i'm baaaack...

after a brief hiatus from the blogging world, i'm back from leg one of my u.s. tour. first it was a trip to see the rents in sunny fl. florida was great. it was nice to see my family, even my silly cousins.

thurs: travel to west palm on southwest. i haven't flown southwest in a super long time. it was fine, but the whole pick your own seat thing is still crazy to me.



fri: gambling ship. yep, the imlers were headed for international waters (which = 3 miles from shore). robyn and i fared well. it all started with a little innocent game of roulette (that's what they all say, i know), and rolled into some 21. robyn and i took them for all they were worth (okay exaggeration). we did clean up and had a good time doing so! we finally got back after our >3 hour tour, and i went for a run and then ate some never to be contended with george foreman burgers.

imler special: hold the camera and take the pic. otherwise i really

would have no pictures of me in them.

sat: i woke up kinda early on my day of vacation to go to jc penney. laugh all you want, but i was in dire need of clothing for work. as i am a professional these days (professional, what, i'm not so sure), i need to at least look the part (don't tell them that i've pulled the wool over their eyes!). so, off to the mall for some massive shopping. three hours later i was able to escape with a bunch of "cute" clothing (at least some of it passes the "cute" test instilled by tenly). then when i returned, i was off to the flea market w/mom, robyn, and aunt sandy. the usual of crap and more crap, but i did manage to buy a belt and a nice beaded souvenir for kathy. this was followed by the stop to the ice cream shop that we're sure is a front for something (not ice cream). and then somewhere in there, i had volunteered to cook dinner. i must have been delirious. but, several fajitas later, we were all happy with food in our bellies. then we watched night at the museum with my favorite ben stiller (i can't turn left). very funny, highly recommended (even funny the 2nd time).


sun: i went for a run in the a.m. then we did some other stuff, which is totally evading me right now (it must have been all the bejeweled that i played ... high score oh yeah). we went to aunt sandy and uncle frank's for dinner w/the dog. just imagine this, robyn, me, and the 85 pound dog in the back seat of the red accord. just a little tight. after wrapping up the tiffany lamp, eating dinner (neck bones, what?!?!) and shopping in my aunt's closet for purses, we were back to the homestead (which is an apartment ... strange i know).





mon: mom and robyn had to go back to work, and dad and i hit d.d. before getting out of dodge. i was worried about a fire down in the west palm area. it's been really hot and dry down in fl, so fires have been busting out quite often. there was one on the way to the airport, but luckily it wasn't laying a cloud of smoke over the immediate vicinity as to keep me from getting on my flight. southwest was again no problem. and i ended up back at work with a few hours to spare (ha-rumph).



all and all a great time. i just wished i had stayed longer. next time!!!