"Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming"

7/5/11

I'm having a hard time trying not to count the days.  It's been another great day here, but I'm so ready to be home, and talking about it seems to make it worse.  Anyway, life here.  I started off a little cranky, I think I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.  I was back at the HIV clinic today, and saw some new stuff with the counselors.  They were short staffed in the pharmacy, so I counted pills into plastic bags for a couple of hours, too.  I got to leave at lunchtime (I'm glad Dr. Alex has a bad work ethic), and got caught up on errands and hygiene and emails.  I did have a rough patch today, and I hit up the bakery here to drown some sorrows.  It's a pretty good place, but I wish they'd be a little more American and overdo the sugar.  I had a really good 'Swiss biscuit' and a Coke, and I think that helped a lot.  We watched Finding Nemo tonight, and the sea turtles made me so ready for Fripp Island with the family I couldn't stand it.  I'm shouting out to Meghan and my other Church Hall ladies because we watched that movie so many times, and Meghan knew it by heart before the rest of us.  And in the immortal words of Dory, I will keep swimming, because I know I will be home sooner than I realize.

I'm thankful...
1.  for calming presences in my life.  I've learned I don't deal as well with stress as I thought I did...Grizzle family trait.
2. for sea turtles.  They're awesome.
3. for cookies during a rough patch.  I know you shouldn't solve problems with food, but it did help.

Goodnight, all.  Love you!