Crisis Averted. I had such a wonderful time, and I kept it pretty low key this time - not planning much, only seeing a few people. I was there to relax and hang out with my family - which ended up being much easier than I anticipated. I mean, it's always nice to see my family, but for so long? And do I even know the meaning of the word "relax"? But none of it was a problem. I didn't want to race back to NY, I was able to kick back and relax, watch movies, hang out, read books, cook food, go out to eat with people, sit on porches and drink, and sew. It was all very cathartic. And I was able to fall asleep quickly every single night, which is a veritable miracle. There seem to be no worries at home.
Seeing as how I have problems remember what I did yesterday, let alone on a vacation over the past few weeks, I can't give a detailed account of my activities. However, I shall elaborate on the things I remember/especially had fun doing.
1. Meeting and hanging out with my niece - Calice Tabitha Anderson, aka Little Nugget Pumpkin Nut.
It was a lot of fun cooking in my sister's kitchen. They have the cutest house, a fantastic kitchen, and a lovely garden, from which I got to pick tomatoes on my first day there! I had a blast :) They also have a compost heap, so it was cool feeling like I used everything I prepared to make dinner.
3. Hanging out with my mom.
And I seriously can't believe I forgot to take any pictures of us together!! We were just having such a great time we couldn't slow down to capture it :P We ate out. A lot. (Melting Pot, yummy...). We shopped, went to Door County, drank wine together, and in general, lollygagged around. It was blissful.
4. Sewing.
I got a lot of time to sew. I decided to get back into the swing of things (aka, see if I still knew how to use the machine) by making a baby blanket for Calice. Success.