And so... home- which is no frolic

Early tomorrow, I hop on a plane and begin the long, uncomfortable, and lonely trek from San Diego to Tennessee. Alone, because Dave is in Chicago, though he is headed home as well and will meet me at the Nashville Airport. We don't even seem to live parallel lives anymore. It is the nature of his job to keep him not so much on the road but in the air, and by that nature, to keep us chronically apart. This time, however, I chose to be apart. I did not want to go to Chicago. It is cold in Chicago. I wanted the extra couple of days in San Diego.

Have I ever told you how much I LOVE San Diego? No? Then let me list the ways and reasons I love this town.

1. My daughter is in San Diego, and she is good company.

2. San Diego is beautiful and the weather is predictable- mostly nice, with occasional so-so. It's fun when it rains here- the natives panic!

3. San Diego is very restful, (mainly because all my responsibilities are in Tennessee). I sleep well here, and often.

4. There is a complete absence of Mama in San Diego.

5. Our apartment is light, bright and airy. It does not smell of cats or old ladies.

6. My clothes aren't covered in cat hair in San Diego.

7. Great food!

8. Great shopping!

9. Great day spa where I pamper myself mercilessly.

10. Complete absence of Mama.

I really don't want to go home right now, I am having such a good time and my schedule is so booked between now and mid-May that I won't be coming back in a hurry.

Now, why don't I want to go home? Let me list the reasons.

1. Mama is there.

Oh, well, home I go. Mama will greet us with top-volume pathos and talk non-stop for the next three days. She will repeat herself every 42 minutes. For three days. But I have an Easter feast to prepare, a GFWC convention to prepare for, two fund-raisers and a clubhouse cleaning day to take me to the end of April, and a scrapbooking convention and a trip to my Dad in Michigan in early May, so I will be very busy and may not notice.

Reason 11 for loving San Diego? MY SCHEDULE IS CLEAR HERE!!

Back to busy, busy, busy. See you there.