Games the Mind Plays

 Moving back home after being gone for so long is an... interesting experience.  I find myself looking at every person I see to see if I know them.  Not that I'd really know if I knew them, after all... it's been 20 years!  I think my thing is that I want to see them before they see me.  It's strange.  I feel like I'm reverting to the "avoid everyone at all costs" way that helped me survive high school.  I know that I'm eventually going to run into people, it's inevitable, but I want to be the one to control how it goes down.  That whole control-freak thing again.  Sigh... I need to work on that.  

Another interesting mind game my brain is playing is this: I feel like I look the same as I did before I left.  Meaning I feel like the same fat girl that was here before.  I know for a fact that I haven't gained all the weight back, I know that I still look as good as I did before I left Korea, but I FEEL like I did before I left.  It's part of what is making everything seem so strange about being back.  I'm sure the feeling will eventually fade as I get more used to being back, but for now it's really weird.

Anyway, here's some pix from the week: 

CORGI!

And a hyper girl named Libby.

The view from my friend's house.

And my friend's first book.  I needed to borrow it because a friend from HS hasn't read it and that's a SHAME!  So I'm her book dealer once again.

Mom being attacked by a floof (Lucy) while another kitty (Trampus) relaxes.  Her kitties love her so much and it's so cute.

Because we take things like parking seriously in WY.

Mom and I after we got our hair done and before brunch.  Aren't we cuuuuute?!

Levi looking like he's about to lose his mind.

Mom said it was cocktail hour, so I made myself a Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka and Limeade.  I guess I should call it 'on the river' or something cuz that's what it makes me think of.

We were invaded by chihuahua puppies!  This is Chewie and Bella.  (AKA Chewbacca and Tinkerbell).

I was craving Papa, so I got their gourmet vegetarian and added chicken.  This is SOO GOOD!!

The cats lined up wanting out, but it was cold and windy so they were DENIED!  Chevy is in the back, the Lucy, then Trampus.

So this is my life in WY so far.  I'm learning how much we do at work (a lot) and I almost dropped a can of wine today, and I'm off the next 2 days until I work all weekend.  The shifts are long, but I do get 2 hour long food breaks, so that's nice.  I'm going to be running most of my errands tomorrow so that hopefully I can relax a bit on Wednesday.  I woke up an old back injury so I'm using a lot of IcyHot patches.  Hopefully that'll help.  Anyway, I hope you are all doing well, much love, and feel free to come see me sometime!  ;)