Home! (But don't stop reading yet, please...)
Some notable things about being back in San Francisco:
- We have a kitchen!
- We can drink the tap water without worrying.
- We have a demanding little cat underfoot, mewing for treats and head-scratches. Tomorrow, with luck, cat #2 comes home. Mary (tenant and resident animal expert downstairs) predicts that they'll get along this time, if only to prevent us from ditching them again.
- We don't have to take turns using Walter's laptop.
- We can't call housekeeping for more T.P. if we run out.
- Two words: Coffee Maker!
- We're back on the Quietest Street in San Francisco™. No horns honking, no crowds outside. Just the gentle kid-and-dog noises of Noe Valley.
- We know where the laundry is, and how to run the machines.
- We can read the street signs.
- There are people on cell phones. Everywhere.
- We have a car again. Very strange.
- Nobody cleans up after us after we leave the building (dangit).
- The animals here are a bit dull; no camels in parking lots, monkeys scamming snacks, chickens by the road, parrots brightening the trees, or cows and elephants blocking traffic.
- FIVE rooms -- all ours!
- We don't have to mentally scramble to think of the right phrases for "excuse me", "please", and "thank you".
- We have to plan our exercise again, instead of knowing that the day's explorations will take care of it.
- Our old clothes are too big. Anybody know a good tailor? The best donation spot(s)?
Walter's got lots to to say about our last stops: Mayan ruins and tropical beauty in Honduras; the fun-but-incongruous FWC (Fabulous Wedding Cruise) in Mexico -- Congratulations Suzy and Carey; and family time with the Thompsons in Arizona. So please don't stop reading yet!
If you're in SF, we'll be getting in touch with you about some kind of homecoming event. Leave a comment or send email to one of us (walter@ and liz@ this domain will work) if you aren't sure that we know how best to reach you.
Upcoming trips: Back to Honduras (specifically, Roatan) next month with the newlyweds, a sort of scouting trip to Vancouver, and family visits back to Arizona, Washington state, and New York. We're keeping our bags at the ready, and stretching those frequent-flyer miles. Happily, since we're living in The Future, we'll both be able to pack our laptops and get back to work while squeezing in these last bits of travel.
Posted by Liz at October 17, 2005 04:57 PM