Day 45 - Coming Home

Sorry it's been such a long break before posting this last day summary. Maybe I felt that if I didn't post the last day, the trip would not have ended? I think they call this 'approach avoidance'. Late on the eve of what is now July 21, I post about the ending of my trip on June 23. The short list of my excuses for this happening almost a full month out are the following:

• day one after return - sister eloped, chaotic last-minute scramblings!
• day two - cousin got married
• new job started
• roommate bought a house, so I had 1 month to find new digs if going to S. Dakota in August
• got terrifically sick for the last couple weeks
• heat has been similar here to H-E-double hockey sticks, computers cause more heat
• have been applying for work in S. Dakota also

So excuses, excuses. No more excuses. Here is day last, which you have been waiting for:

The girls/grandchildren extraordinaire were over in the morning. Fun to read to and chat with. :)

I lounged in the courtyard for some of the morning. I was surprised by sprinklers (!) at some point which seemed like it ought to have been part of a movie. But it was pretty hot so I dried off quickly.

In the afternoon, as we drove off, Lucy ran after us like a sad dog in a 70s movie. So cute.

Andy drove me to the airport and we had a good chat about the browns of the Southwest, the mischievous man on the RailRunner train (previously mentioned), and meetings which are not accidental after all.

At the airport, Frontier Airlines had pretty paintings on their planes of varied animals. I liked it. I fear other airlines getting ideas and having to look at ads painted on planes for Coke or whatnot. Please please no! Not that I don't like Coke, it's just advertising has enough air time in my life, so to speak, already. (Pun not intended.)

Beautiful sunset, beautiful flight. Happy to at last come home to my own bed, my roommate, her cats, my boyfriend, friends & family. Sayonara, sweet trip! It was worth it all.