics. I'll have a lot of catching up to do once I organize them on Katie's desktop and/or finally get around to buying a new laptop.
After Dallas and before Fort Lauderdale, I worked at home for a couple weeks. I chose not to take vacation so I could get my certifications up to date and also because I already have requested a week off in August plus another week in October. So I was busy with work except for one weekend which was spent mostly attending Amy Valek's bachlorette party. We had a good time at her sister's in Lakeville then made the trip down to Mankato.
I chose to put off packing for Fort Lauderdale til about 4:00 AM just 6 hours before my flight. In hindsight that may have been a mistake because it caused me to forget a few vital items. Most importantly my SWIMSUIT! I can't believe I remember to bring it for deployments to Colorado in the winter and forget it when I'm staying five miles from the beach. Luckily I have a nice roommate who I'm sure will mail it to me if she can find it in my mess of a room. It was recently struck by a F5 tornado and is still in the recovery process.
I think that's all for now. I'll be back in Minnesota on August 21st. Keep in touch!
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Hi Tracie
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog and trying to figure out what you do. What is a Lead Transportation Specialist? It seems like you travel quite a bit.
Stewart! How the heck do you forget your swimming suit when you're leaving for FLORIDA! Those all-nighters are for college kids, not old ladies approaching the big 3-0!
ReplyDeleteGlad you finally updated your blog (I should try that sometime, huh!?)
I'm a Lead Transportation Security Officer. Basically that's a fancy title for the airport security workers that check you and your luggage before you fly. Unlike most TSA employees who stay in one location, I volunteered to do this job while traveling around the US so I live in St. Paul but I'm not there much.
ReplyDeleteBurman, you're right. I'm too old for this all-nighter crap. 30 is just around the corner. I blame the swimsuit incident on memory loss due to old age.