Wasted Away Again In Margaritaville

Last week I completely lost touch with reality.  Today is the first time I have worn shoes or a watch in over a week.  Most of last week I was in Margaritaville with Jimmy Buffet and Bob Marley music as my soundtrack.  Vacations are wonderful if you are fortunate enough to get one but when they are over it is tough to get back into the rhythm of daily work.  However, it is probably a good thing for me to get back into my normal rhythm of life.  Even though I had a lot of fun last week, it almost killed me.  Vacations can be a lot of work especially with the stress of traveling by plane.  This particular vacation was a family trip and that can be a mixed blessing.  The highlight for me was the joy experienced by my granddaughter.  She had the time of her life.  It was her first time to fly on an airplane and her first time to see the ocean.  She practically lived in the hotel pool.  While my butt was dragging much of the time, she took everything in with enthusiasm and wonder.  She has also inherited her Dad’s love of adventure.  While she was riding the roller coaster through “The Mummy’s Tomb” at Universal Studios, I was sitting in the shade trying not to have a heat stroke.  Despite my occasional physical fatigue I also did lots of fun things and overall I really enjoyed myself.  When I finally got home after six days and five nights of family time, however, I felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.  I once again realized that there’s no place like home and I love to sleep in my own bed.