Just as the new apartment is completely set up and the cat
is somewhat settled, I’m heading off to the States for Christmas. In some ways,
it feels too soon to be going home since I didn’t get here until the end of
Halloween. In other ways, though, I’m very much looking forward to:
- an Internet that actually works
- snack foods that don’t taste like shrimp or seaweed
- seeing the family that didn’t decamp to China
- hanging out with friends
- drinking good wine
- directions all in English
- ravioli, cavatelli, and my sister’s braciole.
I’m also actually looking forward to the 13-hour plane ride
since it will be the first real down time I’ve had in months. That might sound
odd to folks who tell me they could never travel that long in the economy
seats, but I figure it’s like this: I won’t be lugging a terrified cat, I won’t
be feeling any deadline pressure, and I’ve got a well-stocked Kindle and iPad. Maybe
my expectations have diminished somewhat – thinking in particular of just how
excited I was to buy a box of Swiss Miss hot chocolate in April Gourmet – but that
just makes me appreciate everything a little bit more.
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